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Hot Property: French classic has pop influences

The Los Angeles Times
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British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams has put his Westside Los Angeles home of more than a decade up for sale at $11 million.
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The Spanish Revival-style house in the Hollywood Del was built in 1925 for Oscar-winning director Frank Capra and his first wife, actress Helen Howell. Arched doors and windows, brick accents and tile risers are among character details of the two-story home. (Frank Capra/Acme Studios/TNS)
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British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams has put his Westside Los Angeles home of more than a decade up for sale at $11 million. The French Normandy-style house sits on about three quarters of an acre in Mulholland Estates, a gated enclave found between Beverly Glen and Benedict Canyon. The 10,681 square feet of living space includes a two-story entry, a media room/gym and a master suite with a separate office and recording studio. (Don Lewis/TNS)

LOS ANGELES — British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams is ready to experience L.A. life through another lens, listing his home in the Westside of Los Angeles County for sale at $11 million.

Williams bought the French Normandy-style house in the Mulholland Estates — a star-studded gated community found in between Beverly Glen and Benedict Canyon — more than a decade ago for $5.45 million.

The multistory home, built in 1992 and updated by the pop star, has a classic yet contemporary feel.

Subtle hues, sparkling chandeliers and a sweeping staircase wrapped in artful ironwork are among the eye-catching details.

In other parts of the home, dark patterned wallpaper creates visual interest against detailed molding.

The 10,681 square feet of interiors include a two-story entry that opens to a living room and a dining room with a mirrored wall. A study, a gym/media room, a center-island kitchen, a circular breakfast nook, seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms are also within the home.

The third-floor master suite, with a separate sitting room and lavish modern bath, has pocket doors that open to a balcony overlooking the grounds.

An office with a recording studio sits off the master bedroom.

An outdoor living room with a fireplace, a built-in barbecue/kitchen and a swimming pool with a waterfall and rock spa fill grounds of about three-quarters of an acre.

Views take in the city, mountains and surrounding canyons.

Williams, 42, gained fame in the 1990s as a member of the pop group Take That.

As a solo artist, he has released 10 studio albums and is among the best-selling artists ever in Britain.

Making a style change

Kylie Jenner loves to switch up her look, constantly cycling through various hair colors and other trends.

Turns out that quick-change mentality applies to real estate, too.

A year after buying a home in Calabasas, the 18-year-old and youngest daughter of Kardashian-Jenner matriarch Kris Jenner has bought a Cape Cod-inspired home in Hidden Hills for $6.025 million. The reality-television star is preparing to put the Calabasas home up for sale.

As for the new house, it's a traditional-style two-story with white siding and a slate-colored roof that butts up against the hillside on a 4.5-acre lot.

It takes in views of the surrounding valley and a nearby creek bed.

Inside, polished living spaces feature vaulted ceilings, distressed wood floors and a glass-enclosed wine cellar beneath the stairs. Open living and dining rooms, a chef's kitchen with two center islands, a media room, six bedrooms and seven bathrooms lie within more than 7,000 square feet of interiors.

Jenner appears on the series “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” which centers on the lives of her parents, Kris and Caitlyn Jenner, and her siblings.

Earlier this year, she launched the makeup line Kylie Cosmetics.