John Owen Lowe loves his Los Angeles house.
The 28-year-old author and actor, who's the son of Rob Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff, not too long ago sat down with House Beautiful to speak all in regards to the layered inventive sanctuary he calls house.
“The beauty, I think, of a house is not confining it to sort of one thematic use,” he started in the Sept. 4 article.
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“I’ve been there now for basically a year and a half, and I still feel giddy every time I walk through the door,” John Owen stated of his San Fernando Valley residence.
The actor, who stars in the Netflix collection Unstable along with his father, 60, advised House Beautiful that one of the promoting factors for the roughly 2,700-square-foot home was the quantity of pure gentle that the property lets in, including that the “general energy is so welcoming.”
“It makes me feel less bad about sitting at my desk for a majority of the day writing,” John Owen stated. “I feel like I’m kind of half outside and a part of the world.”
When it got here time to maneuver into his four-bedroom, four-bathroom abode, he enlisted the assistance of his mom, 63, a former inside designer who now makes a residing as a jewellery designer.
“She has a great eye for design, and if I didn't enjoy the homes that we lived in growing up, I wouldn’t have sought her help,” the younger star stated.
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According to John Owen, Berkoff helped him discover stability in selecting a property that didn’t really feel as chilly as a chilly museum however nonetheless included an artsy really feel.
“I am going into rather a lot of homes which can be type of one or the opposite,” he stated. “She helped me find the sweet spot of those two.”
In addition to the abundance of lighting that drew him to the house, the Stanford University alum significantly loved a sure renovation as soon as the house was his.
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“It took forever, but I am a huge fan of sitting in a hot tub at night to unwind,” he stated of his jacuzzi, which spills over into his outside swimming pool.
Each portion of the home has a particular goal. For instance, John Owen makes use of his storage as a makeshift portray studio, which additionally homes health club tools.
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“We literally bought some canvases and just stood there together and took different sections, painting on the same canvas at the same time,” John Owen stated of creating artwork along with his buddy Paris Brosnan, the 23-year-old son of Pierce Brosnan.
John Owen maintains his private house by maintaining it organized, and even employed an expert organizer to assist him.
“I keep it pretty neat,” he stated. “I definitely have a splash of OCD in that regard.”
He rounded off the interview by sharing that he could do extra renovations in the longer term, and has since realized that “the best way to learn is to dive right in.”
The first and second seasons of Unstable are actually streaming on Netflix.
