Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry are changing up their living situations with wedding bells on the horizon.
Bloom put his Beverly Hills bachelor pad on the market for a dollar shy of $9 million, while Perry has sold her Hollywood Hills compound to restaurateur Michael Chow for a little over $12.7 million.
For Bloom, the listing comes after the “Lord of the Rings” actor finished a remodel of the home. The renovation involved the addition of a zero-edge swimming pool and the Ipe wood decking that now surrounds it. The kitchen was also reconfigured so that it opens to the dining room, according to listing agent Jason Oppenheim of the Oppenheim Group.
Built in the 1960s, the single-story home keeps the eyes moving with brilliant white walls and custom LED accent lighting. A living room with sunken conversation pit is at the heart of the 4,011-square-foot house, which has four bedrooms and four bathrooms.
Pocketing glass doors in nearly every room connect the living spaces with the outdoors.
The compound that Perry sold sits behind gates on more than two acres of grounds and comprises a four-bedroom main house, a two-story guesthouse, a gym and a guard house. An amphitheater, terrace patios and a swimming pool fill the garden-filled grounds.
The main house has more than 7,400 square feet of living space, a living room with a fireplace, a great room, an eat-in kitchen and five bathrooms. Artful tile work and exposed beams create visual interest throughout the interior.
The master suite makes up the entire second floor and features a Roman-style bath.
Perry owned her compound since 2004, records show. Bloom has owned his house for about three years.
Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters fame has listed his artsy abode in L.A.’s Los Feliz neighborhood for sale at $2.248 million.
Designed by architect William Kesling, the 1937 home is a stellar example of the Streamline Moderne style with its curving lines, vibrant splashes of color and winding stone staircase brightened by a glass block wall.
Through a wood front door, the 2,309-square-foot interior opens to a window-lined living room with a corner fireplace. Other highlights include a retro kitchen, an office with built-ins, a bonus room with a wet bar and a terrazzo terrace with city and treetop views.
Each of the three bedrooms has an en-suite bathroom, and the master has a private balcony. Outside, hanging lights top a turf yard surrounded by landscaping.
Shears, 40, co-founded Scissor Sisters in New York’s nightclub scene in 2001, and the glam rock outfit has released four albums since. Its hits include “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’,” “I Can’t Decide” and “Let’s Have a Kiki.”
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