PORT ST. LUCIE HOMES
The Boatman Abode is one of very few front courtyard pool homes in Port St. Lucie.
Valerie Boatman opened the unassuming front
door at the first house on Enclave Circle and was
stunned to walk into a courtyard with a pool.
“That’s it. We’re done,” she told her husband,
Nick. “It is the next best thing to living on the water. I’m in
the sign of water. I need to hear water. I need to see water. I
am a water person.”
When the couple reached the living room, they looked to
the right and saw a gold throne thought to have been from
Asia. “We have to have that as part of the deal,” she said.
Today, the throne sits on the left of the living room.
The couple bought the home and immediately began
the transformation from a very traditional look to modern
contemporary with Valerie at the design helm.
It was a race against time because the night before the
couple moved in, they found out she was pregnant. The
baby was to be born in the house so the work had to be
done before then.
SHE HAD A VISION
“I knew the feng shui, but Mary Washer Designs of Palm
City gave me technical advice on furniture, some do’s and
don’ts,” Valerie said. “I had a vision of the things I wanted
to do. It took forever to look at all those catalogues and
decide.”
The first-floor living space was repainted, trimmed and
wallpapered with colors and textures chosen by Valerie. >>
Enjoying a family moment in the living room are Nick, Skye, 18-month-old
Baylor, Valerie and Harley.
Port St. Lucie Magazine 19