Oscar winner Emma Stone has listed her cute-as-a-button Beverly Hills traditional-style on the open market. The actress is asking $3.899 million for the exuberantly youthful 3,900 square-footer.
The home’s exterior does the cozy, hunkering cottage thing nicely, working in dormer windows, mixed shutter styles, and a shingled roof. A bright red front door is set within a recessed portico entrance.
Within, the home fairly bursts at the seams with classic details, including pattern wallpaper, whitewashed brick, black-and-white checks, and enough cottagey charm for two houses. The accumulation is busy but not fatiguing, and could be considered a form of pastiche. There’s some kitsch hiding in plain sight, too.
The home dates to 1953, and carries the open-horizon feel of the years between end of WWII do-no-wrong delirium and the beginning of atomic age unease. Vaulted ceilings, abundant glass for a home of the era, and an easygoing, relaxed layout filled with surprises distinguish it. An idea platform for a creative soul to execute a bit of liberating whimsy.
Four beds and 4.5 baths, including the master, which winds up being the most formal room of the house; where’d the Federal-style fireplace come from? With the marble, no less.
Emma Stone’s Oscar was awarded for her role in 2014 Best Picture ‘Birdman’; her zombie-kicking character Wichita will be back for more gore in this year’s upcoming ‘Zombieland: Double Tap’. That’s rule #2, and it just might save your life.