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Gulf of Mexico Dreamworld, Lido Beach, Florida
Strikingly stately behind its iron gates, yet welcomely inviting, the soaring Mediterranean dreamworld sprawled along the waterfront a block from renowned St. Armands Circle and Lido Beach elegantly bestows some 3,283 square feet showcasing Gulf of Mexico views from all…
Snook Inn, Sarasota, Florida
Snook Inn has been lauded as the ultimate yachtsman’s estate—and for good reason: It’s a boater’s paradise. Set on nearly 500 feet of coveted waterfrontage on some two acres of private gated grounds at Siesta Key, it not only celebrates…
Padaro Lane Paradise, Santa Barbara, California
Evoking a luxuriant oasis, the exotic paradise on exclusive Padaro Lane in Santa Barbara commands 1.7 acres of palmy gardens along the Pacific Ocean. Created as a dramatic beachfront estate, the seaside sanctuary is introduced by a gated entrance…
Old Santa Fe Trail Estate, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Designed to be an extraordinary dream home, the inviting haven on Old Santa Fe Trail is revered not only for its sunny spirit but for its NAHB status as a model green building. The radiant hideaway of some 4,450 square…
Lakeside Showplace, Mercer Island, Washington
By day or by starlit night, the Mercer Island showplace stages a dynamic panorama to take your breath away. That was the goal of the couple who created the gated dreamhouse. Its excitement begins at a porte cochère introducing a…
W Residences Haven, Dallas, Texas
Futuristic from its bedazzling glass-and-steel entertainment sanctums to its space-age corner spa overlooking all Dallas, the scintillating two-story haven perched above Victory Plaza and the future Calatrava Bridges in the tony W Residences affords a stunning showcase for contemporary city…
River Oaks Estate, Houston, Texas
Established in the 1920s by brothers William and Michael Hogg, River Oaks is a well-publicized national marvel of community planning that has since become one of the wealthiest zip codes in America. In the prestigious Tall Timbers enclave, a classic…
Osprey, Incline Village, Nevada
Nevada’s Osprey at Incline Village honors the legacy of Lake Tahoe, interweaving white sandy beaches, a private pier, striking sculpture garden, and majestic contemporary glass sanctums fused into a monumental tour de force that dramatizes the lake and snowcapped Sierra…
Fairway Hideaway, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
Inspired by Hawaii’s Craftsman style of the 19th century, the halcyon hideaway atop 2.38 acres sweeping across the entire length of Kapalua Plantation Golf Course’s 16th fairway revels in panoramic ocean and outer island views that take your breath away.…
Nelson Spring, Nevis, West Indies
Historic windmills, a white sand beach, gentle ocean breezes, a Caribbean blue sea: These are the things you wake up to everyday at Nelson Spring. The Nevis luxury town house paradise pampers you with a spa, tennis, restaurant, award-winning gardens,…
Palazzo Tornabuoni, Florence, Italy
Florence is one of those places where the past and present live side by side, where the treasures of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo blissfully coexist with today, and the vine-covered hills of Tuscany beckon you minutes away. Palazzo Tornabuoni…
Grand Siècle Masterpiece, Loire Valley, France
CROWNING melodious formal gardens in the heart of the Loire Valley a mere half hour from Chambord and Chenonceaux basks a regal French historical monument built by the most famous Grand Siècle architects. Distinguished by its wondrous wood paneling, exposed…
Alpine Faubourg, Verbier, Switzerland
From the pastoral perch atop Switzerland’s Verbier, it is as if you have stepped into the land of Heidi herself. Here, a short walk from the village center, a hamlet of two chalets adorned with flower-bedecked balconies or winter ski…
Villa Solitaire, Naples, Florida
Villa Solitaire epitomizes the glamorous Gulf of Mexico magic that has long drawn cognoscenti to Naples. The newly minted Floridian dreamworld, one door from the beach, basks sublimely under the sun and stars savoring stunning sea views from the dramatic…