Tasteful Friends - Dita Von Teese's Maximalist, Tudor Revival Los Angeles House

I like her eye for color, but in general, if I bought the place I'd add an extra hundred grand to my offer, on the condition that she hauled away all the furniture and knickknacks.

I have questions about her jawline.

Hilarious commentary: "There's really nowhere comfortable to sit in this house."

That yard is amazing. The interiors, nauseating.

How did she make so much money?

How can she afford this? Is she a practitioner of the world’s oldest profession?

just like her, everything is overdone and too matchy.

one wonders if there is any "there, there" behind all that image.

not only does she own that, but an apartment in Paris she had redone.

She is a fraud. An ugly stripper who wears a ton of makeup and expensive lingerie to hide her plain features.

I've always loved this color combination: turquoise blue & red. I like it with more blue and less red, though.

It’s sooooo ironic to me. I adore velvets and silks. I adore deep, deep tones. I am fascinated by antiques. And when you put it all together, it’s a pile of vomit. I cannot imagine what she pays for monthly housekeeping. How often does one need to Febreeze one’s stuffed swans? It is just “too.” I think it’s ugly as sin. The exteriors/grounds are lovely though.

Bottom line — she’ll never sell that place looking like that. The only room mildly tolerable is the icy bedroom.

r9, I agree, love that combo too, it hums. Another favorite pairing i love is lemon yellow with pastel pink. We should decorate a house together.

r7, so you agree then on her profession, yes? I could care less really, the only reason it interests me is that she can’t/won’t admit it.

i have no idea about her profession. she had been a stripper, and model and went on to do other things. she has had a line of lingerie, did modelling for Frederick's of Hollywood and has supposedly toured around with a burlesque show.

but have you ever seen this show in any major city near you? i've never seen it advertised.

she used to sell her used stockings on her website, and put out a calendar.

she is quite a business, but what kind of business i can't say.

She’s doing too much.

R6 She's a stripper and burlesque entertainer.

[quote] Another favorite pairing i love is lemon yellow with pastel pink.

R10 , I like that combo, too. I like fuschia & red (in small doses), as well.

R9

Does she make outcalls?

it's like someone took a good decorator and a fine color palate, and then forced them to drop some bad acid.

I enjoyed it more than I want to admit. I would need to severely edit things, but I love malachite and feathers and perfume, and love the idea that her dining room colors were inspired by the Lou Lou perfume bottle. Cute pussy, too.

r9 looks like a nice place to visit for an Asian fusion meal, but I wouldn't wanna live there.

Way too much. And I think she actually did get some of Marilyn Manson's money from the divorce, despite what she says.

I just don't understand her wealth - must have been some struck of luck or she's fucking a lot of men with a lot of money and her pussy has some tricks.

Will someone please "Oh, dear!" R11?

But how much money can Marilyn Manson have, R20? He's been a has-been for decades now!

But yeah, she has to have money, because she sure as shit didn't do up this place just to sell it at a profit. Her décor has to have cost a fortune (is that a copper ceiling in the kitchen I see?), and all of it detracts from the value of the house. Seriously, someone post a picture of that kitchen.

Okay, I was trying to google pictures of Dita's malachite and copper kitchen, and this came up.

This is for the guys who like lemon yellow and pastel pink! Apparently she used to have a pink and yellow kitchen.

Mr dream house!!!

Here are some pictures of the house before Dita re-did it.

This was the kitchen before the renovation.

where is it? Hancock Park?

Shepherd's Bush?

Strippers don't earn millions. Hookers don't, either. What the hell is the source of her wealth??

I am not a fan of stuffed, dead animals and animal trophies. And these interior design choices are not something I'd associate with a woman dressed up like a sexy housewife from the 60s.

"I am a maximalist, not a minimalist."

I'll share an unpopular opinion and say I like her house. It's definitely not my style or something I would choose to live in but it's interesting to look at and seems to reflect her eclectic yet glamorous style very well. The house also has a nice layout and grounds. I prefer Dita's version to the boring, staged Pop Sugar pictures.

She has a lot of stuff but she's nowhere near the hoarder level of Linda Rodin.

It's like something an eccentric Vincent Price character would inhabit in an Edgar Allen Poe adaptation.

The kitchen is quaint and well designed mostly.

*Allan.

All those poor dead animals. Horrible. And VERY bad feng shui.

For whoever keeps asking, her money comes from monetizing her image for the last 30 years or so. Fashion lines, modeling, schmoozing. A pre-Kardashian socialite

She is so, so tacky, and the house represents that in a way that's so on-the-nose it's practically satire.

R29, she was one of the few successful retro 50s housewife burlesque personalities from the 1990s, parlaying her relationship with Marilyn Manson into enough fame that she could start what's essentially a lifestyle brand for housewives who are wannabe goths. She sells bras and makeup, mostly.

I question her taste

She's put on a few pounds.

Once again I wonder - do you have dish drying cabinets in the US? Are they becoming more common? They are a standard here.

We don't really, we have dish racks and mats that sit on the counter.

I'd love a dish drying cabinet, they look so much nicer than even the good quality dish racks.

Very few things in life have baffled me more than the fact that a girl I went to high school with is a very public Courtesan. SO MUCH SURGERY!

Well, Heather, you've come a long way from Jorgenson's sophmore English, non?

R43 wait, you mean she used to look worse?

I think I like the house - though the video is all about the occupant and details of the dreary kitschy decor that looks like a mobster's girlfriend's whore-y, patchouli-drenched Upscale Vintage Boutique. Does she has a perfume dipped silk scarf draped over every lamp shade to permeate the place with the stink and mood, and does she wear a snood to turn all the lights on and off?

I don't object to maximalism nor eccentricity, I'm not bothered by (most) taxidermy for that matter, but have some taste for fuck's sake, not just an endless parade of shit bought on Ebay and from like-minded collectors of kitsch. Learn to say no. Learn about scale. Make decisions not just credit card charges.

Horrifying, who knew the D List paid so much?

Personally I love her . I think she took what she had and made the most of it,and I have always loved her style. Most guys would rather fuck a woman like her than most of the anorexic bimbos called "stars" today .He home is over the top,granted,but its interesting . Beats the endless MCM blah boring interiors we see ad naseum now.

R42 Well I strongly recommend that when new houses are planned and built they add the dish drying cabinets. It´s quite simple really, and very practical. It looks soo old-fashioned when there's just a sink in front of a window, even funnier when it´s a million dollar house! 41

Dead animals aside, I loooove it.

[quote]Most guys would rather fuck a woman like her than most of the anorexic bimbos called "stars" today .

So you're speaking for most straight guys, are ya?

I imagine she is a high priced escort or dominatrix and has several clients or sugar daddies who finance her lifestyle.

Naive question but why would I need a dish drying cabinet if I have a dishwasher?

I wanted to hate it but I don't, green is my favorite color

I admit I like color on walls too. One place we rented we did that and when I showed people they loved it.

But her house looks too busy. A little less of the clutter would be nice.

Average at best in high school. Reminds me a little of the Young and the Restless nepotism darling, Lauralee Bell.

I should have had a word with her before I died and explained about good taste and style.

R56: Oh, Lee, you weren't on this earth long enough to have taught her anything.

It's just so forced.

As gaudy as it can be while still screaming middle class....

She has/has a Vegas residency, yes (?), which pays very well.

*has/had

I wouldn't keep the taxidermy, but I love everything else. Incredibly refreshing and fun to look at after a million dull-as-dishwater minimalist white/gray/beige boxes.

I am indifferent towards Dita herself. Never really picked up any sense of a personality from her after all these years. I don't know anyone could sleep with Marilyn Manson without wearing full hazmat gear. I'd say she earned her money alright.

It's not my taste but it's still great. Done up like a movie star who has the whole house in character. Brava for knowing who she is and what she likes. And having the skill to make it happen.

I loathe taxidermy. That kitchen is amazing! I think it's great to have a bit maximalism in one or two rooms but sometimes you need a break from all those visuals.

I was really disappointed by her bedroom. Boring, IMO.

I think Manson cleaned up reasonably well, R62. He looks sort of like a seedier Nicolas Cage.

I looked him up, R66. He looked quite ordinary, yet at the same time like a million of the guys in medium-priced rehab joints. Or so I imagine.

I like all the colors and velvet. It's opulent and sort of fun. Too much clutter though.. Too much stuff. What does she do again?

With his budget, surely it was only the finest rehabs! Same with his women, move over Elvira, here comes Dita...

Love the dining room, hate everything else.

Goodness, Mr. Manson certainly needed rehab. When he played here in Houston a few years ago I heard he was too drugged out to remember his lyrics and fell into some speakers or something onstage, injuring himself.

I like most of it, with the exception of the taxidermy and the silver bedroom.