Designer Windsor Smith Left Her Signature Mark on This $19.5 Million Estate in L.A.

Earlier this year, Gwyneth Paltrow’s particularly eye-catching Los Angeles abode with stylish interiors done up by Windsor Smith sold for $22 million. Now, two months later, an equally striking home that was both lived in and personalized by the celebrity designer herself has popped up for sale just minutes away in the lower Mandeville Canyon area of Brentwood, this one going for a slightly more affordable $19.5 million. Cindy Ambuehl of Christie’s International RE Southern California holds the listing.

Smith and her husband paid $5.2 million in 2007 for the bland spec-built residence—she called it “certifiably the least attractive home in the neighborhood” at the time—because of its lush grounds shaded by giant sycamore trees and desirable north-south tennis court. She went on to extensively renovate the premises inside and out before offloading the place in a clandestine off-market deal in spring 2023 for just north of $16 million to current owner Rob Isackson, president of San Francisco-based Village Investment Partners.

Sheathed in an extra-saturated navy blue so dark it looks black, the L-shaped, two-story abode rests amid a private gated cul-de-sac on a flat parcel of land spanning over half an acre. Inside, five bedrooms and six baths are spread across roughly 6,900 square feet of living space that still boasts most of Smith’s elegant black and white interiors alongside a recent zhuzh up by Arrow Development Group and Vesta.

Double front doors open into a soaring sky-lit foyer displaying a checkerboard-pattern stone floor and a sculptural staircase. From there, a fireside living room has French doors spilling outside, and a formal dining room beneath a coffered ceiling connects to a sizable eat-in kitchen outfitted with top-tier appliances. Elsewhere is a family room, a study, and a wet bar-equipped recreation room, as well as a secluded primary suite sporting a fireplace, built-in window seats, and dual walk-in closets and baths.

Outdoors is the professional-grade tennis court, which Smith painted a striking gray on black during her tenure, plus a verdant lawn surrounding a rectangular pool and spa. Multiple alfresco lounging and entertaining spaces include an open-air pavilion hosting a theater, bar, and grill, and there’s also a gated motor court flanking a three-car garage that currently contains a gym in one of its bays.

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