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In Touch Magazine
March 5, 2007
At Home with Close to Home's David James Elliott
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David James Elliott ended up in his Brentwood house by accident. The Close to Home star was renting the place while he was building a house up the street, but when black mold claimed that project, he and his wife, Nanci, decided to buy their rental. They totally gutted the 3,500-square-foot home to turn it into their dream house. "We were in a construction zone for two years," David says. But by the time the work was done, they had a four bedroom home, complete with deck and hot tub. While his work on his former series, JAG, meant long hours away from home, David's new schedule gives him more time to spend with his kids, Stephanie, 13, and Wyatt, 3. "I wasn't around a lot when my daughter was growing up," David admits, "But I'm going to be here for my pal Wyatt."
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Top - What the Home Reveals, Celebrity designer Doug Wilson of Moving Up weighs in: "The house's low-key elegance makes it an ideal family home - proving that the simple things in life are what matter to David." Circle - "We call this area of the backyard our zebra garden," David says. Bottom - David wants more time to be home with his family. "When we bought the house, there really was no backyard. We had to build up the whole area. It was a lot of hard work, but now our son, Wyatt and the dog, Jade, love running around out here." David says.Page 2:
His Favorite Place - "This is where we entertain," David says about the living room, "We sit and talk. We don't have a TV in here, but we have them almost everywhere else. We're in the television business. People always say to me, 'You let your children watch TV?' I say, 'Yes, it's how I make my living.'"Page 3:
David is proud of his kitchen - David loves to cook, so he made sure the kitchen had everything he wanted. "We have two ovens; the killer Thermador profession oven and a convection oven. On the stove top we have the griddle in the center and six elements," David says. "Then we have an indoor grill and a coffee maker that also makes espresso."Page 4:
Clean Spaces - David, who also has homes in the Bahamas, likes the blue tones in the bathroom, which give it a beachy feel. Where the Family Dines - When the family eats a meal together, they enjoy sitting around this dining room table, where they light candles to set the right mood. Who Did the Decorating? - "The lamps in the master bedroom came from a house we had in Palm Springs." says David, who adds that his wife and designer Oliver Furth get the credit for the look of the house. "I'm just the guy that does this, moves that and runs to the store."
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