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Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs Fairytale House for Sale

I feel like I have honestly jumped into my childhood storybook as the image of Snow White first coming across the little house that belongs to a group of seven dwarfs, from the Nineteenth-Century German Fairy Tale, waves through my imagination. With no one at home, she can’t help but nosey around this enchanting building with…

For Sale! Parisian Dream Home du Jour

A little fixer-upper in Paris– isn’t that what most of us dream about? It’s a common past time for me to check the local Parisian listings for property I can’t afford and once in a while, something pops up and brings out my inner Goldilocks– you know, that impulsive little girl who discovers an enchanting home in the…

The Futuristic Dwelling Machine that Could Have Been

If a real estate listing described a house with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a spacious living/dining room that was self-heating, self-cooling, self-cleaning, self-powering, environmentally friendly, and priced at the cost of a Cadillac, it probably wouldn’t take very long before it was snapped up off the market. But plans for such a house exist,…

Where the U.S. Vice President Gets to Live (Hint: it’s not in the White House)

I guess I always assumed the Vice President of the United States was shacked up in the White House along with the President, occupying a couple rooms somewhere at the back of the house, nothing too fancy of course, occasionally running into the leader of the free world in the west wing kitchen while grabbing a late-night glass of milk.…

10 French Châteaux For Sale just in case You Win the Lottery

With talk of lottery jackpots reaching over a billion dollars these days, I’ve been having more frequent daydreams about what sort of French chateau I’d like to retire in. So, just in case, I took it upon myself to see what’s currently on the market. From ready-to-live in palaces to crumbling DIY projects, today I’ve made…

10 French Hotels For Sale to Fuel your Daydreams

Today I played ‘hotel buyer’ on the internet. I was surprised by how many hotels are openly advertised on the market for all to see … and dream about taking on. No one is saying the hotel business is easy, but if done right, wouldn’t it just be idyllic? 1. The Inn that inspired “Les Miserables” While…

Fred and Myrtle’s Shell House

Fred and Myrtle Flutey are arguably New Zealand’s most beloved couple, best-known collectors, and are certified local celebrities. On top of it all, they were also warm and generous members of their community who loved sharing their passions with all who were interested. Over 30 odd years, more than one million people have passed through…

Mystery Internet Cave House: Solved

I can’t tell you how satisfying it is to identify an uncredited viral photo from the internet. I must have come across this picture of an underground cave cottage/ hobbit house/ Flinstones shack – whatever the internet was calling it – more than a dozen times on my internet travels. It could have been located anywhere from…

Welcome to Liberace’s Secret Parisian Palace of Kitsch

In 1972, Marie-Helene de Rothschild threw a surrealist dinner party at the family’s mansion in the suburbs of Paris. Dali was there of course, and Audrey Hepburn showed up with her head trapped inside a Magritte birdcage. It’s a night people still talk about more than 40 years later; up there with Studio 54’s legendary New Year parties…

Awakening the Giant: An Abandoned London Icon, Then & Now

Converted lofts, factories, hospitals- I’ve seen them all, but up until a couple of weeks ago I’d never have imagined a derelict 20th century power station would pose such an attractive location to set up home base. Yet here it is, Battersea’s iconic and inspired addition to the London property market, and you can see…

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