Designing a home is an arduous process even for big celebrities like Grey's Anatomy Star Ellen Pompeo. When the actress embarked on a vacation home in Sag Harbor, however, she never expected that it would take many years, multiple people, and a completely revised plan. And Ellen is ** fledgling home remodeler, mind you. She's worked on two Mediterranean homes, two Modern homes, and a midcentury Malibu beach house. Creating beautiful interiors, "is my hobby and I absolutely love it," she told Architectural Digest in a recent feature.
Eight years and three children after Ellen purchased the property, her dream vacation home was much different, but ** less wonderful, than she imagined. Initially, Ellen planned to update an original cabin on the property as a guest House and build a sprawling main House beside it. Before she could break ground, Ellen's attention was divided by the Malibu beach house, a passion project for her. Construction of the big vacation home was put on hold indefinitely, and (after a few design snags), the cabin was transformed into a charming Modern Barn decorated by Ellen, celebrity interior designer Estee Stanley, and Estee's business partner Brigette Romanek.
The three woman worked around size and configuration challenges to create a fresh, unfussy, and inviting space for Ellen and her family to spend the Summer. "I was looking to do something Modern and hip and young, and I wanted to do something you don't see out there - I wanted to do something different," Ellen explained to Architectural Digest. We think she's succeeded. Judge for yourself in the images ahead, then head to ArchitecturalDigest.com for the full story.