Newly up for grabs in Hancock Park is the home of Johnson Hartig, the designer behind the LA-based label Libertine, whose bold fashions are popular with such bold-faced names as Mick Jagger, Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, and Anthony Kiedis. Located on North Citrus Avenue just below Oakwood Avenue, the three-bedroom residence has been spotlighted in a slew of publications, including Domino, Coveteur, the French edition of Vogue, and the Los Angeles Times.
Concealed behind hedges, the single-story Spanish Mediterranean was built in 1925. After purchasing the house in 2005, the designer spent the better part of a year on renovating, telling the LA Times, “I wanted to turn it into a simple loft-like space—white, clean and open—then decorate it with art as the focus.”
Along with chalk-white walls and floors, the 1,848-square-foot residence features a modernized kitchen with polished concrete floor, two updated bathrooms with marble countertops, beamed ceilings, two fireplaces, built-ins, and casement windows. Both the master bedroom and the family room have French doors that open to the back garden, which contains a dining patio and an inviting swimming pool.
On a 6,456-square-foot lot, the property is listed with Jenna Cooper of Compass at an asking price of $2.199 million.
Comments
It’s all about the tchotchkes, baby!!
By BingoWest on 10.31.19 4:08pm
What a mess of a house. This "designer" said he wanted to convert this Spanish style home from the 20s into a modern loft space? Really? What kind of designer worth anything would take that approach? If you wanted a loft space, get one in DTLA or dozens of other places around LA. Why inflict harm on this beautiful old house by white washing all of the interior and installing things like cement flooring?
By mrxman on 10.31.19 5:00pm
It certainly is a busy little place. The listing sure doesn’t tell you much, but 1800 sq ft for over 2 million seems a bit steep even for Hancock Park.
By mrjim1 on 10.31.19 7:49pm
Whoever cleans that place has their work cut out for them. The interiors are nice enough – when you tone down the decor you have a pretty light pleasant space.
By LAoneWay on 11.01.19 7:03am
Learn to edit.
By Bubba10 on 11.01.19 10:33am
This place is what could be described as a hot mess. Why live in a Spanish style house if you want to live in a loft? The collections are overwhelming and frankly look mish mash and slapped up. This is not a good advertisement of his design business. And frankly that what this is an advertisement.
By Mildred Fillmore on 11.01.19 11:23am
The designer could not see the style of the house.
He unfortunately obliterated it for unknown purposes.
The result is not pretty.
By lanatik on 11.01.19 4:26pm
I’m sorry but I find the color story being told to be rather sophisticated. I apologize for saying this but it could be YOU are the one with eyes that do not see. The owner is a professional designer after all.
By lady who lunches on 11.03.19 1:59pm
Fight! Fight!
By disqusted on 11.04.19 4:03pm
And "Professional Designers" are always right. ???
By Mildred Fillmore on 11.05.19 9:47am
Lady buys into the myth that anyone with a real estate or decorator’s license is inherently smarter then the rest of us
I have a driver’s license so I’m a good driver
By mrjim1 on 11.05.19 11:05am
…but it wouldn’t be a stretch to say you were a "good" driver if you were a professional driver, would it?
By LosFeliz$ean on 11.05.19 12:02pm
You mean like cab drivers? Hahahaha
By mrjim1 on 11.05.19 1:46pm
"Trust me…I’m a professional…"
By disqusted on 11.05.19 4:46pm
That living room explodes eclecticism as a concept. Can you imagine it if every square inch of the background wasn’t white to start with?
By kcp1 on 11.03.19 6:49am
Have to immediately chime in with the chorus on this one. As much as I am myself a fan of eclectic/vintage/arty/maximal/whathaveyou design, there is no aesthetic at work here (let alone play). This is just clutter. Stressfully so. There is nothing unifying to this attempted style. It appears amateurish – to the point I’m honestly surprised this person is a professional designer. As has been stated above: He needs to edit and take into account the space he is currently inhabiting. Not wants to inhabit. This house could be a lovely showcase.
By FellsAngel on 11.03.19 2:20pm
I’m not a minimalist but this place is a hot cluttered mess.
It hurts my eyes to look at all that useless, dust-collecting nonsense. Ow.
By kat41150 on 11.03.19 3:19pm