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A Peek Inside Bruce Willis's $4 Million Sun Valley Cabin That Just Hit the Market

April 3, 2012 by Home

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A Peek Inside Bruce Willis's $4 Million Sun Valley Cabin That Just Hit the Market

Occupied with his latest role in Wes Anderson's new action flick, Moonrise Kingdom, long-time Idaho resident Bruce Willis decided to shed some real estate weight by selling his trio of Pettit Lake cabins. Sitting on an acre of land in Ketchum, ID, the beautiful cabin compound is being offered for $4 million.

After tearing down the original cabin in 1993, Willis decided to replace it with a two-story, three-bedroom main cabin, a second two-bedroom cabin, and a third studio cabin with a full bath, all connected by stone walkways. While the style of the three cabins is undoubtedly rustic, modern amenities like stainless-steel kitchen appliances, jetted tubs, rain-head showers, and washers and dryers still make appearances. Earthy luxuries like a rock fireplace, enclosed porch, and private dock help to capture the beauty of the surrounding woods and lake.

While the home's location and bones are absolutely gorgeous, the staging of the property leaves a lot to be desired. Take a look to see how we'd improve the interior views on this charming cabin compound.

Photos Courtesy of Sotheby's

Here's a view of the stone walkways leading to the cabin compound.

A view of one of the back decks. Too bad the garbage can and concrete blocks weren't removed from the real estate shot!

We'd add some Gallant and Jones deck chairs for a pop of color and a lovely spot to chill and enjoy the view.

Naturally, having access to a fire extinguisher is undoubtedly important. Still, we think moving it to a place where it would be accessible without being a focal point would help. We're also believers in either investing in streamlined cookware or simply adding chic storage above cabinets. Our last vote would be to break up the overwhelming amount of wood. We think the cabinets would look lovely in a stone color picked up from the rug and granite.

The rock fireplace and wooden beams are two of our favorite features from this room, but it's hard to notice them when you're distracted by the competing patterns and colors of the rug, sofa, chairs, and throw pillows. We'd also opt for ditching the ornamental fireplace tchotchkes and finding a lower, round coffee table to better suit the space.

The steep staircase accessing the upper level isn't elderly friendly, but it is charmingly rustic. We'd swap out the stock-look chandelier for something more dramatic — a trio of Tom Dixon Beat Light Pendants would look quite lovely in the space.

Also, swapping out the vintage framed poster for original, locally sourced artwork — something that's a little more modern — would be a great way to modernize and update the space.

This room looks as if it was furnished from leftovers stolen from an in-laws' basement after they redecorated. Embrace the rugged look of the stone fireplace with masculine pieces from Restoration Hardware, like two Kensington sofas upholstered in an indigo linen.

While we can appreciate a rag rug in the right place — say a Scandinavian white-on-white kitchen — it's all kinds of wrong in this nook. Swap it out for a chic Madeline Weinrib denim carpet. As for the sofa and chair, I honestly don't mind the upholstery, but this blanket stripe fabric would look much chicer on a more modern frame, like the Room & Board Jackson Sofa.

We love a stone tiled shower, but this shower would be better served by playing up the spa-like vibe of the bathroom with some beautiful bathing accessories. A wooden back scrubber and a trio of rolled towels stacked neatly would do the trick.

This dining space is actually much grander than you'd think at first glance. We would hang a large, eye-catching pendant made of natural materials to focus the eye and replace the small round table with a sleeker rectangular table to run the length of the sideboard.

We appreciate the contrast of the dark-rimmed pendant lights but think this room could benefit from a darker dining table and chairs to pop against the surrounding natural wood, perhaps the Hans Wegner Wishbone Chair in robin's egg.

The stone steps add grandeur to the exterior of this cabin, but adding a bit of landscaping with large potted plants would make it even more inviting. We also think that a Flora Grubb Vertical Succulent Garden on the side of the cabin would add an amazing exotic focal point to the cabin.

This bedroom would feel so much lighter and cleaner with crisp white bedding and a couple of strategically placed mirrors. Replacing the rough-hewn log frame with the Woodland Slumber Canopy Bed would also add amazing punch to the space. A flokati rug would also be a great switch to add coziness to the attic bedroom.

We can't argue with the lakefront property and the view, but we'd love to suggest a floating sauna.

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