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Wow, just wow. This is awesome. So unique, so fun, glam but still cozy.

And, I totally relate - some of my favorite pieces are the ones I was given when my grandparents sold their CT house. They are so beautiful and have so much meaning - a double whammy.

It's gorgeous, but if those are real antiques (Chippendale wing chairs, Queen Anne dining chairs, etc.) under the white paint, you lost tens of thousands of dollars in resale value.

this house is fantastic, luxurious, glamourous and yet comfortable. that couch and throw make me want to curl up and watch tv while sipping champagne. congrats to stacy!!!

I can't put into words how much I love this place. I'm normally a white wall with a bright accent wall kind of person, but this makes me want to paint my whole house a dark color!

I have to laugh, because I decided for a change and painted my office a dark reddish/purplish brown with tan trim and instead of tarp or plastic to protect the floor we used an old rug I had at my old place that had stains all over. I took pictures of the painting process and looked back and thought "wow, that zebra print rug looks awesome next to the paint colors in that room" and then I saw the zebra print chair picture here and about died!

I think I need to get a huge zebra rug for the office now! It works so well!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Stacy's Sparkle Palace. So may unexpected details make it so special. Awesome job, Michelle!! Stacy is so lucky to live there.
:)

Awesome. Not my style at all, but awesome. Do you recall the name of the plum color?

I am absoulutely in love with this home....it is so everything that I would want in my house!

how would one get their hands on one of those branch chandeliers?

I am beyond words! Bold, but classy and glamorous at the same time. Nicely executed space!

It's Stacy here. Thanks so much for all the great comments! Here is contact info for my designer, Michelle Workman: rouge@jpw.com She is the source for the branch chandeliers and much else. I will look for an extra paint can at home, to get you the name of the plum, too!

oh please tell us te paint color!

Much as I like this place, it reminds me of the Scientology Celebrity Centre on Franklin.

Love the place! The monkey plant holders are available in two sizes through Mermaid Hut:

http://www.mermaidhut.com/Prod-18-1-576/Ceramic_Monkey_with_Bowl_Small.htm

This looks like a cheesy Palm Springs resort created by Jonathan Adler and populated exclusively by gay men.

Thank you so much for the email address, she is amazing! Also, thanks for the monkey holders....I was smitten with them!

Um....NO!

Wow! Gorgeous. What a wonderful, and meaningful, place to live.

Great place, Where did you get your cable railing from, I need.

Thanks
Tyler

wow!! i love it! nice contrast! the white is beautiful!

please tell me what color that reddish purple is.

While the plum sets off the white furniture to great effect, it fights the architecture of the house... From the photos, it looks as if the living room fights the style of the house. Hollywood Regency just doesn't work in a split level living/dining area like in that first shot...

OOOoooo!!!! It is so glamorous! I absolutly love it! And that plum/red colour is amazing, very cozy and warm.

I love the idea that you weren't inhibited by the fact that the value of your antiques might be lost. A pleasure to 'visit'. Thanks.

Yes, it did get hit by a professional's stick. In fact it looks as if there is no personal touch here, some one else did all the placement and decisions.

undeniably pretty. not my style, too overcomposed and crowded (as in the spacing of your photos), but beautiful.

really love your console and your dining table. i'd have probably stopped with the white lacquer there. except for your bedroom. (though your finishes really are breathtaking).

your bathrooms are my favorites and i envy your kitchen. they also show how nice original gold frames and wood tones can work with white and hollywood regency glam.

my only real dislike - all of the kitschy white objects: the stylized asians, the monkeys, the peacocks, and elephants (which you clearly love). my mom had these in the 1970s and i didn't like them then either (guess i should dig them out of her basement for ebay). contrast these with your trophy in the bathroom which i think is genius.

enjoy your lovely home.

Hi guys! Stacy again -- with the paint color for you! This is the plum (and just so you know, it was SPRAYED on): Benjamin Moore D.T.M. Acrylic Gloss Enamel Ultra Base M28 4B.

Hope that helps! Thanks again for all the great comments!

Wow, all those heirlooms and antiques, ruined by white paint.

Stacy, if you ever want to move out of your house, please, I beg of you, give it to me. :)

This is my perfect, ideal, absolute dream home. Every detail. Love it.

i LOVE the little story about the white couch turning blue... now the couch is personalized, just like your lovely home!

I beg to differ with those lamenting the loss of "value" of the refinished antiques. If they bring the homeowner pleasure and she feels comfortable with the changes, then who cares about the loss of monetary value? If they're family heirlooms, she's not likely to resell them anyway.

Undeniably unique. I think the fact that her friends say "It's so 'you'" says it all.

traditional turned post-modern. very cool!

I'm sorry but....no. It looks like a furniture store that tried to throw in all their inventory into one showroom. way too crowded and totally lacks an identity.

I doubt the antiques were worth enough that the value lost refinishing even comes close to the value gained in her enjoyment.

That said, this is the first house tour I have actively hated. Since taste is a subjective thing, I don't feel the need to elaborate and pick on exactly why I think it's awful. To each her own.

Things I liked: the bathrooms are wonderful and the patio looks inviting while in keeping the style inside the house. The most important thing about furniture that is inheirted is that it is actually used. while I personally don't care for painted wood furniture, I think it is wonderful that you could reuse it and come to love it as something that is both yours and your family's.

total mess.

Not my style but there are some interesting ideas: like the Asian pattern on the doors of the cabinet in the bathroom.

Gasp! My dreamhome... as Candace Olson would say, "Simply divine."

I like the furniture; antiques usually look over the top to me, but here they look fun and usable. I also love the dining table, the headboard, and the trophy in the bathroom. For me this would be too intense to live with every day, but I think it looks great.

Absolutely love it.

It's really not my style. The checkered fabric on the chairs in the top photo seems completely over-the-top and all the decorative white statuettes/pots are too much. BUT, it seems like Stacy loves it and her bold and daring personality shine through. To each their own. (And I *love* that plum wall color!)

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.

eh...i thought i was going to love it, but it just looks like it's trying way too hard. the living room and dining room are just way too much (though i like your china set) and i could certainly do without the framed photos everywhere as well as the giant old French posters, yikes!

i do really love the first bathroom (sans photos) as well as the last bathroom. the tile in the middle one would make my head explode.

it's obvious that you love living there, but it's just not for me.

Stacy,

I love the accucentric desltorary of the phlangelical lines. I find it coloagulating in the mid to upper sentalengenifice of the baroque period. Colorful, yet tridelphically distinct. It is all very reminiscent of Salvanya and Ruisolant of the late 30's. Fantastic. Bravo. Drellinquatono! Forgive me, I'm at a loss for words. Keep up the traminjan and philonomantary!

H.

I agree with clairecat and jeffnyc. I reallllyyyy liked the one bathroom with the black and white wallpaper and the yellow flowers and i love the upholstery on the patio...but that;s it.

The vase of feathers to the right of the TV makes me angry.

Forget the naysayers. This house made me wet my pants! It's phenomenally eclectic--your unique fingerprint. The light fixtures alone could be an entire post. Thank you so much for the inspiration! This home is a little slice of joy.

Oh, your home is beautiful. Everything is out of this world wonderful.
I think I want to be you. (grin) How brave to paint the wall
such a outstanding color. I LOVE it so much. You are an inspiration
to me for sure. I am so happy you posted all these photos, but
at the last one, I still was wishing I could see even more. I'll say it
again. BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

I love it. You have a beautiful home that still feels comfortable and inviting. Of course, I am a fan of anything Hollywood Regency or glam/ glittery.

Do you happen to know which shop downtown that Michelle found the fake washable fur for your downstairs white rug? I was considering a flokati, but really want something more lux. Your rug is exactly what I pictured in my mind, but haven't been able to find. Thanks.

Hi there -- Stacy again -- I asked Michelle about the white fake fur rug. Sorry not to have more specific info, but here's what she said:
"I got it downtown in the 'fabric district,' not sure what store. Sorry I can't be more specific! If you live locally, just go downtown and there are many fabric stores that have faux fur outside their door - I just looked for the softest whitest one I could find."

Hi Stacy- Love your home! Especially the plum paint.

As plastolux(Tyler) asked above, I'm wanting to know where you got your cable railing? We have been trying to find this very thing to no avail.
Thanks so much!! =)

Hey there! I forgot to respond to the cable question, sorry! Okay -- the cable was already there when I moved in. But here's the name of the designer who did it: Lisa Freeman. 310-387-5553. She did the wood floors, the kitchen, the fireplace stone -- and yes, the cable railings. I hope she can give you all the info you need!

There is no way that artwork is vintage. Unless you managed to find all the posters and it's a coincidence all of them are on allposters.com

http://www.allposters.co.uk/-sp/L-Instant-Taittinger-Posters_i421309_.htm

http://www.allposters.co.uk/-sp/Cognac-Monnet-c-1927-Posters_i404819_.htm

Love the living room and bedroom

so perfectly hollywood

I love this place...
...tho in the descriptions, I believe that the word to describe some of the pieces might be "Vintage" rather than "Antique" - and that's caused some uproar.

"Antiques" might be considered original/museum pieces that are worth a great deal of money, and yes there would be a great loss if an original 18th century Chippendale Chair were painted and upholstered like this - Whereas 20th century reproductions of those pieces are "Vintage" - and there's certainly no loss in a clever repaint/reupholster as we see here.

Looks amazing! I am desperate to know where you/designer got the hardware (esp. on black cabinet in master bath). I tried looking for them online all night! But to no avail:( Surprised no one else inquired too. Congrats on the place!

Thanks so much for all your kind words! Michelle got the hardware for the master bath at Mother of Pearl Trading in Studio City. The guest bath hardware is from ChineseBrassHardware.com -- then Michelle had it dipped in chrome. Can't seem to find great Chinese hardware that's already chromed! Hope that helps!

Michelle's design are fabulous! If you liked this tour, you'll want to take a look at the WeHo Condo she designed:

http://simplifiedbee.blogspot.com/2009/07/west-hollywood-condo-by-designer.html

xo,
cristin