Lily Collins' houses: in the actor's transatlantic real estate portfolio

Located north of Sunset Boulevard, the Hollywood Regency mansion featured four bedrooms and five bathrooms on a 5,066-square-foot property. The 0.7-acre estate, guarded by a privacy wall and iron gates, also included an expansive brick driveway with a patio and pool out back, as well as a hot tub, cabana and a tennis court below that can accommodate six people. Built in 1954 by architect John Elgin Woolf, the single-story home featured high ceilings, tall windows, and dormer windows, with amenities including a library, bar, formal dining room, breakfast room, lunch and fireplaces in the living room and main building. bedroom. Collins lived in the house during quarantine with McDowell before purchasing their dream home in Pasadena, California.

Case study Pasadena home purchased from Kristen Wiig

The Emmy nominee made one of her most notable purchases when she scored a historic home in Pasadena in 2021 for $3.9 million from Kristen Wiig. THE Saturday evening live an alumnus paid $2.96 million in 2017 for the estate, which was part of the Case Study House program, started in 1945 by Arts + Architecture magazine, which commissioned the era’s top architects to design and build inexpensive model homes for the late World War II housing boom.

The midcentury home, surrounded by sycamore trees, was built in 1947 by father-son architectural team Kemper Nomland and Kemper Nomland Jr. and features four bedrooms and four bathrooms. When Collins and McDowell first explored the property, “We looked at each other, and it was just an overwhelming emotional experience where we didn’t need to say more,” the actress said. Vogue.

With the help of interior designer Emily Farnham, the couple renovated the 3,425-square-foot home to incorporate a style that Collins describes as “mid-century California meets Scandinavian,” a nod to eye on the couple’s penchant for Nordic living. “We designed this house before we really started to establish ourselves in Scandinavia,” said Collins, who with McDowell bought two houses in Copenhagen in 2023. “It was almost ahead of our time because we didn’t know not that we would actually, I’ll be immersed in it years later.

The one-story home, located on a 15,989-square-foot lot, features floor-to-ceiling windows and a concrete floor, and warm earth tones throughout the space give it a modern feel. A pool and spa were reportedly added in 2014, and a guest house includes a bed and bath.

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