While we’re all shedding pounds the Jenny Craig way, the weight loss maven is shedding her California home. The 7,625 square foot Del Mar home began with a $39.5 million asking price in 2014 but sold in 2019 for $22 million.
This is a look at one of the kitchens with a large kitchen island underneath a wooden ceiling. Across from this is the cabinetry that is dominated by the stainless steel appliances. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This other bedroom has a gray bed that matches the gray sofa on the side by the glass walls that open to the balcony. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is the spacious primary bedroom with a gray bed, white tray ceiling and a set of glass doors that open the bedroom to the balcony that overlooks the ocean. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is a closer look at the balcony door of the bedroom adorned with a potted plant at the corner behind the armchair and standing lamp. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is the balcony just outside the glass doors of the bedrooms. It has a sweeping view of the beach below as well as the entertainment deck. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is the poolside area in the middle of the square-shaped mansion. This is surrounded with brick walkways and colorful flowering plants on separate pots around the pool. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is a closer look at the side of the pool lined with comfortable lawn chairs adorned by various potted plants. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is a look at the hallway on the side of the pool with terracotta flooring tiles, beige pillars and potted plants in between. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is the spacious entertainment deck with a beige tiled flooring, a sofa set and a couple of dining areas on the far side. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This other angle of the entertainment deck shows tall tropical trees on the side of the woven wicker sofa set with beige cushions. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is a sunset view of the entertainment deck that has a woven wicker sofa set facing the ledge overlooking the ocean. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is a view of the large entertainment deck with a couple of outdoor dining sets with a sweeping view of the ocean waves. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is a look at the back of the house from the vantage of the beach below. Here you can see the elevation of the house that has beige walls, tall tropical trees and a large balcony. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is an aerial view of the square-shaped mansion showing the open area in the middle where the pool is. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This aerial view of the mansion gives a view of the distance of the house from the water’s edge. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is a farther aerial view of the mansion showing the packed neighborhood of beachfront estates. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
The price of the almost 8,000 square foot modern style mansion began at $39.5 million but was reduced to $27.9 and most recently to $22 million. The house sits back from the road on three-quarters of an acre with 82 feet going towards the beach. The house is in the Del Mar neighborhood of San Diego.
The Basics
You would expect the mansions of the rich and famous to have multiple bedrooms and bathrooms, and Jenny’s is no exception. The house has five bedrooms including the primary bedroom and bath along with six and one-half baths. Two kitchens are pretty much the norm in mansions with one facing onto the deck for access to the outdoor living area.
Walls of glass allow the homeowner to see and hear the sea crashing onto the shore. Ceiling beams in the living areas, two-sided fireplaces, and terra cotta floor tiles transitioning from the courtyard into the downstairs portion of the house give the downstairs a natural continuity.
The bedrooms continue the trend of glass walls for amazing views of the water. Carpeted, at least one of the bedrooms features a pretty tiled fireplace and see-through shades on the glass walls for privacy while still seeing the water. The beams and beadboard ceiling in the bedroom naturally lead the eye to the glass and the water outside.
The Cool Stuff
The deck and the porch wrap around the house for the perfect view of the inner courtyard with its pool and terra cotta decking as well as the blue waters of the ocean. The house offers 82 feet of beach, a gated drive, and a four-car garage.
I love wide-open spaces with a shady place to sit and watch the natural beauty surrounding me. Jenny Craig’s house offers that with tables and chairs and lounging around the inner courtyard and on all the wrap-around deck and porch. Indoors, I love having enough space in the kitchen to create. Jenny’s house offers the homeowner two kitchens.
Jenny Craig founded her weight loss dynasty along with her husband in 1983. She came from a New Orleans family overweight due to her mother’s excellent cooking. She successfully cut down her weight and worked out at a gym she managed. She bought a franchise and added her dieting regime to the program. Over the years, she refined all of it until it became the Jenny Craig NutriSystem we know today.
Jenny sold the business two years before her husband died and then began selling off their properties. The weight loss maven continues to combine science with chef-made meals and personal support to the many believers and global members of her weight loss programs.
Jon Dykstra owns an interior design company in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He's fascinated by architecture and interiors. He also enjoys gardening at his "house in the burbs" and "homesteading" at his off-the-grid boat-access cabin.
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