Celebrity Houses #2

Very lush and dramatic, it certainly suits his character. Based on the article I must agree withe the interior designer/architect. There are many pieces, but it doesn't look cluttered. Every item draws attention in a unique way. The 'Turkish Tent' is too much for me though, very tacky.
 
oh wow, that valentino villa is very near to my house and i never knew how it looked on the inside, amazing
 
Jeff Bridges' estate... I'm hyperventilating. That is breathtaking. Worth every single penny.
 
Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent's Greenwich Village apartment is featured in October's Architectural Digest, and it's STUNNING. Elegant but unpretentious, it looks comfortable and inviting.

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People, you guys are so unpragmatic! Sell one of the antique/designer tables and re-do the shower with the money. Obviously.
 
I would gladly use the shower, though if I was designing my dream shower, I can't say it would look like that.
 
Wow. That house is incredibly beautiful.

I'm soooo lusting after their kitchen with all that glass.

And the living room looks extremely comfortable, with the wall of books and big comfy couch.

They're both interior designers, so I guess we should expect something gorgeous.
 
Wow, this is lush, but understated. Everything seems to flow very well together, but my favourite room is the living room. There's something very relaxing and inviting about it. I'm a bit surprised that they went for such an imposing tree in the dining room. That's really big, almost off-putting. A simple cactus would've sufficed, also, with all that light coming in it would've been a perfect spot for it. The shower also isn't my taste. It actually looks smaller, almost dizzying, with those tiles.
 
Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale just bought this Beorum Hill (neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY) townhouse. Please note this photos are the listing photos, so these aren't Byrne and Cannavale's furnishings. In fact, I'm guessing they'll do a gut reno and turn it into a single family home, eliminating the garden apartment. Since the house was "only" 2.2 million, I'm sure it's within budget for them to do that. Personally, though I think their street is very cute, I would never choose to live there with this kind of budget because it is not even half a block from the projects, where as recently as a few months ago, several people were shot. Anyway, here's the photos of the home:


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I could never live in this house, even with it's brick walls and charming wooden floors. It doesn't look like there's much natural light in the bathroom. And lets hope they get rid of that shower/bath and wall. Mind you, the entire bathroom should be renovated. Also, the lighting setup looks flawed. There are better lighting options (strip LED) for the bulkhead in the living room - the shade spots look terribly unattractive. And it doesn't even provide enough focus on that painting. There's a high bright pendant in the dining room, and within a very short space a track fitting as well?? Oddly enough, that too doesn't provide lighting for the book shelf. So yeah, they'll probably spend quite a bit of money on lighting alone.
 
i actually like the bathroom and I love the windows behind the couch
 
No a lot of time townhomes don't get a lot of natural light sadly, and no cross breezes either.
 
I love the big windows on the main living level as well as the painted brick. I kinda like the bedrooms, too.

Just for the heck of it, here's what I'd do if I owned the place and had several hundred thousand to put into renovations:
a) On the basement level, I'd put a gym (assuming the ceilings are tall enough), a media room, get rid of the laundry setup there and add a half bath in its place.
b) On the garden floor, I'd open everything up, turn the bedroom into a sun room, turn the full bath into a half bath, with the door re-positioned so it doesn't open into the kitchen, and the area where there's currently a bathtub, closet, and refrigerator, I'd turn into a laundry room. I'd put the kitchen where the dining room is, a small seating area (maybe just two armchairs and a small table) right in front of the windows, and then a long dining room table in the center.
c) On the next floor, I'd keep the living room a living room and turn the kitchen into an office/den/library, keep the half bath, and replace the laundry area with a wet bar.
d) On the top floor, I'd put the bathroom sink on the opposite wall, close off the door into the hallway, and put a door directly into the master bedroom where the sink used to be. I'd add a small full bath up against one of the windows in the other bedroom and a closet along the same wall.
 
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I love the big windows on the main living level as well as the painted brick. I kinda like the bedrooms, too.

Just for the heck of it, here's what I'd do if I owned the place and had several hundred thousand to put into renovations:
a) On the basement level, I'd put a gym (assuming the ceilings are tall enough), a media room, get rid of the laundry setup there and add a half bath in its place.
b) On the garden floor, I'd open everything up, turn the bedroom into a sun room, turn the full bath into a half bath, with the door re-positioned so it doesn't open into the kitchen, and the area where there's currently a bathtub, closet, and refrigerator, I'd turn into a laundry room. I'd put the kitchen where the dining room is, a small seating area (maybe just two armchairs and a small table) right in front of the windows, and then a long dining room table in the center.
c) On the next floor, I'd keep the living room a living room and turn the kitchen into an office/den/library, keep the half bath, and replace the laundry area with a wet bar.
d) On the top floor, I'd put the bathroom sink on the opposite wall, close off the door into the hallway, and put a door directly into the master bedroom where the sink used to be. I'd add a small full bath up against one of the windows in the other bedroom and a closet along the same wall.

Interesting ideas!! I'd never have thought of a media room nor gym, yet it' two area I'd probably frequent often in a house. You're right though, the latter would require a fairly high ceiling.

Stupid question, when you say 'half bath', what does that mean? Is it like a wc (water closet)?
 
Interesting ideas!! I'd never have thought of a media room nor gym, yet it' two area I'd probably frequent often in a house. You're right though, the latter would require a fairly high ceiling.

Stupid question, when you say 'half bath', what does that mean? Is it like a wc (water closet)?

In a city with overly crowded gyms and overpriced movie theaters, those are both things I'd want in my home. I feel like you could underpin (if that's the correct term?) at least part of the basement, dig the foundation deeper, and put a gym in. I know in older homes in London it's extremely common to add square footage by digging down below the foundation. Not sure what the norm is in Brooklyn, but I imagine it's common practice there as well.


A half bath is (at least to my knowledge) the American term for a room containing a sink and toilet but no shower or bath tub. I think it's akin to the terms "wash room", "powder room" or "water closet".
 
Yeah you can def dig out the basement to add another level,
I think I personally would be looking at height rights though to add a sunroom on the roof or some type of semi permanent structure for more open air space. It's too easy to feel like a mole in the city.
 

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