Director John Pasquin and actress JoBeth Williams live in this Spanish-style home on a hillside high above Hollywood. It was built by architect Gerard R. Colcord in 1928. Interior designer Madeline Stuart worked with the couple to make the home of their dreams


Homeowners John Pasquin and JoBeth Williams.




Architect Gerard R. Colcord designed the entry's stair railing. A tile at the foot of the stairs bears his signature.

















In the kitchen an 18th-century Portuguese tile mural was installed above the range. Creamy yellow marble countertops, blue-painted cabinets, and a terra-cotta tile floor peppered with blue diamond-shaped tiles define the space.


In the adjoining breakfast room, a hand-painted mural by Jean Horihata was inspired by murals in the Italian Villa of Livia at Prima Porta, near Rome.













Outdoors, John and JoBeth worked with landscape designer Art Luna.



Must start looking for some Christmas inspiration for you. Have a lovely day, and see you tomorrow!
Photographs by Werner Staube.
All images from here.

Today, dear readers, I have a most singular house to show you. Designer and antiques dealer Richard Shapiro built this Malibu beachfront retreat and decorated it in a rustic yet elegant style with unique period pieces. If you'd like to read the whole story just go right here.



Richard Shapiro, antiques dealer and head of Studiolo home furnishings, at the Malibu beach house he designed with architect Douglas Burdge. The Dutch wicker chair is from the 1960s.

Steel windows fabricated by Pierre Quinton open to a view of the Pacific Ocean.


The living room walls are sheathed in frescoed plaster; a 17th-century Italian gilt-wood mirror is displayed above an antique Cypriot fireplace. Shapiro designed the chairs, the wood stools are 19th-century Ghanaian, and the white-painted cast-bronze floor lamp, by Patricia Roach.

Rob Lowe and his wife Sheryl live in a two-story ranch home on four acres on the California coast near Santa Barbara. They chose an elegant English style to decorate their home. Soft tones of whites and greys blend with natural wood colours in every room. Lots of verandas, porches and outdoor sitting areas to make the most of the stunning views. Unfortunately there are not many photographs. Hope you enjoy the few I found.











Photography by Mary E. Nichols
Architecture by Don Nulty, interior design by David Phoenix.
All images from Architectural Digest.

Hope you are all having a great Sunday and I'll see you here tomorrow.

Isn't it nice to tour houses? Today you are invited to visit this home in Los Angeles, California. Interior designer Joan Behnke was called on to decorate it. Let me know what you think.


Formal entyway with a winding staircase.


Formal entry and hallway with refined millwork.


The homeowner is a sculptor; her bronzes are displayed on a coffee table and on the mantel.


The dining room's damask draperies hang heavy with a weighty lining. A mahogany Chippendale-style table in a high-wax finish is rendered less formal by the striped backing on the chairs. The fireplace is a replica of the one in the living room.


In the family room, says designer Joan Behnke, the style is very much California Ranch--comfortable, practical, geared to playing games and watching TV


Outfitted with vintage furniture and a teak console, this loggia with coffered ceilings opens onto the living and dining rooms and a hallway.


A second loggia right off the family room.


Love this kitchen with lots of storage space, beautiful chairs and glass lighting fixtures but, is it me or does the island sink look extremely small?


The breakfast room is adjacent to the family room.


The master suite's bed features a pleated back drapery plus a fringed valance and side panels for a canopied effect.


The side panels' patterned lining is repeated at the bedroom's windows.


Detailed millwork continues in the bathroom.

Photographs: Karyn R. Millet

All images and information from here.