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I enjoy reading success stories of older homes that have been lovingly restored, such as the one on Lido Key that Sarasota Herald-Tribune Real Estate Editor, Harold Bubil wrote about this past weekend.  But, I still feel the frustration of the homeowners over this “50% Rule” that forces them to do a major renovation in stages, when we should be encouraging and applauding them for saving and enhancing an existing, historic structure!

If you’d like to glean some great restoration and decorating ideas at a couple of wonderfully restored vintage homes in historic Bay Point Park, the “Jewels on the Bay Show” is coming up, starting this Sunday, January 22nd and running through February 19, 2012.

This annual show is a benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County and is always eagerly anticipated. Thirty top Sarasota area designers have transformed one 1920’s “Romantic Craftsman Style” home and one Ranch-Style house into elegant updated renovations which remain very sensitive to their time periods.

Tours begin at 1524 Bay Point Drive and end at 1525 Gulfview Drive. Hours are 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are available, at $20.00 per person, by calling Carol Field at 941-780-1790, or by visiting the web site at:  www.designershowhousesarasota.com I highly recommend this fantastic collaboration of community philanthropy. Once you’re inspired, check out our listings of available Vintage Homes, where you too can work your magic. Click here.