tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post7811177018262511606..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Tom Ford's Former London Townhouse For SaleYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-40943312841433421532010-07-25T16:59:36.224-07:002010-07-25T16:59:36.224-07:00This house belongs to Jonathan Lourie of Cheyne Ma...This house belongs to Jonathan Lourie of Cheyne Management. ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-79515533023297041672009-08-15T03:38:26.747-07:002009-08-15T03:38:26.747-07:00The house maybe in the slighly less expensive SW10...The house maybe in the slighly less expensive SW10 as oppose to prime SW3 Sloane Square locations but the point is its in the 'Boltons Coversation Area' which has always been one of the most expensive areas of Chelsea. George Micheal owned a house there during the 1990's which sold a few years ago for £15m. Hugh Grant also lives nearby, its also a semi- which is usual for Ldn and offers more privacy. <br /><br />I like the decor, but where are all the orginal features? It is the same Elle's house in Notting Hill which is still on the Market. AS for the toilet being separate from the bathroom it is quite common in the UK. Not a fan myself but it does mean that if Tom unrelish a great big turd his boyfriend can still have a bath in other room without the smell!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-57776245185251920492009-08-09T21:44:14.872-07:002009-08-09T21:44:14.872-07:00Wait-I thought Tom Ford was considered "the g...Wait-I thought Tom Ford was considered "the gayest straight man you'd ever meet." Not true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-84163887743138267292009-08-08T23:26:06.712-07:002009-08-08T23:26:06.712-07:00the decor is ugly and dark. one would expect more ...the decor is ugly and dark. one would expect more from a designer. the wall treatments are awful. he ruined the house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-67001659654972387272009-08-07T18:45:39.218-07:002009-08-07T18:45:39.218-07:00Moat beautiful house I've EVER seen! I'm s...Moat beautiful house I've EVER seen! I'm so in love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-52640728992521276672009-08-07T11:01:37.158-07:002009-08-07T11:01:37.158-07:00Good points, Ed. Thanks.Good points, Ed. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-44276573764174154272009-08-07T09:46:28.352-07:002009-08-07T09:46:28.352-07:00"I have never understood the English habit of..."I have never understood the English habit of putting a toilet in a room by itself. If they're going to split it all up, it makes so much more sense to put the sink with the toilet rather than the shower"<br /><br />Maybe he has seen it in Moscow. Called 'separated bathroom'.<br /><br />Yeah, just another reason I am not in love with this house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-7478434038720785502009-08-07T08:18:15.284-07:002009-08-07T08:18:15.284-07:00I respectfully disagree with most of the children....I respectfully disagree with most of the children.<br /><br />While the house does have a very cool (as in cold) palatte of gray, black and white, it's done mostly with very warm (and tactile to use Mama's word) materials. There are velvet sofas, and fur rugs, suede walls, and in the rooms with the coldest envelopes there is wall to wall carpeting. And there is actual art and books. You may not like the art, but it's actual art and not some piece of generic wall trash<br /><br />The kitchen looks quite spare, but try to picture what it looks like with actual things in it that people live with like toasters and fruit bowls and a bucket of wooden spoons, all of which are probably there in "real" life.<br /><br />This ain't my style at all (I prefer something a little less crisp and more colorful), but I'd bet this house feels a lot "warmer" that these photos allow.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-89634882597201049402009-08-07T08:00:51.190-07:002009-08-07T08:00:51.190-07:00Is that a house or Bernie Madoff's London offi...Is that a house or Bernie Madoff's London office?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-47870028643538107662009-08-07T07:52:54.717-07:002009-08-07T07:52:54.717-07:00A really beautiful home, in a really gorgeous area...A really beautiful home, in a really gorgeous area (chelsea) - but only if you are very rich!chrishttp://www.london-diy.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-36052140101010100272009-08-07T02:13:29.351-07:002009-08-07T02:13:29.351-07:00"I have never understood the English habit of..."I have never understood the English habit of putting a toilet in a room by itself. If they're going to split it all up, it makes so much more sense to put the sink with the toilet rather than the shower"<br /><br />What? I have never seen such a thing & I live in London! A "W.C" for guests will always have a toilet & sink. Then all other bathrooms will have toilet/sink/shower/bath ... Don't generalize just because the floorplans of this property show such a thing!<br /><br />Also, you can't really compare this part of Chelsea with Mayfair ... Mayfair is slap bang in the middle of London. This property is in the far western edge of Chelsea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-73774816304732618622009-08-07T01:23:09.202-07:002009-08-07T01:23:09.202-07:00Any negative comments by me about this home would ...Any negative comments by me about this home would be petty criticisms. TF has designed this house flawlessly; it's very dramatic, visually stunning and a real show place. Style is subjective and this home, in my opinion, speaks volumes - it doesn't look like anybody actually lives there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-41777915847308854852009-08-07T00:35:37.156-07:002009-08-07T00:35:37.156-07:00Soul-less Chilling. Ick.Soul-less Chilling. Ick.Marsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-38359893251907447212009-08-06T21:10:52.137-07:002009-08-06T21:10:52.137-07:00I guess a suite of stainless steel appliances just...I guess a suite of stainless steel appliances just isn't enough for some people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-69126566131848747752009-08-06T20:01:28.372-07:002009-08-06T20:01:28.372-07:00Damn! Between you and the Comics Curmudgeon, mama,...Damn! Between you and the Comics Curmudgeon, mama, I had to look up three words today! abbatoir, polemical, concupiscent. Love your writing, love your sensibilities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-61887837941290993302009-08-06T18:10:50.631-07:002009-08-06T18:10:50.631-07:00I have never understood the English habit of putti...I have never understood the English habit of putting a toilet in a room by itself. If they're going to split it all up, it makes so much more sense to put the sink with the toilet rather than the shower. 1st, because it's easier to wash your hands afterward and 2nd, then you have an extra powder room if you need it - not that that's relevant in this situation.<br /><br />Also, do people still cart meals up and down stairs these days? In a house without an elevator, or even so much as a dumbwaiter, that seems a little archaic. Although I guess anyone who doesn't balk at living in a windowless area would mind complain about that either.<br /><br />Sheesh.<br /><br />The yard, though, doesn't seem that small for London. Would you really call it a patch? It's a lot more than you'd get in almost any house in Mayfair.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395686312754791503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-17192457524368097462009-08-06T18:03:48.376-07:002009-08-06T18:03:48.376-07:00And Mr. Ford is quite generous. He set his sweet l...And Mr. Ford is quite generous. He set his sweet little Texas cousin up with a nice trust fund so she could be an artist in Tuscany. Unfortunately she's also a born again Christian who is intent in saving her gay Italian gallery-owning friend from eternal damnation. All true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-21194336168157477372009-08-06T18:03:31.421-07:002009-08-06T18:03:31.421-07:00I knew he would have his own coffee table book on ...I knew he would have his own coffee table book on display. I just knew it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-39972433507050859782009-08-06T17:56:09.497-07:002009-08-06T17:56:09.497-07:00He still owns a house in London. I remember readin...He still owns a house in London. I remember reading an article [Architectural Digest?] about him buying a property on a Georgian terrace which he refurbished & done the interiors all white [the opposite of his Neutra] due to London being more gloomy .. He ended up not liking it & refurbished again & had all the interior done in blacks/charcoals etc.. like his LA home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-17635302603228464662009-08-06T17:33:25.886-07:002009-08-06T17:33:25.886-07:00BRRRRRRRRR...it's coldBRRRRRRRRR...it's coldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-57408723841499548352009-08-06T17:08:28.066-07:002009-08-06T17:08:28.066-07:00I can appreciate the sleek style, but it doesn'...I can appreciate the sleek style, but it doesn't seem like a comfortable space to be in for a long time.....too sterile. Maybe I'm missing it.<br /><br />I want a breakfast nook that encourages lingering, and I don't want to sit stiffly upright all the time at my own home, in private.lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-28618674181460506582009-08-06T16:41:16.020-07:002009-08-06T16:41:16.020-07:00Looks like Randolph Duke moved to London.Looks like Randolph Duke moved to London.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656959566966612074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-65842093250304327952009-08-06T16:13:14.440-07:002009-08-06T16:13:14.440-07:00If that's what the interior looks like on a br...If that's what the interior looks like on a bright sunny summer's day, I'd hate to imagine how it'll look during a rainy December afternoon. <br /><br />What are the little lines in many of the rooms of the floorplan? Are they supposed to indicate wall outlets?Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-19711739814719491802009-08-06T14:44:05.256-07:002009-08-06T14:44:05.256-07:00Interesting interiors but I detest the artwork. I...Interesting interiors but I detest the artwork. Is that Elizabeth Montgomery in the dining room?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-7921723166413077082009-08-06T14:20:32.472-07:002009-08-06T14:20:32.472-07:00Looks like the Nip 'n Tuck Cast has moved film...Looks like the Nip 'n Tuck Cast has moved film sets again.stolidognoreply@blogger.com