This fantastic house went on the market in December 2011. It is owned by a well-known comedian and I'll be honest, I was a bit surprised.
The real estate description reads:
Located in the prestigious Point Dume area, this Nantucket masterpiece was exquisitely crafted by renowned architect Douglas Burdge. With panoramic Santa Monica bay ocean views, this stately residence sits on over a flat acre of with expansive lawns and huge outdoor patio and gorgeous pool. Unveiled in 2009, the home boasts 5bds, 5.5 ba, plus office, theater, gym and guest house. Crafted with the finest of finishes, the timeless architectural style weds both an elegant sophistication and casual seaside living with a seamless indoor outdoor flow. One of the finest homes ever conceived in this exclusive seaside community.
The house is on the market for $7.25 Million. Real estate records show that the owners purchased the property it in 2006 for $3M, tore down the existing house and built this one in 2008-09.
Here is the
architects rendering from their website - although, clearly things changed a bit between rendering and the final build. In the rendering, the main entrance looks to be on the far left, under a pergola. But the image below shows the drive and walkway to a more side-looking entrance.
Love the simple shutters.
And below is the entance - cute red door and all. Am wondering why the listings don't show the formal entrance? Stone walls surround the staircase to the upstairs, which are bathed in light.
The living room is a bright, wide open space with a two-story vaulted ceiling. Remind you of anything?
Yes, it's another "Something's Gotta Give" clone, which I say with all due respect. It's hard to imagine that a house built during the height of the SGG decorating madness that looks so much like it was not inspired by that design. A brief bit of internet searching has brought me no answers as to who the decorator might have been. It could be our mystery comedian's wife, although her bio doesn't suggest a passion for decor. On the other hand, HE (who shall be named below, don't peak!) worked as a rug salesman and eventually opened his own rug store in his native Canada. So, while the owner was, to me, a big surprise, perhaps it's not that surprising. And his wife attended Harvard, so there is a slight Massachusetts connection.
Back to decorating. In the image below to the left of center, you can see the inside of the red "side" door. The staircase is the interior of the stone clad walls shown in the exterior and rendering images. At the very right edge of the image, we see what I assume is the formal - and probably rarely used - front door.
The coffered ceilings over the dining area are a nice feature, although I would have liked to seen them with painted recesses. The living room area - which is really quite small for a 5000+ sq. ft. house - is anchored by a bound sisal rug and the adjacent dining room area has a wool or silk Oushak Rug. I love the spindle chair with blue upholstery in the living room area and the orange leather chair ads a nice pop of color and warmth. I'm not sure what I think about the curved pieces on either side of the fireplace. Everything is so right and square in this plan - they almost seem out of place? What do you think?
Of course, I can't not mention the painting over the fireplace - which totally hits the SGG nail of the head. It's very reminiscent of a Kenton Nelson painting, however, I don't think it is. I've tried to find out who the artist is (not Rockwell or Hopper either), but have come up blank. So, if you know - do tell us! But, it's the perfect complement to this ocean view Malibu home.
It's always hard to tell in celebrity real estate listings how much of the accessories are really those of the owners, or are props for staging purposes. There are visible family photos in the bookshelves.
Through the dining area, we can see into the kitchen.
Very pretty, generic almost with its marble counters, subway tiled walls, painted board ceilings, white cabinets. Very lovely and not ostentatious at all. Love the pendants!
What's with the accessories all lined up like little soldiers on the long counter on the left below? A little too "proppy" but then these are for real estate purposes. What do you think of the tiny amounts of deep yellow wall paint? On the one hand, it seems a bit silly to paint such a small amount of wall space, but on the other, it goes with the informal family room off to the side, so I suppose that was the reasoning.
Below is the family room, which is in soft apricot tones on the upholstery - tying it into the spots of deeper orange in the living room. The walls are a deep yellow. As an East Coast girl, I'm surprised by the gas fireplaces in the living room and the family room. But, perhaps that's a Cali thing? Or, the owners didn't want the mess of logs and soot. The whole place is quite spotless, owning to the fact it's relatively new and has an owner who likely requires order and cleanliness in his life.
I like the little touches of the fabric panels inside the upper cabinets. This really is a very comfy looking room. The family room and breakfast nook look out over the back yard patio, pool and to the Pacific ocean in the distance.
The home theater.
The upstairs gallery, overlooking the living room, has two small seating areas on either end, which lead into the bedroom areas. Love the wide plank, rough hewn dark floors! This seating area is outside what appears to be the master bedroom.
And the view from the other side of the gallery looking towards the blue master bedroom.
The master has a fabulous ocean view, with its own private deck. Talking about bringing the outside in with the bright white millwork and bedding mixed with the blue walls.
And here is the only other bedroom shown on the real estate listing. The couple has three grown children in their twenties. This looks to be a guest room.
And, we finally come out of doors. The house features an outdoor fireplace, kitchen and pool.Oh, and a view.
More pops of orange in the jaunty orange umbrella.
There is also a guest house/cabana that overlooks the pool.
I really love that there is quite a lot of land, considering the location. While this house is not out in the middle of nowhere, there is a sense of privacy in the back yard.
I feel like Jack and Diane are going to come walking down the beach at any moment... Wrong ocean, but you get the idea.
The satellite views of the house show how close by the neighbors really are.
A house with a view... It's not too close to the water, but the view is sure nice!
The real estate agents are
Pritchett-Rapf.
- Address: 6950 Dume Drive
- City: Malibu
- State: CA
- Zip: 90265
- Country: United States
- Neighborhood: Point Dume
- Beds: 6
- Baths: 7
- Year Built: 2008
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- Garage Size: 3-car
- Square Feet: 5,936
- Lot Size: 1.04 acres
- Status: Active
- MLS Number: 11-565425
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- Full Description: Located in the prestigious Point Dume area, this Nantucket masterpiece was exquisitely crafted by renowned architect Douglas Burdge. With panoramic Santa Monica Bay ocean views, this stately residence sits on over a flat acre with expansive lawns, huge outdoor patio, and gorgeous pool. Unveiled in 2009, the home boasts 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, plus an office, theatre, gym, 4 fireplaces, and pool/guesthouse. Crafted with the finest of finishes, the timeless architectural-style weds both an elegant sophistication and casual seaside living with a seamless indoor/outdoor flow. Walking distance to Malibu's most pristine and secluded beaches, and to the sought after Point Dume Marine Science Elementary School. One of the finest homes ever conceived in this exclusive seaside community.
And, have you figured out the owner? It's none other than Howie Mandel. Are you surprised? I have to admit that I was. He wouldn't have struck me as someone who would live in such a refined, traditional manner. But, he was in the home decorating industry for a while and he and his high school sweet heart wife Terry Soil have been married since 1980. So, he is, in fact, very much a stable family man. Add to that he's a well know germaphobe and suffers from adult ADHD and OCD - so a clean, nearly sterile home is definitely not a surprise. He doesn't like to touch people and I recall in an interview he mentioned that he actually lives in the guest house on his property so he can control his environment. Must be a difficult way to live, but his family seems to have figured it out.
There is a full slide show of the house
here that includes a few more images I didn't use above.
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by I.C. Springman with illustrations by Brian Lies (published by Houghton Mifflin) relates directly to the home industry. With our houses bursting to the seams with stuff, garages so full of junk that our expensive cars sit outside and the storage industry one of the few not effected by the recession, it's really far past time that we get back to a "less is more" mindset. 
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