HOLLYWOOD HILLS HOME REMODEL
THE STORY
Hollywood Hills
LOCATIONLos Angeles hillside neighborhood
Full Home Remodel
SERVICEInterior, layout, and finish coordination
Hillside renovation
PROJECT TYPEDesigned around views and flow
Indoor-Outdoor
LIVING STYLELarge openings to terrace and hillside
Open main living area
PRIMARY FOCUSKitchen, family room, additional rooms and outdoor connection
Calm + modern
OVERALL FEELCleaner flow and stronger relationship to the setting
This Hollywood Hills remodel focused on opening the main living spaces to the terrace, adding one bedroom and one bathroom ,improving everyday flow and creating a calmer connection between the interior and the hillside setting.
The Challenge
A hillside home with strong bones and a living experience that still felt too closed in.
The main living spaces didn't fully connect to the terrace, the hillside setting, or to each other. The goal wasn't simply to update finishes it was to improve how the home moved, how it opened, and how the main spaces related to the outdoor environment.
The house had a lot going for it: light, elevation, and a strong relationship to the hillside. But the layout interrupted that experience. The kitchen was completely closed off from the living area, the transition to the exterior felt abrupt, and the outdoor spaces were underdeveloped — no pool, no outdoor kitchen, and no additional bedroom and bathroom to support how the home was actually used.
Projects like this require more than a visual update. They require a clear plan for layout, sequencing, and finish coordination so the final result feels seamless rather than pieced together.
The remodeled living room now opens naturally to the outdoor area, which was expanded to include a pool, jacuzzi, and outdoor kitchen. An additional bedroom and bathroom were introduced to better support how the home is used day to day.
WHAT SHAPED THE PROJECT
Hillside homes need layouts that work with the setting, not against it
Open living spaces require careful coordination between design, structure, and finishes
The best remodels improve how a home feels, not only how it looks
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Our Approach
How we approached the remodel
The first step was understanding exactly what the existing layout was doing and what it was working against.
On a hillside site like this, the orientation, the openings, and the relationship between inside and outside should all be working together. They weren't.
The wall between the kitchen and the main living area was the central problem. It wasn't just a visual barrier it was blocking light from moving through the house the way the setting naturally wanted it to. Removing it and installing a new beam to carry the load opened up the entire floor plan in a way that changed how every adjacent space felt, not just the kitchen.
From there, every decision followed the same logic: what supports the light, what improves the flow, what makes the connection to the terrace feel like part of everyday life rather than a threshold you have to cross. Structural work first, layout second, finishes last in that order, so nothing downstream had to compensate for a decision that should have been made earlier.
The finish selections stayed warm and restrained deliberately. When a home has this much natural light and a hillside behind it, the interior should frame that not compete with it.
Behind the Build
The build behind the finished living spaces.
The finished room may look effortless, but what makes it work is the coordination behind the scenes opening the layout, refining the connection to the outside, and carrying those decisions through to the final phase.
BEFORE — ORIGINAL CONDITION
The original layout limited how light moved through the home and separated spaces that should have worked together. The kitchen was enclosed, and the connection to the terrace felt secondary to the interior.
DURING — IN PROGRESS
The key move was removing the wall between the kitchen and the main living area and introducing a new structural beam to carry the load.
This opened the layout without compromising the structure. From there, systems were reworked to support the new plan lighting, flow, and connections aligned with how the space would actually be used.
This is where the real work happens.
By the time finishes began, the structure and layout were already doing the heavy lifting.
Key Decisions
The decisions that shaped how the home now feels.
Every strong remodel comes down to a few key decisions. These were the moves that made this Hollywood Hills home feel more open, more useful, and more connected to its setting.
1
OPEN THE ROOM TOWARD THE HILLSIDE
The main living area became much more effective once the relationship to the outdoor space was clarified. Opening the room visually and physically changed the entire tone of the house.
2
SIMPLIFY THE FLOW BETWEEN KEY SPACES
A remodel like this works best when the kitchen, family room, and adjacent outdoor area read as one connected experience rather than separate moments. That shift made the home feel calmer and easier to use.
3
USE FINISHES THAT SUPPORT THE ARCHITECTURE
The final palette stayed warm, minimal, and restrained so the architecture, light, and hillside setting could remain the focus. That choice helped the finished spaces feel elevated without feeling busy.
Before & After
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Project Timeline
12 months from approvals to handover.
Planning + permits
Structural review, design coordination, permit preparation, and approvals.
PHASE 1PHASE 2Demo + structure
Selective demolition, structural reinforcement, and new framing.
PHASE 3Systems
Electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems coordinated around the updated plan.
PHASE 4Finishes
Stone, cabinetry, tile, trim, lighting, and finish detailing throughout.
PHASE 5Handover
Final walkthrough, punch work, closeout, and project photography.
The Result
A Hollywood Hills home that feels open, calm, and connected to the outdoors.
The result is a home that makes better use of its setting. The main living spaces feel brighter and more connected, and the transition to the terrace now feels like part of everyday life rather than an afterthought.
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