Built in the 1920s by notable architect Francis Burrell Hoffman, the beachfront home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Mizner-style exterior features iconic red clay, barrel roof tiles; sweeping stairwells; and arched windows and doors, while the interior speaks to the glamor of the era with its plaster walls and cypress millwork. “We were instantly smitten with the home’s inherent character, but the rooms were small and the floor plan was choppy,” Kathy says.
Working with her daughter and design partner, Heather, Kathy devised a plan to tear down walls and reconfigure rooms to create a smooth flow between generously proportioned spaces. On the first floor, the mother-daughter duo consolidated the original kitchen, dining room, powder room, and coat closet and borrowed square footage from a bedroom to form an open-concept kitchen and living area that could accommodate their family of 20 and counting. To avoid compromising the architectural integrity of the original structure by designing an addition, they retained the second story’s three bedrooms and erected a separate 4,900-square-foot guest house with a breakfast kitchen and six suites, each equipped with its own sitting room and bathroom.
