Actress Anne Heche is bailing out of Vancouver, having listed her 3,863-square-foot home there for $2,450,000. Since her TV series, Men in Trees, was canceled Heche has been looking for more work (maybe she should have stayed with Ellen). But in the meantime, maintaining the expense of a home while being unemployed and paying large sums of child support have become too difficult for her. (So much so that she asked for her child support to be reduced because she was practically broke.)

It’s really too bad that she has to get rid of this place because it really is quite lovely. It has plenty of trees and yard surrounding it, yet it’s close to the waterfront and ski resorts. It has a very lodge-y feel to it, which we imagine is simply perfect for West Vancouver winters.

The listing touts a chef’s kitchen, and let us tell you, darlings, that they may just be right. There’s a center island that can serve as a prep area as well as informal seating and an extra bit of storage. There seems to be ample counter space. The sink and dishwasher appear to be stainless. And the kitchen has tons of wood - as does the entire house, really.

The formal dining room has space for a large table and beautiful cabinet. The ceiling beams are exposed and there’s a chandelier as well. A large bank of windows brings in light and gives a beautiful view.

The living room also has exposed beams and a high ceiling. There’s a fireplace at one end and a wall of windows/doors on the other. It pulls in a fair amount of light, but it doesn’t have as much natural light as one would probably want. Maybe it’s just the time of day or angle - we can’t really tell.

The home has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and 6 fireplaces throughout. Did we mention the wood? Because there’s a lot of it, especially in the entryway where you have wood on the floor, walls, stairs, and in a big portion of the detail work. It’s almost overwhelming, but the tone is quite rich and inviting.

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Actress Michelle Forbes has listed her Hollywood Dell 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home for sale at $1,150,000. The home is a secluded mid-century turnkey with the aforementioned beds, baths, and a bonus room according to the listing.

The home does feature some nice (but small) gardens, including a cute little bamboo fountain. It is definitely secluded though, with walls all around, gates at the front, and tall trees surrounding the property.

The living room features beamed vaulted ceilings with a nice fireplace at the end. The room reminds us a bit of a country church we knew growing up. Maybe a nice rug (a bit away from the fire, of course) could warm it up and give it a bit more definition? The bamboo floors are nice - you know how we love hardwood.

The kitchen is small, with white cabinets and walls throughout. The breakfast nook has a small table for two tucked under the window. We would knock out that center bar with the stovetop and expand the kitchen into the rest of the space, especially since there’s already a big dining room. However, someone who has been in the kitchen told us that it is quite lovely and the perfect size for the home.

The master bedroom also has a vaulted ceiling. And here, it works much better. The floor to ceiling windows let in a lot of light. And the doors open straight onto the patio. The room could do without that blinding white, though. The walls, the curtains, the couch, the bedspread. It’s a bit too much white for our tastes (our dislike of all white is well-documented). A nice throw over the bed would add just a splash of color. The other bedrooms seem to be of a decent size. One of the rooms has been used as a workout area.

We love the abundance of bookshelves, but think it’s a bit odd to have them in the dining room. That may just be us, but it seems like the room can’t decide if it’s a library or a place to eat. It also might be the best (or only) place to showcase the dramatic shelves, but it’s just not where we’d personally put them.

Overall it’s not a bad sort of house. We do like the spiral staircase, although personally we’d have to wait to navigate it after coffee. (Fortunately for that, the master suite is on the ground floor.)

It’s on a tiny lot, though, just 1/10 of an acre according to Mr. Big Time.

Molly Sims, best known for her role in “Las Vegas” or maybe swimsuit modeling for Sports Illustrated, listed her Hollywood Hills home for $2,999,000. The 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath house is 3,100 square-feet and is built with a 1930s Spanish style (with Hollywood flair, according to the listing).

Both Ann Breoff of the LA Times and the Real Estalker wrote of this, so we’re not sure who got the scoop on this one.

The listing highlights a newer kitchen with carrera marble, Viking appliances, a Sub Zero and a wine fridge. We might just be in love already. The kitchen does look quite nice, even with the white-on-white of most everything. Can we just mention that the perspective in these pictures is killing us? Can someone please hire a damn professional photographer or even a competent amateur to take these pics? Although in this case, it looks like the post-processing is what skewed the proportions. C’mon real estate agents, let us properly drool over the homes, will you? We’ll say “pretty please” if it will help.

Can we just stop for a moment and talk about the master bath? Love. Huge shower, and what looks like a fair-sized tub as well. While we’re not exhibitionist enough to have a big window like that in the shower (not to mention at least a door or curtain to keep the steam in), we love it anyway. But we’d have to put something on the window to keep the gardener from getting more of a view than either one of us would like. Now the sinks on the other hand, we’re not as wild about. The countertop just doesn’t quite match and we’re not a fan of the sinks. But those are minor points on our list, anyway.

We’re not sure what the deal is with the wallpaper and shag carpet in the den, or sitting room, or office, whichever it is. But again, that’s something that can (usually) be fairly easily remedied. We do like the collection of mirrors and frames on the wall, though. Nicely arranged.

Take look at the patio with ceiling fan and tons of seating space. That is absolutely a perfect place for entertaining on a nice summer night. And the area by the pool isn’t so bad, either. Overall, it seems to be quite a lovely abode, with lots of greenery and shade. We wouldn’t turn it down, is what we’re saying.

Actress Teri Garr has just listed her house in Brentwood for $3.995 million. Built in in 1924 (according to the listing), the house has two bedroom suites, with the master filling the entire second floor. It has a rear garden with pool/spa, three bathrooms, and a guesthouse above the garage.

We just love the massive windows and vaulted ceiling in the master suite. But there’s a bit too much white all over the house for our taste. The rooms seem fairly spacious — especially with the multiple sets of french doors leading outside, which really open up the rooms. There’s a lot of greenery surrounding the place, too, which lends to some nice privacy. We wouldn’t mind sitting out on the patio with a good book and nice, tall glass of tea.

It appears that a lot of craftsmanship went into this home. Look closely at the kitchen for some good storage over and next to the door. And there’s a nice little wine rack system built into the counter that opens out into the dining room.

Garr is reportedly selling the home due to her health. She’s best known for her roles in movies like Young Frankenstein, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Tootsie, and Mr. Mom.