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Paul Costello, ELLE
How many times have you looked at gallery from a celebrity's home and sighed at the perfectly put-together vignettes? Yes, we'll drool over the ironed sheets, the perfect white upholstery and the furniture that looks so brand new it may still have a price tag stuck on the back. But do we think we could live in it? Not a chance.
That's why we're extra smitten over the loft Sheryl Crow shares with her darling son Wyatt: It's so cozy and eclectic, we're wishing Sheryl would invite us over for a snack -- and like Mariska Hargitay's son August, we might feel at home enough to stand up on the dining bench!
What's her secret? Not one you hear a lot from celebs: Junking. "It's a totally therapeutic pastime for me. I can spend hours going through flea markets," she says. "I've got some real weird stuff." You mean like that big rustically gorgeous freestanding tub?
Paul Costello, ELLE
"I wanted [it] because I thought it would be cool and romantic. But I never really use it," she told ELLE. What?! Memo to Sheryl: We appreciate your honesty, but you're nuts for not taking advantage of that baby.
We love the understated elegance in here -- the oversized bulb hanging fixture, the simple pedestal sink -- and even though there's a sea of white towels, the antique tub makes it seem more relaxed.
And see the bottom right corner of the hallway? That's a 19th-centure prosthetic leg. And those gallery aren't just family snaps -- there are shots by Diane Arbus and David Bailey on that brick wall. But she doesn't take even the most precious pieces too seriously. "One thing I've learned about children and antiques is that you just have to let go," she told ELLE. Good words for design-savvy moms to live by.
To see the rest of the home, check out the full story -- and slideshow! -- at ELLE's site, or pick up the magazine. (We highly recommend ripping out the photo of Wyatt's room for some amazing color inspiration.)
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Reader comments (Page 1 of 3)
Finally!!!!! Someone's house I can relate to!!!!!!
Replyyou should check out readymade magazine…you'd prob love it!
Sheryl Crow is really a hot lady.
I can relate to this also. I have that same stove and same bathtub just a different color.
Wonder if Sheryl still uses one sheet of toilet paper?
Me too i just love, love old rustic things!!!!
Me too, i just love, love old rustic thing's!
Egads, what a dump!
I'm going to run out and buy this issue. I
ReplyToo weird. This is my 3rd try. Let's see if my post registers properly. This time. I'm an antiques fan and love junking, and lately I've been gravitating toward very early industrial design -- rustic, but with just the hint of a Machine Age edge. The baker's cooling rack that appears in background in the photo of Crow dates to the late 1800s. It's constructed of tiers of oak frames with dowel bottoms, held in place by steel supports, the whole thing made mobile by steel casters. I found two of these maybe 25 years ago in an antique-cum-junk store located in an alley in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of D.C. The proprietor said they'd been stored for years in a barn in England, and he'd had them shipped to the States in a container with a lot of other finds. Still, I believe they were manufactured in the U.S. I love them -- and also use them to display bowls and other cookware. I'm definitely going to run out and buy this edition of Elle. This is my kind of living space!
I've seen better looking dumpsters than this place....
Replyyour just a nasty person ! too each there own
I have to agree David s. this is a junk hole. Too much stuff, too much dust, too much wasted time.
Jen, you're a judgmental person for assuming that someone that doesn't like her style is a nasty person. Sheryl Crow doesn't need your defense. She has tons of money to change it if she chooses..Lighten up....
Common sense dictates this style of decor.Try some thrift stores near by and one will be surprised what you can find. A suggestion for all you who don't like this style,you have three other directions to look.When you come up with something better,have it published.
ReplyZip: exactly. I built a home in FL and wanted it to be an 'old FL' home. It has stand-seam metal roofing, no concrete decking/all pavers, beautiful water features/fish, antique appliances, painted wood beams, lots of beautiful molding, mahogany kitchen counter-tops, etc...... Some people get it and love my house, others ask me why I 'purchased' an old house. ha ha
I love her style.If we all lived more simply we would all be better off.I agree with the 1st comment ,I can relate.I buys old things and fix them up. David S. ,you are an idiot.
ReplyI am howling. I have that same tub in my cottage in Pennsylvania. When it was retrieved it used to be a watering trough for horses and was in the middle of a field. And a side note, I use it and I love it.
ReplyHa! Same here! Growing up in my grandfathers house we had a claw foot tub. After I got married, there was a claw foot tub in the meadow for the horses to drink out of. It was perfect on both counts.
I'm from the space age. Antiques give me the creeps and so does her place. I love everything brand new and clean.
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