In a 2007 interview for Vanity Fair , Julia Roberts spoke about a house that she and her husband, Danny Moder, were having built in Malibu using recycled materials and solar energy. By February 2025, Architectural Digest reported that they still consider Malibu their main residence.
Her attention to the materials used to build the house was tied to the bigger issue of household waste. Being a mother and living in a household of five, she had become more aware of household waste. She also mentioned using Seventh Generation diapers and gDiapers for her children.
Roberts said that she tried to create less trash and that she planned to grow food and compost household waste to use in the garden.
The magazine also detailed the family’s property history. Roberts had bought and sold properties in New York, San Francisco, Taos, Maui, and Kauai, among others. The portrayal of the home by the magazine indicated that the Malibu property is part of an evolving collection.
The profile also reported that the property had numerous solar panels that helped power the home, adding to the environmentally conscious features Roberts had described in her 2007 interview. The family sold a Kauai property in 2016 after initially listing it at a higher price. They also sold a neighboring Malibu property acquired in 2016. The family sold a San Francisco Victorian property in 2023 after acquiring it three years earlier. the February 2025 report continues to classify the Malibu property as the main abode for the family Although other assets have been sold. This puts the 2007 interview into a broader perspective: the Malibu home Roberts described as a project involving reclaimed wood and solar energy remained the couple’s primary residence in February 2025, 18 years after the interview.
