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Hollywood Lake House

A 1960s lakefront house in Hollywood, Broward County, taken back to the structure and rebuilt: roof, windows, kitchen, four bathrooms and the yard.

Project

The project

LocationHollywood, Broward County
ScopeFull gut renovation, inside and out
DurationAbout 7 months
DocumentedThree photo visits during construction

Before and after

Before and after.

The “before” photographs were taken the day we took the house on. Nothing was staged or retouched.

BEFOREThe house when we took it on
AFTERAfter: new roofline, new stucco, new windows
BEFOREThe dock and yard, unusable
AFTERAfter: rebuilt deck and a lawn that runs to the water
BEFOREEnclosed patio, used for storage
AFTERAfter: the same space, opened to the light
BEFOREThe original kitchen
AFTERAfter: full-height cabinetry and a stone island

What actually decided this project

The house sat on the lake but turned its back on it. The enclosed patio was being used for storage, the roof had reached the end of its service life, and the services were original. The decision that shaped everything was not to dress it up — it went back to the structure.

That made it possible to move the kitchen toward the light, open the living space to the water with a glass wall, and rebuild all four bathrooms with the waterproofing done properly from the substrate up — which in South Florida is what decides whether a bathroom lasts fifteen years or fails in three.

The yard was last: a rebuilt deck and lawn running to the water. It is the part the owner uses every day.

The finished house

The finished house.

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