John Mellencamp's Montecito home showcase

it's not for sale, just being featured

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by Anonymousreply 38February 16, 2022 12:16 AM

Not really my style, but I can see the appeal, its a lovely location with stunning views, and its reasonably sized and not over the top extravagant in any way. Too much white and brown for me personally though, and I'd prefer a more traditional style

by Anonymousreply 1February 15, 2022 2:00 PM

I thought he was all about living simple and plain in Indiana...???

by Anonymousreply 2February 15, 2022 2:12 PM

It looks like he bought everything at Ten Thousand Villages.

by Anonymousreply 4February 15, 2022 2:28 PM

That house Hurts So Good.

by Anonymousreply 5February 15, 2022 2:30 PM

He pretended to live in Indiana all this time. Phony.

by Anonymousreply 6February 15, 2022 2:34 PM

^ Rich people usually have more than one house

by Anonymousreply 7February 15, 2022 2:36 PM

I like how he says only a certain kind of colorful person (like him!) could live in such a fantastic place. Sounds like Mr. Middle America has the snob patois down pat.

by Anonymousreply 8February 15, 2022 2:41 PM

^ All those ancient rockers think they're cooler than shit. He was with Miss Snot, Meg Ryan, for 8 years

by Anonymousreply 9February 15, 2022 2:44 PM

Confused by the space set up for painting with an easel and pristine white cushioned furniture. How is that supposed to work?

by Anonymousreply 10February 15, 2022 2:45 PM

^^^ please learn how to use the Reply feature ^^^

by Anonymousreply 11February 15, 2022 2:47 PM

I think it is really nice.

by Anonymousreply 12February 15, 2022 2:49 PM

I saw him at Disney World in the late 90s. He's a short little fellow but I was quite amazed at what a hot ass he had on him. He looked quite studly in person.

by Anonymousreply 13February 15, 2022 2:56 PM

I love it. The décor not so much. If I could afford that house then I could also afford to upgrade the kitchen and bath.

by Anonymousreply 14February 15, 2022 3:00 PM

[quote]I thought he was all about living simple and plain in Indiana...???

I thought he was about singing about people who were all about living simple and plain in Indiana.

by Anonymousreply 15February 15, 2022 3:06 PM

It's absolutely gorgeous. A place where you can actually relax and just LIVE.

by Anonymousreply 16February 15, 2022 3:07 PM

Nice house and location, but cluttered. His primary residence is a big place E of Bloomington. He obviously likes to collect stuff (the references to warehouses in Bloomington and all the clutter here).

Years ago, I remember seeing him skulking around the "faculty Kroger" in Bloomington. He looked like he wanted to see if he'd be recognized. I figured out who he was because his working class drag was obviously pretty expensive and I'd seen his videos. He was kind of short and very skinny. He stood out because everyone else in the store probably bought their clothes from LL Bean or Talbots. College towns have long been like that, even pre-internet.

by Anonymousreply 17February 15, 2022 3:08 PM

It has a creepy vibe. Serial killer art and nicknacks.

by Anonymousreply 18February 15, 2022 3:17 PM

John has asked that no one give Teddi the exact address.

by Anonymousreply 19February 15, 2022 3:18 PM

I love it. I’d move right in.

by Anonymousreply 20February 15, 2022 3:24 PM

Where are the "Budweiser" neon signs and old Playboy centerfolds?

I guess he cleaned up a little before the photographer arrived.

by Anonymousreply 21February 15, 2022 3:27 PM

Motorcycles in living rooms are code for "I'm a huge douchebag."

by Anonymousreply 22February 15, 2022 3:34 PM

Way too much Jesus Christ hanging around the place. Do his juvenile delinquent, violent sons know about this sanctuary?

by Anonymousreply 23February 15, 2022 3:35 PM

He comes off as very pretentious in that article. He falls quite short when compared in both modesty and talent to say, Springsteen or even Bon Jovi who has managed to stay with his high school sweetheart his whole life.

by Anonymousreply 24February 15, 2022 3:56 PM

Okay, the deck without a railing gives me goosebumps. It looks like an accident waiting to happen.

by Anonymousreply 25February 15, 2022 6:51 PM

"The limestone spheres help make for a statement."

I see so much awful writing and errors in articles, even in the news. Are there no editors anymore?

by Anonymousreply 26February 15, 2022 6:59 PM

WTF with this huge crucifix above the bed?

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by Anonymousreply 27February 15, 2022 7:00 PM

The motorcycle as decor is very douchey.

[quote] it takes a certain kind of colorful person to want to be up there [at the very top].”

Certain kind of *rich* person.

[quote] Trevor knows what I like.”

He has an antiques source in LA.

[quote] projector and screen setup. “It’s fantastic,” Mellencamp says. “I spend a lot of time watching old films. It’s really [cozy] at night. During the day. . . you don’t even see that it’s there.”

Another douchebag pretending to not have a TV. I'm sure he's watching old "films," only at night.

by Anonymousreply 28February 15, 2022 7:02 PM

The setting is amazing and I love the modest size of the house. I wish the photos gave a better idea of the setting, exterior of the home, and the layout. But the furniture seems like mostly very midwestern low end “antiques.” They kind of stuff you would find in a consignment store outside of a major metropolitan area or a roadside antiques mall.

I also find the interior to be a little too rustic (the brick walls surprise me - is that typical for a California Mediterranean? Or is this more of a Mexican or adobe-style home (I don’t know the terminology)? But, even then, would they use what look to be red clay bricks under the paint for interior walls? I suspect the white paint job done by his roadies may not look so good in person.

The light fixtures seem kind of random. It’s nice they aren’t matchy-matchy, but they seem a little disharmonious.

I’m also getting a dusty, grubby vibe. Lots of nooks and crannies for dust to collect. And I say this as someone whose most recent home was over 100 years old. Better to do too little than too much, but I still think this home needs work. It’s a lovely home, but I don’t think it belongs in AD.

The motorcycle is awful.

by Anonymousreply 29February 15, 2022 7:18 PM

Yeah, why have roadies do the interior paint job? Sounds stupid.

R29, what do you think he could have done to mitigate the dusty vibe. It also has a cold / drafty vibe. I realize it's southern Calif., but it's also on top of a mountain.

The house is all clay or ceramic tile floors. Then he's got these thin-looking rugs all over, even in the kitchen. Why? Does he hate the tile? If you're going to use rugs, get something thicker and more substantial.

by Anonymousreply 30February 15, 2022 7:27 PM

"Okay, the deck without a railing gives me goosebumps. It looks like an accident waiting to happen. "

Lol, when's the last time anyone saw Meg Ryaaaaaaaannnnnn..........

Oops

by Anonymousreply 31February 15, 2022 7:40 PM

R30, I think (as someone who has always has a large dog and lived in older homes) I may be projecting on the dust thing a little. But it’s a combination of things. Also, I totally agree with you about it seeming like it could be cold and drafty. I don’t live in a California climate, but I have lived in California and I would expect to see more protection from the elements.

There seems to be a lot of smaller scaled furniture that maybe isn’t as functional as fewer, larger pieces. These seem like dust catchers to me. Two examples: 1. Flanking the fireplace are a freestanding bookcase/cabinet unit and several large decorative drums/sculptures? There’s going to be dust behind them. 2. The bathroom. There’s a seventies looking vanity and then a second grouping of small “brown furniture” pieces. A lot of people who I’d say that one built-in vanity cabinet (or two matching) might have a lot less charm, but I think it wooden cleaner looking. In photo 7, the closet built-ins don’t go to the ceiling. Which is appropriate and what you would expect for a home with that level of formality, given the sloped ceiling. But, again, dust catchers. A lot of the furniture and, especially, the stained glass in the kitchen remind me of what was in a former partner’s parents’ house in Wisconsin. And that’s not a compliment.

The not smooth walls and ceilings add character but there is such a thing as too much character. I think I’d rather see smooth plaster walls. If he did real tinted plaster over the brick there would still be depth and character. But that is it something you can have a few roadies do in a weekend.

I also noticed that the windows seems sort of randomly placed and sized. Hard to tell, but they may be a little cheap and don’t match the doors. Not a big deal that they don’t match the doors, but the random sizing and placement isn’t great. Notice that there are spectacular views from the OUTSIDE of the structure, but none showing the views from inside.

After looking at all the photos again more carefully, I think the house was originally more of a shack or weekend cabin. It appears to be post and beam, but the frame looks a little skimpy. It seems like it’s a combo of makeshift post and beam with the interior walls made out of brick. Odd. So I think what’s going on is that this is really not a house. It’s a cabin in the traditional sense. And the lack of photos showing the outside and the layout is intentional. That explains why he didn’t renovate the bathroom (only one photo at an odd angle (or at least replace the vanity). It’s obviously an extremely valuable property because of the land. But the structure adds zero value and any improvements are just lighting money on fire. I’m not confident in my guess, though. Because if the property is six acres in Montecito with spectacular views I think a renovated cabin would have value as a guest house.

But I’m pretty sure it’s an old cabin that was originally cheaply constructed and never meant to serve as a primary residence and I wish they had presented it that way.

by Anonymousreply 33February 15, 2022 9:31 PM

Thanks, R33.

Just to add one final insult, I believe that he paints (artistically, not walls, like his roadies), but I don't think he paints at that house. It's a place for him and a very special lady (with the huge, sculptural crucifix above the bed).

[quote] I see it as a place for me to go with an invited guest,” he explains, from his suite at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles. “It does have a very romantic feel to it.

The "studio" is for oil paints, I'm assuming. The paint and solvent for oil paint have a really strong smell. I don't see any ventilation, unless it's the 4th wall. The paintbrushes look pretty much white (no paint residue).

I have painted and I'm actually a pretty neat and clean painter (my work area was never full of paint residue). But that looks too clean, IMO.

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by Anonymousreply 34February 15, 2022 10:13 PM

The corded hanging lamps are really distracting. They couldn't hide the cords?

He has seemed like a huge douche even before dating Meg Ryan. Boy she has a type. Dennis Q, Russell C, then John M. Wanna be bad boy douches.

by Anonymousreply 35February 15, 2022 10:17 PM

How is he still alive let alone singing. He has cystic fibrosis and smokes 4 packs a day

by Anonymousreply 36February 15, 2022 10:27 PM

Eddie Van Halen, another heavy smoker, died within the last couple of years. I think these 2 are / were about the same age.

by Anonymousreply 37February 16, 2022 12:13 AM

Okay not cystic fibrosis. Spina bifida. But he still smokes

by Anonymousreply 38February 16, 2022 12:16 AM

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