tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post2349798478947924545..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Guess Who Will Be Bunking In Brentwood?Your Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-38549073088823004212008-06-15T11:53:00.000-07:002008-06-15T11:53:00.000-07:00I got the builder's card at the Bonhill open house...I got the builder's card at the Bonhill open house. They're called Jaman Properties but I don't know if they do commissions. They redid that house on Kenter that used to be a carriage house. I love their style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-50185969413332189522008-02-03T17:33:00.000-08:002008-02-03T17:33:00.000-08:00I went through this house and I was swooning. The ...I went through this house and I was swooning. The best rooms were the living room with those amazing windows showing the trees and the sexiest kitchen I've ever seen. The dining room was AMAZING--navy blue walls and navy blue chandelier prisms. Does anyone know who these builders are? Do they do commissions? I wish I'd seen this house in time to buy it myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-27714865824014336342008-01-21T17:26:00.000-08:002008-01-21T17:26:00.000-08:00This house, like its new owner, falls short. The r...This house, like its new owner, falls short. The rear exterior of the house is beautiful but the front is horrid. The siding looks so cheap. Not my cup of tea at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-27975600184422829182008-01-21T15:19:00.000-08:002008-01-21T15:19:00.000-08:00I walked this house on caravan and I have to tell ...I walked this house on caravan and I have to tell you, it is so much better in person. You can't believe the crap that's listed in the $10-15m range and this is actually, by far, one of the best I've seen. As a whole, the house and grounds are just lovely. The only issue I have is that the 2nd and 3rd bedrooms on the second floor are smallish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-63769203347097885852008-01-21T10:43:00.000-08:002008-01-21T10:43:00.000-08:00On further examination, I also really don't like t...On further examination, I also really don't like the pool and deck out back...looks (again) like something that would be in a cheaply built Toll Brothers tract house in a Jersey 'burb somewhere...for $10 million in Brentwood, you'd expect the pool and terraces to be built into the landscape, gently going down the rolling hillside...just figured I'd bring that up since I didn't see anyone else mention the pool yet I think...;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-35770371920503363192008-01-21T03:17:00.000-08:002008-01-21T03:17:00.000-08:00in my ideal residence, every person has their own ...in my ideal residence, every person has their own bathroom and their own hideaway that isn't the bedroom, a little living space attached to their bedroom. So that's one per bedroom and 2 per master bedroom.<BR/>The interiors are nice, except some of the deep coloured walls. Better to be white, or the pale blue, or the timber. Although that honey timber is bad with the ebony floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-85174083527915904532008-01-20T21:22:00.000-08:002008-01-20T21:22:00.000-08:00Nice home...quite nice actually. Except how mnay l...Nice home...quite nice actually. Except how mnay living room type rooms does a house really need? Just a thought that made me chuckle. Thanks again Mama.<BR/>Peace<BR/>JoelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-33485647383749744982008-01-20T20:32:00.000-08:002008-01-20T20:32:00.000-08:00Bentley, but then what use does the skylight have,...Bentley, but then what use does the skylight have, except for a <I>nooner?</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-15751699888686761512008-01-20T17:18:00.000-08:002008-01-20T17:18:00.000-08:00I think...hope, that for 10 million, any skylight ...I think...hope, that for 10 million, any skylight in any room would have some sort of retractable blind going on to keep out the morning sunshine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-41856541114306594332008-01-20T16:56:00.000-08:002008-01-20T16:56:00.000-08:00Conan is SO not funny.Conan is SO not funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-45124406015563771562008-01-20T16:29:00.000-08:002008-01-20T16:29:00.000-08:00PCH, thanks for the info. A sibling lives in your...PCH, thanks for the info. A sibling lives in your neck of the woods, and I guess he just got lucky in his home and lot in that he has a little more leeway for a turnabout. I've driven some of those canyon roads, and I completely understand the need- once it was pointed out!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080221399979169208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-41408949460902465132008-01-20T14:18:00.000-08:002008-01-20T14:18:00.000-08:00Yes the white things in the dining room.Why is it ...Yes the white things in the dining room.Why is it that so many rich people have these generic Miami Beach Queen Anne meets French provincial monstrosities?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-34262369988110396412008-01-20T14:04:00.000-08:002008-01-20T14:04:00.000-08:00Lucy, large driveways and motorcourts are largely ...Lucy, large driveways and motorcourts are largely practical. Many canyon and ridge-top roads are so narrow that it's impossible or unwise to park on them. Couple that with the fact that houses on such streets are generally built very near the road (Tigertail being a prime example) and you wind up with what might seem like a disproportionate amount of paving in the front yard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-13002637528131840012008-01-20T13:14:00.000-08:002008-01-20T13:14:00.000-08:00Good find regarding Bonhill, Sandpiper. Looks like...Good find regarding Bonhill, Sandpiper. Looks like stager used the same furniture and paint colors, and a few more chandeliers in skylights.luke220https://www.blogger.com/profile/07809763931071806294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-72970474462555220822008-01-20T12:37:00.000-08:002008-01-20T12:37:00.000-08:00There’s a lot of house on a fairly tight footprint...There’s a lot of house on a fairly tight footprint. Love the millwork too, Mama, and the big multi-pane windows. That skylight must be a trademark detail for this builder (Active MLS#: 07-238937, Bonhill Rd. "LA".)<BR/><BR/>The toned-down staging proves a house can show without $10 lap blankets falling off the furniture. What a concept. (Sorry, staging lady, no offense.) These same pieces are also seen on some of the listing agent’s other high-end properties, incl. the new-build on Bonhill. His designer definitely has a formula going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-4409162067339207642008-01-20T12:35:00.000-08:002008-01-20T12:35:00.000-08:00The out-of-proportion window over the front door r...The out-of-proportion window over the front door ruins it for me. It looks like a hopped-up tract home in an aspirational neighborhood in Cincinnati, but perhaps the photos don't do it justice and once inside it is comfortable and elegant.Alessandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219610307384386752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-23667837191706715982008-01-20T12:33:00.000-08:002008-01-20T12:33:00.000-08:00Mama, I usually love your taste, but I'm going to ...Mama, I usually love your taste, but I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one.<BR/><BR/>Hate the exterior (who doesn't?) and the inside just doesn't seem right to me. Wrong proportions, wrong....something, I don't know. Just off. Forced, maybe.<BR/><BR/>I think the paneling is too light in the "library", too, and the chandelier in the skylight is unsettling.<BR/><BR/>Having grown up in a historic home, I find myself leery of reproductions. Some are wonderfully done, perfectly updated and executed.....some are just wrong.<BR/><BR/>The floors are nice, though, and the backyard doesn't suck.<BR/><BR/>What is it with CA that all the homes seem to have huge paved areas in front of the house? I don't get it.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080221399979169208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-28043583521776536512008-01-20T11:21:00.000-08:002008-01-20T11:21:00.000-08:00it sold in early '06 for a little over 4, so i'm a...it sold in early '06 for a little over 4, so i'm assuming it was extensively remodeled before this sale, but that's just a guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-43889548251788793452008-01-20T11:07:00.000-08:002008-01-20T11:07:00.000-08:00The siding and the front-entry garage just scream ...The siding and the front-entry garage just scream Jersey 'burbs...maybe Conan bought it a few years before he actually needs it so he can redo the exterior...probably wouldn't look as bad with some natural cedar, shingles or maybe stonework on the exterior instead of what looks like blindingly white vinyl siding (though I'm sure on a house of this price and quality it's not vinyl, but it damn sure looks like it!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-58855233271871370682008-01-20T10:23:00.000-08:002008-01-20T10:23:00.000-08:00More like something borrowed,something blue!More like something borrowed,something blue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-62392438192820777442008-01-20T10:22:00.000-08:002008-01-20T10:22:00.000-08:00Mama I was working the full on Feng shui magic her...Mama I was working the full on Feng shui magic here as you can see I mixed in Asian antiques and a lighter contemporary touch with a New England wicker basket filled with real Chinatown fortune cookies.East meets West,old and new,and you didn't like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-86916131908035103292008-01-20T10:21:00.000-08:002008-01-20T10:21:00.000-08:00I love the mb but not thee sky light.Love the dini...I love the mb but not thee sky light.<BR/><BR/>Love the dining room, the color in the walls is great.<BR/><BR/>I would not pay this much for vinal siding EVER!<BR/><BR/>It looks like a big house and decor is ok.<BR/>I so want a baby grand like that.....I would love to play it, 9 years of lessons I'd put it to good use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-58244088448711901842008-01-20T10:17:00.000-08:002008-01-20T10:17:00.000-08:00LGB is right about a house suiting a site, period....LGB is right about a house suiting a site, period. I'm sort of baffled at the thought that anyone would take issue with New England design in Los Angeles. The whole Spanish Colonial Revival thing didn't build steam until the 1920s, and then became incredibly <I>unfashionable</I> for several decades before regaining favor. The Cape Cod cottage, the Connecticut farmhouse and the center hall Colonial, meanwhile, have been steady mainstays all along, especially in places like Brentwood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-22833191937336914092008-01-20T10:11:00.000-08:002008-01-20T10:11:00.000-08:00like the song says, it's a thin line between love ...like the song says, it's a thin line between love and hate.<BR/><BR/>basically the place has some great bone structure.<BR/><BR/>the back of the exterior is lovely, and the pool shape and deck a combo of the idiosyncratic--without tipping over into eccentric--and the restrained.<BR/><BR/>i'm a sucker for light grey walls coupled with white and then some black (since every room needs some black, right), so the bathroom gets my vote, but what's up with the big fookin' FICUS or whatever it is by the tub?<BR/><BR/>the palette of the wood in the den or whatever it is might be better in person, but kinda looks to be the color of baby shit. this despite the zebra throw that's supposed to distract the eye.<BR/><BR/>not only does the bedroom have a skylight, which i actually like the idea of, tho it sounds impractical, but is there a chandelier hanging from it????<BR/><BR/>the kitchen looks cozy and built for late night talks when friends are visiting for the weekend or holidays.<BR/><BR/>i'm with pch or the strangely proportioned front. the red doors + the too determinedly kooky topiarys that look straight outta the Z Gallery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-85198083862274550372008-01-20T10:02:00.000-08:002008-01-20T10:02:00.000-08:00I get it but I don't love it.I get it but I don't love it.so_chic_darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295857652423777633noreply@blogger.com