Real Estate Porn

[livius drusus]

I love checking out listing pictures, especially of historical properties or unique (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22977) and brilliant (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23626) builds. I've posted a couple of them before, but now that we have a jewelry porn thread, I figure it's time the real estate got a porn thread of its own.

http://www.freethought-forum.com/livius/nsh1.jpgToday's fapspiration is this Art Deco gem (http://www.dng.ie/search_detailed_result.cfm?ID=10061639&pos=1) in Templeogue, south Dublin. Not only does it have an awesome crenelated parapet that manages to be both badass and not at all faux-castle kitchy, but it has marble mosaic floors, original hardwood window casings and doors in awesome Art Deco geometric style, and a personal favorite of mine: curved walls. It needs some updates, some decorator love, but that only adds to its appeal for me.

The best part, though, is that this lovely suburban villa was used as a frikkin NAZI SAFE HOUSE during World War II. It belonged to a man whose father was German, and SS officer Hermann Görtz stayed there after parachuting into Ireland in 1940 to enlist the aid of IRA collaborators in the planned invasion of Britain. :headasplode:

Asking price is €1.25million, or approximate $1.76 million.

[Ensign Steve]

not at all faux-castle kitchy

Not even a teensy bit? :giggles:

To be fair, I didn't see it until you said it. Now I can't not.

[livius drusus]

NOT EVEN A TEENSY BIT.

[godfry n. glad]

Ooooo....That needs to be a 'les boys' leather bistro.

Of course, I suppose the neighbors wouldn't think too highly of that....

[godfry n. glad]

If you want 'not at all faux-castle kitschy' this is the bad boy you want to strap on....

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj53/wellingtonkd/shed/P1020904.jpg

Step out and get yourself a 'Château Fort'. Six towers and a keep, originally built by a Cardinal nephew of an Avignon pope with the permission of an English king. It was gifted to his nephews. It was 'renovated' in the 1830s by Viollet-le-Duc and his assistant and appointed with the finest of France. Original family owners since 1306. The downside is its considered a bit of a white elephant ever since in inheritance along the way, it was separated from the surrounding vineyards. Still, I don't think they're selling.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj53/wellingtonkd/shed/P1020901.jpg

[Deadlokd]

Several years ago you could buy a Manor House/Castle and a village in France for some ten million euro. I wanted that. To own my own peasants.

[godfry n. glad]

Although they advertise a 'monument historique privé', I didn't have to use it, so I didn't see how big it was, nor how historic. I'm betting users had to flush twice....'do-overs', y'know.

Of course, every time they mentioned the 'nephews' I would snort and mutter, 'Yeah....riiiiight'.

[Kael]

not at all faux-castle kitchy
Plus, who doesn't want a home where they can say "I think I'll take a walk around the parapet."? NOBODY, that's who.

[Qingdai]

This thread is relevant to my interests.

[Vivisectus]

My wife grew up close to that house - she said she walked past it every day. Templeogue / Rathfarnham is the more fancy area of Dublin. I bet that place used to be valued at twice that amount and is still dropping.

[livius drusus]

Dude, your wife is cool. :bow:

[livius drusus]

And now because any real estate porn thrad would be a joke without one, here is a Frank Lloyd Wright house (http://www.bairdwarner.com/real-estate/il/riverside/07656963.cfm?guiSearchID=AGENT15a5a432-feca-4b1b-9d16-e7a73d59a52f&sortBy=PriceDesc&pageSize=20&currentPage=1). It's not just any old one, though. It's Coonley House, built in Riverside, IL, (just outside of Chicago) in 1912, which Wright himself deemed his best house. It's on a beautiful property with a pond and an acre of land, and the house has been renovated superbly. All the systems have been updated, the bathrooms and kitchen redone with so they're gorgeous and sleek but still in keeping with the period and style of the home. Even the landscaping was restored according to the original plans.

It was in restoring the Wright architectural elements that the current owners showed their respect for the home and Wright. Original tile floors were brought back to former glory when the owner cleaned them by hand. Wright cabinets were sometimes moved but preserved and restored. The 28 ft mural in the Living Room was recreated by artisans from a small piece that had not been destroyed. All home restoration was researched from color to texture to authentic historic detail.

I've surfed a lot of FLW pr0n. This is the best I've ever seen, by far. If I had $2,890,000 lying around, I'd show up with a titanium valise packed full of it and claim her as my own. Hell, I'd gladly pack an extra few hundred thous just so ensure the owners threw in the furniture too because I seriously would not change a single thing about this house.

[MonCapitan2002]

I love checking out listing pictures, especially of historical properties or unique (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22977) and brilliant (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23626) builds. I've posted a couple of them before, but now that we have a jewelry porn thread, I figure it's time the real estate got a porn thread of its own.

http://www.freethought-forum.com/livius/nsh1.jpgToday's fapspiration is this Art Deco gem (http://www.dng.ie/search_detailed_result.cfm?ID=10061639&pos=1) in Templeogue, south Dublin. Not only does it have an awesome crenelated parapet that manages to be both badass and not at all faux-castle kitchy, but it has marble mosaic floors, original hardwood window casings and doors in awesome Art Deco geometric style, and a personal favorite of mine: curved walls. It needs some updates, some decorator love, but that only adds to its appeal for me.

The best part, though, is that this lovely suburban villa was used as a frikkin NAZI SAFE HOUSE during World War II. It belonged to a man whose father was German, and SS officer Hermann Görtz stayed there after parachuting into Ireland in 1940 to enlist the aid of IRA collaborators in the planned invasion of Britain. :headasplode:

Asking price is €1.25million, or approximate $1.76 million.
That is definitely an interesting looking house. Do you have any pictures of its interior?

[livius drusus]

The link does.

[LadyShea]

I love the ceiling details in that FLW house

[godfry n. glad]

The Dublin place needs umbrella tables out front.

The FLW one needs chickens.

[godfry n. glad]

Okay...The last one I showed you is NFS.

This one (http://www.arkadia.com/usa/real-estate/for-sale/france/aquitaine/lot-et-garonne/nerac/ltas-t973219/), however, in nearby Nérac, IS for sale:

[livius drusus]

Needs moar pictures.

[Qingdai]

I'm looking for a villainous starter home, myself.

Villainous Starter Home - Lovely Listing - Odd Finds in Real Estate Listings (http://lovelylisting.icanhascheezburger.com/2009/10/08/villainous-starter-home/)

[LadyShea]

Villainous is an objectively awesome adjective in all cases

[Vivisectus]

http://resources.knightfrank.com/getres.ashx?ref=gwr110017&type=22&order=1

"castellated" mansion in Monegall for sale. It comes with a 10 acre studfarm.

Plus you get to say that the presidents great-great grandfather was one of your peasants :P

[LadyShea]

I am still holding out hope my parents will retire some other place, so check out RE in places like Panama

Lookee here

http://www.panamarealtor.com/images/repictures/gb_2580_.jpg
http://www.panamarealtor.com/images/repictures/gb_2580_3_.jpg
Home with large Courtyard on the Zarati River - Panama Realtor (http://www.panamarealtor.com/property/2580)

The whole house is like living outdoors, and 5300+sf for 200K!

[livius drusus]

Dude. Plants in the ground inside the house. That's so fucking cool. Unless you have a Zsa Zsa, I mean.

[Ensign Steve]

The whole house is like living outdoors

I loved that about Acapulco. The weather was all tropical, so nobody had carpet, they had stone tile floors, and nobody had AC, so we would open all the windows and turn on the ceiling fans and hang out in the "shade" of the indoors warm but not sweltering. So much more pleasant than frigid AC on your skin constantly, for a week anyway. One dude had a hammock in his living room, for christsake!

[Qingdai]

Now that I've ensorcelled liv with a book of Papal heralds or something in Italian (really pretty cool, if you can read Italian or are into set design Picasa Web Albums - Homo Construens - Raccolta di v... (https://picasaweb.google.com/homoconstruens/RaccoltaDiVarieTargheDiRoma)).

Now I am going to whip out the book of real estate friendly acoutrements, oh yeah baby!

Picasa Web Albums - Homo Construens - Inigo Jones, ... (https://picasaweb.google.com/homoconstruens/InigoJonesDesigns)

[Anastasia Beaverhausen]

7724 GEORGETOWN PIKE, MCLEAN, VA -- powered by HOMEVISIT.COM (http://pix1.homevisit.com/mlsTour/?id=31386&skin=&ver=)

Who doesn't want to live in a castle in Virginia?

[livius drusus]

It's a little too shiny and faux for my tastes, but I love that circular library.

[viscousmemories]

That house in Panama looks beautiful but I admit my first thought was that I'd be sharing the space with a lot of uninvited critters. :shudder:

[Ensign Steve]

7724 GEORGETOWN PIKE, MCLEAN, VA -- powered by HOMEVISIT.COM (http://pix1.homevisit.com/mlsTour/?id=31386&skin=&ver=)

Who doesn't want to live in a castle in Virginia?

Looks like every McMansion in the south, only even bigger. :shudder:

[Qingdai]

I concur with my esteemed colleague, that place also looks like every newly constructed, newly minted millionaire farm near where my dad lives. I can't find a picture of the one they just built (I think it's still in construction, a year later), but it looks down on this massive horse barn.
About Us » The Farm » Wilsonville, Oregon | Wild Turkey Farm (http://www.wildturkeyfarm.com/wilsonville.html)

The owner of that farm divorced some computer CEO or something.

OMG. What if that's the classic architecture of the future? I doubt it's built to last.

[Anastasia Beaverhausen]

Okay, something more down-to-earth:

http://www.domain.com.au/Property/For-Sale/House/NSW/Newtown/?adid=2008665056

Inner Sydney is filled with these classic Victorian terraces. This one is now off the market, but asking price was $1.5m. :sadcheer:

More classic Australian architecture is the Federation house:
http://federation-house.wikispaces.com/file/view/web-Haberfield037_edited-we.jpg/69595513/web-Haberfield037_edited-we.jpg
which are surprisingly spacious inside.

There's the Queenslander:
http://woodypointqueensland.com/library/Woody%20Point%20QueenslanderLGE.jpg
which reminds me of Charleston.

[Vivisectus]

that first one looks a little bit like a gingerbread house. I am not sure I could live in real estate that looks edible.

[LadyShea]

The Virginia mansion is quite a nice house. They did a good job with the finishes, I like the dark wood clad library. It's a little grand staircasey, cold marbly for my tastes, and my preference is for actual rather than reproduction, but it ain't bad.

There's a show on Disney, Good Luck Charlie, and the family lives in a restored Craftsman in Denver. The "house" (http://entersubmit.com/are-you-hooked/the-duncans%E2%80%99-denver-home-on-disney%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cgood-luck-charlie%E2%80%9D), is awesome in every corner. I want a house just like it...too bad it's fake

[Anastasia Beaverhausen]

Another insane mansion (I don't know that it qualifies as a McMansion) is here (http://www.visualtour.com/applets/flashviewer2/viewer.asp?t=1635633&sk=1). The interior decorator's taste is.. questionable, but it's a nifty place - conservatory, big staircases, lots of woodwork, gray/green brick exterior, lakefront.

(If I were to buy a home, it'd be one like this (http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1025-Spyglass-Way_Knoxville_TN_37922_M83133-14092?source=a20964).)

Some more mansion insanity that I bookmarked:
Versailles in Los Angeles? (http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/10451-Revuelta-Way_Los-Angeles_CA_90077_M29753-42612)

Hamptons (http://www.corcoran.com/property/listing.aspx?Region=LI3&ListingID=32078&ohDat=) home. GORGEOUS wood interiors.

[erimir]

Have y'all seen this mansion's floor plan?

It's pretty amazing:

http://rm7guy.co.uk/1065.Clue1986Board.jpg

[Ensign Steve]

Apparently I'm turned on by novelty pools at the mo.

http://i.imgur.com/ZmTG9.jpg


Jade Mountain (http://www.jademountain.com/), ripped off from curses' facebook:

http://i.imgur.com/H0dU4.jpg

[Janet]

These are the kind of houses I used to ride my bike past on the was to the park to swim in the pool. There are no doubt more expensive houses in Grosse Pointe, but these are the ones I'm most familiar with. Most of them back onto the Detroit River.

Windmill Pointe Tudor (http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/15444-Windmill-Pointe_Grosse-Pointe-Park_MI_48230_M45467-77089?source=web)

Oooh, this Colonial (http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/15637-Windmill-Pointe-Dr_Grosse-Pointe-Park_MI_48230_M34027-48301?source=web) has tons more pictures, but it's not on the river side of the street.

[livius drusus]

I love the kitchen, library and laundry room in the Colonial. Very warm with all that wood. There are some great curves in the stairwell and banister too.

On a side note, what is with the fashion for glass doors on refrigerators? My fridge has stuff in it, sometimes very little, sometimes a lot. It ain't pretty either way.

[Janet]

Don't know about the glass doors, not my styled.

On looking further I'm amazed that the Colonial is going for well under a million. That just shows how far the bubble burst around here.

[Ensign Steve]

Maybe it's for the people who stand there with the door open half the day while they're trying to figure out what to eat.

[LadyShea]

I can't even have glass doored cabinets, on accouta the cabinets are for storing stuff, and not all of my stuff is beautiful matching collectible pottery.

I could display Kiddo's collection of children's dishes with Spiderman and Cars and shit huh?

[livius drusus]

Yeah most of the stuff I store is pantry goods. I only have two cabinets with dishes and glasses. They match and are attractive on the table, but they're just stacked in the cabinet and look like a whole lotta nothing. All the rest is piles/tupperwares full of tuna, pasta, rice, oats, etc. Who wants to see that?

[Qingdai]

Apparently, someone does. I guess the stainless steel look had to expire some time.

[BrotherMan]

To say that I want this is an understatement of incredible proportions. (http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/17/birds-of-prey-watchtower/)

[livius drusus]

Sweet, sweet Jesu.

[livius drusus]

How's this for a novelty pool? Manhattan Home Has Indoor Pool in Living Room (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303848104576385800822826440.html)

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Manhattan real estate is so weird. You have a 10 million dollar triplex townhouse with a 15 x 30-foot pool taking up pretty much the entire living room then you have a kitchen that could fit in a shoebox? It's actually wedged in that spot under the stairs where broom closets usually go. That's insane. I dig the pool, don't get me wrong, but priorities, people, sheesh.

Also protip: don't border your living room swimming pool with antiques.

Second protip: don't wear 6 inch wedge heels to teeter around the edge of said living room swimming pool.

I was delighted when the dog bit her.

[Qingdai]

So that's what the top percent is doing with their/our cash. Sheesh indeed.
I cleaned houses for a living, that would've been a nightmare.

[curses]

Ha! I beat ES to one,

http://i.imgur.com/YJWw0.jpg

[LadyShea]

Manhattanites are really, really weird in so many ways.

[curses]

http://i.imgur.com/8BKCG.jpg

I am in love with this shower. Despite the stone/cement finish to the walls, it just looks so comfortable in that lived-in way. The only thing that would make this better is if there was a grape orchard with mountains behind it reflected in that window.

[LadyShea]

Despite the stone/cement finish to the walls, it just looks so comfortable in that lived-in way

I would say the awesome is because of the cement, not despite it

[livius drusus]

It looks like a shower in the most gorgeous bunker ever built.

[LadyShea]

Did you see in the Panamanian house I posted that both the kitchen and bathroom sinks were poured concrete as well as the bathtub? I love it. It's also long lasting. And energy efficient. And shit like that

[livius drusus]

I love poured concrete finishes. They're doing amazing things with it these days, tints and textures and whatnot.

[mulebear]

One of the places that Ron and I stayed, while touring around South Africa, had a shower that was as big as a small bedroom. The shower head was 3ft across and poured down on us like rain. We loved it so much that I bought a smaller version of the shower head for our bathroom.

[livius drusus]

Now here's a pad for the concrete lover (http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2260-Sunset-Plaza-Dr_Los-Angeles_CA_90069_M25001-91635). The views of L.A. don't exactly suck either.

http://p.rdcpix.com/v03/l62ff1943-m1o.jpg

http://p.rdcpix.com/v01/l62ff1943-m7o.jpg

http://p.rdcpix.com/v02/l62ff1943-m6o.jpg

http://p.rdcpix.com/v02/l62ff1943-m10o.jpg

http://p.rdcpix.com/v02/l62ff1943-m12o.jpg

http://p.rdcpix.com/v03/l62ff1943-m18o.jpg

[Crumb]

Looks like the lair of a bond villain.

[livius drusus]

Too many windows for the prudent villain.

[BrotherMan]

:drevil:

[LadyShea]

Half buried house (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304186404576387570180704488.html#project%3DSLIDESHOW08%26s%3DSB10001424052702304319804576388053334213410%26articleTabs%3Dslideshow)

It's a little too fishbowl for me, but the fact that it is a huge house with a small visible profile is p.cool and I dig the view from the bathtub

[LadyShea]

http://p.rdcpix.com/v02/l62ff1943-m12o.jpg

Are those cabinets nickel or zinc clad? Is it grey paint or some kind of laminate? The patina is too awesome to be stainless unless it was purposefully added as a finish

[livius drusus]

It doesn't give any specifics about the kitchen finishes. All it says is the appliances are built-in (duh) and that there's a pantry (woohoo!). I think you're right that it has to be nickel or chrome or something other than stainless. Or maybe just some super high-end stainless I've never heard of before because it's only ever talked about in the rich people membership brochure.

[livius drusus]

I love this house (http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/28-Old-Chestnut-Hill-Rd_East-Hampton_CT_06424_M30022-20493). It's a historic Cape Cod, beautifully restored, secluded without being isolated, a great size -- compact but not crowded -- on a huge lot (9.31 acres). There's even an adorable matching little fort type thing perched over the pond. At $300,000 it's incredibly affordable, not often the case in Connecticut. It's also just a short jaunt down the road from where my parents live.

http://p.rdcpix.com/v01/l141e3843-m0x.jpghttp://p.rdcpix.com/v01/l141e3843-m2x.jpg
http://p.rdcpix.com/v01/l141e3843-m8x.jpghttp://p.rdcpix.com/v01/l141e3843-m11x.jpg
http://p.rdcpix.com/v01/l141e3843-m19x.jpghttp://p.rdcpix.com/v01/l141e3843-m17x.jpg

[LadyShea]

I LOVE that place, and the price is kind of astonishing with the restoration and original details!

[livius drusus]

It really is. You'd expect to see a 70s tract for that kind of money. I would buy it right now if I could. Seriously.

[LadyShea]

Year built: 1780

That right there is worth half a mil most places

[livius drusus]

So is ten acres within an hour's commute of Hartford.

[Crumb]

It must be haunted or drive its owners insane or something like that.

[livius drusus]

:eager:

[Anastasia Beaverhausen]

Yb? Did you hack liv's account?

[Janet]

You want cool and reasonable? This (http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/6218-Woodmoor-Dr_Burton_MI_48509_M30338-49128)is an incredibly awesome Mid-century modern home not far from where I live on a huge lot for under $50,000. If I didn't already owe more than that on a house I can't possible sell for what I owe I'd try to nab it myself.

[LadyShea]

Michigan depresses me. So many nice homes, just sitting there even at prices like that.

[Demimonde]

House PORN! Antique Real Estate. (http://www.historicproperties.com/)

[Demimonde]

Whoops! Just realized I posted that in the wrong thread. Weirdly, my edit button is not displaying. Sorry!

[livius drusus]

I was wondering about that. There didn't seem to be much decay. I'll move this to the Real Estate thread.

eta Done. These last three posts moved from the Urban Decay thread.

[LadyShea]

Find a Home - Property Listing (http://www.historicproperties.com/detail.asp?detail_key=scgre014)
http://www.historicproperties.com/images/scgre014-3.jpg

4900sf for 150K


The Oaks, circa 1845 (http://www.historicproperties.com/detail.asp?detail_key=scgre005)

Happel, Wadsworth, Stickney and Bohlen families have made this their home. 14-foot ceilings, heart pine floors, original marble mantels, approx. 5,200 sq ft, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths. Detached garage, swimming pool, 225x600 ft lot with azaleas, camellias and dogwoods among the oaks

165K

Unbelievable

ETA: Looks like The Oaks was dropped from 225K, here are some great pics (http://www.landsofalabama.com/alabama/index.cfm?detail=&inv_id=966982&source=oodle). I want to decorate that front parlor with the staircase for Christmas.

Why the hell do the prices have to be low NOW, when I can't possibly hope to sell this house, buy another, or move, or even consider moving?

[livius drusus]

It's like they stuck a banister over the transom. I :heart: the shit out of Victorian woodwork.

[LadyShea]

Look at this darling cottage (http://www.realestategalleryllc.com/index.php?option=com_hotproperty&task=view&id=240&Itemid=99999999), liv, featured in magazines and political whistle stop photo ops

Bridgehunter.com | Old Selma (Swing) Bridge and Bridge Tender's House (http://bridgehunter.com/al/dallas/bh37733/)

ETA: Found some cool info (http://50smiths.rickjacobs.com/?p=322)

[livius drusus]

Adorable. I can't believe they run a B&B out of a two bedroom cottage.

[BrotherMan]

HEY LISAPEA!
:loud:

I knowed that you would want to be informed of such glorious living place (http://www.geekologie.com/2011/08/175m-new-york-city-steampunk-styled-loft.php) as this as soon as it was discovered.

[MonCapitan2002]

That loft looks totally awesome. I would so want to live there.

[mulebear]

I could live here...

THREE BEDROOM HOME WITH STUNNING BAY VIEWS | HOUT BAY LUXURY HOMES (http://www.luxuryportfolio.com/property/hout_bay/three_bedroom_home_with_stunning_bay_views_.cfm)

Not a bad price at just over $1,000,000.

[JoeP]

I followed the link and gazed at the slide show and I thought hey, that looks like South African architectural style and interior/exterior design, from the last decade or two.

Then I read the title. :blush:

[mulebear]

I followed the link and gazed at the slide show and I thought hey, that looks like South African architectural style and interior/exterior design, from the last decade or two.

Then I read the title. :blush:

I didn't care for the shops and restaurants there, but with a view like that... Who cares?

Then again, Ron and I both loved the areas around Swellendam and Bredasdorp.

[livius drusus]

I love that place. It's open and airy and really well appointed without being ostentatious.

[LadyShea]

I went visiting with Kiddo today, and it's one of those kid friendships that are cool because we like the parents a lot.

Anyway she was showing me the house (70's ranch, so pretty blah), and I noted they had a true master suite with a sitting room and bathroom separated by a wall and door from the bed area. I walk into the bed chamber expecting a big closet around the corner and it's a full kitchen! WTF? Yeah, it was built as a mother in law apartment, it just surprised the shit out of me in such an otherwise unremarkable home.

They're going to combine it with the existing bathroom to make a truly awesome master bath and dressing room.

The reason this is porn is I love renovating.

[Demimonde]

I want to live in a former library! (http://www.historicproperties.com/detail.asp?detail_key=malyn162)

http://www.historicproperties.com/images/malyn162-1.jpg

Check out the rotunda:
http://www.historicproperties.com/images/malyn162-2.jpg

Sadly, it is in Lychburg, VA.

Former Jones Memorial Library, circa 1906
434 Rivermont Avenue

Circa 1906 former Jones Memorial Library. Over 17,000 interior square feet. Designed by the local architectural firm of Frye & Chesterman. Located in the Rivermont Historic District near Historic Downtown Lynchburg, Virginia. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The building is constructed in the Neo-Classical Revival Style. The steps, terraces, and porches were designed by the Boston landscape architect Bremer Pond and were added in 1924. A three-story wing was built on the rear (east) elevation in 1968. Panoramic views of Downtown Lynchburg. Parking permitted along the street; rear parking garage for 3 cars; additional space for future parking lot on corner of Rivermont and Victoria. The two-story portico extends across the facade of the building and contains a frieze that bears the inscription oratory, history, discovery, science, and poetry.

But still, just wall off the town and become a hermit. It would be worth it.

http://www.historicproperties.com/images/malyn162-4.jpg

http://www.historicproperties.com/images/malyn162-6.jpg

[LadyShea]

That would make a truly lovely upscale apartment building.

[livius drusus]

No, keep it intact! I'm bummed when lofty spaces meant to host groups of people get subdivided into a few dozen 2 bed-2 baths. Best case scenario only the lobby remains lovely while the rest of the building becomes an unrecognizable warren. Somebody rich and crazy needs to buy it whole and make it his playhouse.

[LadyShea]

It would also make a nice event venue

[livius drusus]

True that. They could market it to the Sex and the City fan who wants a Carrie wedding.

[slimshady2357]

http://images.realtor.ca/listing/reb25/medres/8/ca312598_1.jpg?PhotoId=634377341200000000


4.5 Acres zoned AG-B. This lovely treed acreage features an open-space Geodesic Dome, well set back from pavement. Close to Blackfalds on a school bus route, this location is an easy commute to Red Deer. Fenced & x-fenced, pastures can support 2 horses. Area is rich w/birds & wildlife, set in a farming community. Underfloor heat (boiler heated) supplemented by a pellet stove. This 2x6 constructed home features new energy efficient windows on main "face", as well as skylights. A winding staircase leads to 2nd floor,featuring library, master bedrm. & 4pc ensuite bath & walk-in cedar lined closet. The upper loft area could serve well as family or studio space. Main floor features boiler room/laundry area, kitchen, dinette and living room w/25' high domed ceiling & an air-locked front entrance. South facing windows provide abundant natural light as well as viewing of the stars. Quiet, private property needs a family to add the finishing touches. Priced to Sell!

Love the look, love the land, love the windows... unfortunately the inside isn't as impressive. But I would still take it! $300,000 CAD.

[livius drusus]

Look at this great Maine cottage (http://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/10-l-910-4305533/living-room-islesboro-me-04848/photos). It's on an island, has its own dock, 16 acres, multiple fireplaces (including one outside), a huge deck, a carriage house and a really cute gazebo. Then look at the interior shots and wonder in awestruck horror what adult would actually decorate a house like that.


Kirstie Alley, that's who.

[Vivisectus]

Wow. You would keep wondering when the Sylvanian Family manimals are going to show up.

[LadyShea]

It looks like Dolores Umbridge was hired.

Seriously, that's reinterpreting cottage chic as vomiting spring fairies.

[Janet]

It looks like the shabby chic woman threw up over it.

[livius drusus]

Excellent smilies all. I was thinking it looked like the broken-condom baby of Laura Ashley and a 4-year-old's doll house.

[Qingdai]

I thought it was designed by "pretty, pretty princess".

[JoeP]

Excellent smilies all. I was thinking it looked like the broken-condom baby of Laura Ashley and a 4-year-old's doll house.

You keep using that word ...

[livius drusus]

:brooding:

[JoeP]

:P

[livius drusus]

I love this house (http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/28-Old-Chestnut-Hill-Rd_East-Hampton_CT_06424_M30022-20493). It's a historic Cape Cod, beautifully restored, secluded without being isolated, a great size -- compact but not crowded -- on a huge lot (9.31 acres). There's even an adorable matching little fort type thing perched over the pond. At $300,000 it's incredibly affordable, not often the case in Connecticut. It's also just a short jaunt down the road from where my parents live.

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We just got back from seeing this house. We drove by and hung around like stalkers oohing and aahing at it. It looks even better in person than it does in pictures. It's in the middle of the woods but still just a mile or so from the main cross streets of East Hampton where my parents got married in the Congregationalist church. There's a creek that runs along the edge of the property which my parents, still in recovery from their week of no power thanks to Irene, immediately thought of as a good source of water in an emergency.

[LadyShea]

So you made it to your folks? Are you having a great time?

[livius drusus]

Yes and yes. It's Indian Summer to the extreme. Yesterday it was 85:degrees:! Bright sun, cool breezes, some foliage but not much because the cold has been so late in coming that peak foliage isn't expected for another 10 days or so. We've been having lunch outside every day and taking little driving trips around the area. Tomorrow we're going to take a trip on the oldest ferry boat still running in Connecticut. :eager:

[Ensign Steve]

You picked a good week for it.

:raincloud:

[Anastasia Beaverhausen]

Los Feliz Residence by Techentin Buckingham Architecture (http://www.homedsgn.com/2011/11/06/los-feliz-residence-by-techentin-buckingham-architecture/) from the bookshelf porn thread.

[JoeP]

the bookshelf porn thread

:yup:

[livius drusus]

Laurent House in Rockford, Illinois, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Kenneth Laurent, a World War II veteran who was wounded in action and confined to a wheelchair. Wright designed it in an oval shape with wide curving hallways and rooms so it's entirely wheelchair accessible. All the furnishings and built-ins were custom-built by Wright.

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The Laurents have lived there since it was built 59 years ago and have kept it in immaculate condition. They're moving to a retirement community, however, so they have to sell the house (http://www.gambinorealtors.com/agents/details.cfm?mlsNumber=61609&cr=1&first=1&last=5&lpp=5&dv=1322613977040). If it doesn't sell soon, it will be put up for auction on December 15. The current price is $875,000. The auction minimum bid will be something less than half a million.

A conservation group is desperately trying to raise the money to buy it (http://www.rrstar.com/go/x1568359827/Group-raising-money-to-buy-local-Frank-Lloyd-Wright-house?photo=1) and make it a museum.

[livius drusus]

Deluxe Adirondack log cabin on 50+ acres, complete with airstrip, hangar, and :drumroll: a decommissioned Intercontinental Ballistic Missile silo (http://www.coldwarmissilesilo.com/index.htm). The developers cleaned out the silo (it was full of water) but didn't do anything stupid like convert it into condos, although they do suggest that as a possible use for buyers. The launch control center they made into a man cave. It's the fucking bomb yo, if you'll pardon the term.

The lodge:

http://www.coldwarmissilesilo.com/51O_0410.jpg

The 2000-pound steel door that leads to the silo:

http://www.coldwarmissilesilo.com/51O_0434.jpg

Launch control room/man cave:

http://www.coldwarmissilesilo.com/51O_0446.jpg

The silo:

http://www.coldwarmissilesilo.com/siloj780.jpg

Silo tour:

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[LadyShea]

I am experiencing a wanderlust attack, so have been looking at job openings with hubby's company (which is multinational and 185 years old). I have never heard of some of the towns and stuff where the jobs are, so check out real estate rentals in the areas, just for fun.

Today I saw a 5 bedroom guest house in the town center being rented as a single family home, and now I can't find it. But, it's in Galashiels Scotland, which I never heard of until today.

Sorry, I wish I had porn to share, but all I have is this bad trapped feeling :(

[Janet]

Not much in the way of pictures, but it is the house from American Horror Story (http://www.joebabajian.com/current-listings/337/1120-westchester-place/). No word on whether ghosts are included in the price.

[Janet]

Literary Homes for Sale (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/expatproperty/8955570/Buy-yourself-a-literary-home.html) How is it the Italian castle only has one bedroom more that Truman Capote's house?

[livius drusus]

Dude, huge FLW mansion (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/heller-house-frank-lloyd-_n_1241790.html?ref=chicago-real-estate#s649582&title=Heller_House_Interior) in Chicago. It was built in 1897 and has 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 fireplaces and 33 classic Prairie style stained glass windows. On sale for $2.5 million.

http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/206810/slide_206810_649391_huge.jpg?1327949967

http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/206810/slide_206810_649443_huge.jpg?1327949967

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[slimshady2357]

Ok, so this isn't on the grand scale of some of these porntastic homes, but it's the kind of real estate porn that Sou likes...

http://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/reb81/medres/3/11057663_1.jpg?PhotoId=634505943340000000

I don't think it's the visual so much as the description that turns her on though...
This sweet 3 bed/ 1 ½ bath country home has undergone many updates and improvements since it was moved to this 4.1 acre lot in popular Emyvale ... addition of woodstove to off-set heating bills ...
And the real sex appeal for Sou:
Outside delights include a green house, fenced chicken coop, fruit trees, perennial gardens, vegetable garden, large woodlot, the beginnings of a pond, a fire pit, and meadowland acres for livestock.

Of course the price, $158,800 CAD, is another big turn on ;)

http://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/reb81/medres/3/11057663_12.jpg?PhotoId=634505943353370000http://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/reb81/medres/3/11057663_24.jpg?PhotoId=634505943365470000http://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/reb81/medres/3/11057663_23.jpg?PhotoId=634505943365200000http://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/reb81/medres/3/11057663_22.jpg?PhotoId=634505943364870000

[livius drusus]

Oh I like that kind of porn too. Lots and lots. :lovey:

[livius drusus]

You guys, Dick Clark is selling the Flintstones house (http://www.californiamoves.com/property/details/1791301/MLS-12-584765/Address-Not-Available-Malibu-CA-90265.aspx?AgentID=5004&IsBranded=1) for $3.5 million. I have no idea if it was intentionally modeled on the cartoon house, but it looks exactly like it. It's on a hilltop in Malibu with ocean views and it's the fucking hotness. I love cave houses automatically, but this one is something special.

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[Vivisectus]

Ok, so this isn't on the grand scale of some of these porntastic homes, but it's the kind of real estate porn that Sou likes...

http://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/reb81/medres/3/11057663_1.jpg?PhotoId=634505943340000000

I don't think it's the visual so much as the description that turns her on though...
This sweet 3 bed/ 1 ½ bath country home has undergone many updates and improvements since it was moved to this 4.1 acre lot in popular Emyvale ... addition of woodstove to off-set heating bills ...
And the real sex appeal for Sou:
Outside delights include a green house, fenced chicken coop, fruit trees, perennial gardens, vegetable garden, large woodlot, the beginnings of a pond, a fire pit, and meadowland acres for livestock.

Of course the price, $158,800 CAD, is another big turn on ;)

http://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/reb81/medres/3/11057663_12.jpg?PhotoId=634505943353370000http://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/reb81/medres/3/11057663_24.jpg?PhotoId=634505943365470000http://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/reb81/medres/3/11057663_23.jpg?PhotoId=634505943365200000http://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/reb81/medres/3/11057663_22.jpg?PhotoId=634505943364870000

That place would be perfect for me.

[mickthinks]

For this rather modest-looking kind of thing in Hampstead, you'll pay maybe £10m

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59405000/jpg/_59405260_house2.jpg

It's last owner ran into problems when his dad's dictatorship was overthrown. Slideshow here - BBC News - Saadi Gaddafi's London mansion (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17565239)

[Demimonde]

My neighborhood is doing its home tour and someone put together a youtube peek at the houses for this year. It is a collection of gorgeous old homes, a new green home, and a home that has been a recent success story of renovation.

The house at :45 sec was an absolute wreck a year ago. Caving in roof, plywood for doors and windows, it had been subdivided into a duplex and left abandoned by a land lord for over four years as an eyesore. Contra said a hundred times that they would have to condemn it and tear it down. It and the property next door were both bought and saved by families that really did an amazing job. They are two of the prettiest houses on the block now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdX8n1cSdyA