HILLSIDE MODERN DREAM HOUSE - PRIVATE TOUR

Photos by Coco of COCOCOZY

Multi million dollar modern Hollywood Hills view house (above)

Got the chance to take a private tour of this super sleek modern hillside home this weekend.  3900 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, bleached oak hardwood floors throughout, two stories and magnificent views of Los Angeles, the hills and little bit of the ocean.  A modern dream.

Of course I couldn't stop snapping photos.  The super white walls, bleached light wood floors high ceilings and bright light put this in the dream house territory for me.  A little modern for my taste...but if given to me, I could certainly work with it.   I would redecorate certainly - change the furniture (I would keep the Barcelona chairs, Saarinen table, and Eames chairs though) and replace the art and COCOCOZY it up a bit with some rugs and geometric pillows etc..and then call it a day.  Hmmm....food for thought....

So today I bring you several photos I shot of this multi million dollar modern home...here is a private tour of this Hollywood Hills dream house...

The foyer with the home's original wood carved front door. (above)

Living room fits a sleek sectional, Barcelona chair, an Arco floor lamp all atop an animal skin rug (above)

Close up coffee table (above)

The dining room features large scale art, a solid wood table and classic Eames chairs (above)

Gold buffet cabinet (above)

The super all white kitchen is my dream (above)

The breakfast nook with a Saarinen tulip table sits near the home's original bay windows (above)

A mahogany deck overlooks the treetops in the Hollywood Hills (above and below)

On a clear enough day you can see beyond the tree tops and homes right to the Pacific Ocean! (above)

What do you think of this modern Hollywood Hills home?  Too modern or just right?  Could you make do?

There is a cute wood paneled den off the living room that I didn't get pictures of...very cozy.  Good place to watch t.v.  Oh I didn't take photos of the second floor bedrooms or baths at all.  The master bedroom is the size of a football field and has a beautiful tree top view to wake up to every morning.

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  COCOCOZY Flash Sale - Today get 35% of our Rive Cotton Pillow on COCOCOZY Flash Sale page...click here to shop!

Rive cotton pillow (one in back) on flash sale for 35% off! (above)

All photos in this post by Coco of COCOCOZY

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MY COTTAGE LIVING ROOM WITH NEW COCOCOZY RUG

My living room! (above)

I just added a COCOCOZY Fence Rug in Natural Linen into the mix at my house.  Today I'm sharing with you a glimpse inside my little tiny cottage in the Hollywood Hills because I need your thoughts on the rug!

Added lots of flowers and the new rug because best of friend AM was visiting.  The rug was initially meant for my bedroom but I ended up leaving it in the living room.

I have a few COCOCOZY textiles in the form of a pillow and a cotton knit throw as accents.  I wonder if I need curtains...thinking...a very small space so I wonder if drapery would finish the space or make it look closed in and cluttered.

What do you think about the rug...are drapes necessary?  Hmmm...thinking.

TE saw the new rug this past weekend.  He liked it. So did AM...so did her little kiddies!

More white hydrangea! (above)

My tiny living room with the COCOCOZY wool rug and a view out of the black front door (above)

A vintage wood 1950s screen sits in a corner behind a side table with a crystal lamp and vintage bowls in gold and silver (above)

COCOCOZY Quatrefoil pillow in brown on my white sofa that I inherited from my sis DS! (above)

So what do you think of my new rug? Would you have gone with a darker rug for more contrast or does the lighter color work? Do tell.

Shop the full COCOCOZY Rug Collection by clicking here!  You can also shop for COCOCOZY pillows, throws and more on the Nbaynadamas Furniture.

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Hope you had a nice weekend.

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COCOCOZY EXCLUSIVE: HOUSE BEAUTIFUL PREVIEW OF DESIGNER TOBI TOBIN'S HOLLYWOOD HILLS HOME!

Am obsessed with sisal, sea grass, grass cloth and more lately.  It could be a phase I am going through.

Imagine my delight when SA who does publicity for House Beautiful sent me these photos of  the Hollywood Hills home belonging to interior designer Tobi Tobin.

These photos are from House Beautiful's May 2013 issue hitting stands on April 23rd.

I love the sisal rugs on floors throughout, grass cloth wallpaper in the foyer, the sea grass runner with black trim on the stairs.   Natural woven fibers...I like this look..especially as we approach summer.

Foyer with glossy black front door. (above)

Sisal runner with black trim on the stairs. (above)

Rustic modern dining room with natural fiber sea grass rug, Parsons chairs, capiz shell chandelier and a reclaimed wood dining table make for a nice place to dine and entertain (above)

A sparkling chandelier, white counters and glossy black kitchen cabinets! (above)

An outdoor living room and fireplace surrounded by trees - the woven furniture and gray pillows blend will with the garden setting. (above)

What do you think of this Hollywood Hills home?  Do you like the use of natural fibers?

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Fab weekend in San Francisco.  TE took this photo below on one of our long walks with his so nice sister -in-law SE and brother ME.  San Francisco is gorgeous!  Ate at some fantastic restaurants and shopped around town.  A nice weekend getaway.

TE took this beautiful photo as we were walking near the water in San Fran this weekend.(above)

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WEEKEND PHOTO: THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND A LANDSCAPE DILEMMA!

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My "front yard"! (above)

As most of you know, I live in a tiny tiny tiny cottage in the Hollywood Hills. My house is located on a small trail nestled among the trees on its own little knoll.

This is the front of my house.

Out front, there's a lovely little colorful Japanese maple that my gardener recommended, some fuchsia and white impatiens and 25 winding flagstone steps that lead up to my 1940's house (mini house actually). Oh did I mention the oodles and oodles of ivy out front...including two slightly bizarre ivy covered trellises (I did not put those there...the previous owner did).  I chuckle when I look at those trellises sometimes as I walk up the stairs after a long day at work...they just look so strange....like ivy monsters or something...serving no purpose really...but I haven't gotten rid of them even after almost 8 years of owning this house! :-)

I have a small "outdoor decor" dilemma today...landscaping issues...

My little Japanese maple out in front of my house looks so wonderful right now...bright and vibrant...full of those fabulous deep purple leaves. I love it when leaves come back. I am thinking though of changing this Japanese maple out for an evergreen miniature tree like a little kumquat or something.  Reason...for about 1/2 of the year my little maple has no leaves...and it is little depressing to come home to a scrawny little tree that really just looks like a bunch of twigs. I don't know what to do here. I LOVE the way this cutie looks in spring and summer...but I nearly loathe the way it looks in the winter...

Do I keep the maple tree or do I dig it up and find a little evergreen tree?  What do you think dear readers? Take or leave the maple...?

Am off to the Pasadena Rose Bowl flea market this morning!  Wish me some good vintage hunting!

Happy Sunday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Do you have any part of your yard that you are particularly proud of?  If so, please send me photos and maybe I'll post!  Nbaynadamas@gmail.com

P.P.S. I know, I really should be addressing those two heaps of ivy on the slope behind the tree...but that is for another landscape dilemma Sunday!

P.P.P.S. Follow me on Nbaynadamas Twitter because throughout the morning I will tweet finds from the Rose Bowl Flea Market...from around 9:30am-11:00amPST.

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SEE THIS HOUSE: SHERYL CROW'S ROCKING HOLLYWOOD ESTATE!

Rock artist Sheryl Crow opens up her Hollywood home in the March 2011 issue of Architectural Digest (magazine looks awesome btw thanks to its new editor-in-chief Margaret Russell (she used to run Elle Decor)).

The main house, a 1926 Spanish Colonial, is one of three historical homes sitting on the huge estate grounds owned by Crow in the Hollywood Hills (meanwhile I would like to note that I too live in the Hollywood Hills in diametrically opposite living conditions...my property does not include three historical homes...just one tiny tiny tiny almost embarrassingly small cottage on a plot of land that it so hilly that you could only fit one tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny almost embarrassingly small cottage on said land...a far cry from Sheryl's digs indeed!).

The house has a nice fresh feel and eclectic edge to it. Love the architecture of an authentic Spanish style house - the high ceilings, white washed smooth stucco walls, tiling details and more.

The decor works here too - clean lines but still filled with curiosities and surprises that makes it so unique. The vibe is definitely casual and comfortable with some high end styling befitting of an artist who has had huge successes in the music industry. One thing I will say too living here in Los Angeles and seeing so much style gone awry in entertainment industry homes...this home is definitely on point, well decorated and well done (not that Sheryl (notice I'm on a first name basis with her now) would even care about my opinion...but there you have it Sheryl...in my humble and not so humble opinion, you have a nice house!).













A couple things I'm loving about the decor and design...love the antique bicycle over the fireplace mantel in the living room, love the kitchen with the subway tile covered walls and Wolf range, love the hammock with the city view...I love a well placed hammock!

What do you think of musician Sheryl Crow's California estate ? Would you take it or leave it? Would you change anything about the decor? Do weigh in please.

Today, I have the day off from my work work...but tons of Nbaynadamas work to do - orders to fill, meetings to be had, swatches to have made, banks to go to (are banks even open today)...you know busy busy busy stuff...interesting to me...probably very boring to you...so I'll stop rambling on about my day of errands!

Hope you have the day off and have a nice President's Day.

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Last night, I put some new pictures of the Nbaynadamas collection up on Nbaynadamas Facebook. These were from that all night photo shoot that ended Christmas Eve morning! I found these pics in my files last night and realized I had never published them. Make sure you are following me on Facebook too...would love to hear from you there and here!

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