Tasteful friends, a charming French colonial is transformed into Patrick Bateman’s apartment

OMFG they removed the screened in lanai

You can’t do that in Florida, unless you want to become a cruise ship buffet for mosquitoes.

Needs more gray.

I don’t mind what they did to the front elevation. The interior is awful. The original was a little dated, but not that bad. They could have spent 25% of what they did and had a much better result. I don’t understand the giant shed dormer they added in the back. Seems like a pretty drastic change for not that much extra space.

Those pool covers are a disaster, aesthetically. Are they really non-negotiable?

I like the before exterior and the after interior. The after pool is better too.

R2 non-negotiable unless you merely want to look at the pool from the window.

And then there’s the vertebrates

Charming?

I'm not one of those people constantly clamoring for a new, updated kitchen, but the old kitchen had to go. And the dining room. Otherwise, meh, I like the traditional look better. The renovation isn't offensive, just... meh. Seen it.

I like it. Don’t really like the stark b/w color scheme but the coffered ceiling and the walk in shower is an improvement.

^ and I think the outdoor seating area is able to be screened off because there’s a black one, like a track that runs across the ceiling and down a wall.

You say a new house doesn't need updating until you start. When we bought our house we were like it's all perfect except for the kitchen and I like an ultra modern, clean lined bathroom. You do that and suddenly the rest of the house looks like shit. Then you put the pool in the backyard, as when looking for the house, a yard for a pool was at the top of the list, then you must re landscape everything. UGH. I want a condo.

The fuck were they thinking? Its now uglier and less practical - as per R1 that pool area needed the roof it had cos mosquitos etc. And what was a pleasant but undistinguished home is now fucking hideous, that exterior is an eyesore. The only improvements are the coffered ceilings and the walk in shower, the attractive french doors off the lounge have been replaced with ugly and drab aluminium framed doors. The old kitchen wasnt great, but the new one is worse, the old one could have simply been freshened with paint and some modifications. Only the bathroom really needed doing.

A lot has been spent to make this worse. A little could have been spent to make it better

A straight up mother fucker never replaces a French door. PLUS JAMAIS!