South Park SF

I just had to share this South Park S.F home with you as seen in California Home and Design . On the market for a cool $7.65 mill, this Edwardian with its original 1911 facade is sure to amaze. Spare, dramatically curated interiors housed beneath exposed wood ceilings make for a jaw dropping reno.  Not to mention South Park is one of my favorite haunts.  I spent many a lunch hour in this park and can tell you that the restaurants, stores and other amenities are among my favorites in the city.  

The only thing I'm not so sure about is the dining swings.  

After a few glasses of wine your dinner party might go south 

and I'm not talking about the park. 

The imagination and inspiration behind this reno is one of the things I love most about my former city. 

I try to keep that in mind and heart when showing you things here ... I hope I have done that today. 

images first spotted: here 

website for the real estate listing: here

all I want to do: is buy Sheryl Crow's house

Today's imaginary real estate purchase is Sheryl Crow's home in the Hollywood Hills. It boasts 3 houses set on 11 acres and has hiking trails, a gorgeous pool and endless views. The main 4 bedroom house is Spanish Revival (my all time favorite) built in 1924 with original Spanish tiles and beamed ceilings. Also on the property is a 3 bedroom Craftsman home built in 1909, and a 2 bedroom cottage built in 1885.

In my imagination, a family started in 1885 with the cottage and as their wealth increased they built the Craftsman and finally the main house in 1924. I am slightly obsessed with this property and would love to know more of its history.

A quick tour of the grounds and each of the 3 houses:

The main house

The cottage

The Craftsman

the view from the pool doesn't disappoint

Now step inside the main house...

Fantasy:  Buy this house site unseen, pack up and move to the Hollywood Hills, 

jump in the pool and take a long deep breath.  

Ahhhhh.  

I highly encourage you to look at the MLS listing and listen to the music as the slideshow plays. I just did it twice. There are many more images to see including the inside of the Craftsman and Cottage. Clearly Sheryl has an eye for history and has been to a few flea markets.  

Girl after my own heart. Maybe she'd cut me a deal?  

Incase you are wondering, Ms. Crow is asking: $15,950,000

images from AD and MLS listing 

Imaginary house hunt

I have an insatiable curiosity about two things that I attribute 100% to my parents.

1. 'Picking' or in more genteel terms 'antiquing'

2. Looking at real estate all the time even though I have absolutely no need to move.

My Dad used to look at real estate listings no matter where we were. Just to look. Just because. Whenever we traveled be it countryside, mountains or the next neighborhood over, he would stop in to the local real estate office and get the little brochure thingy. And everywhere we went there was an antique store, old barn or dusty old junk store my sister and I explored. 

In that spirit I am going to start showing a few listings here and there just so we can get a little travel, picking, voyeurism and a dash of wishful thinking all rolled into one post. Sound good?

Today we travel to Sweden to Villa Viktors Hill.  Original period details mixed with things like a modern kitchen make this home feel modern/ historic. And of course simple white slipcovers and loads of white paint make it very canvas style.  

If you are curious about the price, here is the currency conversion.

25,000,000 SEK = 3,842,130 USD

White paint and new slipcovers = much less

Hope these images inspire you to 

hit the countryside this weekend, 

stop at a yard sale, or paint your living room. 

images found: here