I had to stop watching at the doll head collection - that was just too creepy.

I've never known an interior designer who used the term "Chesterfield couch" instead of "Chesterfield sofa," but then he also said "philodendrum" instead of "philodendron" and so perhaps he has problems with vocabulary.

I've never seen Palladian windows with three arches, even if they are Spanish style, and so that is a bit of a stretch as well.

I love the yard and like the house but not the clutter. He needs a second home in Palm Springs or Coachella.

I adore that place! Couldn't live with all the stuff, but I love that he is so connected to 'family' pieces and sentimental reasons for his choices. He is charming and I would love to be his neighbor. IHis patio/outdoor area is absolutely delightful. I find this home much more wonderful than all the 'done to perfection' coastal grandmother type places which can be lovely, but somewhat sterile and boring.

That he loves to garden makes him even more perfect (yes, I know, can't be more of a superlative, still...)

Favorite line: You just can't look bad in this chair.

I really like this guy and his mispronunciations don't bother me. The house is adorable, yes, too much stuff, but it's really delightful. I love that era of modest homes. I love the kitchen tile; it reminds me of the rental we lived in when our daughter was born (tile was pale yellow with dark green trim) and I bathed DD in one of the sinks until she got too big for it.

My dad used to call our couch a chesterfield. I'm not sure it was a true chesterfield, but that was the word he used. Our family never said sofa.

Way too much stuff. Hard to get past that.

I didn't quite warm to him, or to much of his style. I expected to, but didn't.

My mother and her sisters would refer to a couch as a chesterfield, no sofa or couch added to the name. None of my little school friends had heard the term before.

I found him charming. He seems a but quirky, decidedly imperfect and offbeat, and that can be refreshing in a world full of sameness. While I wouldn't want to live with that much stuff in such a small space, I can admire his appreciation and dedication to his home. He seems to really have a heart for the house. I thought his kitchen was cute.

Oh, Spanish Colonial! For me a symbol of Southern California that is fast disappearing as subsequent waves of RE speculation take their toll on older neighborhoods.

I have been in similar kitchens so many times, and they have such a calming, nostalgic feel. In fact, the entire house — window shapes, sizes, and placementlent, Batchelder tiles, etc. are all so familiar.

I really admire the gardening in a small space, and the vertical plantings of the epiphylum. And much appreciation for the tillandsia, succulents, and potted orchids. It’s nice to see the usual elements of So Cal gardens combined and displayed so attractively.

The doll heads, and other doll parts don’t bother me; the art studios at UCLA dedicated to drawing were awash with doll heads, intact and partially intact baby dolls (as well as sheet metal ducts), and were a general graveyard of abandoned objects and materials with interesting shapes and finishes for still life drawings — objects often covered with swipes of white or gray paint, doll heads included.

Love the house. Reminds me of my grandparents Spanish stule 1919 house where my son lives. I enjoyed Kevin’s ecentric style, although I do agree with Lars that he he has too many things and needs a second house. Although he would probably just fill it the same. I can relate to the comment that he ”needs his history around“ that is me. Enjoyed this gentleman and his home.

I wrote a very long comment that was completely lost when I tried to post it. I will try editing this post later to add more. I don't know why text gets lost here so often - it is sometimes like a black hole. I will compose my comments in a word file first so that they will not get lost again.

Lars, I think it's a good idea to compose long(ish) posts as a savable doc first. Sometimes things get lost and it can be so frustrating and discouraging. In fact I often select-all/copy before hitting the submit button, just in case.

Oh my. I had to speed through the video. I was getting anxious just looking at all the stuff. I’m not at all a minimalist but this is overwhelming. No thank you.