HOME & DESIGN
HOME & DESIGN
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When they came to Vero and fell in love with the town, they
decided to purchase a home. They were selling their Miami
business and moving to Vero, so they reached out to Brennan.
“Based on her experience and excellent taste, we asked her
if she would build our home,” says Suzanne Broyles.
They had purchased a 1,100-square-foot cottage in the
South Beach section of Vero. After having considered renovating
and expanding that home, they ultimately decided to tear
it down and begin anew.
Brennan drew up the designs and then they hired Builders
East, a Vero company located on the barrier island for the
building and engineering of the project.
According to Builders East’s CEO, Mark Williams, “This
project had a lot of cool, unique aspects. It’s a holistic approach,
having the architect play a dual role on everything,
down to the furnishings. It’s a nice convenience to have one
not two design professionals to consult with.”
But Brennan’s and the Broyleses’ design features have also
made it more challenging for the builders. “If you have three
pieces of crown molding it hides a lot of sins if walls are not
perfectly even,” says Williams. “But with straight lines and
contemporary details, everything has to be just right.”
A unique design aspect is the wood ceiling running out
onto the porch. The windows intersect there and divide the
space. Williams says, “We can’t be off by a quarter-inch or
you’ll see the window frame, and it would appear different
on different sides of the room. Things like that take a lot of
planning, instead of throwing on drywall or crown molding
to hide any difficulties.”
Brennan credits Builders East with a smooth execution. “I
can’t say enough good things about them.” >>
The fireplace at Holly Brennan’s home was originally sided to face one room.
Brennan and her partner, Ross Power, opened it up, allowing the warmth
from the fire to radiate across multiple spaces.
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