That house is INCREDIBLE. I want it!

OMG this just made my morning!!

Wow. I'm usually not that interested in celebrity homes, but that one looks unique and beautiful.

Definitely buying that issue! Beautiful!

absolutely STUNNING home and stunning family! Can't wait to see more!

breathtaking.

What @Kaete said. Ginormous lawn excepted. Could you imagine what that place could look like with wild flowers and tall grasses instead of that flat and boring turf?

I'm not really a fan of how the front of the house looks but I LOVE the lounge outside!

Very personal. I like it a lot. But oh, the landscaping is so boring. Why grass?

Can you imagine what their water bill is to keep that grass green, or is it faux? I dislike celebrity homes, and homes of very wealthy people. If I had millions of dollars of course my house would look super awesome. Those of us with normal budgets are more inspirational to me because when a place looks super awesome on a normal budget, it speaks more about WHO that person is. I understand them more, it seems more personal to me because you know that every decision probably had something that was decided against for more reasons than just personal taste. For example, when I spend a lot of money on a chair, it takes away budget for something else so I have to weigh exactly what I want, is the chair worth giving up x y or z and why so? That brings out the character in a place because your choices are limited and tell more as opposed to having it all.....(Not that I would mind the $ :)

Yeah, Fresh Prince has a sweet house!!

@WallFlowerPower, really, you're not inspired by that curved banquet with the rough hewn pergola above it? You could make something similar out of palettes and fallen palm fronds.

If you're going to eliminate anything expensive from your consideration you're going to have a pretty limited pool to draw from.

WOW. Room to whip my hair! ;-)

An occasional celebrity home post is fine. I like that AT posts on a variety of subjects. I call posts about places impossible to visit daydream material. Daydreams are fun and free, so enjoy them. It would be dreary if every post were about something practical like scrubbing grout, although they're fine in moderation, too. If an occasional post looks annoying or irrelevant, then just scroll on to the next. The only way to like a blog 100% is to make your own.

AT hardly seems the magazine for cheap housing... I expect to see the most amazing houses in there. Designerdude is obviously jealous of people with money, because he knows best. I had money once, I don't have it now. And I don't really care. However these luxurious houses can give you great ideas to do something on a budget. That is what they call creativity... Creativity is therapy. So I guess we are back to Apartment Therapy :-D

25,000 square feet? How do they even find each other at dinner time???

I was excited to see this post since I am a Will Smith fan, but I was a little disappointed to see this house. I grew up in the land of adobe, so this was nothing really exceptional to me.

@Nadine, I am sorry that I was not able to articulate my point clearly and you feel as if I am jealous of people with money. That is hardly the case. I was simply attempting to state that I, personally, find homes that are designed within constraints of a "real life budget" (however one defines that is up to them) to be more interesting because you get to the core of who the person in that type of space is. The pieces that they select are specifically in their homes because they decided exactly what they want and most of the time gave up many other other things that they considered in the design process as a result. That choice and sacrifice makes more individuality stand out in a space and exposes ones personality a bit more. When one has money like a celebrity it is very likely that they can have almost "whatever" they want. To me, that is not interesting. Beautiful? Yes.. Interesting? no... I do not even half way believe that I "know best." Much like your post mine was simply just my opinion. I agree with you that larger than life spaces can provide inspiration for creativity. I only hope that in the future you spend more of your time contributing those types of ideas to the AT boards than assumptions you make about people that you don't know.

I love this apartment!

I like, but reminds me of the Flinstones houses.

That house looks like a Radisson with a golf course attached. Gross to me.

Thank you Will and Jada, for the wonderful opportunity to perform our craft to our greatest abilities.

Reminds me of a resort one might see in Arizona. God bless that they could build/create what they love, but the lawn is just blah. With all the fabulous landscape architects out in Cali, see Sunset Magazine to start, I would expect something with a little more pizzazz out front. Succulents my dears, succulents are divine and would look stunning.

sigh..I really think the Smith family seems great...the house is nice but excessive...I like to think if I had money I would still live simply..I could be way wrong lol.

Really? Versailles was once a "home of a wealthy man." I loved visiting, and I found it inspirational. I could say the same about Beijing, Forbidden City. Oh, if it's older and historic, then it's okay? At least the Smiths didn't bankrupt a nation's coffers to decorate their house.

whaa..

Please - not more of the Pinkett-Smiths. Don't they and their obnoxious kids get enough exposure as it is?

You don't like the Smith's? Don't read it.

You don't like celebrity homes? Don't read it.

Seriously people, quit complaining about everything. This is a design blog, and every single post does not have to ooze "apartment living".

Some people, like me, happen to like this rustic style and perhaps got a glimpse of inspiration from that lantern in the living room or those stools on the terrace. Just because you have something against celebrities, or large homes, or rich people, or whatever, this is not your personal space to bitch about what you think is wrong with the world. Just don't read it!

If the Smith's can afford it....wonderful! When did it become a crime in this country to be wealthy. Love your space without the need to put others down. Poorer isn't necessarily more noble.

Wow! That's a long way from West Philly.

Chaotic - totally agree. Somehow I find them to be Hollywood's most obscene family.

I purchased the magazine and I would NOT describe it as an adobe home. With all of the African art, furnishings and the style of the home, it is more akin to some of the traditional structures I've seen in West Africa. This is not your typical Southwester adobe type home!
The home reflects that of a world traveler and individuals who are proud of their African heritage. What a breath of fresh air!!!!
Please let us see more culturally true home interiors as opposed to some designer's kitsch.

Amen!!! What the world needs more of is creative people who live with integrity and authenticity. there is a dirth of responsible people living to inspire beauty and maintain a commitment to eco consciousness.

Somewhat interesting but no smoke stacks. I think I was more inspired by the "Philadelphia House" in this issue of AD.