Photo by François Halard/ Architectural Digest Oh boy, Architectural Digest has just dropped its March issue, the magazine’s gut-busting ( influential ) tribute to celebrity homes. In it: a 10-pager on Diane von Furstenberg’s glassy aerie next to the High Line in Manhattan. Despite the fact her friends thought she was nuts for moving to the Meatpacking District—”Everybody told me when I came to this neighborhood that I was crazy—that it was full of drag queens, that it smelled awful because of all the butchers”—the reigning queen of the wrap dress and, more recently, home-goods designer bought two redbrick Victorians in 2006 and had WORKac—two guys that formerly worked for Rem Koolhaas—conjoin them with an 80-foot concrete staircase made sparkly by 8,000 Swarovski crystals. Her personal penthouse sits atop her design studio and flagship, and it’s filled with “just odds and ends, all the things that have happened throughout my life,” says von Furstenberg, who believes she is more “bohème” than “bourgeoise” despite the fact that she once used to live in a “baronial Park Avenue apartment.” “When I was young, I lived like an old woman, and when I got old, I had to live like a young person.” Arch Digest has only released a few images to the Web—see the bedroom shot below. Photo by François Halard/ Architectural Digest · All Architectural Digest coverage [Curbed National] · Architectural Digest [official site]
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Here’s a listing sure to suit those who love a) fireplaces and b) sultry newsmen: a converted firehouse in NYC’s East Village that’s asking $23,500 a month. Although it’s unremarkable on the inside, the new owner would be in cahoots with Anderson Cooper, who owns his own firehouse across town. [Curbed NY]
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A diligent Texas couple has spent nearly a decade turning their home in Waxahachie into a real-life version of the house from the ’60s sitcom The Munsters. According to the official project site, the “instantly recognizable home stands proud and shockingly accurate at over 5,000 square feet!” [Munster Mansion via Buzz Feed ]
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A rguably the Hamptons’ tackiest abode, a 31,000-square-foot behemoth owned by mega builder Joe Farrell, has upped its game for summer 2012. The Bridgehampton “Sandcastle,” as it’s known, was once home to one woman’s desperate (and widely publicized ) husband hunt and is now asking a staggering $550K for a two-week stay. [Curbed Hamptons; previously ]
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The all-American characters of Gary and Elaine have wormed their way into households aplenty thanks to the ingenuity of Molly Erdman, whose Catalog Living blog points to styling curiosities within catalogs. Here now, Erdman does the same for shelter magazine photos. “There’s also a bear lying on its back holding a votive in its paws—do you want to do that, too?” Martin asked, removing a pine cone from Gareth’s mouth. Photo: Traditional Home
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Click here to view the full photogallery. Consisting of three separate villas totaling 24,000 square feet, the beachfront compound known as Aquamare has enough space to sleep 36 people in seaside luxury. Fronting directly on a glorious white sand beach, the estate enjoys views to the west that encompass the islands of Drake’s Channel and glorious sunsets. Broad windows and sprawling outdoor spaces make the most of those views, but the beachfront infinity pool is the crown jewel of this property. The entire parcel and the three houses are available together for $19M, but buyers who are not quite sold on the idea of a Caribbean compound can purchase one of the 8,000-square-foot, five-bedroom mansions individually for $5.8M and up. · Aquamare [Coldwell Banker]
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Globe Trotting: A Casual Caribbean Compound on Virgin Gorda for $19M
In honor of New York Fashion Week, Zillow Blog has collected info on five homes that have inspired fashion moguls over the years. They include Vera Wang’s new purchase and James Perse’s midcentury modern manse in Los Angeles. [ previously; Zillow Blog; previously ]
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Sofa Coppola her husband, Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars, have just dropped $9.85M on a lovely townhouse in NYC’s West Village. Amazingly, the property had been on the market for just 10 days before the couple swooped in; must have been that 2,000-square-foot urban garden that was the selling point. [WSJ via Curbed NY ]
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A reminder that those who sign up for Curbed’s House of the Day newsletter will put themselves in the running to win a nifty $100 gift card to One Kings Lane. Hurry—giveaway ends Monday morning; check out the site’s current offerings over here. [ previously; One Kings Lane]
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Loree Rodkin has not only had the pleasure of being Michelle Obama’s jeweler, but now she has the good fortune of calling a swank NYC condo home. Rodkin paid $1.7M for a 940-square-foot studio that’s a jewel in its own right. [Curbed NY]
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