THE HOLIDAY MOVIE HOUSE PICS | SLO MO SUNDAY SERIES | JAN 4

Happy Slo Mo Sunday!

It is pouring rain here in Pickering, Ontario, Canada.  All my errands that were on my list for today are now complete and I am thinking that it is the perfect day to relax on the couch, wrapped in a cozy throw, with a warm cup of tea to watch a few movies. 

Photo - Quentin-De-Briey

I love romantic comedies. The Holiday ( A Nancy Meyers Film) is one of our favourites and is the first movie up for viewing today. 

Not to spoil the movie but to give you a brief overview ~ This story is about two women, one living in the English countryside (Kate Winslet) and the other living in LA (Cameron Diaz) who swap houses for a few weeks. Both find love in each others cities. Kate falls in love with Jack Black in LA while Cameron falls in love with Jude Law in England.

What I like most about the movie is not so much the story line although quite cute in my opinion, it is the two houses that these women live in.  Both quite opposite to each other not only in geographic location but also in style and size.

Here are a few Pics all Courtesy of Google

Cameron's LA House (Amanda in the movie) - This Tuscan Styled villa is located in San Marino and was designed by Architect Wallace Neff in 1928. He and his family lived in the house in the 1930's.  This 10, 324 sq ft house has 9 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. Apparently, only the exterior was used in this film and the interiors were built on a sound stage.

This amazing backyard/pool is featured quite a few times in the film.  

Gorgeous!!!

Love this fabulous contemporary staircase with the casual neutral runner.  

Here is a shot of the living room looking in from the hallway.

This shot is from the livingroom looking out to the hallway. As you can see the walls throughout are a creamy white, with grey slate flooring throughout.  The pallet is mostly neutrals and the furniture style is transitional with both contemporary and traditional pieces however, the entire house is leaning toward a more contemporary edge.

Media Room - Great place to watch movies!

This corridor is looking toward the entryway and is located off the kitchen-eating area.

I am loving the slipcovers and the green accents from the plants. Most people find this look too bland but it is my personal favourite.  I find it fresh, clean and uncomplicated.

Another shot of that corridor from the eating area of the kitchen 

A shot of the Kitchen from the eating area.  Love those lanterns. 

True tranquility in this bedroom.  With a flick of a switch, the automated blinds close and turn this room into a peaceful, sleep sanctuary.

This lovely spa bathroom was never used in the movie.

Now let's get on a plane and fly over to England to the very quaint Rosehill Cottage that Kate (Iris in the movie) lives in.  

Believe it or not this house was built especially for this movie so it is really not an old cottage!

A shot of the entryway and cozy livingroom

This shot from the entryway into the livingroom showing one of the fireplaces

Shot of the kitchen-eating area which has another fireplace

Library

Bathroom with soaking tub. 

If you had to choose between the two homes which would it be??

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