There are a couple of great houses in the 1998 remake of Disney’s The Parent Trap.
One is a traditional and gracious home in London, where Annie lives with her mother.
The other is a Napa Valley ranch where Annie’s twin Hallie lives with their father.
Let’s take a look at them both, as well as the sets designed for the movie!
The Houses from “The Parent Trap” (1998)
Hallie, pretending to be Annie, sees her mother’s home in London for the first time:
The Entry Hall with Sweeping Staircase:
The house was filmed in London and you can see it here:
23 Egerton Terrace in Kensington.
A young Lindsay Lohan played both twins.
Natasha Richardson played the twins’ mother. She was so warm and likeable as Elizabeth, it was hard to believe she’d willingly given up one of her girls to her ex-husband!
Their Dad Owns a Ranch in Napa Valley:
They filmed at the Staglin Family Vineyard in Rutherford, California.
Nick’s longtime housekeeper Chessy greets Hallie, who has been at summer camp for 8 weeks:
The Family Room has a massive fireplace:
We get a glimpse of the kitchen with blue cabinets:
Hallie’s Bedroom:
Dad Nick is played by Dennis Quaid.
The twins’ plan to get their parents back together worked! Gotta love a happy Hollywood ending. 🙂
Prefer the original? See the houses from the 1961 version with Hayley Mills.
Visit my Houses Onscreen page to see the others I’ve featured, listed from A-Z.
Hello Julia! Very fun post-as usual! I really liked the huge fireplace at the ranch house, and the stair case at the London home. I think both homes are fantastic in their own ways. Hope you have a wonderful week~Smiles~Tam!
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“Meanwhile, back at the ranch…” – one of my favorite sayings!
The Napa place would be nice to visit but sign me up for that London pad full-time please! Esp. since the foyer is the same color as my living room….
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I think I’d have to go with the Napa Valley pad…right? Though London is amazing and I really liked the stairs! I just did a post on Wainscot, but it doesn’t look like those stairs!
Great post Julia…I really like these!
Tim
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Hi Julia. How sweet that you chose this movie following Natasha Richardson’s untimely death. I love this movie, and even liked the original version with Haley Mills. There’s another idea for Movie Monday! And speaking of Haley Mills, what about Pollyanna? There were beautiful homes in that movie, too. Back to The Parent Trap, while I don’t live far from the Napa Valley, I love the traditional style of the London home. This was a great choice. Thank you for the time you take to feature these movies! ~Arleen
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I’d love to see the California house from the original movie. I LOVED that ranch and still do.
I prefer the Napa Valley house *would LOVE to live like that*, but I still wish that my London house looked like Elizabeth’s… 😉
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The picture you posted of Annie’s bedroom in London is actually Hallie’s bedroom in Napa. They play cards while Nick and Elizabeth get all romantical. 🙂 And the dog lives in Napa.
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Hey…the two girls have the same bed! That’s kind of a cute detail, and I can see it working with the plot.
Hi Julia – thanks for the shoutout! Yes, the girls bedroom is in Napa, they never show her London bedroom.
I received an email from someone several weeks ago looking for the artists name of the painting in the London dining room (you show it behind the table in the pic where they are all seated). Anyone know?
Also, a little bit of trivia – Nancy Meyers directed this movie, Something’s Gotta Give, What Women Want and The Holiday. All known for their outstanding movie sets!
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I love the ivy-covered walls (even tho I hear it’s not good to have it on the house itself). But isn’t that always the case: wanting things that aren’t necessarily healthy. (smile). Lovely tour! thanks, -susan
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Jenelle–
You’re right. I got them mixed up. Fixed it! Thanks. 🙂
I love the color in the foyer of the London home…I am having a real love affair with anything orange lately! Great post and darling movie…this movie makes me want to design dresses and make wine…ahhh…one can dream!
Ramona
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Oh, I wish I could go on about that London home or the cute puppy on the bed, but I feel so sorry for poor Natasha R. So sad. She really seemed like a nice person. Great post. I could really live happily ever after in either home!! 🙂 Have a great day all!! 🙂
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If I were a kid I’d love that window seat, I always wanted one, to sit there and read or just dream 🙂
I have to say it really upset me when Natasha died, what a horrible accident…now there are questions all over the news today asking if she got the right treatment. Its been reported that she and Liam had a truly wonderful marriage…so sad.
I have to see this movie, my kids loved it…
Thanks Julia for another great post….
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All the best,
Kathy 🙂
Oh, this is one of my favorite movies. Is that London house not amazing? It makes me sad to think of Natasha being gone – she was a wonderful actress. Thanks for these – I had forgotten how much I liked them.
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I want to go to there…. (the ranch)
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Great post. I love both homes in this movie. The one in London is a little too formal for my taste, but I love all it still. I would live their in a heartbeat. Then I saw the dad’s home in Napa and feel in love even more. Amazing plus a vineyard. Whatelse could a girl want.
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I love both houses and would take either one if it came with Dennis Quaid! I’ve always thought he was a babe.
It’ so sad that Natasha Richardson died and that it possibly could have been avoided if she had been treated sooner.
I’ll have to see this movie again. I remember seeing it years ago and really enjoyed it.
Your blog is always a joy to read.
Susan
I haven’t seen this movie…Looks like both of the “twins” did OK for themeselves! Hopefully the parents descided to keep both homes and shuttle the kids back and forth, a la Brangelina. 🙂 Annd…also hopefully Natasha’s legacy won’t be a Disney movie with little LiLo!
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I’m with Susan 10:59, Uncle Bill’s (Brian Keith) ranch at Tahoe is more in fitting of the character and in a better movie too. But don’t I always say that, just not as whiney. How about “Guess Who is Coming to Dinner” (1967), Miss Hepburn’s house is indescribable with out coffee, and Dr. banned coffee last Friday.
Love both of them, but my fascination with London just won out:)
Sonya
R.I.P natasha
I love this movie, and love the London location. I always imagined it to be in the Holland Park section of London. The color of the walls in the foyer were my inspiration for the color of my dining room – I literally freeze framed a scene from the front hall and showed it to my decorative painter. I enjoyed that color for 9 years, then (soon after starting my blog in 2007) started to not like it. It was too much color for me, although it looked really beautiful at night when the candles were lit and the chandelier was on dim.
When I heard the news of Natasha Richardson’s death, I immediately thought about this movie, then thought about the beautiful movie she was in last year with her mother – the name is escaping me right now. What a loss to her family first and foremost, and to movie fans everywhere.
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Oh I loved the Parent Trap! I love the old version and the new version. Great movie! Thanks for sharing the set tour of each house.
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I love this Disney film in Lindsay’s earlier years.
When Natasha passed I was so sad (we’re the same age)….always wear a helmet!
Thanks so much for what I call a tribute.
Suzy
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Loved the architecture in this movie – the only thing better was the movie itself!
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Decisions, Decisions–Should I live in an elegant London home or on a Fabulous Napa ranch? That snazzy wedding dress caught my eye!
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Hard to choose. They’re both gorgeous in completely different ways. I know it’s pointless to try to make sense of a Disney movie, but I always wondered, why did the twins have to be a secret to each other? And why wouldn’t the parents want to see the other twin? There was obviously enough money involved that flights across the pond once or twice a year would not be an issue.
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While the London house is beautiful, my vote is Napa all the way! I’ve ALWAYS fantasized about having that house and I have this deluded idea that all Napa Valley homes should look like that – IE I couldn’t believe they chose victorian for the latest HGTV dream home!
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LOVE both places… I would like to live in Napa house full time… and visit London on ocassion! GREAT post… LOVE this movie! I think it is a good remake… actually I think it is one where I like the remake more!
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So incredibly sad about her. I fell in love with her in this movie. The Napa Valley house has always been one of my favorites in movies. Beautiful!!
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hey i love the parent trap its one of my best movies!
I watch this film and Sabrina each week on dvd. I liked the “Making of the film” on the dvd. But heartbroken Natasha died. She was so happy with Liam. Her grave on findagrave.com is just so somber. She is buried next to her grandmother.
Awesome site!!! Pretty please could you dig up anymore info or pics on the original Parent Trap house in California?? I know it was mostly filmed on set and no such house exists but they did film a lot in Carmel, where I am originally from, and would love to even just see shots from the film.
Thanks!!!
The London house is just around the corner from me! Watched the film for the first time the other day and I thought I knew it from somewhere, turns out its about 5 minutes down the street.
23 Egerton Terrace in Kensington
Although in real life the house doesn’t overlook a leafy park, ‘Pembroke Green’ in-fact looks over some garages which were cleverly hidden with trellises which you can see when Annie steps out of the car
This is one of my faves!