The only official key to the city I've received anywhere-including the four municipalities where I've paid taxes, mortgages, and held an address-links me forever to Ocala.

WHEN IT COMES TO HOME
AND GARDEN DESIGN,
OCALA HAS STYLE.
Lots of it.

WHEN RANDY AND LORRI EWERS' DAUGHTERS, Savanna, 8, and Sophia, 6, outgrew the playroom in their southeast Ocala home, Lorri called in decorator Shannon Roth to oversee an update.

By profession, Paul James is the popular television host and gardener for HGTV's Gardening by the Yard.

Many know her as the quintessential English actor, famous for her work in films like Somewhere in Time and Live and Let Die, and the popular television show, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.

For Glenn, Judy, and Peyton Bailey, room appeal starts at the ground level, with flooring that's both high-quality and stylish.

Tony Trinidad, executive chef of Ocala's Dine Design Group, knows a thing or two about creating beautiful, yet functional, gourmet kitchens.

Combining talent and service, Koontz Company blends personal tastes with professional style and the results are always one-of-a-kind... just like its customers.

COLLECTIONS OFTEN HAVE SPECIAL STORAGE NEEDS, but none rival the attention that storing fine wines requires.

ONCE UPON A TIME IN A NOT-SO-FARAWAY LAND, John Gray had a dream to create two English-style cottages and surround them with carefree, informal gardens.

THE ENTRY DOORS TO JOHN AND PATRICIA CWIK'S spacious equestrian home look like they've been lifted out of the pages of Grimms' Fairy Tales.

A passion for European architecture and unsurpassed style led Dr. Vincent and Debra Palmire to design a master bath suite reminiscent of one that might have been found in ancient Rome.

IF GAIL ELKES' BED WAS A BOOK, it would be a historical novel.

THE FAMILY ROOM IS THE HEART OF A HOME. This is the place where everyone comes together to relax...

THE KITCHEN-NO LONGER JUST FOR COOKING-has become the central location for many other activities.

WHEN CINDY KAZAKEVICIUS MOVED into her new home, she wanted to add some personal style to the formal dining room.

PAUL AND MELISSA MILITELLO toured the Bellechase neighborhood a full year before deciding to build there.

Soil conditions may not be at the forefront of your mind, but if you own a home or are planning to build one, they should be.

WHEN OCALA NATIVE CHUCK PARKINS was offered a job in Connecticut, he, his wife Betty, and daughter Brittanie, knew life would be different. They just didn't realize how different.

While many contractors are scaling down production, Armstrong Homes continues to look forward by building new and exciting communities.