The introductory home, "The Old World Irish Cottage" sitting on the corner of Descanso and Beulah drives is home to Val and Marilyn Clark. The home was built in 1932 by an Irishman who arrived in the U.S. to start a family business.
The chandelier in the living room is 18th Century French. Adjacent to the light fixture, "is a painting of our children done by La Cañada resident, Beth Rowe Pallos," Marilyn Clark said.
"I love it. It was so much fun [to host the tour]. We did a lot of extra work around the house for the open house. We just love it. We really had a lot of fun," Clark said.
Many attendees who assisted the fund-raising event had an interest in home design.
"The homes have divergent architectural design," Phil Garofalo, a Glendale resident who toured all four homes, said. "I don't have a personal favorite. I like them all equally."
Visitor Matt Johnson said his favorite part of the home tour was "the big TV with the turtle inside; that and the dining table. That table can give you something to talk about," Johnson said to Reed Buck, 9.
The two pieces of furniture Johnson referred to were featured at "The Cape Cod with a Wink Home," the residence of Chris and Shelley Buck and their three sons.
Chris Buck is a director of animation at Sony Pictures. He directed the major motion picture "Tarzan" for Disney.
For the Bucks, the dining room is the most distinctively personal room in the house.
The table, an antique door from India, displays special memorabilia collected over many years. Each door panel holds a memory from Shelly Buck's childhood, her children's childhood and souvenirs from their travels.
As guests walked across the hall to Woody's bedroom, an assembled turtle cage inside the body of a TV caught their attention.
