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"Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi at Home\nHere's a glimpse inside design-savvy stars Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's Beverly Hills estate, which they transformed into a home that is perfect--if perhaps not permanent.\nPortia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres at their Beverly Hills house, which was designed by architects Buff &amp;amp; Hensman and later expanded by decorator Melinda Ritz. In a sitting area adjacent to the kitchen, an 18th-century French worktable is paired with a suite of vintage bent-plywood chairs by Gerald Summers; the large painting is an Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat collaboration, and the drawing to its left is by Bill Traylor. The cocktail table is 19th-century Belgian, the torch\u00E8re is by Waldo's Designs, and the Kirman rug is antique.\nDeGeneres and De Rossi added a pond to the grounds of the estate, which consists of adjacent properties acquired over time.\nA Ping-Pong table by Argentine artist Rirkrit Tiravanija makes a playful statement in the entrance hall, which features a Spanish Colonial bench from Lief and a Serge Mouille chandelier; the 19th-century Agra carpet is from the Melrose Project.\nIn the living room, a pair of slipcovered sofas and a cocktail table, all by Kathleen Clements Design, are grouped with Louis XVI berg\u00E8res; the Avalon blanket is by Herm\u00E8s, and the fringed throw is an antique textile. A mixed-media sculpture by Catherine Willis takes pride of place over the hearth; to its left are a Roman bust and works by Mark Grotjahn and Ed Ruscha. A Ruth Asawa sculpture hangs to the right of the fireplace.\nThe living room's vintage library ladder displays a mask from DeGeneres's collection of African art; the stool is by Clarke &amp;amp; Reilly, the 18th-century table is from Axel Vervoordt, and the vintage lamp is a Jean Prouv\u00E9 design.\nAntique French cane chairs surround a 17th-century farm table in the dining room; the work on paper is by Warhol.\nA custom-made glass display case in the kitchen stores tableware; the range is by Wolf, the rugs are antique, and the rustic floor is crafted of reclaimed teak beams from China.\nDeGeneres and De Rossi added a screened porch, where a 19th-century trestle table is paired with wicker armchairs.\nA floor of brass-trimmed leather distinguishes the library rotunda, where a 19th-century English marble-top table is centered beneath a skylight.\nIn a corner of the office are a vintage industrial cabinet, a Victorian wingback settee, and an 18th-century Italian santo figure; the bronze side table was found at Blackman Cruz.\nDeGeneres keeps her Emmy awards in a 19th-century cabinet in her office.\nIn the master bedroom, a custom-made bed is upholstered in a Great Plains fabric and topped with an antique French textile from Lief; the Torpedo floor lamp is by Jane Hallworth, the cabinet is a Gustavian antique, the walls are upholstered in gray flannel by Holland &amp;amp; Sherry, and the nightstand on the right is a 17th-century Tuscan table from Richard Shapiro Antiques and Works of Art.\nElegant surfaces predominate in the master bath, with stained-walnut vanities, limestone countertops, and a marble floor; the mirrors with mother-of-pearl inlay are from India, the mobile is by Kevin Inkawhich, and the bronze cat sculpture is by Diego Giacometti.\nCountry Floors tile lines the shower, which is set beneath a skylight; the shower fittings are by Rocky Mountain Hardware, and the stools are African.\nThe bathtub overlooks a private garden.\nDeGeneres and De Rossi's shoe shelves are filled with their respective sneakers and stilettos.\nBrazilian-granite coping borders the pool."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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