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3523 Fair Oaks Drive: Reiser home

The Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 7.


  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • | 7:52 p.m. March 1, 2020
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Janice and Joe Reiser are newcomers to the Key, and their home tucked back on Fair Oaks Lane still looks close to how it did when they closed in February 2019.

The home is light and airy, with glass pieces strategically placed to catch the sunlight. When they first toured the home, Janice said it had been rainy, so they asked their real estate agent to FaceTime them and do a virtual walkthrough on a sunny day, and they fell in love.

“We added a couple new rugs, but we haven’t changed any of the artwork,” Janice said.

Guests enter the one-story home through a courtyard accented by a bubbling pool. Once inside, guests are greeted with a refreshing and light entryway. Floor-to-ceiling windows at the back of the home face the golf course, where there’s plenty of seating. The Reiser home has a long kitchen with gleaming appliances and the Floridian blue-and-white color combo accentuates the lightness of the home.

The sitting room at the back of the house provides views of the golf course.
The sitting room at the back of the house provides views of the golf course.
Gleaming silver accents the sunlight in the home.
Gleaming silver accents the sunlight in the home.
The decorations in the home came with the purchase.
The decorations in the home came with the purchase.
Dark pieces accent the blue and white.
Dark pieces accent the blue and white.
The entry way brings a lot of light in.
The entry way brings a lot of light in.
The kitchen is long and has plenty of room for cooking and entertaining.
The kitchen is long and has plenty of room for cooking and entertaining.
The wine bar is near the dining room.
The wine bar is near the dining room.
The dining room's dark pieces contrast the light in the house.
The dining room's dark pieces contrast the light in the house.
The bathroom's blue wallpaper provides a calming environment.
The bathroom's blue wallpaper provides a calming environment.
The home came with many of the art pieces.
The home came with many of the art pieces.
A bright sitting area at the back of the house.
A bright sitting area at the back of the house.
The dining area sits near the front of the home just off the kitchen.
The dining area sits near the front of the home just off the kitchen.
The kitchen flows into the seating area.
The kitchen flows into the seating area.
A guest room is accented with orange.
A guest room is accented with orange.
The laundry room is decorated with puppy wallpaper.
The laundry room is decorated with puppy wallpaper.
Further into the home is another seating area.
Further into the home is another seating area.
Decorative plates on a wall near a massive window.
Decorative plates on a wall near a massive window.
A bubbling water feature welcomes guests into the home.
A bubbling water feature welcomes guests into the home.
Plenty of seating surrounds the pool.
Plenty of seating surrounds the pool.
The Reiser home.
The Reiser home.

 

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