This week The Washington Post features the Georgetown house of actress Ali Wentworth, who is obsessed with interior design. Wentworth told the Post, "If I won the lottery and had to spend all the money superfluously, I would spend it all on home decor. Before clothes, before a facelift, before highlights." She's married to George Stephanopoulos, has a regular gig on the Oprah Winfrey show, is starring in a film with Meryl Streep, and lives in Georgetown — that's like winning the lottery, right? More photos and info below the jump...
Shown above the jump is the bedroom of her two daughters, ages 6 and 3, who share a king-size bed! and a black and white seashell-patterned bathroom located near the foyer.
A detail of the living room and the entryway with a faux-python console.
In the basement, she transformed a vintage textile table from a flea market into a children's arts and crafts area.
Click here to read the full Washington Post article "Home Away From Hollywood; In Her Georgetown House, Actress Ali Wentworth Plays Another Kind of Role: Interior Designer."
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Comments (15)
That pink bedroom is sexy, without being over-the-top frilly.
Bepsf - It certainly looks sophisticated for a room for a 3 and 6 year old, doesn't it?
I do like the bold powder room, although the rest of it is a little cluttered for my taste.
"It certainly looks sophisticated for a room for a 3 and 6 year old, doesn't it?"
Oh, I thought that was her room!
Yes, it is rather sophisticated for youngsters - and such an interesting choice of sleeping arrangements...
I would guess that the children's room started out as a guest room and that they will convert to separate beds at some time in the future when the girls are a bit older.
I love the still life arrangements. Nice vignettes!
Love it. Left me wanting to see more. I think the girls sharing a king size bed is sweet. I remember sharing a full size bed with my older sister when we were 8 and 11 and until we were teens. Maybe that is why we are so close. Whatever works.
Either way..the pink room is great! Anyone have a name for the wall color? Thanks!
I love the watermelon. I am thinking of tossing the cool colors aside for Fall cure and making my dining room into an office, with a pink similar to that. Linen-y white with a watermelon accent wall.
I love that pink room...for kids or adults. It's awesome! It must be a fun room for the girls.
Looks like a place with a lot of personality.
The expansiveness of the pink room--the bed, the bold rug, the clear pink--just screams "happy." It would seem impossible to be anything less than optimistic in that house. I like it.
this may sound crazy coming from me, but after much thought, i think very pale pink would be better for a little kid's room. this is fun but too stimulating. i'd try to make an environment where they could focus and get good sleep. pale pink is very restful and uplifting.
Lady J, you're right on the mark, whether you realize it or not! I wish I could remember exactly who did the study, but several years back it was determined that children react even more strongly to color than adults do. Calming pastels and muted colors are best for children's bedrooms, while stimulating bright and primary colors are the worst possible choice.
Love the rest of the place, though!
Classy bathroom...like the black and white. I love the table in the last photo. It's perfect for arts and crafts...it'll only get better with all their kid's 'art' projects. It looks like a happy home.
I love Ali. Her quirkiness shows in her home. I dig it! even the 'custom pink'.
All very nice and cheerful in styling. Still, I can't help but notice that "she transformed a (...) table (...) into a children's arts and crafts area" in a way that no child sitting on those chairs could have his/hers thighs underneath the table surface, and that seems a bit uncomfortable to me.
mribaro-what child do you know actually SITS down while doing arts and crafts? =]
i could see children standing on the chairs, standing/sitting on the table, psh maybe even laying across it.