What is it?
Is it old? Is it new? Is it tacky? Is it cool? Is it a typical 1950s middle class house? Or a restatement of the…
2015
Well, there’s something you don’t see every day
The rich have all the fun. I mean, look at the range of diversity you can manage when everything’s affordable… A grand formal entry. A…
Water Features to the Rescue!
Are you burned out on run-of-the-mill opulence in your luxury home? Then what you need, my friend, are water features! Start small with, say, an…
Apparently, there’s an American peerage, too…
…one available to the highest bidder. To wit: The “Dukedom” of Chiltern, complete with opulent manor hall. This stately dwelling features a reception hall fit…
Because Every Day is Independence Day in America
Sadly the listing has only the one photo, so we don’t get to see what this patriot’s home looks like inside. However, we do get…
The Pensive Llamas Compel You to Buy This Magnificent Island Ranch
No word in the listing description about whether the pensive llamas are included in the $5.6 million list price. Or the awkwardly staring cows. But…
It’s all in the details… but just what is “It”?
Details can be nice, really nice. For example, take some of this home’s assorted interesting kitchen appliances… tile-work… and stone-work. Then again, details can be,…
How Not to Waste the Decorating Potential of Ceilings
Why waste the multiple canvases-in-waiting that are ceilings when you can use them to attractively display structural elements of brick, wood, and combinations thereof? And…
The Vagaries of Castle Dwellers
Go figure the über-wealthy castle dwellers of Napa Valley… …whose crowned porcupine crest appears in solid marble above the impressive entry …who enjoy an indoor…
A Nature Lover’s Trifecta
Water… check. Wood… check. Stone… check. Window treatments… not so much. Just remember, as much as you can see out, others can see in.
What’s that? I can’t hear you over all these loud tiles!
From the outside, it looks like an average home in the Hollywood hills. And granted, the tile-work does start out nicely enough with traditional patterns……
If you really want to live at your health club, but they won’t let you…
It sure looks all sleek and clean and modern. Appropriately, entry is directly into the yoga room, so you can get loosened up first. Really…
There’s a house in there somewhere…
Talk about blending into the surrounding landscape. But when the landscape starts trying to close in… then moves inside… and possibly entombs you… …you might…
SideGrave
I can’t really put it any better than the reader who submitted it: Looks like a grave site? And why is it sideways?? No idea.
Cut Back on Screen Time
Seriously. If you have a photograph on a computer why oh why are you taking a picture of a computer screen instead of just uploading…
Live Like Caesar… In Caesar’s Old Neighborhood
Behold, the heart of Rome! See both the ancient Senate House and the 19th century Unification Memorial from your very own premiere penthouse! Walk the…