For $250 million you can buy a cable or two, or this house
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The owner of the expensive Pensmore castle/chateau has a major lawsuit going on due to the concrete being very below specification. The owner want the castle/chateau torn-down & rebuilt properly.
#5 in the video that NorthStar posted.
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#5 in the video that NorthStar posted.
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I would have all the candy REMOVED and donated. I never bring much candy home because I'd eat it. In fact I like to eat it tills it's gone because I don't want to be wasteful, and I want it gone.
You know I got to say... the art work in the place is as tasteless-shitty as his handbags. Now I own a Leica, I'm a fan, and I like guns, but that artwork? Damn it's bad. The house is nice, a lot of the furniture is ok. I'd sell off most the cars too; they aren't what I'd want. Many screens/tv's would have to go.
You know I got to say... the art work in the place is as tasteless-shitty as his handbags. Now I own a Leica, I'm a fan, and I like guns, but that artwork? Damn it's bad. The house is nice, a lot of the furniture is ok. I'd sell off most the cars too; they aren't what I'd want. Many screens/tv's would have to go.
As architecture it's pretty plain. As wasteful indulgence and silly excess it is actually fairly exemplary. Not sure how our generation really wants to be remembered, but if it's for our earth shattering fat and waste then this is a pretty good effort really. I try my best to not be too OTT but the reality is that this is not good art, nor particularly good architecture, not practical, not very functional, not very good form or flow, and the lolly room is just well a bit downright sad. Other than that what's to say really, eventually we are going to take onboard that the planet is not in good repair, we are socially at a turning point between the 'haves' and the 'have nots' and that this is neither an example of humankind's greatness nor of our understanding of the true value of a more genuine approach to being real and of genuine land care.
Here is a simple example of real design that brings so much more light, hope and joy to so many more...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kDL52lTri5c
Here is a simple example of real design that brings so much more light, hope and joy to so many more...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kDL52lTri5c
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One of the best films I saw in 2012. Full of hubris and yet oddly touching and profoundly human, I've never wanted a pair of narcissistic, impossibly deluded people to succeed at their dream more than I wanted them to. Weird, right?
I've seen that documentary.
It is sad because here we have a couple who have their life's priorities lost in a sea of artificial despair, deprived of their fundamental human values.
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Bonus:
Me I'd say the White House is worth roughly $250 million (a quarter of a $1 billion); what say you? Lol
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Bruce B
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As the wife and I have gotten older and our priorities have changed, we have come to realize that the house we're living in now is actually a little too big for us (>4000 sq/ft). There are places in this house that I don't even see for weeks. I could not fathom someone living in a home over 5000-6000 sq/ft. Much less these monstrosities!!
That thought occurred to me, as I see houses that I think have nice qualities, and high quality, but they're always so damn big. I don't understand the obsession with high quality and huge. To me there should be more high quality smaller places that fit needs and end up being more appreciated. The tiny-home craze isn't unlike that.
But that house actually doesn't have a ton of rooms, so the odds that you use them are higher. Yes the square footage is huge, but that's because the rooms are huge. I mean what's the square footage of a room with a big bar, large hotel seating lobby area, and 6 cars along with several motorcycles? Well actually I probably wouldn't use it so that's like 20,000sq feet I would have much use for unless I started collecting cars I like (and even then would prefer a garage). Frankly I thought it would be larger given the price.
Bruce B
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I would love to have an extremely high quality home around 2000-2500 sq. ft. with a dedicated listening room and about a 5-6 car garage. Guess it's time to think about custom building one!
I was thinking about it today. We've taken out bathrooms/bedrooms for us and the resale value has probably plummeted! (the stripper pole has even less WAF than a pair of Maggies!!).
I was thinking about it today. We've taken out bathrooms/bedrooms for us and the resale value has probably plummeted! (the stripper pole has even less WAF than a pair of Maggies!!).
Bruce B
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Outstanding, but missing the essential stripper. The fireplace is there to keep her all warmed up?
Bruce B
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Sorry, the wife is camera shy!
Was actually designed by her. I wasn't going to complain!!!
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