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Russel Brand's London Boudoir For Sale

Comedian, TV presenter and new boyfriend of the "girl-who-kissed-a-girl", Russell Brand is selling his London home. True to character — the pad is dark and dangerous! The interior is predomina...

Sun King Style: The Decorative Arts of Louis XIV
Retrospect

If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me the difference among the Louis styles, I could buy a few postcards of Versailles. So today, let’s do a quick survey of the style of Louis XIV, the...

High-Rise Apartment by Stefan Boublil
The Apartment

This amazing apartment with Central Park views was designed by The Apartment founder Stefan Boublil. Located 61 stories above New York City, the unique space takes full advantage of over-the-top vie...

House Tour: Anisa's Eclectic Shrine
Pretoria, South Africa

Name: Anisa du Plessis Location: Capital Park, Pretoria, South Africa Type: House Size: 4,400 square feet, including outside buildings Years lived in: 14 and a bit years Enter Anisa's Gallery A...

Inside Neverland Ranch
The New York Times

When the co-owners of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch opened the doors to the public yesterday, The New York Times photographer Jim Wilson was there. Though the 13,000 square foot main house and t...

Skateboarders' Ramp House by Archivirus Architects

click thumbnails for larger pics Though it may not be practical, this Ramp House in Athens is definitely cool. Designed by the architecture firm Archivirus, Ramp House melds the ideas of living and s...

Miele B 890 E Rotary Iron: The Ultimate Laundry Tool
Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2009

click thumbnails for larger pics If you're anything like me, you never look forward to ironing. I imagine I could take great pleasure in the chore if I only had the resources (money and space) for th...

Chandelier Creative: Home Decor Inspiration at the Office
New York Magazine 2.22.09

click thumbnails for larger pics In the new New York Magazine, Wendy Goodman shows us the NoHo offices of Richard Christiansen's advertising agency — Chandelier Creative. Christiansen has fille...

Home as Museum: A Traveler's Collection
The New York Times 2.8.09

When we first saw this family apartment filled with Indonesian puppets (among many, many other things) we thought it was Paul's Homage to Indonesian Art and Asian Packaging &mdash a House Tour from a ...

Twelve Years Later: 1990s Blobitecture Apartment
The New York Times 1.29.09

Another installment of Once/Again in today's Times — the Manhattan apartment of Lucy Waring was first featured in The New York Times in 1997 when it was completed by architects Sulan Kolatan and...

Hot or Not? Faceted Credenza by Boca Do Lobo

Even though it's completely over the top, we're kind of in love with this limited edition faceted purple credenza (with gold interior!). Tell us what you think... ...

Palazzo Chupi: Julian Schnabel's Pink Condos
The New York Times 11.12.08

The New York Times recently published an update on Julian Schnabel's real estate endeavor in the Far West Village — Pallazzo Chupi. The grand development with a pink exterior, still remains mo...

Fancy Homes from W Magazine
A Scottish Estate & Marc Jacob's Parisian Apartment...

W magazine has just created a House Tour archives of their most over-the-top homes. From a 17th century castle in the Dolomites to Marc Jacobs' art-filled Paris apartment, these are certainly not y...

Themed Apartment in Barcelona
The New York Times 11.5.08

With rooms inspired by the architect Antonio Gaudí and the ballrooms of Versailles, this Barcelona apartment featured in The New York Times international real estate section, Great Homes &...

Roland Emmerich's London Home with an Edge
The New York Times 8.7.08

Whoa. The London home of director Roland Emmerich is a melting pot of styles, political art, taxidermy, large murals and odd-ball collections. We're especially fond of the small room painted entirel...

Hot or Not? Transparent Dog House by Marco Morosini

We've shared many a glamorous dog-centric designs on Apartment Therapy, including the Gino the Dog collection from Gaia & Gino and various design from The Pet Project. This transparent house for dog...

J. Morgan Puett's Artists' Colony: Romantic Decay
The New York Times 5.29.08

The New York Times loves to profile some kooky homes. In the past year they've shown us a Funhouse in East Hampton, Arizona's Eliphante & Hippodome and Pearl Lam's Shanghai Loft. This week, they're ...

High End Bathtubs
The New York Times 5.8.08

Bath tubs have morphed into sculpture. The New York Times rounds up some very, very pricey tubs that will elevate your bathroom to art gallery status. If you have the budget — and space — for s...

Christopher Peacock Kitchens
The New York Times 4.10.08

Sterling silver knobs and hinges? Who is going to polish them? The high-end kitchens from English kitchen designer Christopher Peacock don't all feature such obnoxious displays of wealth (though som...

Jet Set Seating by Jaime Hayon for Bisazza

This is crazy! We're always excited to see new designs from the mind of Jaime Hayon. If you look closely at the picture above, you'll see that the airplane is a gigantic lounge with a conversation p...

NYT: Antimodern Chicago
House & Home Roundup 1.17.08

Whoa. Check out the opulent Chicago home of Richard Driehaus. In Modernist Chicago’s Voice of Dissent, The New York Times takes a peek into Driehaus' love affair with neo-Classicism. The founder o...

NYT: Pearl Lam's Shanghai Loft
House & Home Roundup 12.20.07

Her kitchen may make you dizzy but Pearl Lam is credited for boosting Chinese contemporary art and design to the attention of international dealers. She is obsessed with the blending of cultures th...

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