Jensen Beach

Last year after our week in New Smyrna Beach, Clyde and I drove on south to Jensen Beach.  We wanted to check out the mobile park, Holiday Out, where our friends have a lot.  We looked at open lots, where you can pull an RV/camper, we looked at park models, singles with a Florida room, and bigger homes.  Some are double wides, some are even two story.  We didn't want to put a lot of money in a place that possibly a hurricane could come and we lose our investment.  You can't get hurricane insurance on older models.   We liked this area, this park, the activities, the people and hoped we could find a place.  

So, January 1st, we headed south to Holiday Out.  We rented a place that was not real nice inside.  We rented it for a month but would not rent it again.  During the first couple of weeks there, we were at an event "Bash By the Beach".  We sat at a table with our friends, Valerie & Dennis (that showed us the ropes) and met a couple, Maureen & Pier.  Through our conversation about buying, Pier mentioned a place to Clyde.  He knew of an elderly man, Bill Shearman, age 93, that was recently moved into a nursing home.  He had one of the smaller places, a single with a finished Florida room.  It had brown wood paneling, one bedroom, one bath with a wooden deck on the back.  We called his family to see if they wanted to sell and they did.  Actually, they wanted to to sell it quickly and took our offer without a counter offer.

On Feb. 4th, we closed on this place.  Immediately, Clyde had a few small leaks to fix, an air conditioning duct under the mobile to connect, light fixture in kitchen to replace, three ceiling fans to change, the paneling to paint and more to do when we return.  It is in a great location, Jensen Beach, across A1A from the clubhouse, pool, and private beach.  We hope to spend many years to come there and continue to enjoy the people (friends) at HO. 

Here are a few of the "before" and "after" pictures, although we are just getting started.  More changes to come!

This is before he raised the shutters out 4 ft.

He removed this table/desk and painted the paneling white.

We threw away this sofa/loveseat (offered to give it away first)

We don't have an "after" yet of the deck.  Plan to replace it with pavers.

Air conditioner new last July, 2014.

All the floor registers had to be replaced.

This is an example of the new registers (bottom).

This was a quick (should have been easy) change that made a vast improvement.

New range hood/fan/light

Replaced fan with light in the kitchen (above).  One without light, lower ceiling, Florida room (TV room).

Before paint

Started with primer, not easy to paint twice.  All the cutting in wore him out.

Added framed canvas above left.  Took out sofa to Florida room.  Still need window valances.

We hosted a small dinner party to say thank you to those that helped us and "goodbye for now".

This is looking out the dining/kitchen area, with the shutters pushed out.   So much better!

Before bookshelves and walls were painted off white.
Door to the left leads to back unfinished work/storage room.

After paint, moved sofa here from kitchen area.

This is a queen sofa sleeper that we covered with an off white cover.  And moved it to the Florida room (from the kitchen area).  We may purchase a new sofa at some point.

If you look around us, you can see the bookshelves, painted white (with the walls).

New towels (brown) and picture for the wall.

Changed out the shower curtain, shells not flowers.

This is the old shower curtain & rug.

Old room.  No mattress, but cool model airplanes he built.  They were not left behind.

This is the new quilt, but still need new lights.  We did replace the valance, but don't have a pic.

Well, the best part of this place are the amenities.  The clubhouse, pool and beach.  But mostly, the people.  We feel very blessed to have met so many nice, nice people.