Troian Bellisario and Patrick J. Adams do not see themselves as simple Owners of his house Spanish colonial style in Los Angeles: «I think we have learned what it means to become the shepherds of a house,» says Adams. The actors – more known for their role in Suitswhere he played the love interest of Meghan Markle's character, while Bellisario starred in the popular adolescent drama Pretty Little Liars– They fell in love with the residence while they were in the midst of their wedding planning in 2016 and moved just after their honeymoon. «We weren't on the market,» says Adams, but after looking at a house open one day, he knew the house would be his. «We told ourselves' this is a dream place. It's super special.»
Seth Caplan.
The 1924 residence was designed by one of the Lions of the Golden Age of the Californian architecture: Wallace Neff. Its white stucco exterior, the main staircase of colored tiles and wrought iron details are the hallmarks of the numerous Spanish influence houses, although the architect ventured into many aesthetics throughout its more than six decades of career, and even the creation of the Californian style in general is attributed to him. The mute cinema stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford commissioned the construction of their emblematic «Pickfair» farm, and stars such as Diane Keaton, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt have lived in houses designed by Neff. The architect's work was also frequently covered in the first days of Digest Architectural. Four black and white images of The house of Troian Bellisario and Patrick J. Adams They appeared even in a 1920 number, which provided a useful context when the couple embarked on their decorative trip.
Seth Caplan.
Seth Caplan.
When moving, the couple incorporated elements of their previous house, but after a few years they realized that They needed external help for the house to be cohesive: «We were a little older and we had the feeling that we were forcing our style to this house [histórica] So beautiful, «says Adams. They turned to designer Rosa Beltrán, who got to work just when the couple prepared to welcome her second daughter, Elliot, who will turn two years in May. (Her older daughter, Aurora, is now four years old).
Beltrán headed some key reforms with the aim of honoring Neff's intentions as much as possible. An element of chimney was added to the chimney of the room to give it more greatness. (Before this, the couple's designers, Kaitlin Mchugh and Lulu Brud, had helped them lift the soil chimney). Renaissance Design Studio was used to add French -looking doors Vintage and side lights to increase the sensation of interior-exterior. The kitchen, amended by the previous owner, received a layer of dark green paint in the cabinets. And, inspired by a photo inside the house published in the 1920 number of ADembedded shelves were added under the balcony of the room.