제 눈에는 집이 아니라 아방궁으로 보이지만 그래도 여름 분위기인 것 같아 퍼왔어요.

Cher commissioned designer and longtime friend Ron Wilson to decorate an Italian Renaissance–style residence in Malibu. “I’m comfortable here,” says the singer-actress. “This house . . . this house wraps its arms around me. A late-19th-century painting depicting Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene, an antique bronze and a Gothic Revival settle are in the area where the entrance hall meets the lower stair landing. The walls, floors and staircase, with an iron balustrade, are stone.

“All of the art”—including the circa 1880 oil found in Europe that hangs in the living room—“was of special interest to Cher,” says Wilson. “She was responsible for purchasing most of it herself.” The chair, sofa, stool, and bench fabrics were designed by Wilson.

In the living room is a Gothic Revival stone mantelpiece that was carved in Mexico. “The house is light,” says Cher. “Its walls are light. I don’t have a dark wall in the house.” Soft velvets and an inlaid- wood low table underscore the interior’s muted palette.
English bronze chandeliers hang from the dining room’s stamped-copper ceiling. Gothic Revival chairs, bought in London, surround a table dressed in silk taffeta and topped with orchids, candlelit centerpieces, and white china with gold trim.

A painting of Mary with Christ is above the bed in the master suite. The large brass trunk at the foot of the bed, which is elevated on a stone platform, holds a television.

From the loggia is a view of the infinity-edge pool, which seemingly overflows into the Pacific Ocean. An Egyptian sculpture rests on a woven-reed low table. Standing bronze oil lamps are beneath arches supported by columns with vines carved in relief.

“The infinity-edge pool is where I spend all of my time in the summer,” says Cher. “She’s above the beach—a mile from the water,” adds Wilson. “Her great love is Malibu.” A low carved marble balustrade defines the outside dining area and grants access to the blue-mosaic-tiled pool.

The rear façade overlooks an infinity-edge pool.

“The entire project was a collaboration between Cher and me,” says Wilson. “She was totally involved with the landscape design—which is unbelievable. She’s very gifted.” Seen here is the gated entrance, and a spacious courtyard beyond, from the private driveway.