PORT ST. LUCIE HOMES
The detached guest cabana features full bath and kitchen decorated in seafaring style as a tribute to Bob Hazard’s service in the U.S. Navy.
BY GREG GARDNER | PHOTOS BY ROB DOWNEY
Redesigning, remodeling and redecorating
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their homes are the passions of Dan and
Barb Hazard.
Their courtyard pool home in the
Vineyards has been updated for each of the past 15
years with projects ranging from new flooring to
landscaping to repainting schemes.
The retired couple — Dan, a chemical plant
manager, and Barb, a dental hygienist — bought
and made extensive improvements to eight homes,
in different styles, in upstate New York, the Outer
Banks off the coast of North Carolina, Texas, Indiana
and Ocean City, Maryland. They decided to
check out sites in Florida.
While looking at homes in Port St. Lucie, the
couple saw a courtyard home with the pool inside
the front door. They fell in love with the concept,
but the home was too small.
When the Hazards discovered Hanover Homes
was constructing a few pool courtyard homes in
the Vineyards at St. Lucie West, they signed a contract
with modifications to the developer’s plans.
Since then, the couple estimates they have made >>
Barb and Dan Hazard enjoy their African grey parrot, Juliet, a retirement gift.