By way of the great Hooked on Houses, we learned of the great new cover story in Architectural Digest: a look inside the Malibu mansion of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. AD writes:

The 25,000-square-foot house has a surprising intimacy—a soul animated by the craftsmanship on display and the spirit of the celebrity power couple that live here with their children, Willow, Jaden, and Trey, Will’s son from his first marriage. “For Will and me this home was always a spiritual endeavor,” Jada says. “We’re very earthy, organic people. We wanted to create a family retreat, something made by hand and as natural as possible, something that ties back to the land.”

The adobe-style home was designed by Stephen Samuelson with architect Harry Perez-Daple, and although it’s a gorgeous home inside and out, the view might just be the most spectacular part. As you’d hope, the home is designed to be very open, bringing the outside in and taking advantage of everything Mother Nature has to offer.

Read more about the house and its interior decoration — and see more photos — at Architectural Digest.

[photos by Architectural Digest]

Grab a beverage of your choice and set aside some time to ogle the seemingly endless photos from This Old House’s “Best Old House Neighborhoods.” Whatever your taste, there’s sure to be something you’ll love. And whether you’re shopping for a home, remodeling a home, or just considering some exterior paint, these photos are almost certain to contain some inspiration.

The houses are sorted and presented in a number of ways. You can view Bargains, Fixer-Uppers, Cottages & Bungalows or Victorians. Or you can see houses in areas that are great for first-time buyers, families with kids, food lovers, single women buyers, small business owners or more. Or you can dig through houses sorted by geographic region.

This Old House says:

Unique, tight-knit neighborhoods are precisely what we looked for in selecting the winners of our second annual Best Places to Buy an Old House contest—places that might not be on your radar but deserve to be. Like last year, we relied on our good friends at PreservationDirectory.com to help us contact thousands of neighborhood groups, real estate agents, and preservation societies to get their takes on the best places to track down, fix up, and fall head of heels for older homes.

Photo courtesy of This Old House and its Best Old House Neighborhoods feature