Name: Robert Moritz and Hannah Brand (and daughter Goldie and doggies Bananas and Penny)
Location: Beverly Hills Post Office, Los Angeles, CA
Size: 1650 square feet
Years lived in: 8 years; owned
There is something about Robert and Hannah's house that is part perfectly styled and part laid back relaxing. You want to inspect everything — every corner has detail not to be missed, and you can tell right away that this little family has one amazing sense of style and creativity. Their home makes you feel like you are on vacation — you want to put your feet up, drink a cocktail by the pool and make yourself at home.
It reminded me of being at the Parker Palm Springs, a posh hotel in Palm Springs designed by Jonathan Adler. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that Hannah worked as Jonathan Adler's design assistant for 4 years.
They moved into this 1939 Beverly Hills Post Office (Robert is adamant about that "post office" part) in 2004, three months before getting married, and started working on the house. Robert converted the garage himself into a fantastic den, with custom wooden built-ins and desk. Hannah used her design savvy to fill every corner with original artwork, Jonathan Adler pottery, and vintage objets.
Last year Robert began working on what he calls the "man cave" — a tiny room above the pool cabana that he designed and built himself (with a little help!). He engineered the desk with a motorized computer screen that pops out and built a day bed with storage underneath. It is here that Robert comes up with crazy new project ideas, like making and selling Flower Bombs — see his etsy store, starting a backyard bee aviary — soon to be the Beverly Hills Beeworks & Honey Company, and making handmade Ukuleles out of laundry detergent bottles (Robert is a member of the Ukulele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere in Silverlake).
For this family of three (plus two pups), their little spot in the hills is a sweet oasis amid the hustle and bustle of Hollywood.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our Style: Eclectic Globalist Modern
Inspiration: French, 70's Indian Exotic Invasion, LouLou de la Falaise (muse and collaborator of Yves St. Laurent).
Favorite Element: The light!
Biggest Challenge: Hannah loves to cook, so the limited kitchen cabinet space is a definite challenge "I would have 20 different sets of dishes if I had the room!"
What Friends Say: It's a very "adult" house.
Biggest Embarrassment: The fridge from 1985 - "we can't really get a new one without re-configuring the whole space because it is an odd size."
Proudest DIY: Sconces in the living room — made from paper lanterns (george nelson lamps), tassels and DIY hanging hardware.
Biggest Indulgence: Heating the pool all summer!
Best Advice: Don't be afraid of color.
Dream Sources: 1st dibs vintage, Lawson Fenning, Emerson Troupe, Calypso Home.
Resources of Note:
PAINT & COLORS
- • Benjamin Moore: Intense Purple - Bedroom
• Benjamin Moore: Gargoyle - Goldie's Room
• Benjamin Moore: Patriotic White - Living Room
• Benjamin Moore: Shaker Beige - Kitchen
ENTRY
- • Credenza: Jonathan Adler
• Ceramics: mix of Jonathan Adler and Hannah's origials
• Needlepoint and Collage: Hannah Brand
LIVING ROOM
- • Leather Sofa: Jonathan Adler
• Chairs: Vintage from Carla (a vintage furniture store in Los Angeles that is no longer in business)
• Coffee Table: custom made by Pacific Connections
• Pillows: West Elm, Thomas Paul.
DINING ROOM
- • Dining Room Table: Vintage from the 70's (formerly Robert's Dad's old desk!)
• Chairs: vintage
• Side Chairs: Blueprint
• Chandelier: West Elm
KITCHEN
- • Headboard: DIY by Hannah
• Side Tables: Pacific Connections
• Lamps: Pottery Barn Kids
• Dresser: Pepe's in Silverlake
• Wicker Rocker: Ikea
Thanks, Robert and Hannah!
(Images: Alison Gilbert)
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Is that a photo of a topless woman next to those white vases? I didn't look too closely.
PI--yes, and it appears the lamp there is made of boobs. hundreds of little boobs!
actually, upon further inspection, I think it may be a cross-stitch of a topless woman, which is awesome!
@nonimouse - That is...something..
Gorgeous leather sofa. Gorgeous backyard. Weird boob lamp.
I also love those black planters. Could totally ORB a lot of them for an awesome DIY.
Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful home! I love the chair and mirror in the bathroom but the back yard is what I am most jealous of. And who doesn't like boobs?
These people get space, color, and layout. Nothing is too precious. It is lived in and homey. Most of the furnishings and do-dads are completely not my style, but I love this home anyway. It is so well put together. I would become a serious agoraphobic if I lived here. Oh the curved ceilings, oh that pool, oh the pink man-cave? Seriously, who has a pink man cave? That is great.
All of this for 1650 sq. ft....Well done, WANT the pool and the little pink man-cave....A very nice house and it shows that "small" can be very cozy and not confining....
Wah that is just to die for! The pool!
I wish I was hip enough to have that booby lamp. :) I love that thing...
Am I a prude for being put off by the image of their sweet little child watching tv underneath posters that appear to be advertising soft-core porn? And the image of the woman with the breast implants above the credenza in the entryway was a little disturbing, as well. Maybe I don't "get" it? I'm fine with the human body in art, but I'm not so comfortable with semi-pornographic poses and images decorating the home of a small child. What do others think?
Would love to know more about the bathroom artwork above toilet. And what's the green thing on the door in the pic w/ the man (pic #21)?
I love it all and am seething with jealousy over the pool/cave combo. Bravo.
love it! the nesting tables in the cabana are my fave!
and don't worry about that refrigerator! everything from the 80s is now considered "vintage" ;)
@Eclector, yes, you are.
And @ByronAugusta, in what universe is 1650 sq. ft in any way small!?
The boob lamp (as are most of the white pieces) are Adlers.
We had a staircase like that when I was growing up. My mother chose aesthetics over safety, and left the railing off. I fell off twice, broke my arm twice.
I'm loving the breasts theme. I think it is funny that AT has so many seriously redundant house tours, and something original gets panned because it has a photo of breasts!
As the man of the house featured here (and seen in photo 21 which, just for the record, was taken with a camera that clearly adds 10lbs onto its subjects ;) I thought I'd jump in to offer a little bit of the backstory to some of the items here.
As you can probably tell, we tend to fill our home with stuff that leans heavily towards personal meaning and sentiment. In the case of the posters in the den, these are, in fact, vintage movie posters that were created by my father during his 25 years at the legendary B-movie factory of the 60's, 70's and 80's, American International Pictures.
Probably the most "controversial" of the trio pictured is for the movie "Chatterbox" in the middle, yet that's also the most personal to myself since I got to "star" in the trailer for the cult film when I was 12-years-old (check out how awesome my hair looked back then: Chatterbox: The Trailer).
Growing up, my home was filled with similar types of movie memorabilia and, in the context of kids exposure to modern media today, I think we'll be able to explain their relevance and personal significance to Goldie more readily than we'll be able to tackle the Bratz dolls.
As for the lamp, yep that's from Hannah's days at Jonathan Adler and she has always claimed that it's parts were modeled on her own boobies which I do find to be a very credible claim though I never got confirmation from Jonathan.
And @nonimouse, well-played! That is, in fact, a cross-stitch that Hannah made by scanning a naughty photo and creating a pattern. It is, as you can imagine, a po-po-modern commentary on the artificiality of the feminine form and masculine gaze. Then again, it might just be a winking crafty craft project. In either case, I love it.
Thank you everyone for your nice and generous comments! I wish I could figure out a way to invite you all to our next summer pool and outdoor movie party!
Thank god I'm visiting southern California soon, because that backyard makes me miss it so. And that leather couch makes me wish I a) hadn't bought a couch this year and b) had enough space for an 89 incher. I'm guessing that's the Topanga sofa - did you use a custom fabric? I can't seem to find a match on the Adler website.
Such a lovely home! Anyway you could spill where you got the pendant lamp in the living room?
LOL. "Beverly Hills Post Office" That's like saying "Sherman Oaks Adjacent."
Except isn't Beverly Hills Post Office as upscale as Beverly Hills?
oh and the house is great
I love this home, there is something to look at in every room that doesn't make me shudder. But mainly because there is color!
You lost me at Beverly Hills Post Office. Those of us who live in LA laugh at that pretentious cliche...and have for 15 years. Come on, this is ridiculous.
The house itself, pretty cute.
I like that your oven is old. And that you had dirty dishes in the sink and did not bother to 'declutter' the fridge. This is what a house is supposed to look like when the people in it actually have a LIFE. And kids.
And I also agree with your comments about parents putting things into the proper context for children. I think it's awesome that your daughter probably says, 'Yep, they're boobs... And?'
i think it sounds kind of like they know the beverly hills 'post office' thing is ridiculous and are saying it to be funny.
@marlee sorry to hear about your arm. kind of would have imagined that you'd have learned a lesson the first time around though.
gorgeous!!!!!! more info on the jonathan adler leather sofa... is it the topanga in leather? lovelovelove...
I love this house. So much fun!
This is what happens when we look into someone else's home: we see a snapshot of their lives, behavior, lifestyle,choices. Sometimes we see more than we care. In this particular case, how can I not notice the discrepancy between little girl and sexy foxy women's bodies displayed all over. I'm a mom and a therapist, I can't help but see these things. The wit in pairing booby ceramics with hot girl poster is there for sure, I can appreciate how it integrates the theme yet there is a young child around and normalizing the human body (boobs included) can be done in a completely different way (non sexualized, I mean, non objectified, nor sexualized..) So I'm not surprised some people felt a bit ackward (some childless young adults may not get it...)
Having said that (like I said...it's not just about design, is it?) I liked the tour. The windows, the brightness, the elegant colors and chandelier in the d.r., the hmm-so-lovely-pool area, the funky pink man cave...clever, lovely, fresh! I wonder why there are no rugs, yet the house feels warm and friendly with bare lovely wood floors.
OK, I had not seen the home owner's comment. I must've glanced over it. So the B-movie posters are family memorabilia and will one day be contextualized as grandpa's work. Thanks for taking the time and explaining, even though I didn't read it the first time around!
Stunning family home. Amazing collections, light-fittings, garden...the list goes on. I want to come home on a hot day and plunge into that pool!
As for the art...I read the comments first, and was expecting some salacious nightmare. Then I saw the posters. Big deal! They're a piece of cool, retro memorabilia. I don't get the issue with a kid seeeing them, at all.
I meant: I don't get the issue, even without the context.
mind if i ask where that toy treehouse on the floor, in the first picture, is from? it's adorable!
Wow - no idea the old homestead would stir up such a controversy! The Jonathan Adler Muse pieces are some of my favorites. If you are not familiar, the collection was inspired by early 20th century surrealism, which often isolated and repeated features of the body. The cross-stitch above the credenza is my own piece. I love pin-up art and I was inspired to use a "homey" technique to produce it. The posters in the den are a fun piece of family & pop-culture history. Objectifying is in the eye of the beholder I guess! Yes that's the Topanga Sofa - I had the benefit of going out to the factory & choosing my own hide. The pendant lamp is vintage and was here when we bought the house.
did anyone else notice that there is not a single rug in the entire joint?! please please put an area rug in your living room, and that rattan chair is dying for a flokati!!! even a fake one from ikea for 9.99!!!!! (haha, i get those because they are basically disposable, i have a new puppy)....LOVE this house tour! and SO impressed that they did their own thing. i mean, yeah, they used adler pieces, but the styling was completely their own which i can imagine would be a bit of a challenge considering she works for him.
oh wait, i lied, there are rugs, theyre just not on the floor. LOL
Pretty house.
This house obviously belongs to very hip & stylish people! Great use of color. I love that it is so personal. As someone previously said in a comment above, "who doesn't love boobies?"Bravo!
Favorite house tour. Love it all.
The comments have been hijacked by a pair of boobies and a trio of movie posters!
This home clearly appears to be designed for the comfort and amusement of the owners, not outsiders, which is more than can be said for many, many AT posts. My guess is that the child growing up in this home is well loved and will not be irreparably damaged by the above.
Well done and LOVELY, Robert and Hannah. And thanks for the relaxed photos of your bad selves.
With the exception of the cute bathroom and charming pool shot, all the photos were poorly lit and made the rooms look dark and cluttered. Does AT take the pics or the owners?
@ eclector - sorry but yes you are. I have a black/white picture from Pamela Anderson in my dressing room. It contains a little bit nude (duh it's Pamela) but the black white makes it very stylisch. Pamela signed the picture so it has a lot of value for me. And no we don't have children, but if we have in the future, i won't put this away. Please make your children comfortable with the human body. It's nothing to be ashamed of. And since when became soft erotic equal with bad or evil. A lot of those women do a lot of charity work (like Pamela for Peta).
Just decorate your home with pieces that make you happy. I think the boobies lamp would make every day a good one!
From a former kid's standpoint; my dad had a poster in his home office for years, it was an illustration of a fist coming out of a pair of pants and it said Power to the Penis. I was mortified by that damn thing and avoided that room like the plague if any of my friends were over. Circa 1972. Perhaps this little girl will be cooler than I was, or she might also simply be embarrassed, but not shocked, by the 'rents.
I love everything about this.
I love this house. Everything works together so wonderfully. Just fabulous.
That said, it is flat-out, bat-shit crazy to have an open staircase like that with a child in the house.
At first I wasn't all that wild about the place. I mean it IS very nice, but a little TOO eclectic for me and I'm not crazy about all the lambswool thrown about. BUT once I saw the fireplace/outside seating area by the pool ... well nothing else mattered. THAT is marvelous and worth the price of admission.
@elector - I don't think you are a prude. I mean, especially with the backstory on the posters, I think it's pretty cool...but I can see feeling icky over the cross-stitch. It's their life and home so they may have what they want, but I can see being a parent of their daughter's friends and being uncomfortable with pin-ups around.
I love this house, though, That back yard set-up is incredible. I would want to have a party every weekend. I really enjoy the variety of light fixtures, as well. Nicely done!
Soooo tired of seeing Keep Calm and Carry On.. sorry, but love the rest of the place..
To be clear, I wasn't commenting about the breast lamp--only the pieces that are porn, or reminiscent of porn. I didn't mean to "hijack" things. The home is clearly quite nice. The trio of posters seems to overwhelm the tv room, and I don't think "grandpa made them!" changes that. Charlie26, it's not so much the child "seeing" the posters, it's the idea that the parents made them a part of the home's decor and that they are there hanging over her and all of her friends/guests every time they're hanging out and watching tv. These folks obviously have thought plenty about their daughter's welfare, though. Robert: great point about the Bratz dolls. Those things are horrible.
Totally unrelated to the nudity... I would love to know where the dollhouse in the daughter's bedroom is from. Love it.
@elector—The problem is not that you're a "prude"—it's that you're self-righteous, judgmental and a moralist. You are making very strong insinuations about the parenting choices of two people you don't even know, based on trivial details of their home decor. It's like they've INVITED you into their home to have a look, and the first thing you come up with is an indictment of their parenting skills based on a couple images containing nudity or alluding to erotic art, and the presence of "horrible" Bratz dolls. That says something about YOU, not about THEM.
@agentleman—Your home is awesome. My first though browsing through the tour was that if mermaids lived in houses, they would want to live in YOUR house. I get this feeling of swimming in clear waters surrounded by coral reefs and sea life. It's comforting and very inviting, and simply beautiful. If I were your neighbor, I'd be trying to get invited around at every opportunity. Thank you for opening it up to the e-world!
(And, although it's interesting to hear the stories behind the nude images, you don't need to be an apologist for your decorating choices just because one person objects on his/her own moral grounds.)
@ultradeb thanks for the kind words! love the idea of mermaids swimming around the house. so far we've only been able to entice over some dwarf seahorses that we got when goldie was born so she'd have something memorably magical as her first pets (since Ruby and Bananas were really her sisters). Here's a pretty special video of them I think you might enjoy: Goldie's Seahorse Daddy Having Babies.