Category Archives: Homes of the rich and famous

Floor plan porn…..


Look at this magnificent apartment. It’s the Penthouse of the mother of all real estate pearls; 15 Central Park West. To be fair, it’s ‘just’ the penthouse of the lower part. But it faces Central Park, and has terraces overlooking it on pretty much all sides. Hence it’s rather steep asking price of $88.000.000….. That means Greece couldn’t afford it.

15 Central Park West

Sanford "Sandy" Weill's swanky crib

I love a bit of floor plan porn in the morning. Thanks to Real Estalker for the original post!

Frances Bean Cobain all grown up…..


Frances Bean, daughter of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and singer/actress/tabloid filler Courtney Love, grew up. Off course she did, but somehow it shock me to realize she is old enough to buy a house! And a nice one might I add. When her father killed himself in 1994, a trust fund was set up for her to ensure financial security. With Nirvana being one of the best-selling bands of all time, the dough surely rolled in last year when she turned 18. The house she bought is modest, both in size and price, but nice enough for a 19-year-old!

The house is a 1930’s Spanish style home with 3.350 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 3,5 baths in a quiet canyon in the Hollywood Hills. Mrs Bean reportedly paid $1,825,000 for it. It retains many of the original architectural and decorative details such as hand-forged iron work, colorful decorative tiles, numerous stained and leaded glass windows, hand-stenciled wood beams, and vintage light fixtures and hardware. I absolutely love it to be honest.

Frances Bean Cobains Los Angeles crib

Frances Bean Cobain's Los Angeles crib

 

Source: The Real Estalker. Check out her blog here!

At home with celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe


Rachel Zoe has an eye for style. As stylist of stars like Debra Messing, Cameron Diaz, Demi Moore and Kate Hudson she is very much considered one of the top stylists today. Her wonderful Los Angeles homes is testament to the fact that she knows her way with interior design too. I love how she stuck with furniture she had in her old house like the dining room table and chairs. It shows she’s doesn’t buy style, but she actually has it. Why get rid of something you like just because you are moving house?

One slight concern. An awful lot of white for a family with a newborn baby….

$450.000 kitchen


Crisis smisis is what London-based Marazzi design must have thought when they designed this kitchen. It’s made of 24 carat gold leaf and Venetian glass and has Crocodile leather cabinet doors and Swarovski crystal lights to boast. It’s claim to fame is that it’s believed to be the most expensive kitchen in the world. Somehow I bet an Indian Mogul or Arab oil magnate somewhere would beg to differ, but it sure looks expensive!

World's most expensive Kitchen