PORT ST. LUCIE HOMES
Les Rock enjoys his “man cave”and custom hot tub that was installed by cutting through the existing floor. While soaking, he enjoys either TV or music
through headphones. A unique walk-through shower, below, provides his and her entrances.
avocado and mulberry tree and six mango trees. The Rocks
freeze the mangoes for enjoyment long after the fruit is gone
for the season.
“He’s ‘Mister Cook’ in this house,” Sharon says of her husband.
“He spoils me. We don’t go out to eat much. He knows
his spices.”
The pantry was gutted and shelves installed floor to ceiling.
But aside from a couple of boxes of canned vegetables,
the small room is filled with books, cooking equipment and
spices, lots of spices. It is not a typical pantry.
“I love the cooking shows and I cook everything, different
cuisines from Northern Italian to Mediterranean to French,”
Rock says. “I love to enhance the recipe.” He has roasted a
pig for 40 guests in his homemade Cuban roaster, but he usually
cooks for 10 or fewer people.
Sharon insisted on installing a reverse osmosis system for
drinking water. “We love it,” she says. “You could smell the
water before.”
With the exception of the stove surrounded by stone, the
kitchen was almost a complete makeover with new granite
countertops, new state-of-the-art appliances including a
stand-alone icemaker and a beverage cooler under the center
island. The backsplash was completely replaced with iridescent
glass tiles accented by recessed lighting.
Beneath the master bathroom floor, plumbing was installed
for a jet spa tub in the center of the room with symmetrically
perfect his and her vanities, left and right. Behind the large
screen TV is the walk-through shower, accessible from either
side. Rock calls the master bathroom his “man cave.” With
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