PORT ST. LUCIE HOMES
There is ample room beside the large pool for cocktail parties supported by a summer kitchen.
ALL UNDER ONE ROOF
Three generations enjoyed their privacy in the home —
by design.
“It couldn’t look like an adult living facility and my son
had to be able to have his friends over,” Judie said.
The right wing has a study converted from a bedroom after
the couple became empty nesters. At the end of the hallway
are two guest bedrooms that were home to a nurse and her
mother, Lora Schneider, until she died in 2011. A talented
sculptor, several of Schneider’s pieces are on display around
the house.
“The artwork in this house is a labor of love over a lot of
years,” Robert said.
One particular art piece of two sandhill cranes took a
Chinese woman three years working full time to finish before
she lost her eyesight. It looks like a painting on metal, but the
30-by-40-inch image was made from small pieces of silk.
A vestibule in the left wing of the home leads to his and
her offices and the master suite, which opens out to the pool
deck. With large windows and its corner location, the tub has
the most amazing views in the community. The curved-wall,
rock-surfaced shower has two entrances and its own computer
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system to operate the different jets.
TIMELY ARCHITECT SEARCH
During the two years of design work, the couple went
through two architects before settling on one who understood
what they were trying to do.
“I looked at so many floor plans, but none fit our needs
for three generations,” said Judie, a former Broward
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With enough seats for the whole family, the large breakfast nook table looks
out to the pool and spa.