Holiday Reinhorn, Rainn Wilson and their son Walter share their home with zonkey Derek and (next to Reinhorn) mini-horse Riba.
Actor and philanthropist Rainn Wilson grew up not enjoying where he lived.
“It was a dreary, unhappy place,” said Wilson, who revels in the fact that his son, Walter, loves their home so much that he requests staycations.
No wonder. Wilson and his wife, Holiday Reinhorn, fill their Los Angeles home with music and art and guests.
On the eve of the release of his horror-comedy “Cooties,” Wilson takes a moment between acting and volunteering and fundraising for the Mona Foundation and Lidè to chat about his farmhouse in the city.
What do you enjoy most about your home?
Our home is a place you just like to "be." It's not a grand home in any celebrity way, but it's warm and inviting with lots of different places to sit. We have a meditation nook as well as a bench outside for contemplation. When we moved in, we knocked out a couple of walls so the central room is airy, bright and like a big farmhouse. We have people over a lot, and there's music here.
When I was a kid, I never wanted to be at my home as it was a dreary, unhappy place. Our kid, Walter, loves to be at home and in fact asks for 'staycations.' That's when you know you're doing something right.
Do you have a beloved object or objects from your travels?
My wife and I started a nonprofit educational initiative in Haiti called Lidè. On our travels there, we met one of Haiti's premiere painters, Frantz Zephirin. We have been collecting his artwork avidly ever since. His stuff is absolutely incredible. It's like the 3 a.m. fever dream of Haiti.
What's your favorite decorative piece, and why?
We have a giant Pegasus from a dilapidated gas station that we got online at some kind of online gas station collectibles place. It hangs high on the wall above the living room and looks AMAZING. Apparently there is a whole branch of collectibles called "petroliana." Fascinating.
Do you and your family have a creative space, or does that blend into the whole home?
My wife, Holiday Reinhorn, and I have our own offices where we do a great deal of writing. But we try and make every room a creative space in some way. Our TV room is also a music room. Our garage has a home gym and a Ping-Pong table. And we put art in every nook and cranny.
How do you see the relationship between your home and the surrounding environment?
We live in an area of Los Angeles that's zoned for horses, and the homes are on big lots. The area has a California rustic feel, and we designed everything about the remodel on our house to have a rustic, modern farmhouse feel so the house feels right at home in the neighborhood, unlike so many of the insta-mini-mansions that are popping up all over the place in Southern California.
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from Zillow Blog - Real Estate Market Stats, Celebrity Real Estate, and Zillow News http://www.zillow.com/blog/qa-rainn-wilson-183780/
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