House Tour - Architectural Digest and Jennifer Garner

chloebud

last year

Sharing for anyone interested. I thought this was nice.

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/video/watch/open-door-inside-jennifer-garners-farm-style-la-home

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Elmer J Fudd

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My experience is with coastal SoCal and NorCal - not inland. I was born and raised in SoCal but have spent time in both regions locations all of my adult life, and more significantly in an even split of the two now.

At both ends, insects are not numerous.

Coastal SoCal has an arid and somewhat drier Mediterranean climate. Chapparal scrub vegetation predominates, few indigenous trees compared to most other places. I think there may be more mosquitos around than there used to be (they used to be rather rare). Some moths, flies and bees, that's about it. Rarely in large numbers. Nothing else of a biting or bothering nature.

Coastal NorCal is a bit woodsier. More trees in spots but not anywhere near as forested as much of the US. More green bushes but still a lot of dry chapparal scrub brush. A bit more rain in the winter. More mosquitos than in the south but still not that many where I live.

Both areas have pronounced dry seasons from around March to November. Some year-round flowing creeks in the North, fewer in the south and not more than one or two year round flowing significant rivers to speak of until you get north of the Bay Area.

At both ends, it's not unusual to keep sliding doors open with the screens open too when people are around and moving through them. There's little risk of letting in anything bothersome. I'm pretty widely travelled around the US and am confident in saying that things that are common in much of the rest of the US - mosquitos, biting flies, midges, etc. - are either not present or much less numerous and bothersome here.

Yes, it is magical here! ;-)

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Lars
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I also thought it was very nice, and it looks like she loves it and is very comfortable in it.

For a wood kitchen, I would have wanted the wood to be bleached French Ash or birch, or maybe bleached maple.

You don't really need fireplaces in L.A. and especially not in the kitchen, and so I question those for practicality.

I like her back yard, but I would have different fruit trees. Cherries do not do well in this climate, but citrus does, and I'm surprised she has none. I grew mango, cherimoya, and white sapote in my back yard, in addition to every citrus that I liked to use. My new house has a grapefruit tree, but we're not there yet, and I am considering adding lemon and fig trees.

I would have loved to be a child in Jennifer's house!
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lily316
last year
I think she is very authentic and I always liked her. The house is lovely especially her bathroom and the yard and gardens.
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chloebud
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Lars, definitely fun to be a kid in that house! I know what you mean about fireplaces here, but there are some days and nights when I enjoy having ours. As for citrus, I did see a (quick!) closeup of a lemon tree.

lily, I agree she’s very down to earth. I’ve watched some of her Pretend Cooking Show videos that really show that, too.
JoanM
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That is a very pretty house but I have a question for Lars.

Lars, are there no bugs in CA? I don’t think I have ever seen a screen on a single fancy CA home or any of those HGTV shows. I am always flabbergasted. I understand indoor/outdoor living based on climate but no screens required to hang outside? Aren’t bugs drawn into the homes in the evenings?

Is it true? Is it really just magical there? Inquiring minds 🤷‍♀️
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lily316
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I always wondered that too.
chloebud
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We do have bugs here in Southern CA. However, I’ve lived here most of my life and never experienced a need for a screened porch or other enclosure. That being said, the mosquitoes seem to have increased in the last few years. I’m never bothered by them but my husband and daughter are occasionally. I just wouldn’t consider it an issue. Any standing water can attract mosquitoes so we’re cautious of that. The chemicals used to treat any swimming pool water tend to keep them away, at least in my experience.

I remember a large family dinner we had here a few years ago. Our family members from the Midwest kept saying they couldn’t believe we could be outside with no screens.

Lars, what about you?
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Nice home!
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Alisande
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That is so nice--just like her!
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User
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Her house is very comfortable .......and ....kid friendly. Love her!
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LynnNM
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Ohhhh, her hime is as wonderful, and comfortable as I’ve always imagined her to be! Thank you so much for that, Chloebuf!
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Lars
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There are extremely few bugs in Palm Springs, but we do have a few flies, but not that many - I have never seen a mosquito here, however. Unfortunately, there are also not that many butterflies here either.

We did have mosquitoes in Westchester, and so I would need to wear repellent when I went outside in the summer in the evening.
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chloebud
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Lynn, “comfortable” is a fitting word for her! Have you seen any of her Pretend Cooking Show episodes? Very cute!

I just saw someone posted the link for the home tour in Design Dilemmas.
petalique
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Sending mosquitoes and black flies to anyone feeling left out.

Her home is wonderful. I bet her children love her and their home to bits.

I was thinking about Ben Affleck last week and wondered if he ever smiled. He seems to have a solemn-glum countenance in every photo. Flat Affleck?

Jennifer Garner always strikes me as genuine, happy, down to earth.
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LOL, petalique…Flat Affleck!
Patriciae
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How is this in any way shape or form Farm house? It is interesting and I would suppose comfortable enough though costly but if you can afford to live there why not but Farm House? What about that term has changed since I lived in a Farm house?
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OutsidePlaying
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I took her ’tour’ yesterday when it popped up somewhere and fell in love with the home. I could move right in and be comfy. Even though we don’t need the bunk beds, I loved the idea of the curtains on them. I can’t speak to the specific garden plants for the area, but appreciate her effort to grow whatever food appeals to her based on what she and her family likes.
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rob333 (zone 7b)
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I so love the Giannettis' aesthetic. I can remember the first time I saw their home and it was before the farm was really doing anything. I could totally envision living there. They're very good at what they do. Jennifer's home is another wonderful project.

Velvet and Linen: https://brookegiannetti.typepad.com/velvet_and_linen/
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