Shabby Chic in Beverly Hills

This lovely home in Beverly Hills, 

belongs to Jessica Simpson and it was recently listed for sale.  

Lets takes a peek...

What is interesting about this particular house, is that it has been owned by quite a few celebrities over the last 20 years, including Ellen DeGeneres and Paul Hogan (AKA Crocodile Dundee)

It was built by Kerry Joyce in the early 1990's and has undergone a few transformations 

primarily, in the way it is furnished.

Jessica hired Rachel Ashwell (girl crush alert!!) to help her

furnish this beautiful house

who doesn't love a sweeping staircase?

The house is in a gated and very private area of Los Angeles,

but take a look at the window coverings in every room...double and sometimes triple layering to insure her privacy

You can just about imagine all of the kookoo 

nut jobs wanting to look through her windows 

I love this cozy room...totally Shabby Chic but very elegant 

 The lighting in this room is really wonderful 

and there are numerous chandeliers throughout the house, each one a bit different

The choice of rugs in almost every room

are very subtle, faded pastels

Interesting there is little to no artwork, just mirrors

The formal Dining room...

love the beaded Chandelier  and the damask wall coverings

The long puddled drapery is perfect with Rachel's fabrics and overstuffed white slipped furniture

what a great kitchen...a bit industrial and a bit country with a great stone checkerboard floor

The mix of maple, stainless and brass is really great

another view of the kitchen and the interesting island

It looks like the backs of the cabinets may be painted aqua?!

A pretty little breakfast room

I would use wicker chairs in here with big Shabby Chic pillows

Vintage inspired elements in this classic white bathroom, but not overdone.
Notice the brass faucets knobs on the nickel faucet set

This must be the master bedroom

The bed is so pretty and simple and how about the turquoise velvet curtains

love those!!!

Another view of the master and a huge mirror

Notice the grey and cream striped wall paper used in the sitting area

Another bedroom with pretty wallpaper and soft pastel rugs.
Again, not a bit of art, just a mirror

The family room has great doors and windows &

this is probably where a flat screen resides  

this room feels like it is missing a few things, don't you think?

but she may have taken furniture out for the MLS photos
or she probably wasn't living here at the time

I'm sure you heard that she bought Ozzy and Sharon Osbourn's home in Hidden Hills,
which is just just a few miles from her old home
with ex-husband Nick Lachey

 The Osbourne home was decorated by Martin Lawrence Bullard

It will be interesting to see if she hires Rachel Ashwell again!
I hope she does!

but back in Beverly Hills...

the Nursery for her new baby girl Maxwell....love all of the pillows.

She is now expecting baby number two, so I suspect she needs more space for the kids.

another view...how sweet is the pink daybed?!~

 The grounds are very lush and private which is pretty typical of homes in
Beverly Hills and Brentwood

 Gorgeous pool and patio

 The balcony on the second story is 

off of the master bedroom sitting area

The koi pond and fountain are lovely 

and I suspect the grounds are actually much more impressive 

than these photos show

 another little patio off the family room
with wonderful trellises and beams

 The entry at dusk

the twinkle lights are so fun and romantic!

Maybe these were done for the Holidays and she decided to leave them year round?!

I remember seeing this house in a magazine years ago ( I think it was Elle Decor) so I did a bit more digging around and found some old shots from when Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee and his wife)

owned the house

I loved it then too,
but look how different the interiors are 

 It's hard to tell if this is the same room in these two photos (I think it is) or two different rooms 

but much of the furniture is the same

the mantels are a bit different too

I prefer the windows without the drapery

 and the brass rods

Rachel Ashwell's version below

What do you think?

The Master and sitting area with a pretty needlepoint rug,

totally different than today

Below is a shot of the Master bathroom from the Paul Hogan days

I love this bathroom

I would suspect those windows 

now have heaps of drapery for privacy

 but the linen sheers in this photo 

are beautiful

The dining room before:

and now today

Interesting isn't it?

how different a room can look with  a few changes

Hope you enjoyed the tour 

Most images via Sotheby's 

read about the listing

here

&

thanks for stopping by!