Celebrity House: Billie Joe Armstrong

This post is dedicated to my daughter Chopi (Sofía). A die-hard Green Day fan, I know she'd love to see what Green Day's lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong's Upper Rockridge home is like.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><img id="imgPreview" src="http://gettothefront.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/green-day2.jpg" style="visibility: visible; width: 336px; height: 275px;" /><br /></div><br /></div>He no longer lives here as he put it up for sale for $4.85 million.<br /><br />The 5-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom Mediterranean-style home has a pool, pool house and obviously a professional music studio.<br /><br />So, here it is Chop, let me know what you think about it. Not very punk rock, huh?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/09/15/Upper_Rockridge_home.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2009%2F09%2F15%2Fba-green_day_hom_0500598717.jpg" linkindex="127"><img alt="Green Day's lead vocalist Billie Jo Armstrong is listing ... Heidi Marchesotti / Highland Partners" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/09/15/ba-green_day_hom_0500598714.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/09/15/Upper_Rockridge_home.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2009%2F09%2F15%2Fba-green_day_hom_0500599004.jpg" linkindex="127"><img alt="The hallway with the stairs leading up to the upper floor. Heidi Marchesotti / Highland Partners" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/09/15/ba-green_day_hom_0500598718.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/09/15/Upper_Rockridge_home.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2009%2F09%2F15%2Fba-green_day_hom_0500598715.jpg"><img alt="The kitchen Heidi Marchesotti / Highland Partners" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/09/15/ba-green_day_hom_0500598717.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/09/15/Upper_Rockridge_home.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2009%2F09%2F15%2Fba-green_day_hom_0500599012.jpg"><img alt="The kitchen. Heidi Marchesotti / Highland Partners" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/09/15/ba-green_day_hom_0500599004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/09/15/Upper_Rockridge_home.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2009%2F09%2F15%2Fba-green_day_hom_0500599015.jpg" linkindex="127"><img alt="The living room. Heidi Marchesotti / Highland Partners" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/09/15/ba-green_day_hom_0500599008.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/09/15/Upper_Rockridge_home.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2009%2F09%2F15%2Fba-green_day_hom_0500598714.jpg"><img alt="The living room. Heidi Marchesotti / Highland Partners" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/09/15/ba-green_day_hom_0500599010.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/09/15/Upper_Rockridge_home.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2009%2F09%2F15%2Fba-green_day_hom_0500598177.jpg"><img alt="The living room with the fireplace. Heidi Marchesotti / Highland Partners" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/09/15/ba-green_day_hom_0500598715.jpg" /></a><br />This is the room I like best. White of course. I like having a clock over the mantel.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/09/15/Upper_Rockridge_home.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2009%2F09%2F15%2Fba-green_day_hom_0500598734.jpg"><img alt="The main entrance. Heidi Marchesotti / Highland Partners" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/09/15/ba-green_day_hom_0500598708.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/09/15/Upper_Rockridge_home.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2009%2F09%2F15%2Fba-green_day_hom_0500598733.jpg" linkindex="127"><img alt="The pool. Heidi Marchesotti / Highland Partners" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/09/15/ba-green_day_hom_0500598734.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/09/15/Upper_Rockridge_home.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2009%2F09%2F15%2Fba-green_day_hom_0500598168.jpg"><img alt="The pool. Heidi Marchesotti / Highland Partners" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/09/15/ba-green_day_hom_0500598177.jpg" /></a><br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/09/15/Upper_Rockridge_home.DTL">here</a>.

Celebrity House: Billie Joe Armstrong

This post is dedicated to my daughter Chopi (Sofía). A die-hard Green Day fan, I know she'd love to see what Green Day's lead vocali...

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Scandinavian Interiors

A Swedish picture agency with Swedish photographers and Scandinavian image themes. These are just a few of the fabulous interior photographs they have over at Johnér.<br />Take your time and linger on them. They are truly worth it.<br /><br />Pure eye-candy! Aren't they awesome?<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima41000/ima40322.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 552px;" /><br />Annika Vannerus<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima55000/ima54371.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 731px;" /><br />Mikael Dubois<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima49000/ima48208.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 823px;" /><br />Lenna Koller<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima76000/ima75191.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 823px;" /><br />Alex & Martin photographers<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/etsa/sketch/ets12000/ets11225.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 550px;" /><br />Peter Carlsson<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima49000/ima48485.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 690px;" /><br />Elliot Elliot<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima63000/ima62492.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 732px;" /><br />Magnus Perrson<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima55000/ima54398.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 692px;" /><br />This one... so... perfect!<br />Mikael Dubois<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima49000/ima48192.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 823px;" /><br />Lena Koller<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/etsa/sketch/ets13000/ets12628.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 731px;" /><br />Peter Carlsson<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/etsa/sketch/ets16000/ets15824.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 738px;" /><br />Anne Nyblaeus<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima25000/ima24962.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 559px;" /><br />Lena Koller<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima24000/ima23205.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 553px;" /><br />Magnus Persson<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima21000/ima20341.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 553px;" /><br />Magnus Persson<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima14000/ima13774.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 543px;" /><br />Magnus Persson<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima42000/ima41972.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 530px;" /><br />Michael Dubois<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima43000/ima42226.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 552px;" /><br />Annika Vannerus<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/sketch/ima43000/ima42232.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 554px;" /><br />Annika Vannerus<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/etsa/sketch/ets10000/ets9181.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 679px;" /><br />Sara Danielsson<br /><br /><img onclick="" src="http://www.johner.com/images/etsa/sketch/ets13000/ets12512.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 731px;" /><br />Peter Carlsson<br /><br />Ok, I must stop, really, I'd love to go on adding picture after picture but our eyeballs would finally pop out and roll on the floor... so I'm leaving the rest for a future post.<br /><br />If you'd like to have a look at some more right now just click <a href="http://www.johner.com/index.php">here</a> and carry on with the fun!

Scandinavian Interiors

A Swedish picture agency with Swedish photographers and Scandinavian image themes. These are just a few of the fabulous interior photographs...

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Video Bubblicious

Sunday video! I found this fun stop-motion video at the <a href="http://gimundo.com/">Gimundo</a> site. It shows what you can do with a lot of time and construction paper. I'm still singing this!<br /><br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/acay3S2PhSg&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/acay3S2PhSg&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>

Video Bubblicious

Sunday video! I found this fun stop-motion video at the Gimundo site. It shows what you can do with a lot of time and construction paper. I...

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Malibu Beach 1930 House

An old House on the Water in California dating back to 1930. The architecture was redesigned by <span class="c"><span> </span>Ferguson & Shamamian while the interior design was appointed to Michael S. Smith.<br /><br /><br /></span><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2005/03/ferguson/arsl01_ferguson.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 668px;" /><br />“It’s a 1930s ideal of a Malibu beach house,” Michael S. Smith says of the residence he designed for film producer Donna Arkoff Roth in California’s Malibu Colony.<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2005/03/ferguson/arsl02_ferguson.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 685px;" /><br />Smith arranged a circa 1750 English chest of drawers in the entrance hall.<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2005/03/ferguson/arsl03_ferguson.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 673px;" /><br />Nautical paintings—including a 19th-century oil of a burial at sea—hang in the living room.<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2005/03/ferguson/arsl04_ferguson.jpg" /><br />“I like beach houses to have layering and depth, not the white-on-white look often associated with them,” notes Smith, who opted for a colorful, casual mix of furnishings and fabrics.<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2005/03/ferguson/arsl06_ferguson.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 669px;" /><br />reclaimed-chestnut floors.<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2005/03/ferguson/arsl07_ferguson.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 679px;" /><br />A sunroom—known in Mallibu Colony as a teahouse—serves as the family room.<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2005/03/ferguson/arsl08_ferguson.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 681px;" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2005/03/ferguson/arsl09_ferguson.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 689px;" /><br /> A sitting area occupies one end of the master bedroom<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2005/03/ferguson/arsl10_ferguson.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/architects/2005/03/ferguson/arsl11_ferguson.jpg" /><br />Back patio ready for guests.<br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a>

Malibu Beach 1930 House

An old House on the Water in California dating back to 1930. The architecture was redesigned by Ferguson & Shamamian while the interior...

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Thanksgiving idea

There's a great site called <a href="http://unclutterer.com/">Unclutterer</a> with tons of tips and ideas to unclutter and organize your home and life. I love to browse the site. I like to look at their "workspace of the week" post where they show pictures of readers' home offices.<br /><br />Here is an interesting idea for your Thanksgiving table I found there.<br /><br />Have a look!<br /><br /><img class="thumb" src="http://assets.unclutterer.com/wp-content/uploads/091119-chalk.jpg" /><br /><br />A matte-finish oilcloth to use as a tablecloth for your dining table. With either regular chalk or chalk pens<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>, write guest names next to their plates, or, as shown in this picutre, write the cook's name next to each dish.<br />Matte-finish oilcloth is inexpensive and wipes clean with a damp cloth. And, you can redecorate and reuse it again and again.

Thanksgiving idea

There's a great site called Unclutterer with tons of tips and ideas to unclutter and organize your home and life. I love to browse the ...

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Celebrity Homes: Cindy Crawford

Let's take a sneak peek into Cindy Crawford Upper East Side residence she shares with her husband, Rande Gerber, and son, Presley. Los Angeles-based designer Michael S. Smith was chosen to make her dream home come true.<br /><br />Come on in and tell me what you think of her style.<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/03/crawford/hosl01_crawford.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 659px;" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/03/crawford/hosl02_crawford.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 681px;" /><br />I tend to gravitate toward heavy furniture,” remarks Crawford. “I like dark wood and solid pieces—they’re kind of homey.”<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImgLeft" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/03/crawford/hosl03_crawford.jpg" /><br />Architect Oscar Shamamian, who reworked some of the details throughout the apartment, designed the stone mantelpiece for the living room. The photograph is by Kurt Markus.<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/03/crawford/hosl04_crawford.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 649px;" /><br />“The library feels like a library—just without bookshelves,” Crawford says.<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImg" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/03/crawford/hosl05_crawford.jpg" /><br />“The guest bedroom is about creating drama in a room without a lot of architecture,” says Smith, who mixed bright colors and varied patterns in the space. The bed frame is by Smith;<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImgLeft" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/03/crawford/hosl06_crawford.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 720px;" /><br />“Cindy and Rande wanted a pale master bedroom,” Smith says. “It’s the most feminine, romantic room in the apartment.” Arranged before an antique Venetian mirror are a photograph of the couple on their wedding day and a portrait of Crawford.<br /><br /><img alt="" class="slideImgLeft" id="slideImg" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/03/crawford/hosl07_crawford.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 646px;" /><br />“Cindy loves things with patinas—worn wood, old leather,” Smith says. He furnished the master bedroom with an aged bamboo chair, a circa 1900 Agra carpet and a bed and sofa of his own design. Crawford found the floral still life at a flea market in Buenos Aires.<br /><br /><img alt="02-16-crawford-3-.jpg" src="http://la.apartmenttherapy.com/images/uploads/02-16-crawford-3-.jpg" style="width: 638px; height: 409px;" /><br />This master bedroom belongs to another residence of hers by the sea.<br />This image via <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/news/cindy-crawfords-home-in-elle-decor-006547">apartmenttherapy</a>, all the rest and information are from <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a>.<br /><br />I am linking this post over at <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/?">Someday Crafts</a> for the Whatever Goes Wednesday MckLinky party. Thanks to Michelle for hosting this party.

Celebrity Homes: Cindy Crawford

Let's take a sneak peek into Cindy Crawford Upper East Side residence she shares with her husband, Rande Gerber, and son, Presley. Los A...

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