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Christian Audigier in Los Angeles, Estate of the Day

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We've got a fun one for you today, real estate watchers. The Real Estalker directed us to the listing for the home of Christian Audigier. Audigier is the fashion designer behind the Von Dutch and Ed Hardy brands and he has his own name on a variety of things from wine to a Las Vegas nightclub. After Michael Jackson's death, Audigier had said that he was planning to move into the Holmby Hills mansion where Jackson died. But that home, owned by Roxanne and Herbert Guez (the CEO of Ed Hardy) is on the market for $28.995 million.

Audigier's own home in Hancock Park is now on the market. He bought the 1920 Mediterranean style home in 2007 for $4.78 million. The seven-bedroom home has been given an Audigier makeover. The living room has dark hardwood floors, giant pink tufted velvet sofas draped in fur, a gilded ceiling and some sort of glitzy pink crown over the fireplace. Other rooms aren't quite so over-the-top but the foyer does include a table that is shaped like a headless rhinoceros and outfitted with what look to be spread out coffee table books. The formal dining room and white gourmet kitchen are rather normal by comparison. The home also has a den, library, media room and an office. Several of the bedrooms are outfitted with massive beds that appear to be carved out of tufted sofas and one guest room has three beds all lined up. This home was also featured in a Los Angeles magazine article on Audigier and the photo shoot took place around the boutique hotel-style swimming pool lined with deep blue tiles with the long bar, plenty of lounge chairs, cabanas and outdoor barbecue. The home has a guest house and comes with a Rolls Royce Phantom. This home is listed at $8.299 million with Sotheby's.

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Shonda Rhimes In Hancock Park, Estate of the Day

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Sometimes it seems that celebrities don't really want to buy a house in Los Angeles unless another celebrity has lived there first. Earlier this year "Grey's Anatomy" producer Shonda Rhimes bought Beck's old place in Hancock Park. We had watched that house, once listed as high as $9 million, received a host of price cuts. The Real Estalker reveals that that home sold for $5.7 million back in March leaving Rhimes with the task of selling her own home in the same area. The home that Rhimes is selling is a five-bedroom Mediterranean which was built in 1926. The Real Estalker reports that Rhimes bought the home in 2005 for $3.885 million.

It looks like Rhimes moved on a while ago. This home is styled within an inch of its life. But I suspect that the colorful paint jobs were done before Rhimes moved out. The home has great old bones with dark-stained hardwood floors, carved stone moldings on the entrance into the living room and beamed ceilings. Wide windows and French doors create a sun-filled open space. The second floor has four bedrooms including a master suite with two walk-in closets with dressing areas, a large master bath and a covered balcony. The backyard has a swimming pool, barbecue center and a very cute children's playhouse that looks like a Victorian house. The two-car garage has been converted into a book-shelved office and changing room. This home is listed at $3.695 million.

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Ashley Olsen Lists At Loss In Los Angeles

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Ashley Olsen, the blonder and seemingly more Californian of the Olsen twins is the latest celebrity real estate potential loser. While her situation isn't as bad as Scarlett Johansson's $2 million potential loss, Berg Properties Big Time Listings reports that Olsen has listed her home in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles at a price below what she paid for it. She bought the home in 2007 for $1.575 million. The Spanish style three-bedroom was built in 1926. It has had some renovations including new central air and heat, new tiled bathrooms and a new driveway.

The listing enthuses that the house never looked better. It has a large living room with a wood-beamed ceiling and French doors lead out to a covered patio and yard with a tiled pool and spa. Arches frame several doorways and the theme is continued with curved fireplaces. Given the span of the Olsen empire, this is a fairly modest home. It is listed at $1.399 million.

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H.M. Warner Home, Estate of the Day

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Today's home takes us to the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles and a home commissioned to be built in 1923 by Harry Warner of Warner Bros. Studios. The Georgian Colonial was designed by architect Burnside Sturges and has the plaque to prove it. The corner lot also includes a tennis court, pool and a guest house. The home has remained much of its original charm although in some areas the current decor leaves a bit to be desired. The basement is home to the original screening room with maple paneled walls and a movie projection booth. It was listed at $4.795 million but has been reduced to $4.195 million.

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John Barrymore's Windsor Estate, Estate of the Day

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They say Los Angeles is a town with no memory but some names seem to stick around and a John Barrymore provenance still has its worth. I've covered homes associated with the acting great before but none have embodied the essence of Barrymore as this estate in Hancock Park even though Barrymore never actually moved in. The Wall Street Journal's Private Properties column reports that he and his wife, silent-film actress Dolores Costello, bought the house in 1938 but divorced soon after. Nevertheless the 6,300 square foot home, which was built in 1918 has a worn-in grandeur that speaks of old Hollywood. It has a grand entry foyer with hand-carved mahogany paneling, a staircase with velvet banister and gilded railings, stained-glass windows, a parlor with incredible coffered ceiling and Batchelder tile floor and a formal mahogany-paneled dining room with antique chandelier. The street facing facades and interior "formal rooms" are virtually identical to when the home was constructed, based upon early photographs and drawings while other spaces have been updated with more modern comforts. This home is listed at $6.495 million.

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Hayes in Hancock Park, Estate of the Day

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It's tempting when an actor plays a beloved character on television to assume that the actor and the character are the same. Today's estate is proof of the difference between a character and the actor who played him. This Tudor home in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles would never do for Jack McFarland from "Will & Grace" but it's perfect for Sean Hayes, the actor who played him. You are not getting flamboyance here. The Real Estalker Mama, who first had this story, found it a bit stuffy and it's a fair criticism. It's definitely not the Frankie Muniz style pop art funhouse, it's the home of a person who is settled in. But oh we should all be able to settle in like this. One of the Real Estalker Mama's commenters mentioned that it seemed like a Midwestern luxury home and it does remind me of something one might see in Winnetka, Illinois. The wood-paneled office, the formal dining room and the grand staircase all give it the feel of the lovely home you must leave behind in order to become a Hollywood star.

The four-bedroom home has all sorts of lovely spaces. There is a marble and wood master bathroom that's nearly living room sized. The yard features a charming pool area and an outdoor fireplace and entertaining area. The Real Estalker Mama reports that Hayes bought the home in 2001 when it was listed at $1.575 million so no matter what he's going to make some money on the deal. As well he should (although maybe not quite as much he's hoping for with an $8.95 million listing).

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Charlton Modern, Estate of the Day

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How much mid-century Modern can you stand? That's the question when looking at this unique home in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles. The home belongs to Janet Charlton, a woman I idolized when I was a teenager and thought being a gossip columnist would be just about the best job in the world. Charlton was the gossip queen of Star magazine for many years. She purchased this home in 1997 for a reported $540,000. The home has been used for all sorts of photos and film shoots (including serving as Annette Benning's home in the recent movie "Running With Scissors"). It's easy to see why it would be chosen as a location, it's absolutely perfectly of the period. Which is of course the problem. As the Real Estalker Mama and his commenters have noted it's all just too much, it looks like a vintage furniture store that caters to hipster doofuses. It's all too much of a theme. The individual furniture pieces such as the Eero Saarinen Tulip chairs are all fine but put the whole shebang together and it just seems more like a two-dimensional set than the place where you kick back and cuddle up with a book and a glass of wine after a hard day. Liveable is not a word that applies here. Although I must confess a secret and shameful lust for those giant dice in the stereo room.

The five-bedroom home does have a nice open floor plan (although that tiny kitchen is suited only for those who enjoy drinking their dinner) and there is a lovely pool with a cabana. The home is listed at $2.995 million which might be a bit optimistic but this place could be a stunner in the right hands. If only Ellen DeGeneres would swoop in with her magic team of designers and rescue this place.

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Hancock Park, Estate of the Day

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Just call today's estate puppetry pays off. The home, which was mentioned in the LA Times Hot Property section belongs to David Kirschner and his wife, Liz. Kirschner created the Chucky puppet and is the producer of the upcoming movie "Miss Potter" about Beatrix Potter. The home is an English manor design with five bedrooms. The 1/2 acre lot has a pool and the garage is also a one-bedroom guest house.The home includes a formal dining room, living room with fireplace, music room, family room, library and a home gym. It is listed at $5.675 million. After jump, a really green room.

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