Posts tagged: expensive
Going in Style
By DaiquiriDiva
What better way to bling-out your bathroom than with a Swarovski crystal studded toilet! Jemal Wright Bath Designs of Hollywood, Florida recently unveiled their "Isis" line to top off their portfolio of other stunning loo's, including a gold plated toilet and a completely chromed ensemble, available in a rainbow of colors to match any decor. And if the look of Isis doesn't make you wet your pants, perhaps the price will. This sparkling comm » READ MORE
THIS is what a 28 million dollar chair looks like:
By DIY Maven
Sold today a Christie's was Yves Saint Laurent's 'Dragons' armchair, circa 1917-1919. Its estimated price was $2,587,711 to $3,881,567, but in the end it went for 25 million more. The chair is just one of the items that belonged to Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge. All told, 733 pieces went on the auction block and brought in an astounding $262 million in the auction's first night. Among the other items sold was a work by Henri Ma » READ MORE
Merrill Lynch Exec Spends $1.22 Million on Office Re-do
By DIY MavenWhen the financial crisis was just about to hit the fan, Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain, who oversaw the sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America Corp. last month, thought it prudent to spend $1.22 million bucks of company cash to redecorate his downtown Manhattan office. To put the expenditure into perspective, Merrill lost $15.4 billion in their 4th quarter, which forced Bank of America to seek government/taxpayer aid. Here’s a list–courtesy » READ MORE
Recycled Bike Tire Wreath: Mock Tutorial
By ModHomeEcTeacher
This recycled wreath project (super easy and cheap) is only a reenactment of one of the very first DIY homeowner projects I pulled off successfully. » READ MORE
The World’s Most Expensive Watermelon
By DIY Maven
Recently a 17 pound “Densuke” watermelon sold in Japan for a record-breaking $6100. Why so expensive? Because its dark skin and superb taste make it the optimal melon experience. Per the Kyodo News Agency, it was purchased by someone ‘who wanted to support local agriculture.’ Via.
The World’s Most Expensive House: $2 BILLION
By DIY Maven
Mukesh Ambani, head of the Mumbai-based petrochemical Reliance Industries, is building a 22-story personal skyscraper dubbed 'Antilla' for himself and his family. Being one of the richest men in the world, he can afford such extravagances.
The ‘house’ stands 550' and has 400,000 square feet of living space. According to the website Born Rich, ‘the stately home staunchly follows the principles of Vaastu, an Indian version of Fen » READ MORE
The 12 most overpriced suburbs in the U.S.
By DIY Maven
Based upon the spreads between median income and median price, Forbes has compiled a list of the most overpriced suburbs in the U.S. The culprit they say was the housing boom, which pushed up prices faster than incomes rose. The figures specified are the years of total earned salary–based upon the median income of the locations–it would take you to afford a median-priced home in said locations.
12. Arlington Heights, IL, 5.2 years
11. Cicero, » READ MORE
Top 12 Luxury Designers
By DIY Maven
The editors at JustLuxé assembled their picks for the top 12 designers currently making the world a little more fabulous with their ‘innovative ideas and brilliant design concepts’. Even JustLuxé admits that these designers don’t come cheap, but ogling their on-line portfolios is free.
- Hablinski & Manion Architecture LLP, Los Angeles, CA
- Clive Christian Architectural Division, Farnsworth, Lancashire, England
- The Taylor and Taylor Partnersh » READ MORE
The $345 Candle
By DIY Maven
What, you may ask, does a three hundred and forty five-dollar candle smell like? In this case it’s ‘the scent of clementine leaves in the morning dew’. The Orange Blossom candle by Jo Malone is available through Nieman Marcus for, I repeat, three hundred and forty-five dollars. Let’s see...a new dishwasher or a candle? Dishwasher or candle? That’s a tough one.
Don’t park IN your garage....park UNDER it!!
By DIY Maven
Let’s say you have a one stall garage but have two cars. And let’s say you’d like to add on to this said garage but don’t have the space. And let’s say you have a butt load of cash. Enter the PhantomPark Car Lift ($39K). With this car elevator, you can now add on that second stall to your garage VERTICALLY! Sweet. Via TrendHunter.
For Rent: Only $300K a Month
By DIY Maven
Recently, Business Week reported on how the really rich spend as much money for temporary rentals as regular folk spend for entire houses. The report suggests that the willingness of affluent leasers to fork over so much dough is do to the need of interim housing while their mansions are remodeled. Others, like Oprah Winfrey and Robert De Niro, who have been known to drop 40 grand a day for a slice of heaven on Nygard Cay (Bahamas), just want a q » READ MORE
For Sale: The Most Expensive Home in the U.S.
By DIY Maven
It should come as no surprise that the most expensive home on the market today, located on the north end of Palm Beach, FL, is owned by none other than Donald Trump. Purchased back int ‘05 for 80 million, the uber land developer has invested an additional 25 mil imbuing the French Regency-style Palace-By-The-Sea with his Donald-ness, minus the gilt obsession of his Trump Tower crib, by the look of the video tour of the home.
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