Halle Berry buys home in Hollywood Hills

Jet, August 22, 2005

Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry purchased a nearly-$6 million home in the Hollywood Hills from actor Frankie Muniz, the Los Angeles Times recently reported.

Berry's new house is Old World Tuscan style that was built in the 1920s. It was extensively remodeled in 2003, which took it down to the studs, resulted in high ceilings, archways, columns and bougainvillea-draped stucco walls.

The main house is about 4,500 square feet with four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. There is a 1,400 square-foot guesthouse with one bedroom and two bathrooms. The yard has a spa, a pool and two fire pits made of lava rock. The home has a 10-car motor court and five-car garage.

A focal point of the lavish digs is the eat-in kitchen, which features terra cotta floor tiles from France. There are five fireplaces, surround sound throughout the house, city views, and a media room, which includes a plasma screen that is hidden to maintain the Old World look.