Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Hoover Home

The home is at 344 Firehouse Lane.

  • By Kristen Herhold
  • | 11:13 p.m. February 24, 2016
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From Longbeach Village to Bay Isles, the Longboat Key Garden Club’s 40th annual Home and Garden Tour will feature six picturesque homes from around the Key, each unique in style and architecture. Take a peek a inside the homes to be featured on the tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 5.

 

Tranquil Bliss

Hoover Home

344 Firehouse Lane

When Michelle and Brad Hoover decided to move to the Sarasota area from Nashville, Tenn. in 2014, they immediately fell in love with the north end of Longboat Key and Firehouse Lane.

“We just loved the proximity to the beach and just how pretty it was,” Michelle Hoover said.  “It’s very quiet and not quite as busy and congested as I’d consider the other parts of Sarasota. The north end is very quiet and very laid back.”

The blue color and white trim of the home’s exterior hint at its peaceful interior.

“The house we moved from had a lot more color,” Michelle Hoover said. “I wanted it to be very similar to the beach, just very light, calm and very serene. I didn’t want to do anything too whimsical.”

The house has three bedrooms — a master suite for Michelle and Brad Hoover, which takes up the entire second floor, a bedroom for their 9-year-old son and a guest bedroom their 19-year-old daughter occupies when she visits from the University of Tampa.

When Michelle Hoover decorated her home, she had the goal of making the furnishings and artwork calm and tranquil.
When Michelle Hoover decorated her home, she had the goal of making the furnishings and artwork calm and tranquil.
The kitchen countertops are made with Bavarian Brown granite.
The kitchen countertops are made with Bavarian Brown granite.
One bedroom is home to the Hoovers’ 9-year-old son and occasionally their cat, Cinnamon.
One bedroom is home to the Hoovers’ 9-year-old son and occasionally their cat, Cinnamon.
The master suite occupies the entire second floor.
The master suite occupies the entire second floor.
Beneath the main level is a screened-in patio area with chairs and a pool table.
Beneath the main level is a screened-in patio area with chairs and a pool table.
Stairs lead to the main level of the home.
Stairs lead to the main level of the home.
The screened-in patio on the main level provides a view of the landscaping and surrounding homes.
The screened-in patio on the main level provides a view of the landscaping and surrounding homes.
When decorating the home, the Hoovers tried to take advantage of being within walking distance to the beach.
When decorating the home, the Hoovers tried to take advantage of being within walking distance to the beach.
The living room is Michelle Hoover’s favorite room of the house.
The living room is Michelle Hoover’s favorite room of the house.
When Michelle Hoover decorated her home, she had the goal of making the furnishings and artwork calm and tranquil.
When Michelle Hoover decorated her home, she had the goal of making the furnishings and artwork calm and tranquil.
The exterior of the home hints at the interior’s serenity.
The exterior of the home hints at the interior’s serenity.
The exterior of the home hints at the interior’s serenity.
The exterior of the home hints at the interior’s serenity.

 

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