WHEN A CHIC COUPLE with young children stepped out of their suburban Chicago home base to look for a second residence in Florida, they hoped to put their own signature on a family retreat. The four-bedroom Tampa home they purchased is a roomy 6,200 square feet, giving them plenty of space for living and entertaining, but the vibe left something to desire.
“The wife’s only directive was that she wanted it to feel like a spa retreat,” says Crystal Blackshaw,