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And you can rent this for a mere $2600 a nite, courtesy of
Jetsetter.com
Custom built for Frank Sinatra in 1947 by master architect Stewart E. Williams, Twin Palms Estate is named for the two towering trees in the backyard. When Sinatra was in residence, he’d run a flag up the flagpole that once divided them to alert his friends that it was cocktail hour. Though Ol’ Blue Eyes had requested a Georgian colonial look, Williams talked him into this more desert-friendly mid-century-modern abode.
The home possesses a harmonious — almost magical — warmth. Vaulted wood ceilings rise above wood-paneled walls, one of which houses a recording console given to Sinatra by Capitol Records in 1951. From there he could press a rough cut of a new song, then beam it directly to Los Angeles for mastering, via the antenna still on the rooftop.
All furniture is era-specific (though none actually originated in the house), with genie-bottle lamps, swoop-back sofas, free-form glass coffee tables and fuzzy shag area rugs. And the tuned Yamaha grand player piano in the corner of the living room plays only Sinatra songs. When the light is just right, you can almost picture the man himself at the keyboard.
Outside, the huge mountain-view pool deck is built for a party, and with his-and-hers bathrooms, guests can keep the festivities going by changing from a swimsuit to cocktail dress without entering the house.
