Modern Farmhouse Floor Plan

This modern farmhouse design features clean lines and great attention to detail.

There are 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, a 3-car garage, and an optional storage garage in the walk-out basement.

This home brings the outdoors in with plentiful windows, a large back deck, and a wraparound front porch.

Luxurious details include built-ins throughout the home and fireplaces in the master suite, the main level family room, and the basement game room.

Storage is also abundant with coat closets and personal lockers in the mud room, expansive counter space and cabinetry in the laundry room, a walk-in-pantry in the butler’s pantry off the kitchen, a storage room with built-ins in the basement, and two very large walk-in-closets in the master suite with built-ins and a storage island in the closet off of the amenity-filled master bathroom.

From the massive center island in the kitchen to the freestanding tub in the master bath to the built-in home office desk on the staircase landing to the basement kitchen in the game room that stretches the entire width of the house, you’ll love calling this modern farmhouse home!

To see the details of this floor plan, or to purchase it, visit eplans.com and search for plan HWEPL76589. 

Or, start your search for a finished home at Rosemary Sells Tampa.

Sun Filled Craftsman Cottage Home Plan

This charming craftsman cottage takes full advantage of the amazing surrounding views with its many large windows.

In the kitchen you’ll find a soaring wall of windows, plenty of prep space with a giant center island, and a roomy pantry around the corner.

The spacious family room features built-ins flanking a fireplace and french doors that lead to an expansive screened porch, complete with overhead beams and another fireplace.

Upstairs, a loft that overlooks the family room leads to a massive bunk room which is perfect for when the grandkids visit!

The basement boasts a large game room and theater.

There is also a guest suite with a large en suite bath and multiple closets.

The storage room has easy access to the outside, making it perfect for storing all of your large outdoor toys and supplies.

To see the details of this floor plan, or to purchase it, visit eplans.com and search for plan HWEPL14260.

Or, start your search for a finished home at Rosemary Sells Tampa.

Beautiful Brick Estate for Sale in Odessa

This luxury, three-story brick estate home in Odessa, FL was built in 1997 by one of the finest local home builders in the area as his own private residence.

From the curving staircase in the two-story foyer to the gourmet kitchen with its large center island, and from the oak flooring to the central vacuum, you’ll find that no detail has been overlooked in this masterpiece.

Situated on over 4 acres, the home features 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms in 5,710 square feet, as well as a separate guest house with a full kitchen and bathroom.

The main home boasts a 3-car garage and the guest home is attached to an additional 3-car garage.

The gourmet kitchen is a chef’s delight with custom, soft-close cabinets, black granite counters, and top-of-the-line appliances including a 6-burner gas stove and a Sub-Zero side-by-side refrigerator and freezer.

The kitchen also features a sunlit eat-in breakfast area, a built-in recipe desk, and a walk-in-pantry.

The property has a private dock with boat lift on the ski-size Lake Calm, plus a large saltwater pool on the expansive manicured grounds, for the ultimate in relaxation and enjoyment of the best of Florida living.

For more details, photos, and a map, please VISIT THIS LISTING.

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Listing courtesy of KELLER WILLIAMS SOUTH TAMPA
Photos Copyright 2014 Mid Florida MLS

Modern Craftsman Home Plan

This Visbeen Associates craftsman home incorporates plenty of outdoor living while still fitting onto a narrow lot.

The plan includes 2 bedrooms plus a bunk room, 3 bathrooms, a study, and a large theater room.

There are 3 fireplaces, one in the two-story family room, and the outdoor spaces include a large patio with a built-in grill, a screened porch, and a covered balcony.  And the light-filled interior brings the outdoors in through the many expansive windows.

The home has a great traffic flow and includes plenty of storage options, like a huge walk-in-pantry in the kitchen and two over-sized walk-in-closets in the luxurious master suite.

 

To see more details or purchase the plan visit ePlans.com and search for plan HWEPL64894.

And if you’re looking a lot of land to build on in Florida, start your search at Rosemary Sells Tampa.

All photos courtesy of ePlans.

Luxury Custom Estate Home of Roberto Alomar for Sale in Tampa, FL

The gleaming palatial estate of Base Ball Hall of Fame Legend, Roberto Alomar is for sale.  The custom home is located in the exclusive, gated country club community of Avila in Tampa, FL.

The sprawling home contains over 18,000 sq. ft. of custom design, bursting with elegance and state of the art amenities, and poised on 3.4 acres.

A stately porte cochere entry leads to 8 bedrooms (all with private en suites), 10 full and 2 half baths, 2 kitchens, 5 fireplaces, and an 8-car garage.

But this home is more than just amazing numbers:  you’ll be astounded by the elegance that touches every inch from the grand foyer to the wine cellar and from the theater room to the indoor pool.

From the mature oaks and tranquil pond outside to the Crestron Electronics and LED lighting inside, all discriminating buyers will find themselves enchanted with this grand home!

To see more details, photos, and a map, please visit this listing.

Listing courtesy of CENTURY 21 SHAW REALTY GROUP
Photos Copyright 2014 Mid Florida MLS

Beautiful Outdoor Fireplaces

It’s chilly outside, and there’s nothing to cut the biting chill like a roaring fire.

Check out these beautiful outdoor fireplaces featured on Better Homes and Gardens, and leave me a comment to let me know which is your favorite (I, personally, am torn between #1 and #5):

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Nontraditional Fireplaces

Now that Fall is here, our minds are on warm cups of cocoa, the scent of pumpkin spice, and the glow of a blazing fireplace.

Well, there probably won’t be too many blazing fires roaring within Florida homes as early as October, but it’s still on our minds.

In the spirit of the season, here are some amazing, and a little out-of-the-ordinary, fireplaces:

photo: Chris Belanger

photo: Steve Rasnick, Designer

Check out more nontraditional fireplaces, made from materials ranging from steel to “chalkboard” slate, at Houselogic’s “Fireplace Pictures That’ll Warm Your Heart.”