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The kitchen is called, “the heart of the home” for good reason. Freshome.com claims, “The kitchen is the new living room” (Freshome.com/2013/10/24/is-the-kitchen-the-most-important-room-of-the-home) for a good reason. It’s not only where we prep and eat our food, but it’s where we congregate, where we have our best discussions, where we enjoy a nosh with friends, and always seem to feel at ease.

As we recently discussed the “She Shed”, we felt it necessary to discuss the infamous Man Cave as well. Options for the Man Cave are a direct result of the imagination of the owner. If you can dream it, we can design it.

Any designer knows lighting can make or break a home. Lighting is unique as small, simple lighting can sometimes make as strong of a statement, if not stronger, than complex, extravagant lighting. Without question, it’s an art form.

Many people often wonder what it’s like to live in downtown Sarasota. While we are only scratching the surface, we wanted to provide a small list of pros and cons that should be reviewed before determining whether or not downtown living is right for you.

Landscape lighting is a huge industry in Southwest Florida. As we live in the Sunshine State, we want to spend our time outdoors. Many freestanding homes have professionally landscaped yards in the front and back where our friends and family eat, live, work, and play.

“West of Trail was, is, and will always be the most desirable place to live in Sarasota.” Was the answer provided when asking Andrew Vac on the real estate industry in the West of Trail neighborhoods? Mr. Vac is a partner of Matusiak/Vac Real Estate Group and realtor of 40 years in the Sarasota and Longboat Key areas.