Before and After: Transformed West Adams home no longer a pink eyesore

When designer and builder Hassan Majd found his latest project, a dilapidated cotton-candy-colored property on the western edge of the West Adams neighborhood, he was hardly tickled pink.

“When I opened it up, there was nothing there,� he said. “The building was just rotting away. It was really bizarre to see that it was still standing.�

Over the next eight months, Majd spent half a million dollars transforming the two-bedroom, one-bathroom 900-square-foot home into a three-bedroom, three-bathroom home in 1,559 square feet of space.

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After buying it for $300,000 last year, Majd listed the renovated home in March for $899,000. A sale is pending.

In overhauling the property on Homeside Avenue, Majd kept its boxy shape — “It doesn’t want to be anything other than a box,� he said — but gave it a dark slate-gray exterior and drought-tolerant landscaping.

First, Majd stripped the house down to one wall, which is now embedded in a new wall, and raised the entire foundation by 12 inches to place the home above the 100-year-flood level. Then he created a master suite by building a triangle-shaped addition with a patio at the back.

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He tilted the roof so excess water can drain to a planter that grows produce such as strawberries, tomatoes and rosemary, things he hopes the new owner can use in the white and stainless-steel kitchen equipped with a Wolf range and quartz counters.

The roof’s strange trajectory translates into a slanted ceiling that can be viewed from the living room and the master suite.

“I wanted to create a dynamic quality to the rooms,� Majd said.

Vaulted ceilings and skylights soak the modest home in sunshine; white walls and hardwood floors further brighten up the interiors.

Outside, the master suite’s patio deck leads to a small, graveled outdoor area with a vertical garden made of shipping pallets.

“It would be awesome for entertaining or just chilling in the backyard,� Majd said.

A separated garage could also be used as a studio space for a live-work homeowner.

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