Kelly Van Halen's House, Estate of the Day
Being a celebrity ex-wife often nets you some lovely real estate. Research god Bob Goldsborough of Berg Properties Big Time Listings unearthed the listing for the Encino, California home of Kelly Van Halen. Kelly Van Halen is the second ex-wife of Alex Van Halen the drummer in Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's older brother. After their divorce, Kelly Van Halen paid $1,565,000 in November 2002 for this home. The home was built in 1951 and has five bedrooms.
The property is quite nice. The home is on a little over an acre and has a wonderful pool area and a pergola with a lovely stone outdoor fireplace. There is also an outdoor kitchen with a barbecue area. The back of the house has great veranda space that looks out over the hilly property. The home has many lovely features including a formal dining room, a study and a master bedroom with a fireplace.The interior with its foofy design style reminds me of the Suzanne Somers home, all bright colors and chandeliers and zebra print rugs. The listing says that is was redesigned by Kelly Baron Design and a quick search led me to the Kelly Baron website which is under construction but features two pictures of this home. The name is curious, it makes me wonder if the ex-Mrs. Van Halen planning a career as a designer? She has listed this home for $4.495 million.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Henry Mar 16th 2008 2:50PM
My neck actually spasmed from cringing at the interior design. Great exterior, landscaping; all top notch. Hopefully the current owner takes her furniture with her. Perhaps she's setting a new design trend: shabby shabby?
Aside: Paint the turquoise wall of the pool pump house, it looks silly.
michael Mar 16th 2008 5:10PM
I've got to agree, Henry.
Great bones, beautiful grounds.
Interiors...mm, not so much. Looks DIY (I mean...let's _hope_ she didn't pay someone good money to make it look that way on purpose!).
Hope we get a chance to see it again once the "80's rockstar decor" is history.
DJ Mar 16th 2008 5:38PM
I have to agree with the other posts, great outside, marginal at best inside. The interior reminds of something you would see in a 70's TV movie of the week star's home. Just a little too klitschy.
KF Mar 16th 2008 11:29PM
"Hello, Rio Casino? Yes, it's Kelly Van Halen. Yes, one of those Van Halen's. No, I was married to the older one. Alex. A-L-E-X. No, Eddie's the younger one. No, that was Valerie Bertanelli. I'm Kelly. Anyway, stop interrupting. So anyways, yeah, I got a big new house out of this and I want you you to send over your decorator. Oh, it's a hospitality industry catalog? Just send that, then. Even better! I wanna order some stuff. I want this to look JUST like the suite we got for our Vegas Wedding. Oh, and can I buy those velvet ottomans you had in that foyer where we sit when we get our VIP chips? You know that room that has free candy and stuff? I want a big red one! Thanks, BYE!"
Jeff Mar 17th 2008 3:04PM
HORRIBLE decorating, beautiful grounds.....
Catie Mar 18th 2008 10:18PM
You have to see this house, the pictures don't do it justice. KellyBaron did my home, and it is amazing. I've been at a few of the most fun parties ever at this home. They don't do your typical beige boring style, they do lots of color, texture, and quality. If that's not your thing, fine, continue shopping at Ikea.
K Mar 23rd 2008 1:36AM
I think there is QUITE a bit of margin between this, and IKEA. Whether the pictures don't do this home justice, or not, you're actually suggesting that anyone who doesn't care for *this* (your) style, should be banished to IKEA. What hubris.
Catie Mar 24th 2008 5:54PM
You say that like it's a bad thing...