Hollywood Hills home of Jim Turner, co-founder of Flaunt and Detour magazines
Turner eyes an antler chandelier in the foyer, which features an eclectic mix of artwork: vintage cowboy paintings, black-and-white photos and contemporary pieces. The large Terry Rodgers painting of a Hollywood party, shown next to the window, served as artwork for Flaunt magazines August 2003 cover. Turner and Barajas are cofounders of the monthly fashion and culture magazine. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
A 17th century wood santo sits in a foyer niche surrounded by dried rosebuds and candles. In the dining room, a Warhol portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis presides over the bright space. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
The Warhol silk-screen is displayed with a collection of burnished copper vessels set against a pumpkin-frost hued wall. Mexican garden ornaments rest on the Saltillo tile floor. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
I love pieces that have a story to tell or could spark a story in someone else, Turner says. Almost everything I buy is a conversation starter. Some of those pieces are featured in the living room, including a deer head sconce, a cement garden deer and an array of vintage Monterey-style furnishings once produced by Mason Manufacturing for Barker Bros., a downtown
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Turner’s vintage bear collection sits atop the living room coffee table. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
A resin deer head fixture from Scandinavia hangs above the living room mantle, illuminating the Blenko art glass from the 1950s and 60s. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
A 1992 Cappellini chaise lounge upholstered in albino crocodile shares space with Monterey-style furnishings because Turner says he cant abide theme rooms with everything matching. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)