It’s time for another dose of Double Take, which will be featured on Design For Mankind. Erin has been a busy woman with her e-zine, soon to be named Mankind Mag. Remember to check back on July 1st for her next edition. Here we go, Brangelina…
If you have seen Mr. & Mrs. Smith, then you may recall the beautiful Pasadena house that Jane (Angelina Jolie) and John Smith (Brad Pitt) called home. The rear exterior was added onto the original house for filming purposes but otherwise the facade remained untouched. It’s a different story inside though (studio sets and in the original home), where set decorator, Victor Zolfo, went to town to design this traditional style interior with some very unexpected modern touches. Now it’s time to share some of our inspired finds…
There are always two or three elements in a set that seem to take center stage in my eyes. For Mr. & Mrs. Smith, it would have to be the iridescent glass tile in the kitchen and the light fixtures throughout the home. The cascading pendant and wall sconces in the dining room look like long drops of water and are actually from the cascade luminaire line of the Kentfield Collection (thanks to Occupied While Lit and its readers for finding the source). In addition, the orb multi-light pendant and the acrylic orbs and brushed nickel floor lamp are quite similar to the lighting fixtures in the living room.
For more inspired finds for these two rooms, we can add a pair Oly’s etta chairs upholstered in a white herringbone to the living room. And for the dining room, the closest chair I could find is the london dining chair with the open back grid design. To reflect the crystal light in the room, you could tie in several askew mirrors and call this your very own DIY project.
Now for the bedroom — try the valencia sleigh bed topped with luxurious silk banded bedding from the Hotel Collection. I love white bedding and this seems to give the room more of a boutique hotel feel. For wall art, the whisper of pearl series would beautifully complement the tones in the woodwork of the bed.
And to end this Double Take, perhaps you’d like to listen to Mondo Bongo from the movie. WARNING: (i) may contain spoilers; (ii) excerpts are a tad “passionate”; (iii) and now I can’t get this song out of my head…
Interested in more set design inspired rooms? Here are the latest posts from my Double Take series:
- Mandy Moore’s apartment in Because I Said So
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry apartment
- Failure to Launch house
- Mia’s apartment on Cashmere Mafia
- Apartment on P.S. I Love You
- Carrie’s blue apartment in the Sex And The City movie
- Chateau in A Good Year
- Viola’s estate in Monster-In-Law
- Craftsman house from Monster-In-Law
- Rose’s bedroom on In Her Shoes
- Carrie’s apartment on Sex And The City
- Caitlin’s office on Cashmere Mafia
- Victory Ford’s apartment on Lipstick Jungle
Image credits: 20th Century Fox, Boyd Lighting, Lighting Universe, Lamps Plus, Oly, ModAbode, Chiasso, Pottery Barn, Macy’s, & Art.com.
35 responses so far ↓
1 Daisy : Jun 18, 2008 at 7:36 am
What a great post! I always like hearing about anything Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie especailly when it comes to homes and interior design. This house is beautiful as well as the inside too. Have a good day! xo Daisy~
2 Jessie Cacciola : Jun 18, 2008 at 7:49 am
ooo, good one! and now that song is stuck in my head too.
- Jessie -
3 Diana : Jun 18, 2008 at 9:28 am
Very cool…I like their place…until they destroy it!
4 Krissy : Jun 18, 2008 at 9:55 am
Love this one!
5 Jude : Jun 18, 2008 at 11:41 am
Fabulous, Kylie, as always! How long does it take you to pull these Double Takes together?! You’re amazing!
6 M&Co : Jun 18, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Love the house!
And your double take is fabulous, as usual !! 
Never stop doing these, okay?!
7 patrick : Jun 18, 2008 at 4:53 pm
i’ve been meaning to see this if only just to say that i’ve seen it, but it’s always checked out from Blockbuster.
8 this is glamorous : Jun 18, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Another great double take. Always loved that chandelier and fantastic mirror, and had never actually seen that clip.
9 kay* : Jun 18, 2008 at 7:07 pm
great post! i loved this house and i love angelina jolie even more
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so glad i found your blog – will be back for sure!
kay*
10 bandelle : Jun 18, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Thanks, everyone! Jude — it takes me several hours to compose these Double Takes but it makes me happy when I hear from all of you, especially if you like it
You are all so supportive and kind. And Diana — I cringed every time a piece of glass shattered in that house.
11 robin : Jun 18, 2008 at 7:52 pm
ok, now I can’t get the song out of my head. but I love this house too, I think I have seen it in Pasadena. the home of my suburban dreams : )
12 bandelle : Jun 18, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Ha, at least it’s a good song to get stuck in your head! What do you think, Jessie? And Robin, did you know that the Craftsman house from Monster in Law is also in Pasadena? I MUST take a drive there next time I’m in California.
13 melissa lewis - off the wall : Jun 18, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Yes, your Double Takes always amaze me. I love that pendant light fixture in the movie, so pretty!
14 Design for Mankind : Jun 19, 2008 at 10:15 am
thanks for being fabulous, kylie!
15 Paige : Jun 23, 2008 at 9:55 am
so fantastic! i love these posts. this movie was on all weekend and i thought of your post on the house. that light fixture over the dining table is amazing!
16 Zee : Aug 6, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Yes, but where can I get the stove that stores all the guns?
17 ~Tina : Aug 26, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love your page. You have some great finds. I added you to my role call also
18 myron : Oct 31, 2008 at 10:14 pm
in the movie mr. & mrs. smith there is a painting in the kitchen of eggs in a carton, does any one know where to get it, who the artist is ?
19 Heidi @ Zenadia : Jan 9, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Love these posts!! You are so talented. And I am totally in love with that song too. =)
20 Margrethe : Jan 20, 2009 at 3:28 pm
I was so happy when I saw that you had given some credit to the readers of occupied while lit. I loved the light in the dining room and I was the one who found it at lightinguniverse after quite some searching.
I love interior design, but I couldn’t put together a collage like yours to save my life. This way I feel like i helped a little bit:)
Yay! Keep up the great work!
21 bandelle : Jan 20, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Margrethe, that was an excellent find! Thank you so much for sourcing the lighting. That’s honestly the best part of the dining room. And I appreciate your sweet comment about the collage too
22 Margrethe : Jan 20, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Ooops. I meant the living room. Even if I like credit, I just like it when it’s right:)
23 bandelle : Jan 20, 2009 at 4:31 pm
And that’s a stunning fixture too.
24 Camille : Mar 23, 2009 at 9:45 am
Yeah, I’ve been looking for that egg painting in the Mr and Mrs. mith kitchen since the movie. No one answered the first guys’ question: is there any way to find out who the artist is?
25 Mare : Mar 26, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Does anyone know the name of the cooktop appliace and wall oven that is in the movie?
26 Joey : Apr 3, 2009 at 2:11 am
Im soo loving this blog! As a futer interior designer, my personal taste and style is easily summed up by the mr. and mrs. smith set! as a matter of fact im working on a D.I.Y version of the dinning room light fixture for my new place, we’ll see how it comes out
27 bandelle : Apr 3, 2009 at 7:52 am
@ Joey — we’d love to see how your dining room light turns out!
@ Myron, Mare, & Camille — hope someone can help soon.
28 Joey : Apr 8, 2009 at 4:36 am
I’ll be sure to share once its done
29 arcia : Apr 28, 2009 at 12:55 am
how about ” as good as it gets”
30 bandelle : Apr 29, 2009 at 10:52 am
Arcia — brilliant suggestion! I loved that movie.
31 Val : Dec 4, 2009 at 3:52 pm
@Mare – read on another site it’s by a company called Dreg (or something) from Spain…
32 Anonymous : Dec 20, 2009 at 5:04 am
I am the artist who painted the painting entitled “EGGS”.My name is Shelley Brown.
33 Anonymous : Dec 20, 2009 at 5:10 am
The painting ,along with prints are for sale, more info to come.
34 For Shelley Brown : Mar 2, 2010 at 12:33 am
Shelley- i love your eggs painting! Where can i buy your painting or prints?
35 Jennifer : Mar 4, 2010 at 6:38 am
Shelley- I am eagerly awaiting info on how to purchase your art!!
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