Hilary Duff’s $3.85M Beverly Hills home gets playful family makeover

Hilary Duff bought a Georgian-style Beverly Hills farmhouse in 2010 for $3.85 million, seeking privacy and family comfort. For Hilary Duff, property has become more than a collection of impressive addresses. Over two decades, the actor, singer and former Disney star has steadily built a real estate portfolio around privacy, family life and homes that evolve with her. At the centre of it is a Beverly Hills farmhouse she bought in 2010, a property that has since undergone two major transformations and grown into an unconventional family retreat. Today, the 5,260-square-foot home combines polished interiors with playful details, including a swimming pool, custom waterslide, chicken coop and dedicated spaces for children, claims an online report by Real Estate.From teen star to property ownerAccording to Realtor, Duff’s real estate journey began remarkably early. At 17, while still at the height of her Lizzie McGuire fame, she bought a gated Mediterranean-style mansion in Toluca Lake in 2004 for $3.5 million.The roughly 10,000-square-foot property offered the kind of privacy and scale expected of a young celebrity, with a library, billiard room, wine cellar, gym, swimming pool and land...