Inside Alicia Silverstone’s Eco-Friendly L.A. Home She Bought at Age 19—and Why She Never Wants To Leave

"Clueless" star Alicia Silverstone is known as one of Hollywood's most prominent eco warriors—regularly touting the benefits of her vegan diet and her desire to ensure that her son, Bear, enjoys the healthiest lifestyle possible.

And nowhere is that ethos more apparent than inside the Los Angeles home that the 49-year-old actress purchased at the tender age of 19 and has spent the past 30 years transforming into a clean and green wonderland, complete with every sustainable feature imaginable.

Silverstone previously opened the doors to the property in a wide-ranging interview with People magazine, in which she explained how she first happened upon what would end up being her forever home and the many upgrades she has made to it, many of which were prompted by the birth of her son.

Perched on a winding road in the Hollywood Hills, the actress admitted that the home was incredibly overgrown when she viewed it for the first time—joking that it was total "madness." However, she revealed that this is exactly what drew her to it, recalling that it felt like something out of a Disney movie.

"It felt like 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.' It was all woods and overgrown and madness, and it had a wild feeling. It was perfect," the A-lister revealed.

Silverstone was still a teenager when she purchased the "overgrown" wonderland—less than a year after her cult movie, "Clueless," was released.

Property records show that she paid just $597,000 for the four-bedroom dwelling in June 1996, which is the equivalent of spending around $1.3 million today.

However, she has since invested a great amount of time, energy, and money into making multiple eco-conscious renovations, slowly turning it into her dream abode, which she has admitted she has "no reason" to ever leave.

“I’ve been here for a long time. And I’ve touched every little bit of it so much," she explained to People. "I’ve put so much time and energy and love and stress in it. I have no reason to leave."

Showing off her favorite parts of her property, she began by highlighting her edible garden, which she has created to be as environmentally-friendly as possible. She noted that she carefully considers her impact on the world around her whenever she makes any kind of change to the space.

“I’m extremely conscious of the choices I make, so that my impact is as little as possible and I tread as lightly on the earth as I can. I take a lot of pride in that," she explained.

"It just really makes me happy knowing that I don’t have to sacrifice beauty here. I don’t have to have things not be lovely in order to be green."

And that's not the only area of her home that is earth-conscious. Silverstone has also installed solar panels on the roof, and a water system funnels wastewater from the sink and showers, which she can then use to water her garden.

“When I take a bath or a shower or wash my hands in the sink, all of that water is feeding my fruit trees,” she said.

Moving into her kitchen, the fridge is filled to the brim with plant-based snacks. Meanwhile, this space has also been outfitted with a water filtration system.

While many of the changes have been carried out slowly, the arrival of Silverstone's son, Bear, now 14, whom she shares with her ex-husband, musician Christopher Jarecki, prompted her to take a much closer look at the way she was living and ultimately carry out a much more extensive overhaul of her home.

She replaced many of the materials and the paint with nontoxic wood and colors, while filling the property with vintage furniture that she sources from antique stores and online marketplaces like eBay.

"Bear inspired me to take care of all the things that I needed to do, that I was supposed to do when I was 19," she revealed.

That's not to say that Silverstone's home is devoid of character. In fact, she has ensured that everything she brings into the home adds a unique element, with images and videos previously shared on her Instagram account revealing a stunning gallery wall in the living room displaying quirky, one-of-a-kind pieces.

One of her favorite places to shop for furniture, she shared, is the Round Top Antiques Fair in Texas, which she visits with her close friend—and Magnolia Network star—Amy Neunsinger. She explained that she tries to source pieces that are "gently used," but will opt for newly made sustainable items if she can't source a pre-loved version of what she's looking for.

She regularly shows off her second-hand finds on social media, flaunting several decor pieces that she bought on eBay, including a large pestle and mortar that she uses as a decor piece, as well as a stone-and-wood structure that she uses to hold her toilet paper.

"It's important to me to be a conscious consumer," she shared in the July 2024 clip. "In our house, we are plant-based, we buy everything used, [and] if it's not that, it's eco-friendly."

Though Silverstone tries her utmost to be respectful of her natural surroundings—she admitted to People that this hasn't always been the easiest thing to achieve, revealing that she's actually had to cover her entire property in a fine netting to protect it from woodpeckers.

Having reclad the dwelling in reclaimed barn wood, she found that her home was regularly coming under attack from the birds, which would hammer holes in the façade.

”You know how much I love animals, but I strongly considered how I could take them out. I did everything to try to make these guys go away. I had shiny things hanging, fake owls around, crazy sound machines. Finally, the solution was the mesh," she said.

Still, the actress does everything she can to bring the outdoors into her home, adding enormous windows and walls of glass to the property so that she can enjoy a seamless transition between the interior and exterior spaces.

Silverstone has created a kind of fairy-tale escape in the gardens of her home, where she has planting beds filled with flowers, vegetables, and fruit, including kumquats. She also has an outdoor kitchen, complete with a built-in grill and a Big Green Egg cooker.

Another major advantage to her property is its proximity to her former spouse's home—meaning that their son can spend ample time with both of his parents, something that Silverstone said they have always been eager to encourage.

In 2020, she revealed to Today.com that Bear loves having the option of where he spends his time, explaining that her son was happy to go back and forth between the two dwellings.

"We ask Bear where he wants to be," she explained. "But then I started to wonder if that was too much pressure. So, I checked in with him and he said, 'I love that I get to decide.' We both have different perks!"