Jennifer Garner's to die for house...

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Fake stones, fake wood, fake glass, cheap cheap cheap. I don't know how this doesn't bother people. Instead of building a fake POS, use real materials and build something that someone actually thought about.

The exposed sprinkler heads popping through the beams would drive me crazy. The house might look nice at first pass but the use of materials, form and function look sloppy and amateurish for what I'm sure cost a LOT of money

I looked carefully at each pic and watched the video, and I don't see any sprinklers in the beams. Where do you see this?

Maybe they are little spotlights, who knows. They look like sprinkler heads to me. It's in the kitchen.

They are clearly lights, which anyone with eyes should be able to observe.

It's interesting to read people crapping all over this house only to realize they haven't spent three seconds looking at any of it. I'm sitting here thinking "is it really that bad. This poster seems to have some knowledge of construction." But alas, they are just a rando offering an uninformed opinion.

I wanted to like the house so much more than I did. I agree with the poster that said it looks very masculine. I love the wood, but I needed/wanted the rest of it to be lighter. I don't like the soapstone counters, but I loved the baking nook! Ditto on the personal touches like the art and stained glass windows. And I love the garden/outdoors. And she obviously loves it and made the right choices for her. The video was fun.

These little things sticking out of the fake ceiling beams are sprinkler heads. The fact that you can't tell tells us everything.

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It’s a new build in California. I wonder if there are fire repellant codes for insurance that needed to be satisfied.

My SIL lives in Northern California and they recently remodeled their house. They had some very expensive upgrades to protect against fires that needed to be done to satisfy insurance.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Fake stones, fake wood, fake glass, cheap cheap cheap. I don't know how this doesn't bother people. Instead of building a fake POS, use real materials and build something that someone actually thought about.

The exposed sprinkler heads popping through the beams would drive me crazy. The house might look nice at first pass but the use of materials, form and function look sloppy and amateurish for what I'm sure cost a LOT of money

I looked carefully at each pic and watched the video, and I don't see any sprinklers in the beams. Where do you see this?

Maybe they are little spotlights, who knows. They look like sprinkler heads to me. It's in the kitchen.

They are clearly lights, which anyone with eyes should be able to observe.

It's interesting to read people crapping all over this house only to realize they haven't spent three seconds looking at any of it. I'm sitting here thinking "is it really that bad. This poster seems to have some knowledge of construction." But alas, they are just a rando offering an uninformed opinion.

I wanted to like the house so much more than I did. I agree with the poster that said it looks very masculine. I love the wood, but I needed/wanted the rest of it to be lighter. I don't like the soapstone counters, but I loved the baking nook! Ditto on the personal touches like the art and stained glass windows. And I love the garden/outdoors. And she obviously loves it and made the right choices for her. The video was fun.

These little things sticking out of the fake ceiling beams are sprinkler heads. The fact that you can't tell tells us everything.

LOL - did you just go google this and grab a picture from a completely different website/set of photos to show us a fire protection sprinkler in her kitchen? I'm dying. Maybe get off the internet and touch grass.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Fake stones, fake wood, fake glass, cheap cheap cheap. I don't know how this doesn't bother people. Instead of building a fake POS, use real materials and build something that someone actually thought about.

The exposed sprinkler heads popping through the beams would drive me crazy. The house might look nice at first pass but the use of materials, form and function look sloppy and amateurish for what I'm sure cost a LOT of money

I looked carefully at each pic and watched the video, and I don't see any sprinklers in the beams. Where do you see this?

Maybe they are little spotlights, who knows. They look like sprinkler heads to me. It's in the kitchen.

They are clearly lights, which anyone with eyes should be able to observe.

It's interesting to read people crapping all over this house only to realize they haven't spent three seconds looking at any of it. I'm sitting here thinking "is it really that bad. This poster seems to have some knowledge of construction." But alas, they are just a rando offering an uninformed opinion.

I wanted to like the house so much more than I did. I agree with the poster that said it looks very masculine. I love the wood, but I needed/wanted the rest of it to be lighter. I don't like the soapstone counters, but I loved the baking nook! Ditto on the personal touches like the art and stained glass windows. And I love the garden/outdoors. And she obviously loves it and made the right choices for her. The video was fun.

These little things sticking out of the fake ceiling beams are sprinkler heads. The fact that you can't tell tells us everything.

LOL - did you just go google this and grab a picture from a completely different website/set of photos to show us a fire protection sprinkler in her kitchen? I'm dying. Maybe get off the internet and touch grass.

I hate it when these "touch grass" posts. They really kill what is supposed to be a fun, lighthearted discussion about a celeb

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Fake stones, fake wood, fake glass, cheap cheap cheap. I don't know how this doesn't bother people. Instead of building a fake POS, use real materials and build something that someone actually thought about.

The exposed sprinkler heads popping through the beams would drive me crazy. The house might look nice at first pass but the use of materials, form and function look sloppy and amateurish for what I'm sure cost a LOT of money

I looked carefully at each pic and watched the video, and I don't see any sprinklers in the beams. Where do you see this?

Maybe they are little spotlights, who knows. They look like sprinkler heads to me. It's in the kitchen.

They are clearly lights, which anyone with eyes should be able to observe.

It's interesting to read people crapping all over this house only to realize they haven't spent three seconds looking at any of it. I'm sitting here thinking "is it really that bad. This poster seems to have some knowledge of construction." But alas, they are just a rando offering an uninformed opinion.

I wanted to like the house so much more than I did. I agree with the poster that said it looks very masculine. I love the wood, but I needed/wanted the rest of it to be lighter. I don't like the soapstone counters, but I loved the baking nook! Ditto on the personal touches like the art and stained glass windows. And I love the garden/outdoors. And she obviously loves it and made the right choices for her. The video was fun.

These little things sticking out of the fake ceiling beams are sprinkler heads. The fact that you can't tell tells us everything.

LOL - did you just go google this and grab a picture from a completely different website/set of photos to show us a fire protection sprinkler in her kitchen? I'm dying. Maybe get off the internet and touch grass.

I hate it when these "touch grass" posts. They really kill what is supposed to be a fun, lighthearted discussion about a celeb

Same. We're all messing around on the internet. Don't act better than me.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Fake stones, fake wood, fake glass, cheap cheap cheap. I don't know how this doesn't bother people. Instead of building a fake POS, use real materials and build something that someone actually thought about.

The exposed sprinkler heads popping through the beams would drive me crazy. The house might look nice at first pass but the use of materials, form and function look sloppy and amateurish for what I'm sure cost a LOT of money

I looked carefully at each pic and watched the video, and I don't see any sprinklers in the beams. Where do you see this?

Maybe they are little spotlights, who knows. They look like sprinkler heads to me. It's in the kitchen.

They are clearly lights, which anyone with eyes should be able to observe.

It's interesting to read people crapping all over this house only to realize they haven't spent three seconds looking at any of it. I'm sitting here thinking "is it really that bad. This poster seems to have some knowledge of construction." But alas, they are just a rando offering an uninformed opinion.

I wanted to like the house so much more than I did. I agree with the poster that said it looks very masculine. I love the wood, but I needed/wanted the rest of it to be lighter. I don't like the soapstone counters, but I loved the baking nook! Ditto on the personal touches like the art and stained glass windows. And I love the garden/outdoors. And she obviously loves it and made the right choices for her. The video was fun.

These little things sticking out of the fake ceiling beams are sprinkler heads. The fact that you can't tell tells us everything.

LOL - did you just go google this and grab a picture from a completely different website/set of photos to show us a fire protection sprinkler in her kitchen? I'm dying. Maybe get off the internet and touch grass.

I hate it when these "touch grass" posts. They really kill what is supposed to be a fun, lighthearted discussion about a celeb

NP reading through this, the the PP who said "The fact that you can't tell tells us everything." pretty much killed the lighthearted discussion.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Fake stones, fake wood, fake glass, cheap cheap cheap. I don't know how this doesn't bother people. Instead of building a fake POS, use real materials and build something that someone actually thought about.

The exposed sprinkler heads popping through the beams would drive me crazy. The house might look nice at first pass but the use of materials, form and function look sloppy and amateurish for what I'm sure cost a LOT of money

I looked carefully at each pic and watched the video, and I don't see any sprinklers in the beams. Where do you see this?

Maybe they are little spotlights, who knows. They look like sprinkler heads to me. It's in the kitchen.

They are clearly lights, which anyone with eyes should be able to observe.

It's interesting to read people crapping all over this house only to realize they haven't spent three seconds looking at any of it. I'm sitting here thinking "is it really that bad. This poster seems to have some knowledge of construction." But alas, they are just a rando offering an uninformed opinion.

I wanted to like the house so much more than I did. I agree with the poster that said it looks very masculine. I love the wood, but I needed/wanted the rest of it to be lighter. I don't like the soapstone counters, but I loved the baking nook! Ditto on the personal touches like the art and stained glass windows. And I love the garden/outdoors. And she obviously loves it and made the right choices for her. The video was fun.

These little things sticking out of the fake ceiling beams are sprinkler heads. The fact that you can't tell tells us everything.

LOL - did you just go google this and grab a picture from a completely different website/set of photos to show us a fire protection sprinkler in her kitchen? I'm dying. Maybe get off the internet and touch grass.

I hate it when these "touch grass" posts. They really kill what is supposed to be a fun, lighthearted discussion about a celeb

NP reading through this, the the PP who said "The fact that you can't tell tells us everything." pretty much killed the lighthearted discussion.

Double post to add - automatic sprinkler system is required in the kitchen of a new build in California. Not sure how you can hide it, you would not recess sprinkler heads.

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Anonymous wrote:Is she planning on moving? Most celebs only do these shoots when they are moving otherwise it is too much information and risks their privacy and safety.

It looks pretty staged too.

Very. Her children are 12, 15, and 18 according to google and yet they show childrens' bedrooms full of little kid toys.

+1 this is why I think she's probably going to sell it. The "child's bedroom" and "child's study" they show do not look appropriate for any of her kids. Likely her actual kid's rooms were off limits for the tour and these were staged specifically for these shots. Usually celebs don't show kid's bedrooms on these tours unless they are nurseries (which is all about the parents' taste and not the kid's).

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Okay most importantly: A++++ cat. 100% would adopt him should Jennifer Garner suddenly develop an allergy. Would retain his name. I had neutral feelings about Garner before seeing the cat but am now probably going to start following her on Instagram just for #moosesightings.

As for the house:

There are elements I really love. The Farrow & Ball wall color in the library is fantastic and I will be using it on a nook in my bedroom soon. Also love some of the furniture including the chairs in the breakfast nook and the "milking stool" next to the tub in the master bath. Good use of textiles generally -- a lot of texture even in the upholstery (be the cat loves that too).

The overall effect is too generic for me though. I love wood and natural surfaces. I love blue in decor. I love "outside in" design with lots of views of the yard (and I love the clover garden -- environmentally friendly and easy to maintain). But somehow the way it comes together in these photos feels like the lobby of a [gorgeous well-designed comfy] upscale resort. It doesn't look like a home to me.

This is partly due to the scale of the house and the rooms and even some of the furniture. The size of the island in the kitchen is honestly stupid. I dislike the dining room which feels thrown together and not welcoming. The kitchen cabinets feel high-end generic. Even the exterior just feels like expensive but still cookie cutter new build.

The master bedroom -- which is somehow not massive even though most of the rooms are -- felt weirdly impersonal. The way the coverlet and the abstract art perfectly match just feels cheesy (and again kind of like a hotel).

It's possible it looks impersonal because she's prepping it for sale and also didn't want to reveal too many personal details in the photos (which I get). But while I will enjoy shopping the photo credits I would never use any of these photos as inspo for my own house.

But moose please visit me.

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I love the kitchen area leading out to the pool.

Don't care for the kitchen. I think it's too big, but I guess that's what people like. The kids' rooms are cute.

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It's a little muted for my taste, but it's consistent with what I think a lot of designers are doing - subdued neutrals. It feels like a throwback to the Kinfolk period.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Fake stones, fake wood, fake glass, cheap cheap cheap. I don't know how this doesn't bother people. Instead of building a fake POS, use real materials and build something that someone actually thought about.

The exposed sprinkler heads popping through the beams would drive me crazy. The house might look nice at first pass but the use of materials, form and function look sloppy and amateurish for what I'm sure cost a LOT of money

I looked carefully at each pic and watched the video, and I don't see any sprinklers in the beams. Where do you see this?

Maybe they are little spotlights, who knows. They look like sprinkler heads to me. It's in the kitchen.

They are clearly lights, which anyone with eyes should be able to observe.

It's interesting to read people crapping all over this house only to realize they haven't spent three seconds looking at any of it. I'm sitting here thinking "is it really that bad. This poster seems to have some knowledge of construction." But alas, they are just a rando offering an uninformed opinion.

I wanted to like the house so much more than I did. I agree with the poster that said it looks very masculine. I love the wood, but I needed/wanted the rest of it to be lighter. I don't like the soapstone counters, but I loved the baking nook! Ditto on the personal touches like the art and stained glass windows. And I love the garden/outdoors. And she obviously loves it and made the right choices for her. The video was fun.

These little things sticking out of the fake ceiling beams are sprinkler heads. The fact that you can't tell tells us everything.

LOL - did you just go google this and grab a picture from a completely different website/set of photos to show us a fire protection sprinkler in her kitchen? I'm dying. Maybe get off the internet and touch grass.

I hate it when these "touch grass" posts. They really kill what is supposed to be a fun, lighthearted discussion about a celeb

+1 We're all here for a bit of amusement. Don't take yourself so seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a little muted for my taste, but it's consistent with what I think a lot of designers are doing - subdued neutrals. It feels like a throwback to the Kinfolk period.

+1 It does have some elements of the Kinfolk style, some MCM elements too. It really seems to suit her understated, not at all fussy vibe.

I like it, but my dream house would have a little more drama.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Fake stones, fake wood, fake glass, cheap cheap cheap. I don't know how this doesn't bother people. Instead of building a fake POS, use real materials and build something that someone actually thought about.

The exposed sprinkler heads popping through the beams would drive me crazy. The house might look nice at first pass but the use of materials, form and function look sloppy and amateurish for what I'm sure cost a LOT of money

I looked carefully at each pic and watched the video, and I don't see any sprinklers in the beams. Where do you see this?

Maybe they are little spotlights, who knows. They look like sprinkler heads to me. It's in the kitchen.

They are clearly lights, which anyone with eyes should be able to observe.

It's interesting to read people crapping all over this house only to realize they haven't spent three seconds looking at any of it. I'm sitting here thinking "is it really that bad. This poster seems to have some knowledge of construction." But alas, they are just a rando offering an uninformed opinion.

I wanted to like the house so much more than I did. I agree with the poster that said it looks very masculine. I love the wood, but I needed/wanted the rest of it to be lighter. I don't like the soapstone counters, but I loved the baking nook! Ditto on the personal touches like the art and stained glass windows. And I love the garden/outdoors. And she obviously loves it and made the right choices for her. The video was fun.

These little things sticking out of the fake ceiling beams are sprinkler heads. The fact that you can't tell tells us everything.

LOL - did you just go google this and grab a picture from a completely different website/set of photos to show us a fire protection sprinkler in her kitchen? I'm dying. Maybe get off the internet and touch grass.

I hate it when these "touch grass" posts. They really kill what is supposed to be a fun, lighthearted discussion about a celeb

NP reading through this, the the PP who said "The fact that you can't tell tells us everything." pretty much killed the lighthearted discussion.

Double post to add - automatic sprinkler system is required in the kitchen of a new build in California. Not sure how you can hide it, you would not recess sprinkler heads.

Recessed sprinkler heads are often used in higher end designs

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Anonymous wrote:It's a little muted for my taste, but it's consistent with what I think a lot of designers are doing - subdued neutrals. It feels like a throwback to the Kinfolk period.

+1 It does have some elements of the Kinfolk style, some MCM elements too. It really seems to suit her understated, not at all fussy vibe.

I like it, but my dream house would have a little more drama.

I really like how warm, unfussy and understated it is. I don't like the dining room decor though--feels too mish-mashy.