Playful mood in the hills
Apivoting front door yields to an open-concept floor plan that has been updated with a fresh aesthetic. Downstairs, it’s an entirely different scene. Reached by a separate entrance, the lower floor is after-party approved with acustom lounge, a mirrored bar and a neon-lit wall.

Bragging rights for Bel-Air estate
Now the most expensive home for sale in the U.S., the estate is among eight homes publicly listed for $100 million or more in the Los Angeles area. It’s on track to topple the Los Angeles County price record of $110 million, which was set in April when Peter Morton sold his oceanfront home in Malibu.

Steeped in Hollywood fairy tales
In 1921, Harry Oliver was art director at Willat Studios in Culver City when he designed a house with tall, teetering gables and wonky windows, intended as both office space and a backdrop for silent movies. The wavy, sagging roof looked worn from centuries of age, or being sat upon by a giant.

When quaint meets cutting-edge
Over the decades, as the grass midways of Mines Field transformed into one of the busiest airports in the world, companies such as Hughes Aircraft and Boeing established operations in El Segundo.

Where her life story unfolds
AMoroccan rug and other ethnic artifacts were gifts from interior designer and ex-fiance David Netto; vinyl records, a stereo console and a 1960 Wurlitzer piano mark Lee’s influence; and Skye’s self-described “warm, crude and impressionistic” paintings hang from the walls.