THE MOUSE HOUSE : CELEBRITIES MICKEY AROUND WITH DESIGN FOR CHARITY.Byline: Story by Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Photos by Phil McCarten There's a mansion in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. that's overrun with mice. And the owners think the rodents give the place character. Step inside the luxurious home at 901 Benedict Canyon Benedict Canyon can mean:
But these are no ordinary mice. They are Mickey and Minnie, Disney's most famous cartoon characters, who have inspired an entire decorating plan. In Mickey & Co.'s State-of-Style design house, which opens its doors to the public Sunday to benefit Westside Children's Center (a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that helps abused children), each room has been decorated by a celebrity using various forms of the mouse icons. In the casually chic living room, decorated with inspiration from r&b singer Brandy Norwood (star of ``Moesha''), the camel-colored corduroy corduroy, a cut filling-pile fabric with lengthwise ridges, or wales, that may vary from fine (pinwale) to wide. Extra filling yarns float over a number of warp yarns that form either a plain-weave or twill-weave ground. sofa is accented with needlepoint needlepoint: see lace. needlepoint Type of embroidery in which the stitches are counted and worked with a needle over the threads, or mesh, of a canvas foundation. It was known as canvas work until the early 19th century. pillows featuring Mickey. The little icon is also found in bronzed figurines on an antique table, next to a Tiffany lamp A Tiffany lamp is a type of lamp with a stained glass shade. The pieces of stained glass that comprise a Tiffany shade are soldered together with copper foil. Original Tiffany lamps are generally considered part of the Art Nouveau movement, and are considered one of the best and cleverly incorporated into a stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. tea set by Moller Design. Nearby is actress Sharon Stone's idea of an entertainment room, decorated with awning-striped wallpaper in beige and cream with purple velvet draperies tied back with giant black tassels to create a glamorous theater setting. Using her inspiration and a photo of the actress' own screening room, designers decorated with a large, round, black cocktail table, featuring a giant Mickey clock inside; a sassy sas·sy 1 adj. sas·si·er, sas·si·est 1. Rude and disrespectful; impudent. 2. Lively and spirited; jaunty. 3. Stylish; chic: a sassy little hat. red ottoman in the shape of Mickey's head and an assortment of elegant pillows, throws, lamps and picture frames made with the mouse icon. Taking a Hawaiian holiday approach to the mouse mansion, Caryl Kristensen and Marilyn Kentz, of the daytime talk show ``Real Friends,'' gave a bathroom sink a grass skirt and covered the floors with grass mats and piles of coconuts under potted palms. In the tub is a plastic bath pillow in the shape of Mickey's face and on the vanity is a Mickey cookie jar spilling over with potpourri. The tropical theme is continued in the master bedroom suite by actress Sandra Bullock, where you'll find grass flooring, palms and a Victorian poster bed covered in a blue-on-blue patchwork quilt featuring the mouse icon. The children's fantasy room, designed by actors Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph (born on December 30, 1956, in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a Tony Award-nominated American actress and singer of Jamaican ancestry. Biography Ralph graduated from high school at age 16. She graduated from Rutgers University at age 19 in 1975. (who plays Dee Mitchell on ``Moesha''), Ben Savage (``Boy Meets World'') and Debbe Dunning (``Home Improvement''), is like a giant playhouse, with rooms divided by plywood cutouts of trees, colorful curtains featuring a Disney print and closets decorated with red Minnie Mouse rubber stamps and trimmed with yellow gingham ribbon. Other rooms on the tour include a holiday room by actress Sally Field, a sophisticated bedroom by comedian Paula Poundstone, a frivolously feminine vanity area by Rebecca Gayheart (``Beverly Hills 90210''), a Mission-style dining room by John York (``General Hospital''), a cheery breakfast nook by Yasmine Bleeth (``Baywatch''), a country kitchen by restaurateur res·tau·ra·teur also res·tau·ran·teur n. The manager or owner of a restaurant. [French, from restaurer, to restore; see restaurant. Hans Rockenwagner, a gym by L.A. Laker Kobe Bryant and a tie-dye pool by artist Hiro Yamagata. The design house is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults; $3 for children under 12. All proceeds (and merchandise used in the house) will be donated to the Westside Children's Center. CAPTION(S): 8 Photos Photo: (1--Cover--Color) Welcome to Mickey's house (2--C olor) Talk-show hosts Caryl Kristensen and Marilyn Kentz took a Hawaiian approach to designing the bathroom in Mickey & Co.'s State-of-Style design house, giving the sink a grass skirt and covering the floor with grass mats and coconuts. (3--Color) The mansion's entertainment room was inspired by actress Sharon Stone and modeled after her own screening room. But Mickey gets top billing with the giant clock. (4--Color) The bedroom by comedian Paula Poundstone features a cool sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. . (5--Color) Take a dip in artist Hiro Yamagata's tie-dye pool or sit in a Mickey Mouse patio chair at the Benedict Canyon home. (6--Color) The children's fantasy room, designed by Sheryl Lee Ralph (``Moesha''), Ben Savage (``Boy Meets World'') and Debbe Dunning (``Home Improvement''), is divided by plywood cutouts of trees. And don't forget Pluto's doghouse. (7--8--Color) Other celebrity-inspired rooms are the breakfast nook by ``Baywatch'' beauty Yasmine Bleeth, below left, and Sally Field's holiday room, right. Phil McCarten/Daily News |
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