Kerried Away: Art As A Gift By Kerrie Lehnert As our economy continues to improve, the art sector is seeing a revival. What I find interesting, according to State of the Arts Gallery’s Tre Michel is, “Buyers are selecting their own pieces primarily based on what they like and what speaks solely to them. Contrasting [...]
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Kerried Away: Super Boat Grand Prix “THIS IS NOT JUST A BOAT RIDE” By Kerrie Lehnert Photography by Rodrick Cox There is nothing typical about the Super Boat International Racing Series; the racetrack is mother-nature’s water, relentlessly changing and frequently includes volatile, unpredictable environments. The level of skill required by the racers is exceedingly intense: [...]
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Kerried Away: Furniture Follows Fashion By Kerrie Lehnert I recently enjoyed a conversation with Jeff Bacon, who manages Bacon’s Furniture and Design of Sarasota. He said something that really provoked great interest and curiosity: “Furniture follows fashion”. Interesting indeed: all design students are taught “Form follows function”, and perhaps I didn’t give much thought to [...]
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Kerried Away: Locally Handcrafted Dale Rieke – Wood Street Studio By Kerrie Lehnert Photography by Jenny Acheson Handcrafted is a very common expression that is rarely actualized in today’s fast-paced world. Frequently ignored in our economical and competitive marketplace, many times we take it for granted. Most often, people want what they want, when they [...]
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Kerried Away: Architecture Sarasota Yacht Club By Kerrie Lehnert Welcome to Kerried Away, a design focused section of REAL Magazine where we will explore Gulf Coast homes, construction, real estate, and all things which for many of us, carried us away from our origins and made us decide to call this place home. Whether you [...]
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Kerried Away; Kitchens By Kerrie Lehnert Welcome to Kerried Away, a design focused section of REAL Magazine where we will explore Gulf Coast homes, construction, real estate, and all things which for many of us, carried us away from our origins and made us decide to call this place home. Whether you are indigenous to [...]
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Pride Of Home Ownership By Ricky Perrone For more than 32 years my family’s passion has been building high end custom homes in the Sarasota area. I’ve grown up learning what makes a home special, the aspects and features in a home that lead to pride of ownership and when the time comes, a quicker [...]
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The Birth of ReStore By Mark Miller Westwater Construction Approximately ten years ago the concept of ReStore was born. It all started one day as I walked through Westwater’s warehouse.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Design Lines The Sarasota School Of Architecture By Pamela Hughes In our last column, I wrote about Modern Design, so I thought it might be interesting to further the discussion and specifically focus on Sarasota itself and “The Sarasota School”. It is interesting to recall that this “modernism” is now more than 50 years old! [...]
Monday, March 14, 2011
Seeing Red By John and Rose Brasgalla JRB Group General Contractors When the owners of this West of the Trail home purchased the property, they knew they were getting a great deal. Of course, buying a home for the price of the lot alone is an even better deal if the house is worth keeping. [...]
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