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

I used to think that the day would never come

I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun

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by Anonymousreply 12July 30, 2024 2:24 PM

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.

by Anonymousreply 1July 30, 2024 1:13 PM

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?

by Anonymousreply 2July 30, 2024 1:20 PM

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

by Anonymousreply 3July 30, 2024 1:27 PM

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

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by Anonymousreply 4July 30, 2024 1:30 PM

And then there’s the vertebrates

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by Anonymousreply 5July 30, 2024 1:32 PM

Charming?

by Anonymousreply 6July 30, 2024 1:36 PM

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.

by Anonymousreply 7July 30, 2024 1:50 PM

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.

by Anonymousreply 8July 30, 2024 1:51 PM

^ 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.

by Anonymousreply 9July 30, 2024 1:53 PM

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.

by Anonymousreply 10July 30, 2024 2:06 PM

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

by Anonymousreply 11July 30, 2024 2:19 PM

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

by Anonymousreply 12July 30, 2024 2:24 PM
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