Kat Von D, the tattoo maven and beauty entrepreneur, is certainly creative.
Case in point: Her enormous home, which was recently sold for $7,750,000, is a mashup of 1890s ornate style with a good dose of modern goth, complete with a blood-red pool.
While the sale price is impressive, the splendid home was asking for $15 million when it came on the market last year (and topped the Realtor.com® most popular homes list). Still, Von D came out ahead on the home, which she purchased in 2016 for $6.5 million.
The storied estate served as a filming location for the 2003 movie “Cheaper by the Dozen,” and Von D added some cinematic touches while she lived there, including the very red pool.
The 12,500-square-foot mansion has eight bedrooms and 7.5 baths. There’s also a carriage house with two bedrooms and a bath.
This Victorian-era gem sits pretty amid rows of clipped hedges and swirly landscaping. Inside, it’s replete with dark wood paneling and floors, fairy-tale-like turrets, intricate scrollwork, leaded stained-glass windows, and elegant chandeliers.
A cavernous entryway leads to the main rooms, which include a living space, den/library, and sitting area.
The updated kitchen fits in nicely with the home’s original era, and a little chef’s garden is just steps from the cooking area. A hidden bar sits behind a secret door that opens outside to that scarlet pool and spa.
Upstairs you’ll find an automated theater with surround sound, an actual stage with footlights, and a handy bar in an adjacent turreted room.
The house also has modern mechanicals, including new HVAC, roof, plumbing, and electrical equipment. And there’s also a security system and a backup generator in case of power outages.
Von D is also a musician, producing her debut album, “Love Made Me Do It,” in 2021. That same year, she announced that she planned to leave California. According to recent reports, she shut down her L.A. tattoo studio, picked up stakes, and moved with her family to Indiana, where she had already purchased a home in 2020.
Randy White contributed to this report.
Source: realtor.com