gardenmom5 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 a house up the street is for sale (we're sort of stupefied at what housing prices are doing), so as we were discussing housing prices in our area, dh wanted to know what was the most expensive. we came across this https://www.redfin.com/WA/Bellevue/Undisclosed-address-98005/home/100963512 oh my goodness ... the address is undisclosed - but I know *exactly* where it is. I remember when it was under construction as I was picking something up from someone who lives very close. we've been at gatherings with college classmates of dds who live near it (have a very nice house) and called it "the orphanage" just based upon it's size. now - we got a look at the inside. . . :ack2: :ack2: :ack2: gag. me. with. a. spork! just goes to show money doesn't mean you have taste. dd was looking through the pics - and I knew when she came to the first :ohmy: one. the only house in this price bracket that had a similar (but severely reduced) reaction was a beautiful 1910 mansion - that they turned into ultra modern avant garde on the inside. :svengo: desecration. (I don't have a problem with someone wanting ultra modern - it's what they did to the historic house to get it.) and just about every other house in this price range has lk wa waterfront or a spectacular view. this has neither. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaluv+2more Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I think it is beautiful. The bathrooms and most of the flooring throughout are not my style, but I'd happily live there (if someone else would clean for me). I would kill, with a capital k, for that kitchen! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 "Hi, we're Marge and Phil, the OverTheTop family. Welcome to our home." :) I wonder if Phil owns a marble tile company. Probably Marge is an interior designer. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planner Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 There are big houses and there are nice houses. This house is big. The materials are expensive. That's all I can say. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Not my particular taste - I don't mind large or grand houses but I like them to maintain warmth and a human scale to the details. This is missing on both counts. And way overpriced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) there are rumors (that go back at least 10 years) of eastern european mafia. as for house prices here - there are 16 house >$10M in the seattle metro area. most have waterfront or a spectular view - or even both. here's the most expensive. it's on MI on the east chanel .. . not a prime location (west facing is), but low bank waterfront with a view of rainier. https://www.redfin.com/WA/Mercer-Island/5330-Butterworth-Rd-98040/home/257061 Edited March 27, 2017 by gardenmom5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaluv+2more Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 https://www.redfin.com/WA/Clyde-Hill/9219-NE-26th-St-98004/home/250481 This is my style. Unfortunately not within my price range. And I don't live anywhere near WA. The one you posted certainly does look mafia-ish. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 It looks like the smaller hotels we have stayed in when going somewhere for snow play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 While there are a few rooms that aren't my taste in the first house strictly because of the contrasting patterns, I'd take it over the second house you posted any day. The second house is white upon white upon white and I hate white (or pale or neutral colors). Give me bright and bold! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 It looked very "cold" to me. I prefer wood beams, wood trim and accents. Cozyness. Ugh. Wouldn't buy it - money aside. That bathroom - creepy. Kitchen is nice and big but too dark. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 https://www.redfin.com/WA/Clyde-Hill/9219-NE-26th-St-98004/home/250481 This is my style. Unfortunately not within my price range. And I don't live anywhere near WA. The one you posted certainly does look mafia-ish. That's more my style as well, on both scale and taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 https://www.redfin.com/WA/Clyde-Hill/9219-NE-26th-St-98004/home/250481 This is my style. Unfortunately not within my price range. And I don't live anywhere near WA. The one you posted certainly does look mafia-ish. that's a nice one. much more live able. I like the open beams in the kitchen/breakfast/family. there was one I'd seen awhile back - but deleted the link. craftsman, unstained fir woodwork .. . it was my style. the location wasn't what I'd want though . . . I only posted the "white on white" as a reference for what prices are like in this area. I wouldn't want to live on MI - ever. (hassle of location and trying to get anywhere off the island is. not. worth. it.). I've seen houses over the years I've liked much better. and the difference between waterfront/views and not. (the marble monstrosity has no view. maybe a peek-a-boo of the cascades from the east end (the house faces north) -but nothing to get excited about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Here, I can save you over $8M https://www.redfin.com/NC/Charlotte/7330-Baltusrol-Ln-28210/home/44017658 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 That master bath decor made me dizzy. I'd probably fall and clonk my head on that marble/granite/whatever every morning. Also, I'm not a photographer, but if you are selling a 15 million dollar house, you would want to get photos where there isn't a glare off every surface, yes? Very distracting. Although I imagine people buying houses in that range aren't scrolling through websites themselves. Side note, in my area houses like that are pretty concentrated to one suburb and rarely get over 4-5 million. While looking at listings this morning I found an adorable, freshly rehabbed 2bed/2ba house for $270K right at the edge of that town's limits. If the kids were grown, I would jump on it. Just to watch all the expensive sports cars go up and down my street every morning while I chug my coffee. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Eh, not even close to my style and a colossal waste of money IMO, but not as bad as I expected (except those bathrooms--yikes). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Oh my...marble overload. :ack2: The only nice thing I can say is that the sauna looks lovely. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Holy Smokes :w00t: Not my style in décor/furnishings but I do like the huge kitchens (again maybe different colors/style, but size is awesome). I also wouldn't want to clean those houses. :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 All that marble in Bellevue, Washington? I hope the floors are heated throughout because brrrr! I know the climate isn't cold, but it's dreary and definitely not warm! I do love the sauna though! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Well, if you want the manor from the Vicar of Dibley, it's on the market too. The outside is charming (for a manor house) but the inside..... ugh. What the heck is that big blue thing in front of the TV?? https://www.propertyforum.com/property-in-the-uk/vicar-dibley-mansion-sale.html - house http://search.savills.com/list#/r/detail/gblhchlac160013#fpCarousel - realty photos of the property/house 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I would have taken the money that was used to build that structure and built a cozy little lodge in the mountains. That house seems alright for a hotel, but not a family home. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 That's a lot of tile... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 That's a lot of tile... I agree. Tile works well in warm climates like FL or TX. It's not so cozy and warm in places with lots of chilly rain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Here, I can save you over $8M https://www.redfin.com/NC/Charlotte/7330-Baltusrol-Ln-28210/home/44017658 Never let it be said that you're not a bargain hunter! ;) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 It looks cold. brrrr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Yeah, cold is exactly the feeling I get from that. If it had wood flooring it would probably be much more inviting. I do like the indoor bridge, walkway thing, that's kind of cool! And an indoor pool would be amazing here in Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbobeara Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Imagine the echoes...and the echoes from the echoes. It makes my head hurt just thinking about that, then that giant bathroom would probably throw me into a seizure, the non-stop patterns in the marble are like a 3-D picture from the '90s. I DO approve of the sauna, hot tub, and indoor pool though. I would just live on that level 9 months of the year. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Oh my...marble overload. :ack2: The only nice thing I can say is that the sauna looks lovely. My thoughts exactly. The only place that had no visible tile/marble and some warm wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Never let it be said that you're not a bargain hunter! ;) IKR? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Not my style and out of my price range. To be honest, for that money I don't understand why there is no outdoor pool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailaena Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 The only reason you think that house looks... Awkward is because you haven't seen this: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/13808-S-Canyon-Dr-Phoenix-AZ-85048/71596233_zpid/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 The first one reminds me of a house near my mum's old place - the same kind of too much tacky marble. OUtside it was stucco, pink, totally inappropriate for our climate. Eventually it was bought by one of the Trailer Park Boys. THough he got rid of the pink, at least. There is a big giant ugly place for sale here last summer, in the same vein - people with a lot of money who just don't seem to know when to say stop. It's right on the harbor and from the water side, it looks like some corporate monstrosity. I've seen some amazing modern properties, some I might not want to live in, but these are not like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I wonder if the cars come with the house. Wouldn't that be great? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 On my screen, it looks like a huge spill of bubbles on the bathroom floor, but I'm guessing that's a rug? it looks like a sheepskin rug - made from four skins. costco sells them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I finally see what they mean by "new money." There's no way that someone who has had money for a long time would want these hideous houses. They're so flashy and cold. I want a small colonial house with giant fireplaces and wide plank floors with lots of dings in them. :) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Not my style and out of my price range. To be honest, for that money I don't understand why there is no outdoor pool.I imagine that there is no outdoor pool because people don't enjoy swimming outdoors in the winter. You can swim year-round in an indoor pool! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I L.O.V.E the bathrooms. Unfortunately, I'm poor and that kind of classy decor is not in my future. :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I imagine that there is no outdoor pool because people don't enjoy swimming outdoors in the winter. You can swim year-round in an indoor pool! Even in the summer here there isn't a guarantee of warm enough temperatures for an outdoor pool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Not my style and out of my price range. To be honest, for that money I don't understand why there is no outdoor pool. I don't imagine you've ever been to seattle in the summer - let alone spring or fall. that immortal line from sleepless in seattle. "it rains nine months a year in seattle." which isn't strictly true - it drizzles nine months a year. chicago has more rain. and just because it's summer - doesn't mean it's not raining. . . . and the average summer highs are: J 69 J 72 A 73 S 67 I have friends with outdoor pools . . one uses solar panels to heat the pool and if the weather is decent it's warm enough by july. do remember - we're further north than bangor maine. about the same latitude as quebec city. I finally see what they mean by "new money." There's no way that someone who has had money for a long time would want these hideous houses. They're so flashy and cold. I want a small colonial house with giant fireplaces and wide plank floors with lots of dings in them. :) and squeaks . . oh, sigh. and grain. I detest sprayed on baked-on modern finishes. (that's assuming it's real wood to being with). My paternal grandfather (died before I was born) was a cabinet maker/woodworker. I think there was something in that genetic material I inherited. I used marine val-spar to make my kitchen table waterproof. applied in about five layers. you can't get that effect with anything but handwork. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Do the cars come with the house?? If not, wth?!? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 a house up the street is for sale (we're sort of stupefied at what housing prices are doing), so as we were discussing housing prices in our area, dh wanted to know what was the most expensive. we came across this https://www.redfin.com/WA/Bellevue/Undisclosed-address-98005/home/100963512 oh my goodness ... the address is undisclosed - but I know *exactly* where it is. I remember when it was under construction as I was picking something up from someone who lives very close. we've been at gatherings with college classmates of dds who live near it (have a very nice house) and called it "the orphanage" just based upon it's size. now - we got a look at the inside. . . :ack2: :ack2: :ack2: gag. me. with. a. spork! just goes to show money doesn't mean you have taste. dd was looking through the pics - and I knew when she came to the first :ohmy: one. the only house in this price bracket that had a similar (but severely reduced) reaction was a beautiful 1910 mansion - that they turned into ultra modern avant garde on the inside. :svengo: desecration. (I don't have a problem with someone wanting ultra modern - it's what they did to the historic house to get it.) and just about every other house in this price range has lk wa waterfront or a spectacular view. this has neither. I just noticed that the $26M one on Mercer Island has had to cut its price: $22M. (Or so.) I guess 80' main entry ways are hard to price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Even in the summer here there isn't a guarantee of warm enough temperatures for an outdoor pool. Last summer we got very little use out of our pool...it was such a cool summer. But the summer before, oh, yeah. It was nice. And at least it doesn't give me hay fever. (I'm bitter at the moment...hay fever city...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Oh! Oh! I have to tell you all the BEST most FUN hobby you can have with the English language. Get hold of the high priced house ads and read their purple prose. It is just hilarious! My 10yo son and I used to RACE home from the mailbox when we got the Exclusive Realty $60 mailer in our box. We'd laugh and laugh--as well as correcting grammar and punctuation. Here is one I pulled from online just last week. Hilarious. And I swear it is a copy/paste. Whispers of inspiration rushed into the showcase design plans with a roar! Repetitive forms sited to nestle into the topography… maximizing sunlight/sunsets whose bed is Puget Sound and ceiling an Olympic Mountain canopy. Creation of spaces achieved by the drama of sweeping metal concave roof forms as they reach to sliding window walls. A delicate tinge of color on stained concrete floors an ideal footdrop for Owner collections. The reflective outcome, deliberately striking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Last summer we got very little use out of our pool...it was such a cool summer. But the summer before, oh, yeah. It was nice. And at least it doesn't give me hay fever. (I'm bitter at the moment...hay fever city...) it was nice alright . . .a "real" summer. normally - you can 'not' water your lawn, it will turn brown/go dormant, then green up as soon as it starts raining. that summer . . . I kept telling dh I thought it was d.e.a.d. it looked like straw. I actually did start watering. he kept insisting it would turn green when the rains started. (and normally - it doesn't take much water.) . . . it turned to black mush. it was dead. he brought in topsoil and planted new lawns. some dwarf grass that grows super slow. but that summer - I saw A LOT of old native wild trees that were very drought stressed. i took dudeling to idllywood park a few times - and I'd just stare at the trees across the lake. the leaves were brown - and it was august. (I'd expect that color in october.) we lost a lot of established stuff. even with watering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pon4dhLRLlU this was posted to a local group - I thought I'd share. for those from the area - you might remember almost live. it was a great show. watch the for cell phone that can pass as a brick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Even in the summer here there isn't a guarantee of warm enough temperatures for an outdoor pool. Here, the other issue is that an in-ground pool needs a lot of care in winter to avoid cracking. Most people who have one at all have a raised pool. In my city, even beyond that not many do, as we have 23 lakes in the city limits. Rich people who want to swim live on a lake, or the ocean, or join the club with the swanky lido. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Idk why they do this to these huge houses. I guess to fill the vaccuous space they've created, but it's always disappointing when they do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Oh! Oh! I have to tell you all the BEST most FUN hobby you can have with the English language. Get hold of the high priced house ads and read their purple prose. It is just hilarious! My 10yo son and I used to RACE home from the mailbox when we got the Exclusive Realty $60 mailer in our box. We'd laugh and laugh--as well as correcting grammar and punctuation. Here is one I pulled from online just last week. Hilarious. And I swear it is a copy/paste. Whispers of inspiration rushed into the showcase design plans with a roar! Repetitive forms sited to nestle into the topography… maximizing sunlight/sunsets whose bed is Puget Sound and ceiling an Olympic Mountain canopy. Creation of spaces achieved by the drama of sweeping metal concave roof forms as they reach to sliding window walls. A delicate tinge of color on stained concrete floors an ideal footdrop for Owner collections. The reflective outcome, deliberately striking! HAHA!!!! What is bugging me about descriptions is realtors who say, "OMG! You HAVE to see this one!" Why are we using teen text talk to sell a house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I don't imagine you've ever been to seattle in the summer - let alone spring or fall. that immortal line from sleepless in seattle. "it rains nine months a year in seattle." which isn't strictly true - it drizzles nine months a year. chicago has more rain. and just because it's summer - doesn't mean it's not raining. . . . and the average summer highs are: J 69 J 72 A 73 S 67 I have friends with outdoor pools . . one uses solar panels to heat the pool and if the weather is decent it's warm enough by july. do remember - we're further north than bangor maine. about the same latitude as quebec city. and squeaks . . oh, sigh. and grain. I detest sprayed on baked-on modern finishes. (that's assuming it's real wood to being with). My paternal grandfather (died before I was born) was a cabinet maker/woodworker. I think there was something in that genetic material I inherited. I used marine val-spar to make my kitchen table waterproof. applied in about five layers. you can't get that effect with anything but handwork. In the PNW, I would LOVE an indoor pool! We looked at a house here with an indoor pool. We didn't buy it or like the way they had it done up, but it was in a room off the main house that was all glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 In the PNW, I would LOVE an indoor pool! We looked at a house here with an indoor pool. We didn't buy it or like the way they had it done up, but it was in a room off the main house that was all glass. That sounds like the house (or similar) that our friends had The husband was disabled and swam every morning in that heated pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 That sounds like the house (or similar) that our friends had The husband was disabled and swam every morning in that heated pool. Some of them work out great, but when we were looking at houses a number of years ago (here in the PNW), there were a number of them that had indoor pools and ... well ... it is already damp enough out here without all that humidity added. Most (not all, but most) of the houses smelled mildewy. I have friends who have one of those swim - in - place lap pools and that is small enough that it doesn't seem to make the rest of the house dank. It's in a sun-porch kind of area. They are renting; the owners put this in for lap swimming to help with a disability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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