Real Estate

6 Island Drive, Cedar Creek Lake

(PHOTOS: COURTESY EBBY HALLIDAY REALTORS)

This 1.24-acre waterfront home, complete with pool, is set on an island in Cedar Creek Lake’s Pinnacle Country Club. With lake frontage totaling 266 feet of deep, wide open water, the premier lot is one of the prettiest around with majestic trees and unobstructed water views. The residence offers three living areas, four gas fireplaces, an office, billiard room, two primary suites, and an amazing kitchen with gas cooktop and Viking appliances.

The property has been beautifully designed with custom woodwork, handpainted carved coffered ceilings and exquisite chandeliers. Outdoors is a gunite pool with expansive patio, and a boathouse that accommodates two boats and four personal watercraft. There is also a four-car garage and metal shake-shingle roof with lifetime warranty. Pinnacle Country Club offers a guard-gated entry, restaurant, pool, golf, and tennis.

Botond Laszlo left Romania for the United States in 2001 and hit the ground running, first as a building engineer at the Galleria, doing home renovations and repairs on the side.

He hung his shingle up as Marvelous Home Makeovers not long after, creating innovative designs and seeing them through for upscale clientele all over the Park Cities and Preston Hollow.

He prides himself on building a clientele based on word-of-mouth and happy client referrals.

Seventeen years (and several awards) later, Laszlo rebranded his full-service firm as MHM Living.

Best advice for anyone considering a remodeling project?

Understand why you are remodeling. Is it because you need more space, or is it that the space is dysfunctional?

Have a vision. Did you see an example of a great gourmet kitchen or visit a house that connected their backyard with their living room? Do you have design ideas? If so, bring ideas/colors/pictures of rooms/materials that you like or inspire you.

Think about how the construction process and the end result will impact you and your family.

Think about the type of builder you What is the best want. Do you want thing about your a turnkey design job? and build firm or a

The best part of handyman type of my job is building company? genuine relation- Weigh out and ships with our cli- manage your expecents. That, and being tations about time, able to create spac- cost, and communies that are unique cation methods. to them is equally as rewarding. I What is the mostenjoy developing used room in your spaces that capture home? who they are and In my home, reflect their person- both the kitchen ality and lifestyle. It and family room is so fulfilling to see Botond Laszlo (PHOTO: COURTESY MHM LIVING) are the center of clients happy with our home, like most their completed renovation that met or ex- people. It is where we spend most of our ceeded their expectations and to continue time, whether it is just the family or if we those relationships after the project has have our friends over. Having a multi-purbeen completed. pose space that can accommodate any occasion is important.

If you could go back in time and give just-starting-out you any advice, what would it be?

Have a clear vision – know where you are going.

Make sure you have the right people from the beginning; an amazing team is crucial for growth.

Surround yourself with successful people and learn from them.

Be bold and just do it.

Realize that you NEVER stop learning.

Can you give us a couple of fun facts about yourself?

Ever since I was a child, I’ve always enjoyed working with my hands. When I was 14, I even dug out and built the foundation of our garage. At the age of 15, I would DJ and continued to for four years. Lastly, I raced mountain bikes for many years. To this day, I’m still an avid rider!

– Staff Report