After putting his 580-square-foot Hollywood hideaway on the market for $808,000 recently, Mad Men actor Vincent Kartheiser has sold the mini-compound (courtyard garden included) that LA designer Funn Roberts created with a "Japanese-industrial" vibe.
Built in 1912, the tiny cottage on an unassuming street in Hollywood was a warren of rooms when Kartheiser bought it about 10 years ago. Designer Roberts' brief was to give it what Kartheiser describes as "Japanese-industrial" style, with shoji-style sliding screens and delicate Japanese maples in a courtyard garden.
Please, new owners, keep the bed that descends from the ceiling via a system of cables and weights.
Photography via Tregg Rustad except where noted.
Above: From the street, an assuming view of the mini compound with a freestanding spa that belonged to Kartheiser, who plays the role of Pete Campbell on Mad Men.
Above: A covered courtyard has seating and an outdoor fireplace which, when not in use, has a fitted lid that turns it into a coffee table. French doors lead to the bedroom.
Above: A vertical garden grows in wall pockets next to the French doors.
Above: Photograph by Joe Pugliese via Dwell.
Kartheiser in the covered courtyard, where a Japanese maple and a fig tree thrive in filtered sunlight.
Above: Barn doors roll open to eliminate the barrier between indoor and outdoor spaces.
Above: The compound has a detached spa with a sauna and steam room.
Above: Photograph by Joe Pugliese via Dwell.
A bed hangs from the ceiling and can be hoisted up and down as needed. For more details on the mechanics of that, see Dwell magazine's recent visit to Kartheiser's bungalow.
Above: More Japanese minimalism: shelves sparingly arranged (house plant included).
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