Sunday, May 17, 2009

Apparently, LeAnn Rimes Ain't Got Nothin' Better to Do Than Sell Her Brand New Mansion

SELLER: LeAnn Rimes
LOCATION: King Richards Court, Franklin, TN
PRICE: $7,450,000
SIZE: 13,380 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 6 full and 3 half bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Designed and executed perfection! 360 views, smart house, salt water pool, second kitchen, media room, yoga/workout room, custom woodworking , 5" plank hand distressed wood floors, custom master closets, guest quarters, wired for studio - a must see!

YOUR MAMAS NOTES: In early 2008, country pop prodigy LeAnn Rimes and her backup dancer huzband Dean Sheremet listed their house on bizzy Hillsboro Pike in Nashville, Tennessee for around $2,400,000. Then word got out that the Grammy award winning singer and her happy footed huzband were spending big bucks building a massive mansion in a guard-gated and Medieval themed community in Franklin, TN called Avalon. Visitors who pass through the main gates to Avalon are greeted by a large replication of King Arthur's sword driven into the stone and all the streets and courts in the community have silly names like Lady of the Lake Lane and Road of the Round Table. Ugh. Just take a moment to soak that in children. Seriously, who wants to live on street named King David's Court? We understand that like Tessie Tura, Miss Electra and Miss Mazeppa say in Gypsy, "You Gotta have a Gimmick," but Your Mama and the Dr. Cooter both find this gimmick is simply too gimmicky.

Anyhoo, in early September of 2008 we heard from one of our spies in Nashville that the Rimes' had finally completed and moved into their new house on King Richard's Court. In the first days of 2009, Your Mama heard from Little Miss Muffet that Mister and Missus Rimes finally sold their house on Hillsboro Pike. Property records show Mister and Missus Rimes received $2,130,000 for the 5 bedroom and 5.5 bathroom love nest when they sold it to a ladee named Dixie Carter who is the president of TNA Entertainment which produces tons of that wretched professional wrestling crap that so many people seem to enjoy.

Then, in mid-March of 2009, there were all sorts of salacious (and incriminating) photos and video circulating on the tabloid television shows and the gossip blogs that showed married Missus Rimes shooting tequila and kissing on hunky married actor Eddie Cibrian in a Santa Monica, CA Mexican food restaurant. Almost immediately Mister Rimes twittered, "I Love My Wife!!!" and soon both Missus Rimes and Mister Cibrian denied any illicit doings. But, of course, it's not so believable to say you weren't macking on each other when there is actual video of you sucking face, right?

Fast forward to late April of 2009 and Mister And Missues Rimes are spotted making out in a Mexican restaurant (what's with Missus Rimes fetish with getting frisky in Mexican restaurants?) and are yapping to the press people about how great their relationship is. And maybe it is. However, thanks to a southern belle we'll call Mrs. Mockingbird, Your Mama has learned that the young marrieds have heaved their brand new house in Franklin, TN on to the market with an asking price of $7,450,000. While the Rimes' might be selling this house for a thousand different reasons (i.e. maybe they don't like living in such a big house), the timing is certainly suspicious to all us gossip and rumor mongers and doesn't lead Your Mama to believe Mister and Missus Rimes are indeed the two little lovebirds sitting pretty in their newly built mansion outside Nashville they would like us all to believe.

Property records show that in 2006 the then teen aged couple splashed out an undisclosed amount of money to purchase a 5.21 acre hilltop property within the gates of Avalon where they proceeded to build a three story mansion that listing information reveals measures in at 13,380 square feet and in addition to 360 degree views includes 4 bedrooms and 6 full and 3 half bathrooms. That is a lot of damn terlits for Mister Rimes to keep clean.

Listing information shows the house, which is actually in a gated community within the gated community of Avalon, includes a formal living with high ceiling, fireplace and appealing super-sized herringbone patterned wood floors that work well as an effective counterpoint to the more traditional moldings. Thank heavens someone thought to put that orange and yellow abstract thingamabobby above the fireplace which keeps the whole white thing from looking like it's trying to be a damn waiting room for angels. The formal dining room is surrounded by tall windows and is lit by two contemporary chandeliers and a strange clerestory situation directly above the glossy black wood table.

A 550 square foot kitchen stretches to 29-feet long and includes all the big appliances expected in a house like this including a 60" big daddy range and one of the home's four wine refrigerators. There is also a large den, a media room with a big white leather sectional sofa and a lower level that includes entertainment spaces and a second kitchen with a stone back wall,super high gloss wood cabinets and a chandelier that looks to Your Mama like it might be made of feathers but probably isn't.

Upstairs, the 400+ square foot master bedroom features a raised ceiling and walls painted a very soothing shade of grey that perfectly matches the grey and white bed linens. The master suite also includes a fireplace, private access to a large wrap around covered porch, custom walk in closets (natch) and an all white, window wrapped master bathroom with marble floors, a shower for two with glass on three sides and French doors opening to a covered porch on the fourth and a chaise lounge where Your Mama pictures Mister Rimes clipping Missus Rimes' toenails post-soak in the water trough shaped freestanding tub.

Other amenities, according to listing information, include guest quarters, a yoga/work out room, smart house technology, wiring that would allow a music studio to be installed, custom woodwork and 5" hand-distressed wood floors. The gated and fully fenced grounds are accessed via a swooping driveway that rises to a large circular driveway. Out back, the imposing, glassy and over-articulated rear facade looms over a large terrace and an infinity-edged salt water swimming pool.

Early this morning we received a second covert communique from Mrs. Mockingbird who whispered in Your Mama's big ear that word on the terribly named streets of Avalon is that Mister Rimes is the only person currently living up in that big new house. But that's just rumor and gossip, kids, rumor and gossip. Whatever is happening for these two, Your Mama sincerely wishes them well in their next home(s). We just hope there's a damn good pre-nup in place or Missus Rimes is going to be supporting Mister Rimes for the rest of her life.

top photo: Pacific Coast News

49 comments:

Anonymous said...

talk about the outside not matching the inside! I'm digging on the bedroom big time and the rest ain't so bad but sweet jesus that outside is plain awful!

Anonymous said...

Maybe it's me, but this house just seems "cold" maybe that's the reason for separation.

Anonymous said...

haven't we learned anything from britney spears, DON'T MARRY A BACKUP DANCER. It doesn't end well- ever. but i do love those floors

Anonymous said...

This is the definition of McMansion. Yuck! Also, yuck for no privacy in the bathroom - don't care about how gated the community is and how many acres come with the property.

StPaulSnowman said...

Thanks for featuring this house Mama. Now, all I have to do is sit back and wait for LGB to slice and dice. I have no doubt that his eloquent critique of this architectural travesty will leave me laughing. If he loves it...........I will look at the pictures again.

Anonymous said...

that kitchen looks like the juice bar at my gym. why is everything all crammed into the corner????

Anonymous said...

Hope she had The Massey PreNup!

Daisy Duke said...

i was shocked at how nice the house is inside. when i first saw the exterior shots i thought UH OH

Anonymous said...

I too like the interior. I imagine the exterior is mandated by the "theme" of the community. I know...all of us armchair critics would just not live in the themed community if we didn't like the theme. But it ain't our 7 million, is it? LOL.

PS. Mama - You sure it isn't "Road of the *Round* Table?

Anonymous said...

It's Hideous with a capital H.

Anonymous said...

J Lo learned the back-up dancer lesson as well.

Anonymous said...

This is a mansion not a mcmansion. It's pretty nice too. The people hating on it probably live in "adorable" raised ranches in Long Island.

Anonymous said...

Ummm, I think when you cross over 10,000 square ft. its not really a mcmansion anymore.

Anonymous said...

All you "lovely people" hitting on Dean should know that LeAnn might not be with us now if not for him. Whatever happens to their relationship, he saved her from self distruction and got her life back together.

Anonymous said...

This actually looks nicer than most of these boring ugly LA homes (im sick of reading about them, so this is refreshing).

Anonymous said...

Regardless of square footage, to me, this property exudes McMansion spirit. It certainly is not as atrocious as most, but it does appear to have those under-furnished rooms so commonly seen in these piles bought by folks who are apparently more concerned with showing off than having a sensibly sized and well designed residence.

Anonymous said...

I like LeAnn Rimes, but houses like this sorta prove that bigger isn't always better when it comes to houses.

Anonymous said...

Curious as to why they "both" sold the Hillsboro home, but only LeAnn is the seller of this one ... HHHHmmmm - anyone else notice that ?

Anonymous said...

I noticed that another blog has her spotted 'bumping into' Eddie C at a bar at the Staples Center. Surprise!

pch said...

Sort of a muddled theme in the neighborhood...somehow the morbid "Hamlet's End Way" slipped in. Also, I'm not an expert on the subject, but I can't recall a Countess Nicole or a special mention of Canterbury in Arthurian legend.

Anonymous said...

all this hideosity and Tennessee, too!

Anonymous said...

McMansion is not defined by price or square footage, but rather by the number of unnecessary and clashing architectural elements on the outside, mostly facade, of the house. Gables, balconies, bay windows, turrets, arches, dormers, porticos, etc.

Anonymous said...

like the other person said , Looking at the outside of house , doesn't match with the inside . I wonder if this is the same house . it shows no proof , this is the house she really lives in .

Anonymous said...

Who in the world was the architect? OMG, the proportions are WAY off. The HUGE front window to the left of the front porch totally dwarfs the porch / front door. I hate to disagree with Mama, but I find the grey in the master bedroom very depressing. From the front it certainly does not look like a $7.5-million house. well not really sure it does from the back either, but at least the back makes a bit more of a statement. Oh yeah, what's with the HUGE open expanse in the kitchen--I'm hoping it's just the angle of the picture, but looks like a huge waste of space.

Anonymous said...

If Ms Rimes fails to sell the house perhaps she could convert it into a Mexican restaurant.

Babe Parish said...

i love you Anon 1:06
;)

Anonymous said...

I would definitely re due the kitchen but other than that I like it , great part of the country too.

Anonymous said...

Yikes!!!! TMZ is quoting our Mama on their celebrity website!!! She's in the Big Top now.

Anonymous said...

Not a bad pile if one is homeless. I would've had Ms. Rimes pegged for something a little more customized and not so tractified looking. That bathroom gives me the willies. It looks like a shiny burial chamber replete with bathtub/sarcophagus. I would be afraid to bathe in that tub for fear of tempting the house's evil side.

Anonymous said...

Curse of the backup dancer - heads up Madonna.

Weren't there rumours that LeeAnn's hubby was gay? (or am I confusing him with Nicole Kidman's hubby?) It would explain her penchant for macking on other guys after a few shots of tequila

Anonymous said...

I wish Ms. Rimes and Mr. Sheremet all the best with their marriage and wherever they are moving to. This home is not necessarily my personal taste, and I'm not so fond of the neighborhood theme, but it is on a truly amazing piece of property! I am familiar with Avalon and this particular home. It is on the top of one of the tallest hills in the area, has spectacular views and is just about the most private homesite I have ever seen. I can see why the crazy master bathroom arrangement would actually work there!

Anonymous said...

that's the SECOND kitchen that is on the floor downstairs for entertaining that also opens to the pool for all you CRITICS out there.

if you want to see more.
go to www.realtracs.com
that's the TN MLS.
then click on search properties and the MLS# is
1082542. I found it. there are 20 BIG pics there.

Anonymous said...

The kitchen featured is the backup kitchen that is located in the basement.

I like some of the interiors, but the outside is unforgivable. And the fact that I would have to drive down Road of the Round Table before turning onto King Richards Court is enough to make me turn the place down even if they were going to give it away free with that tasty arghghGAYhh [cough] treat that is her husband.

Starck Mad said...

Bless her heart. This seems more like a McDonald's corporate retreat.

Lukey said...

I can handle the medieval theme but a gated estate on a gated street within a gated community? That's just too many gates to navigate when coming home from a night out at the local Mexican restaurant after a few too many tequilas!!!

Anonymous said...

amazing interiors - and the thought of her hot gay husband showing off his stuff in that glass-surround shower has me all hot and bothered. hey Dean, your wife is a cheater, call me!

Anonymous said...

Mama, congrats on the nod from TMZ!

Anonymous said...

8:32: why would I want to see more of this tacky mortuary?

Anonymous said...

can anyone find this on a map? i cannot for the life of me!

Anonymous said...

This house is okay from the exterior. All you haters are soo nuts. Its nothing amazing but its not as hideous as you all like to say.

Inside, I personally think the house is beautiful. Needs to be decorated / furnished but could be a great house.

Anonymous said...

the price is insanely high for this size house in nashville.

Anonymous said...

The house sits on five acres on top of one of the highest hills in Williamson County. The price is for the privacy and the views, which are both impecable.

Anonymous said...

What a cold and depressing house. ick

Tracy said...

Oof, you'd think that for $7+ million the RE agent would've run spell check and found a proofreader to look at that listing. "SEEMLESS" marble counters? An "ariel" view? The gray colors, lack of textiles and bare trees make this house look chilly and unappealing to me.

BridgetLea said...

Tracy, I AGREE! The "SEEMLESS" countertops was great... but The Little Mermaid (Ariel) views was hilarious to me!

Other errors:
fllor
celler
panaramic
cstom
in suite (presumably ensuite)

Seems Laura Stroud (or her typist) needs a dictionary. Maybe the kids at Kenrose Elementary can help her with a quick spelling lesson. That's horrible.

Billi said...

Anon @ 9:25 heres a map

http://maps.live.com/#JndoZXJlMT0zNS45MzY4NDgwMCUyYystODYuNzgyNDg0MDAmYmI9NjQuMDUyOTc4MzgwNzEzNCU3ZS04Ni4wNDQ5MjE4NzUlN2UyOC4xNDk1MDMyMTE1NDQ2JTdlLTE1OS43ODUxNTYyNQ==

Anonymous said...

So Julia Sugarbaker bought Ms. Rimes' Hillsboro Pike house? Lucky neighbors!

lil' gay boy said...

Late to the party, as usual..

A prime example of an "I want me a ________" (fill in the blank) in the kitchen, bedroom, bath, etc. ––– all those monochrome rooms slapped together under one roof without rhyme or reason. The resulting pastiche having neither flow nor relation to each other. The result is a cancerous corporate look. Deezine by committee.

There's probably little signs in the hallways that not only lead to the exits (by law, I hope), but sport such phrases as This way to the guzaybow room...

wind said...

http://celebrity-smack.com/leann-rimes-cheater : "While Taylor Swift is singing '15' LeAnn is acting like she's 15" Not becoming of Country music, not one bit.