Garden Club blossoms at Home Tour

Five homes throughout Longboat Key were on display for the 42nd Annual Home Tour March 3.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 9:18 a.m. March 4, 2018
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From one end of Longboat Key to the other, this year’s Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour showcased various lifestyles of the island.

With five homes on the roster, the 42nd annual home tour gave Longboat Key residents and visitors a taste of what Longboat has to offer.

The firs stop on the tour was a new home in Country Club Shores. The three-bedroom home boasts a contemporary style with coastal colors. The home overlooks a canal leading to Sarasota Bay giving off tropical vibes with an outdoor seating area surrounded by palm trees.

Next up were two homes behind the Bay Isles gates. The Hennigan home is a tropical oasis that hosts the largest saltwater pool on the island. The Anderson home has elegant features with light colors. The grand staircase leads from one floor to the other with custom wrought-iron railing.

Farther down the island, the final two homes were situated in the village. The Gerich home is an all-white three-story home decorated specifically to show off owner Lila Gerich’s artwork. The Schneiderman home is one of the original Whitney Beach cottages. The current owners expanded it a bit to make a master suite space.

 

Fanny Younger and Kip O’Neill
Fanny Younger and Kip O’Neill
Kathy Zoellner and Marge Lavender
Kathy Zoellner and Marge Lavender
This home in Country Club shores boasts a contemporary style with coastal colors.
This home in Country Club shores boasts a contemporary style with coastal colors.
Suanne Ohme and Maureen Murray
Suanne Ohme and Maureen Murray
Barbara Lawson and Pam Voorhees
Barbara Lawson and Pam Voorhees
A clear desk with earthly-colored accents completes the master bedroom.
A clear desk with earthly-colored accents completes the master bedroom.
Val and Ross Schneiderman
Val and Ross Schneiderman
A dining room table completes the homey feel in the Schneiderman home.
A dining room table completes the homey feel in the Schneiderman home.
The Schneiderman home is one of the original Whitney Beach cottages.
The Schneiderman home is one of the original Whitney Beach cottages.
Marlene McBrier and Cathy Bishop
Marlene McBrier and Cathy Bishop
The Schneiderman home offers direct access to Bishop’s Bayou.
The Schneiderman home offers direct access to Bishop’s Bayou.
The Schneiderman home offers direct access to Bishop’s Bayou.
The Schneiderman home offers direct access to Bishop’s Bayou.
Outdoor furniture completes patios of the Gerich home overlooking Jewfish Key.
Outdoor furniture completes patios of the Gerich home overlooking Jewfish Key.
The Gerich home looks on to Jewfish Key.
The Gerich home looks on to Jewfish Key.
Outdoor furniture completes patios of the Gerich home overlooking Jewfish Key.
Outdoor furniture completes patios of the Gerich home overlooking Jewfish Key.

 

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