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That’s Rather Hideous: A Dozen Extreme Bedrooms That Put the "Boo" in Boudoir

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:30:00 +0000

The average person spends more than a third of their time on earth sleeping, so bedrooms tend to factor into real estate purchases more than, say, game rooms and media centers. Still, some homeowners find ways to personalize their private chambers in some out-of-this-world ways, for better or for worse. These extreme bedrooms pop up when the houses head to market, but might be a hinderance if the buyers aren’t into velvet or chintz or Roman replicas. Then again, if they offer a cool slide to a water wake up, they might help sell the place. Slip a closet door open in this British bedroom, commit to a trip down a dark tube, and, surprise!, find oneself in a stunning indoor swimming pool. Yep, it’s that easy for the buyer of the $3.15M “most daring & innovative house ever built.” The subterranean mansion in Bowdon, Cheshire packs some James Bond wizardry into its master bedroom, but the craziest part of the design might be the absolute lack of windows. Okay, so the jacuzzi atrium features a skylight, but without the morning sun, it’s a good thing the owner can splash more than a little water on their face in the AM. We’ve got 11 more crazy, surprising, extreme bedrooms waiting after the jump. ↑ Designed by maximalist master Tony Duquette’s longtime partner, Hutton Wilkinson, this green bedroom with South Asian influences can be had for $925K, as part of a co-op in Los Angeles. The Wilshire Terrace building brings a few snags, like an all-cash requirement and $2,000-per-month in HOAs. ↑ Palm Springs might be known for its midcentury glamour, but this over-the-top boudoir was bringing down a 3,200-square-foot ranch in the middle of town. The place had its price chopped by $300K before finally selling, more than two years after it was first listed. And yes, the rest of the house shares the bedroom’s taste for oodles of velvet. ↑ Purple reigns supreme in this hideous Australian house, coating the walls of the living room and providing touches of eye-searing violet in the bedroom. That the place was offensive in hue didn’t hurt the sale at all though, it sold for something close to the $625K asking price. ↑ The HDR photography didn’t add a thing to this overwrought bedroom in a $2.15M Huntington Beach, Calif. manse. The bedroom has carved wood stuffed in every available corner, lending the place a less-than-convincing medieval air. ↑ Australia rears an ugly head again with this Sydney boudoir, which features a bathtub surrounded by a sorry replica of a Roman bath. Plus, and we can’t be certain, but the bed sure looks heart-shaped. Tack the cost of custom sheets onto the sale price, this place sold last August. ↑ Faux stone finishing and black leather are the keys to failure in this truly Texas-sized bachelor pad of a bedroom. Part of a $9.8M “contemporary” mansion, this place missed the modern boat back in the early 1990s. ↑ In Russia, a luxury bedroom isn’t complete without some neon green lighting to illuminate the crown molding. At least that’s the impression we got from this master bedroom, part of an extravagant $24M offering outside of Moscow. ↑ The Brits generally prefer their strange in smaller packages, and this cottage bedroom succeeds in cramming in enough chintz to satisfy ten grannies, then doubles it all up with a mirrored wall. The somewhat claustrophobic cottage is for sale at $250K. ↑ High-priced abominations are no stranger to New York City, where this Trump penthouse weirds out with a mix of Asian influences, a giant cracked geode, and tiger print carpeting. The views of Central Park are extreme in a good way, but the price, $24M, helps put everything in perspective. ↑ When model Agyness Deyn did up her Brooklyn bedroom, she took things “under the sea” with a coral mural, seashell light fixtures, and a blue ceiling. Surprisingly, this might be the most sedate room in Deyn’s loft, currently listed for $2.5M, but in contract to sell. ↑ Neon isn’t just a Russian thing, at least not in L.A., where this under-lit bed looks more like a modified Civic than a comfortable place to sleep. It’s part of an $8.9M house with a private disco, neon galore, Hollywood sign, and 10 bedrooms, all available for rent at $29,500 per month. ↑ What to do as a young software millionaire? Deck out an L.A. mansion in a very dated, tacky form of luxury then try to cash in on the $6.5M resale. The trouble is, this opulent master bedroom is located in Woodland Hills, where comps are selling for a third the price per square foot. Location, location, location probably drove the owner to pull it from the market. · Futuristic Bedroom Water Slide For Those Who Really Need a Dip [Curbed National] · Bowdon, Cheshire [Country Life UK] · It’s All Green for This On-The-Market Hutton Wilkinson Bedroom [Curbed National] · PriceChopper: Best Little Whorehouse in Palm Springs Reduced [Curbed LA] · Australian Temple of Technicolor Madness Actually Finds a Buyer [Curbed National] · HDR Photography Jazzes Up “Tuscan Remodel” in California [Curbed National] · “Cleopatra-Style” Bath Near Sydney Bids the Market Adieu [Curbed National] · This Gargantuan Ten-Million-Dollar Texan is So ’80s it Hurts [Curbed National] · Massive Russian Manse Alight With That Super-Special Glow [Curbed National] · Mirror Only Doubles the Patterned Horror in this Brit Cottage [Curbed National] · Trumpiest Apartment in Town Asks $24 Million [Curbed NY] · Agyness Deyn’s Williamsburg Apartment is a Tragedie [Curbed NY] · Neon, Neon, Neon, a Disco, and a Hollywood Sign in the Hills [Curbed LA] · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dungeon in Woodland Hills? [Curbed LA]

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That’s Rather Hideous: A Dozen Extreme Bedrooms That Put the "Boo" in Boudoir

Adventures in Marketing: "Cooking Ramen Naked" and Other House-Showing Horrors

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:50:00 +0000

Click here to view the full photogallery. Today, online real estate brokerage Redfin announces the existence of its endlessly amusing new Twitter handle: @REConfidential. Accessed and updated by anonymous Redfin agents, the feed exposes the awkward (and often clothing-optional) side of selling houses, regaling with the sort of tales expect (and, of course, hope for): “then we walked in on two people having sex” or “walked into a vacant home to find 8 gangsters around a table covered with cards, cash, and guns.” (Definitely feel bad for the guy who found a bag labeled “mommy’s milk” in one fridge.) Above, an energetic sampling; full feed’s here. · @REConfidential [Twitter] · What Happens on a Home Tour Doesn’t Always Stay on a Home Tour [Redfin Blog]

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Mayor Bloomberg Makes Super Bowl Bet With Boston Mayor Menino

Cole Perkins — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:53:46 +0000

After an amazing playoff run , the Giants are facing off against the Patriots in the 46th Super Bowl. And now that Mayor Bloomberg has won cheese curds from Green Bay and sourdough bread from San Francisco , he’s giving his stomach a break and will give a New York City family the chance to savor seafood from Boston—plus much more—in a bet with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. [ more › ]

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CBS Orders Sitcom Pilot From Louis C.K. & Soup Nazi Creator

Cole Perkins — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:48:40 +0000

Louis C.K. is riding his giant wave of money and acclaim from his brilliant self-produced stand up special to network TV. According to Hollywood Reporter, CBS has given the green light to the comedian and creator of the Soup Nazi Spike Feresten for a half-hour comedy pilot. There’s no title yet but it will likely not feature the words “Pootie” or “Tang.” [ more › ]

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Tavern On The Green Is Going Back In Time With Retro Design

Cole Perkins — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:17:34 +0000

The mess that is the once-and-future Tavern on the Green continues to be messy. As the city awaits bids for new restaurateurs to take over the fabled Central Park eatery a trickle of new info the project has come out. As the city implied in its Request For Proposals for the space, they are taking it back to the basics . The 1940s basics. [ more › ]

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Ski Chalet Week 2012: Five Wallet-Friendly Ski Houses Just Off the Beaten Path

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Click here to view the full photogallery. Unless it’s just Aspen or nothing, plunking down more than $25M on a ski house might seem a little absurd to the average observer just about everyone. So we’ve endeavored to find a few ski country homes that inject value into the equation. Of course, starting off with a $2.9M modern mansion might seem odd under the circumstances, but considering it’s located not far from the powder-choked Grand Targhee resort in western Wyoming, it makes a fitting alternative to the $10M+ monstrosities in nearby Jackson. Designed by architect Richard Keating, the dramatic, angular home counts three beds and 3.5 baths on the floor plan, plus a lofty great room with suspended chimney. The views of the Tetons are nothing short of spectacular and the 39-acre property ensures that at least part of the surrounding meadows will go untouched. Click here to view the full photogallery. ↑ A relative newcomer to the ski scene, Silverton, Colo. was formerly a mining town, a mountain town blessed with more than 400 inches of snow each winter. Now that the single-lift Silverton Mountain is up and running with a mix of guided and unguided skiing, the town has become a veritable mecca for hardcore skiers looking for a challenge. The local real estate market has hardly kept up with the burgeoning demand, but this barn-like house, crafted by a furniture maker, offers up the sort of handiwork rarely seen in these remote parts. With fully-exposed joinery, the wood-framed structure houses three bedrooms, two baths, and a work space among 4,290 square feet. On the market for more than a year, this house has been reduced to $795K. Click here to view the full photogallery. ↑ Despite playing host to some of the major events of the Salt Lake City’s 2002 Winter Olympics, Snowbasin has remained infinitely less travelled than its neighbors to the south in Park City and the Cottonwood Canyons. This log home is set on the access road, ensuring that the next owner could beat any would-be crowds to the mountain on a powder day. Listed for $725K, the three-bedroom, 3,350-square-foot cabin captures panoramic views of the sparsely developed Ogden Valley. Click here to view the full photogallery. ↑ On the East Coast, there are plenty of hole-in-the-wall ski areas, but few can compete with the charm and phoenix-from-the-ashes tale of Vermont’s Magic Mountain. Located not far from the corporate mega-resorts of Okemo and Stratton, Magic is a co-operative run by a bunch of people looking for an old-timey throwback. Similarly, this A-frame gives off an appropriate ’70s vibe, that, with the addition of a hot tub, could make for some good times. There’s nothing fancy about the place, but considering it costs just $195K, includes 1.8 acres, and sits just a few miles from multimillion-dollar estates, this is quite the steal. Click here to view the full photogallery. ↑ Last up on our list is the remote, and hippy-friendly, Maine ski area of Saddleback, where one could scoop up this smartly-outfitted condo and its long-range views for $425K. For that amount, the buyer gets three beds, two baths, and 1,400 square feet of ski-in, ski-out access. · The Most Expensive Properties in Ski-Chic Aspen, Colorado [Curbed National] · 2000 N Stateline Road [Zillow] · 321 E 12th Street [Zillow] · 5878 Snow Basin Road [Zillow] · 165 Cromack Lane [Zillow] · 1 Green Drake Lane [Zillow]

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Space Tragedy! Times Square Tourist Trap Mars 2112 Is Dead

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:16:00 +0000

Clearly this is what you get for rejecting Shaq . As we guessed at the start of the year , the Times Square tourist trap Mars 2112 appears to have left our orbit . With the loss of the Rainbow Room, the Tavern on the Green, Elaine’s and now this we’re left to wonder…why can’t New York have nice things? And what themer is next for the chopping block; Ninja ? [ more › ]

Reddit Co-Founder Says Today’s SOPA Rally "Geekiest, Most Rational Protest"

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:03:00 +0000

With a vote on the measures looming, organizations like NY Tech Meetup —the organizers of today’s protest—are moving at maximum Mbps and seem to be connecting with Congress; the bills are losing sponsors faster than MySpace is losing users. [ more › ]

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Can The Giants Pull Off The Upset?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:20:48 +0000

Somehow, a three-point loss at home earlier this season and the ghosts of 2008 have combined to form a convincing argument that the Giants will beat Green Bay today. Sure, there’s some evidence to believe that will happen, but there are also some very compelling reasons to expect Green Bay to cruise to victory—so that cheesecake and salsa better be on-hand. [ more › ]

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Miss New York Criticizes OWS, Takes 3rd At Miss America Pageant

Cole Perkins — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:15:57 +0000

Last night, Miss New York Kaitlin Monte was named second runner-up (aka third place) at the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas. The Daily News reports , “Miss Wisconsin edged out Miss Oklahoma and Miss New York Saturday night to become Miss America 2012 — in what hopefully will not be an omen for Sunday’s Giants/Packers playoff game in Green Bay.” [ more › ]

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