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Chelsea Handler’s Los Angeles Rental Home

October 20, 2010 | Posted by bLavish as celebrities, Dream Homes at 4:23 pm | Comments off

Ever since Chelsea Handler split with long time beau, Ted Harbert, owner of ComCast, she has been renting a 5 bedroom/6 bathroom mini-mansion for $35,000 a month. The home is 5,323 square feet of pure California style. The grounds include a bullet-shaped pool, horse stables, and a guesthouse/gym/art studio. The stable contains a horse gifted to Handler by Jay Leno after an appearance on The Tonight Show.

The Real Estalker says of the Handler home’s exterior, “The exteriors of the house, designed by Los Angeles architect Marc Whipple and painted a variety of shades of dusty brick and burnt orange, presents itself as thoughtful and well considered collection of cubed masses interlocked with variously sized volumes perforated and punctuated by large expanses of glass and orderly rows of small square and narrow vertical rectangular shaped windows. Altogether it looks to Your Mama like a kind of contemporary take on a southwestern adobe inspired by the soo-blime Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and mixed generously with a more extroverted version of the puzzle-like architectural magic created by late-great Mexican master architect Luis Barragán.”

Definitely a respectably-designed property, it was built in 1998 by a director for his sommelier wife. Handler has been renting the property since late 2009 or early 2010.

Luxury Downtown Seattle Condos Discounted Auction

March 1, 2010 | Posted by bLavish as Dream Homes, Estate of the Day at 11:01 am | Comments off

Mark March 28 on your calendar, because you’re going to be up to your eyeballs bidding on luxury Seattle condos at the Grand Hyatt Seattle that day.

Up for auction are 18 luxury condo units located in downtown Seattle at 5th and Madison Street.  These units will be auctioned off at starting bids from $235K, well below their market worth.  Features of the luxury properties include guest suite, fitness center, concierge, dog walk and garden terrace.  Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it?  Well, see you at the auction!

Estate of the Day: Kinnitty Castle Offaly, Ireland

October 30, 2008 | Posted by bLavish as Dream Homes, Estate of the Day at 8:00 am | Comments off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OMG!  Here’s a real chance of owning and being a part of real Irish history.  A listing for the Kinnitty Castle in Offaly, Ireland has just been listed.

Dating back to the 10th century, something we know nothing about here in the States, Kinnitty Castle is located on an ancient druidic ceremonial ground.  Talk about a great Halloween party next year!

The castle boasts 37 bedrooms, a grand drawing room, spacious library and three reception rooms.  Kinnitty is being sold fully furnished and also includes 61 acres, gardens, stables, paddocks and forest.
Asking price, $18 million.  You need this one, I promise!

Graeme Alford Buys Former Jail Cell

November 5, 2007 | Posted by bLavish as Dream Homes at 12:00 pm | Comments off

It takes a very special person to not only buy a jail cell, but buy a jail cell where they spent time, but Australian Graeme Alford is an extraordinary man.

Alford spent several years in Pentridge Prison for embezzlement & bank robbery.  When the prison closed in 1997 & became a wine cellar of sorts, the former prisoner bought up the property for somewhere around $46 million.

I guess you can take the man away from the jail, but you can’t take the jail away from the man?

Rent the Most Expensive Property In London

October 30, 2007 | Posted by bLavish as Dream Homes at 12:00 pm | (2) Comments »

At £40,000 a week, this stunning house just a few feet from Hyde Park is the most expensive property to rent in London.

Located in the infamously luxurious Mayfair part of London, this estate features the highest level of security for its tenants.  With staff quarters at the back of the property and many modern accents, you can’t wonder why this London house is the most expensive rent in the city.

Most Expensive Green House Being Built In Palm Beach, Florida

October 29, 2007 | Posted by bLavish as Dream Homes at 12:00 pm | (2) Comments »

The world’s most expensive, so far anyway, “green” property is currently under construction in Palm Beach, Florida.

Who’s the owner, you ask?  While he looks more like a Poison extra, real estate tycoon Frank McKinney is commissioning the environmentally friendly home. 

McKinney is apparently building the estate without a clear customer in mind, but I’ll bet Madonna wouldn’t say no.

Call Marco Island Home with this Luxury Dream House

December 15, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Dream Homes at 7:32 am | (1) Comment »

Prop up your feet & call Marco Island home.  This beautiful & spacious luxury home on Marco Island, Florida is the perfect place to ring in the holidays.

With six Sand Dollar awards & three Grand Aurora awards, this look & feel of this residence speaks for itself.  The home features eight bedrooms, along with eight full baths.  You won’t feel cramped with 23,000 square feet to call home.  Sitting on 1.03 acres with a handy boat dock, you can cruise along the Gulf of Mexico in no time!  Cost, $12,900,000.  Make sure to take the virtual tour here!

Free Spirit Sphere Tree Houses

December 5, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Dream Homes at 12:00 pm | Comments off

Love climbing trees & the feeling of weightlessness?  Me too!  We should totally get together, we have so much in common!  Ha!  These Free Spirit Sphere Tree Houses are just for us, mate.  

These wooden spheres are made-to-order tree homes that allow you to dangle down from any tree you choose, just make sure it’s a pretty strong one, eh? 

According to Free Spirit’s Tom Chedleigh, the company can’t keep up with the demand of these little wooden homes.

“We’re currently making a shell a week, and we intend to increase that to six shells a month,” Chedleigh stated.

Wow!  Well you better get your hands on one of these spheres before there aren’t any more to grab!

Via:  Gizmag

Northern Lights Moving Color Tile

October 13, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Dream Homes at 12:30 pm | (7) Comments »

 

Inspired by the Northern Lights, Moving Color Tiles has come up with  4 x 4 glass tiles that appear black at room temperature, but move through the color spectrum when the temperature changes.

The Northern Lights Tile line relies on temperature to create the sensation that the colors are moving.  When warm water or radiant heat is applied to the neat-o tiles, you see quite a range of color.  It’s actually quite fascinating, although it reminds me of those iiridescent cars that were popular for a while.  I like it, Moving Color tiles gets our stamp of approval.

An Architect’s Dream Home on Belvedere Island, California

April 26, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Dream Homes at 12:47 pm | (1) Comment »

Called ‘At the Waters Edge’ for a reason & beautiully situated on the highly sought-after western slope of Belvedere Island, this world-class, architect’s dream home offers spectacular views of the Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco and Sausalito from every room in the main residence.

This is a superb example of modern architecture, a dramatic art structure that graces the slopes of Belvedere island.  And no wonder it is a true treasure,it was designed by the illustrious New York-based architect Charles Gwathmey.

Floor-to-ceiling windows & sliding doors dramatically connect the interior with the exterior.  With a 4-level floor plan that is accentuated with teak, rock maple and flames limestone this is a beauty of a luxury home and sure to please the eye.  Cost, $20,000,000.

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