Bob Thurston's Blog

Posted on 08/25/2024
What not to fix when selling a house: A basic guide
Before selling your home, you likely have a list of...
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Posted on 08/18/2024
Designing the best backyard kitchens
When it comes to outdoor remodeling, backyard kitchens are...
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Posted on 08/11/2024
3 Key ways to bring nature home
For those who love the outdoors, bringing nature home is...
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Posted on 08/04/2024
Beginner's guide: DIYs with wood
If you’re getting started with crafting projects, DIY...
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Posted on 07/28/2024
Decorating: Game room furniture & design
When homeowners get to decorating, game room design might...
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Posted on 08/26/2024
4300 Timberline Boulevard, Venice, FL 34293 now has a new price of $629,000!
This POOL HOME's IMPRESSIVE CURB APPEAL is accented by great architectural features a circular driveway on a large corner lot with well designed landscaping and as a bonus, a side load garage. High ceilings accent this 2400 square foot, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with lots of updates and upgrades! Start with replacement impact-hurricane windows and sliders, newer beautiful flooring throughout the entire home, ROOF REPLACED in 2016 along with PLUMBING, HVAC 2017, Solar pool and solar hot water tank 2017. Your newly Updated kitchen includes a breakfast bar\Island, stainless steel suite of appliances, quartz counters over new cabinetry with soft...
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Posted on 08/24/2024
Another Property Sold - 3740 Pin Oaks Street, Sarasota, FL 34232
Welcome to Glen Oaks Estates, developed by several builders where a diverse enclave of home styles exist. If you appreciate mid-century modern, you will love this home conveniently located to Downtown Sarasota, Bobby Jones Golf Course and Park, UTC, i-75 and St. Armand's/Lido Beach and Public Transportation. Everyone seems to appreciate this GREAT FLOORPLAN with 3 bedrooms (split plan with the primary suite on one end of the home and a Jack n Jill suite on the other end), large kitchen with breakfast bar, Living room & dining room combo AND a family room with a wood burning, stone fireplace, HUGE laundry & utility room and side...
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Posted on 08/20/2024
Another Property Sold - 4712 Glenbrooke Drive, Sarasota, FL 34243
GLENBROOKE-Community with superb LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!  Surprisingly-Sensational 3/2 contemporary POOL HOME with a 2 car garage that should fetch the best property insurance rates since the roof was replaced in 2020 (3rd nail added along with clips) and windows/sliders recently replaced with hurricane/wind rated windows! This beautiful home has been totally renovated starting with a New modern kitchen with a Stainless Steel suite of appliances to include a "BEKO" Refrigerator and dishwasher, GE Profile slide in Double convection oven, XO Ventilation Range Hood, beautiful cabinetry with under counter lighting accented by quartz...
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Posted on 08/10/2024
3824 Glen Oaks Manor Drive, Sarasota, FL 34232 now has a new price of $647,500!
URBAN CONTEMPORARY & PRIVATE END Unit COURTYARD POOL VILLA in GLEN OAKS MANOR! Welcome to the former abode of a well known Sarasota philanthropist couple, where their unique design, style and Eclectic formation delivers a truly unique experience! This home lends to entertaining with it's easy living lifestyle while sporting nearly 1850 square feet of living space, a sizable indoor Koi pond with waterfall with fountain features, PLUS a private outdoor pool with a brand new solar heater.  The large covered front porch and a cozy Lapa greet you as you enter YOUR designated foyer with instant swagger from the full wall, glass brick...
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Posted on 08/03/2024
Another Property Sold - 7557 Fairlinks Court, Sarasota, FL 34243
Want a Million Dollar View? Check out this gorgeous Lake Preserve/Conservatory View in Fairway Lakes at PALM AIRE! A grassy park space in the front coupled with great curb appeal and a paver drive welcome you as you arrive at this beautiful 3/2 POOL home with just under 1800 square feet. High ceilings complimented by 8' sliders transom windows and crown molding greet you at your dedicated foyer with stunning views of the lake/conservatory vistas also viewable from the living room, dining room, kitchen and primary bedroom. The kitchen has plenty of natural light, newer tile flooring, new/newer stainless steel appliances including a new BOSH...
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Posted on 08/03/2024
Another Property Sold - 4481 Atwood Cay Circle 16, Sarasota, FL 34233
CENTER GATE ESTATES VILLAGE - 55+ COURTYARD Villa community conveniently located to everything! This home has a new roof, hurricane window panels plus a wind rated garage door facilitating lower insurance costs! Need space? This nearly 2000 square foot home comes with 3 bedrooms, two baths, formal living and dining rooms, large eat in kitchen with breakfast bar, Great room with cathedral ceilings, indoor laundry room with matching GE Washer/Dryer Suite and a wash tub. There is a Screened and covered lanai off the great room in addition to a HUGE private courtyard plus a 2 car garage. This home has been replumbed, the roof was replaced in...
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Posted on 07/24/2024
Another Property Sold - 1520 Lakeside Way 147, Sarasota, FL 34232
Glen Oaks Ridge - 55+ A French Provincial style (Updated) END UNIT Villa. This home has over 1500 square feet that includes 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms both bathrooms have been updated, Living room, dining room, den/study, Florida room plus a large laundry/utility room and it has a private driveway/carport not shared with others. Wait till you see this Beautifully updated kitchen that includes the removal of two walls to open it up, adding a breakfast bar, all new cabinetry, stone counters and back splash. No carpet here...tile floors throughout plus updated lighting and crown molding. Out front you have a newly screened front porch, a...
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