Article: The perfect blend: a Bradenton couple mixes family, fun and treasured antiques in a New England-style home.

The brass plaque to the side of the welcoming red door at Nina and Jay Richardson's charming Bradenton home says everything the couple wants to express about their house and their lifestyle over the eight years since they wed. The home is named "Dovetail."

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"Our lives, our families and all our belongings just seemed to effortlessly dovetail and blend when we bought this house, which was, by the way, before we got married," says Nina. "We had been dating for a few months and were serious, but not engaged. We were on a bike ride one day when we saw the open house sign." ...

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