Home Tour: The Fabulous Merv Griffin's Estate (Part Two)

Home Tour: The Merv Griffin Estate (Part One)

The Merv Griffin Estate

La Quinta, California - Desert Cities, United States

Who is Merv Griffin: First off he made the Merv not popular! Merv Griffin

singer and band leader, movie actor, television personality and media mogul

who in his time hosting The Merv Griffing Show (1962) was second in fame

and influence as a talk show host only to Johnny Carson, Griffin was best 

known for creating the two most popular game shows in television syndication

history, Wheel of Fortune (1983) and  Jeopardy (1984) that are watched by 

hundred of millions of people all over the world. In the business world, he was

identified as the visionary chairman of the The Griffin Group

Details of the home:

Legendary entertainer Merv Griffin lived large, so it was only fitting that he called this vast 39-acre, 13 bedroom equestrian compound, home. Can you imagine, 13 bedrooms. Imagine all the friends you would have wanting to spend the weekend with you! With a main house boasting over 5,400 sq ft of living space, four guest pods, two guests houses, 20 stable barn and staff quarters.

Now the Home!

La Quinta is nicknamed, “The Gem of the Desert”

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 unfortunately enjoy all sorts of different kinds of designs. That is one reason why I blog. I can't or shouldn't do all that I blog about around my house. It already looks like a shop for fall. (Wait until Christmas, it looks like Santa and his Elves threw upin my house. If it doesn't move, it get's decorated, again!) So, I found these Heirloom pumpkins that I showcased in anotherpost. Now I want to show how you can show them off in a centerpiece.

 Wow!

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I have this problem, I think that just about everyone has one of these.A bathroom that looks like an afterthought. Really it isn't the size of the bathroom that is the problem.It's the amount of the rolls of the toilet paper I buy!There is no room to store it. I have a pedestal sink--no storage there.

I decided to research my problem and found some great ideas. So, I thought 

that I would share the best ones with you.

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1. I like this idea. I have done this in my home. Place a small but attractive picture in front of your bookshelves. I think that it makes them more interesting. In this picture they used an old refurbished frame with old family pictures. I love family pictures, everyone loves to look back on memories.

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Until we meet again,

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Coastal Living Idea Cottage

Summer is coming, it is inevitable . Although, I am not sure that winter really came to Cleveland Ohio. We had a very mild winter and now today it is 70 outside and it is on March 8.

I am not crazy about the finish on the cabinets. I would redo them.

I like the touches of red!

The exterior of this house doesn't reflect the fact that it is at the ocean. It could have been a home in your neighborhood. I wish that it had been more beachy, but I love the interior. It gave you the feel that you are on vacation even if this is your permanent residence.

Until we meet again,

Claudia