tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post3757203528889879703..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Jeff Lewis Strikes AgainYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-58080183841267910632013-09-01T07:28:28.248-07:002013-09-01T07:28:28.248-07:00He hires contractors, doesn't he ? Isn't h...He hires contractors, doesn't he ? Isn't he " the designer" Do you need a license to be a designer ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-85631156911879492142013-09-01T07:25:01.179-07:002013-09-01T07:25:01.179-07:00I love Jeff Lewis. I am impressed with his style, ...I love Jeff Lewis. I am impressed with his style, while agreeing that the stark prison gray does turn me off. I love the dark cabinets and the white counters and all of Jeff's flips do look the same. And how long will that fad last ? It seems to be lasting long enough to get the flips sold, isn't that the point ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-66989886601784054412009-10-20T14:33:14.179-07:002009-10-20T14:33:14.179-07:00yeah i just started watching flipping out and im i...yeah i just started watching flipping out and im impressed with jeff lewis...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-52541800555047355582008-07-02T15:19:00.000-07:002008-07-02T15:19:00.000-07:00Really ugly house. White everything. Stark. Bor...Really ugly house. White everything. Stark. Boring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-76056676284642216232008-01-18T07:45:00.000-08:002008-01-18T07:45:00.000-08:00Really, it was just a lousy choice of property to ...Really, it was just a lousy choice of property to begin with. Fugly lines, dodgy location, too much expensive work to be profitable flip.<BR/><BR/>Speed and cost are of the essence in a flip because you don't want to be the bagholder when the market turns. Get in, get out. <BR/><BR/>Jeff does some beautiful stuff, but those pig troughs in the bathroom are not one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-79327051645655535702007-12-01T15:36:00.000-08:002007-12-01T15:36:00.000-08:00"Vessel sinks? Wenge-ish cabinetry? Mr. Lewis need..."Vessel sinks? Wenge-ish cabinetry? Mr. Lewis needs to get out more."<BR/><BR/>Absolutely right! And the awful design missteps that pervade this house illustrate yet another serious miscalculation: The dated design cliches (like the vessel sinks and Wenge-ish cabinetry) obscure the already failed Palm Springs Wannabee look. <BR/><BR/>Or is that deliberate? Could Mr. Lewis be attempting some complex, esoteric and ironic evocation of a 1930's cottage redone in the '60's into a rotten Rat Pack house that was then mauled by a bad 1994 renovation? - a residential analogue of what happens to a lot of screenplays once the studios buy them? How Hi Concept and visionary can Jeff get!? Los Feliz has lots of strike-embittered screenwriters. Is that the market he's playing to here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-6633958325364162272007-12-01T12:01:00.000-08:002007-12-01T12:01:00.000-08:00I think you're being way too kind, Mama. Is this w...I think you're being way too kind, Mama. Is this what 1.7 million gets you in LA? Generic modern in a bad neighborhood? The energy of the place is really bad. The furniture - I realize it's just staging - is soooo cheezy. Vessel sinks? Wenge-ish cabinetry? Mr. Lewis needs to get out more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-90677594930947641552007-11-30T21:21:00.000-08:002007-11-30T21:21:00.000-08:00This is an ugly overpriced house. And not even a g...This is an ugly overpriced house. And not even a garage. And very bad Feng Shui.luke220https://www.blogger.com/profile/07809763931071806294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-80175715464073545902007-11-30T10:43:00.000-08:002007-11-30T10:43:00.000-08:00Agree this house is not contemporary and I was sho...Agree this house is not contemporary and I was shocked to see it was made into that.<BR/><BR/>The home is crammed, and I mean CRAMMED into it's lot in between 2 other homes. The backyard is a steep uphill incline that looks like it's going to come down in a mudslide. <BR/><BR/>I'm not impressed by the choosing of this house to flip...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-20592601552001119932007-11-30T09:17:00.000-08:002007-11-30T09:17:00.000-08:00I agree with PCH. What makes this house offensive ...I agree with PCH. What makes this house offensive to me is that Mr. Lewis tried to make it something it is not and essentially turned it into a big white monstrosity. This house is NOT a contemporary. Does cozy cottage not sell in LA? I would think so if done properly. I like a lot of things Mr. Lewis does in flipping, but this was just a mistake to attempt to make this home into a contemporary or mid-century design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-67067674444801102972007-11-30T08:15:00.000-08:002007-11-30T08:15:00.000-08:00You're right, mama, he does a better job than 90% ...You're right, mama, he does a better job than 90% of flippers out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-20872315725320913322007-11-30T02:33:00.000-08:002007-11-30T02:33:00.000-08:00I think Jeff is dreamy!I think Jeff is dreamy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-83503934725578655972007-11-29T21:22:00.000-08:002007-11-29T21:22:00.000-08:00I think Sir Jeff knows he has a disaster on his ha...I think Sir Jeff knows he has a disaster on his hands here. The asking price for this house is already reduced $100 - from $1.795Million to $1.695 Million [look here: http://silverlakedave.com/frames.asp?URL=http%3A//idx.themls.com/davidrobles/one-click/results/results.cfm?oneclick=B]. <BR/><BR/>In my humble opinion as a near-neighbor of this property, Mr. Lewis will be lucky to clear it at $1Million. This house has no view whatsoever and Commonwealth is not that good a Los Feliz address. For example, why pay $1.695 Million for this mess when for $1.299Million you could have the same size house (with 1/2 more baths), in just as good condition, with a killer view, on Glendower Ave (a premier Los Feliz address)? Don't take my word for it, look here: <BR/><BR/>http://silverlakedave.com/frames.asp?URL=http%3A//idx.themls.com/davidrobles/one-click/results/results.cfm?oneclick=B<BR/><BR/>and here:<BR/><BR/>http://idx.themls.com/davidrobles/one-click/photos/photos_addl.cfm?mls=07-238173&p_type=0&addr=2575 GLENDOWER AVE<BR/><BR/>No pool, tho.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-63927275291426881922007-11-29T18:05:00.000-08:002007-11-29T18:05:00.000-08:00"I hope he's broken his collagen, though."His coll..."I hope he's broken his collagen, though."<BR/><BR/>His collagen habit, that is. Gack!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-21554754863717412622007-11-29T18:03:00.000-08:002007-11-29T18:03:00.000-08:00He really doesn't have that much interior design i...He really doesn't have that much interior design imagination. All his places look the same, and he doesn't seem to care about keeping the original integrity of the home design. That said, the pool area is quite nice here. The kitchen appliances are nice, but the layout is really quite like many much lower-priced and less-designed places. <BR/><BR/>I hope he's broken his collagen, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-18427665468741716842007-11-29T16:57:00.000-08:002007-11-29T16:57:00.000-08:00I don't like either of Jeff Lewis' houses that are...I don't like either of Jeff Lewis' houses that are currently on the market. I just don't like his aesthetic...its less Palm Springs and more the wrong side of Beverly Hills. Not my thing. Sorry Jeff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-79585414379898706872007-11-29T15:53:00.000-08:002007-11-29T15:53:00.000-08:00Greetings & hallucinations to all my lovelies. You...Greetings & hallucinations to all my lovelies. You know, I thought Janice Dickinson was Jeff Lewis in drag... same lips, same homo-cidal persona. But I'll be damned if it is two separate people! Hmm. One never knows, do one. As for this home, I think it is precisely what I find driving around,say, Woodrow Wilson or one of the lesser streets over near Doheny. Its nice. I like it. But its no show stopper. Kind of like Jeff, really. Restored, updated, but no big deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-79998226551172364522007-11-29T15:34:00.000-08:002007-11-29T15:34:00.000-08:00Hey Flipper:I don't disagree with anything you sai...Hey Flipper:<BR/><BR/>I don't disagree with anything you said. I just think -- given the material Lewis had to work with -- that he'd be more likely to get his price if he had spent his exterior flip budget on a charm offensive. (I'm not taking issue with the interior, which is bland but logical.) He's forcing an aesthetic template that works for wide, low houses on a narrow, vertical structure with gables galore and window placement that emphasizes the disconnect between the "contemporary" exterior and a 1920s floor plan. It looks weird, even to an untrained eye.<BR/><BR/>There's a difference, I think, between creating a canvas blank enough that most people can see themselves living there, and so nondescript that it's just sort of there. I can't fathom anyone walking up to this house and saying, "It's perfect."<BR/><BR/>Whereas if you went in a more cottage-like direction, which would suit both the house and the property, I could see an enthusiastic response, even to the long, narrow driveway which would seem appropriate for a hidden cottage tucked at the back of the property. I wasn't suggesting any sort of remodel, just a different choice of exterior finish and landscaping. I'm not a pro, but that would be my gut for netting top dollar on <I>this</I> property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-68246065138202274462007-11-29T13:53:00.000-08:002007-11-29T13:53:00.000-08:00You people have got to understand the basics of fl...You people have got to understand the basics of flipping. If you start moving windows and adding additions and all that nonsense that can help turn an architectural mess into a beaut, you can't flip for a substantial profit. <BR/><BR/>The idea is in fact to paint, polish, pare down and replace the kitchens and bathrooms with nice but somewhat generic new ones. <BR/><BR/>Few flippers, with the exception of people like Xorin Balbes, spend the money to turn shit into shinola. It's just not how the game is played<BR/><BR/>So while this house lacks a certain street appeal and it's not going to win any design prizes, from a flip stand point it succeeds at transforming a derelict property into a sellable, updated and contemporary house.<BR/><BR/>And remember, this is what Jeff does...this sort of non threatening quasi contemporary thing. There are certainly other people who would be more inclined to go with the rose covered cottage thing, but not Jeff. <BR/><BR/>Ben Lomond works "better" because architecturally the house is nicer than this commonwealth place, but the inside, the stuff Jeff redid, is just like this...nice but benignly contemporary. <BR/><BR/>That's the thing with flipping, you eliminate a huge group of potential buyers if you make all too "unique."<BR/><BR/>That said, I think the price for this is too high. It's an awkward site with a slightly strange layout downstairs. $1.5M max.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-55613796459186200572007-11-29T13:14:00.000-08:002007-11-29T13:14:00.000-08:00I love Jeff Lewis. There -- I said it.I love Jeff Lewis. There -- I said it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-73720340510285780902007-11-29T13:00:00.000-08:002007-11-29T13:00:00.000-08:00Ok, I'm a rube, I admit it. I only recently heard...Ok, I'm a rube, I admit it. I only recently heard the term 'engineered wood floor' and was wondering if someone could explain to me why this is considered to be inferior (or crap as Mama says) to a standard wood floor.<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/><BR/>Betty <BR/>Kansas City RivieraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-75939607752852898002007-11-29T12:44:00.000-08:002007-11-29T12:44:00.000-08:00i think pch's grasp of this makeover makes sensei think pch's grasp of this makeover makes senseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-34850282450083144312007-11-29T12:08:00.000-08:002007-11-29T12:08:00.000-08:00The Ben Lomond house is more appealing because thi...The Ben Lomond house is more appealing because this Lewis person played to its strengths.<BR/><BR/>The Commonwealth make-over <I>defied</I> its strengths, and is incredibly problematic as a result. You can't just strip a house of all its trim, slap on a coat of white paint and assume you'll wind up with mid-century design. In this case, all it did was highlight unremarkable -- even <I>indifferent</I> -- architecture. Window placement looks random and odd in a vast expanse of featureless stucco. If I wanted to flip this place -- with only superficial changes -- I'd have gone with the architectural grain, not against, in the cozy-cottage direction: clapboard, shutters, creeping vines, rose bushes -- and those wood floors, which are very nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-15514359537533045182007-11-29T10:20:00.000-08:002007-11-29T10:20:00.000-08:00Ben Lomond Place take 2 I'd say. Exterior appeal w...Ben Lomond Place take 2 I'd say. Exterior appeal will get you further than beautiful flooring when you're asking Million$ Jeff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-58475581978821257712007-11-29T09:46:00.000-08:002007-11-29T09:46:00.000-08:00This house is just plain ugly on the outside. But ...This house is just plain ugly on the outside. But then again I hate just about all big white houses. They look cold and plain. The floors are beautiful, but everything else is just ok. And Mr. Lewis stop with the dark cabinets and light countertops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com