House of the Day: Just Bring the Popcorn
Filed under: Design, News, Buying, Lifestyle, Selling There are man caves and then there are man caves. This oceanfront La Jolla home has the mother of all man caves: a 27-seat home theater with 10...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: The Old Normal
Filed under: Design While most of our Houses of the Day have price tags with lots of commas and zeroes, today we departing from the norm to feature this 154-year-old gem in Normal, Ill., Listed at...
View ArticleBeatty & Bening Hope To Lease Their 'Temporary' Home
Filed under: Design, News, Celebrity Homes, Lifestyle, RentingThey don't make Hollywood pairings very often that outlast that of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening's, so we're sending some good karma...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Living in 'Malibu Style'
Filed under: Design, Buying, Selling I'd like to propose that there be an architectural style called "Malibu" and we use this 10,000-square-foot oceanfront home listed at $27 million as the textbook...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: 'Industrial Chic' in the Nevada Desert
Filed under: Design, News, Buying Will Bruder, who designed the Nevada Museum of Art, worked his magic on this Reno house as well. Let's end the head-scratching and just call it Desert Industrial Chic....
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Tuscany on the Beach
Filed under: Design, News, Buying, Lifestyle, Selling There comes a time in every real estate writer's life when she simply can no longer see the forest for the trees. She complains aloud that there...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: French Norman, Now Remove Your Shoes
Filed under: Design, News, Lifestyle, Other, Selling There are some architectural styles that just dictate my behavior. For instance, whenever I see a French Norman estate, I feel like I should lower...
View ArticleWatch the Bay From Pamela Anderson's Rental
Filed under: Design, News, Celebrity Homes, Lifestyle, Renting"Baywatch" queen Pamela Anderson -- and for the record, we're Borat-size Pamela fans -- is either giving the website Vacation Rentals By...
View ArticleHome Design Can Trigger Memory Lapse, Research Says
Filed under: Design, NewsI regularly walk into my kitchen and open a drawer, only to forget what I am looking for. I walk into our laundry room to claim some clean socks, only to forget what it was I...
View ArticleFrank Lloyd Wright Movie Builds on Architect's Dark Past
Filed under: Design, NewsIt comes as no big surprise that Frank Lloyd Wright was dubbed "the greatest American architect of all time" by the American Institute of Architects. But did you know that the...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Where Utah's Hills Meet Hollywood's
Filed under: Design, News, Buying, Selling One look at this sprawling contemporary and you can't help but think Hollywood. Floor-to-ceiling windows, marble-tiled floors, wet/dry bars, a huge jetted...
View ArticleHome Demolition Reveals Stash of Cash and Generous Heart
Filed under: Design, News, Celebrity Homes One Massachusetts dentist got $2,500 in 50s and big ones as a construction crew he hired tore down the walls of a house he owns. As a worker gutted a portion...
View ArticleUnwelcome Mat: Checked Rug Can Make You Sick, Study Says
Filed under: Design, News Home staging experts say every homeowner who intends on showing her home to prospective buyers must, above all else, do one thing to prep the home for a tour: Find an...
View ArticleWhy Your Next Home Should Be Prefab
Filed under: Design, News, Economy While picking up some prescriptions recently, my local pharmacist, who knows I write about home construction, asked me if I had any suggestions for how he should...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: NYC's 'Convertible Brownstone' (VIDEO)
Filed under: Design, News Living in New York City can leave you a little jaded when it comes to real estate. In this rich man's playground, replete with tiki bar lofts, in-house movie theaters and even...
View ArticleA Balcony With Swimming Pool? To Infinity and Beyond
Filed under: Design, News A self-described "cybertect" has designed a pair of apartment high-rises that feature balconies with swimming pools -- taking the "infinity pool" concept to a whole new level....
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Live in the White House, Sort Of
Filed under: Design, News Every little kid dreams of being president one day, but let's face it: For most of us, that's never going to happen. But it doesn't matter, because you can live like a...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Minimalist Masterpiece on the Sunset Strip
Filed under: Design, News This $12.9 million minimalist masterpiece on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip spans 7,500 square feet, with four bedrooms, seven baths and a four-car garage. Featuring walls of...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Maryland's Woodland Contemporary
Filed under: Design, News You already know how much we love our edgy, cubic homes and this is one of the best we've seen yet. Though it's floor-to-ceiling windows and sharp, clean lines can trick you...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Game for a $5.7 Million Fun House?
Filed under: Design, News For House of the Day's "Manic Monday" edition, we'd like to present this wildly colorful Manhattan pad. From its multi-hued "Star Wars"-themed bedrooms to its spectacular...
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