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Indian Express
12-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Inside basketball legend Michael Jordan's 56,000 sq foot estate that has nine bedrooms, 15 full bathrooms, four half-baths, and a 14-car garage
In the leafy suburb of Highland Park, just outside Chicago, sits one of the most iconic homes in the world—Michael Jordan's private estate. Marked by the legendary number '23' on the entrance gates, this sprawling residence is more than just a house. As the gates open, a long tree-lined driveway ushers visitors toward the grand motor court, past over 150 imported trees that shroud the estate in natural privacy. Set on 7.39 acres, this 56,000 square foot estate boasts nine bedrooms, 15 full bathrooms, four half-baths, and a 14-car garage. Listed at $14,855,000, it's a rare piece of sports history now open to public curiosity. The elegant marble-floored entry leads to curved staircases and a stunning glass block wall that filters in natural light. Every inch of this home reflects custom craftsmanship—from muffler-made wall sconces to the sculptural bridge connecting the upstairs wings. At the heart of the house lies the formal living room, furnished with leather seating and framed by walls of glass offering peaceful views of the estate's lush landscape. Adjacent, the library and office wing is a study in luxury and detail. Wrapped in hardwood and marble, this space features Michael Jordan's personal office, complete with a custom-angled desk, built-in storage, and panoramic views of the putting green outside. Two individual office spaces flank the library, offering a blend of sophistication and focus. The dining room features a one-of-a-kind 'Baghdad Table,' designed to represent the city grid of Baghdad, with only 10 in existence worldwide. All the furniture in the home—chic, tailored, and custom-designed—comes with the sale, subject to the condition that it cannot be resold. The kitchen, part of a 2007-2008 remodel, is both striking and functional. With Gaggenau gas cooktops, commercial-grade ventilation, floating island cabinetry, dual dishwashers, and a sleek dry pantry, it's a space made for culinary precision. Nearby, the informal dining area features a skylight, a lazy-susan-equipped round table, and French doors that open to the backyard. Then there's the grand family room, where a 20-foot ceiling soars above a massive sectional couch and a TV set above a gas fireplace. One step further and you're inside the trophy room, a space once filled with Jordan's career achievements—his NCAA championship, five MVPs, six NBA titles, Olympic medals, and more. It's a room filled with legacy, now left open to reinterpretation. Step outside, and you're met with a backyard designed like a private resort. The circular infinity-edge pool—designed to resemble a basketball—features a central island, teak bridge, built-in seating, and water features. Multiple lounge areas, an outdoor kitchen with stainless steel appliances, and a raised elevation offer panoramic views of the grounds, including a peaceful pond tucked around the corner. The pool pavilion is a standalone marvel in its own right. With a 110-inch TV, full bar, skylight roof, minimalist cupboards, and two full bathrooms, it's perfect for entertaining. And thanks to its direct connection to the motor court, guests can arrive and head straight to the pool without having to enter the main house. On the estate's right wing lies the guest house, complete with its entrance, modern kitchen (also remodeled in 2007), Bang & Olufsen audio system, and three bedrooms. With direct backyard access and seamless interior design continuity, it feels less like a guest wing and more like a private retreat. Constructed at a reported cost of $50 million, the estate is a deep dive into the life and legacy of a man who defined greatness. Owning this home isn't just about acquiring property—it's about stepping into the rare air of a living legend.
Glasgow Times
11-05-2025
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Inside one of Watford's most expensive homes on sale for £2m
The home has over 3,000 square feet of interior-designed living space, according to the estate agent, Dey King & Haria Ltd. It is described as a "rare opportunity" and features a glassed entrance hallway leading to a front reception room with bespoke cabinetry, an inverted ceiling, and floor tiles running throughout the ground floor. You can see the full listing via Zoopla. Inside one of Watford's most expensive homes The living room. (Image: Zoopla) Entering the home, a striking staircase with a glass wine cellar separates the living spaces. The kitchen. (Image: Zoopla) A family room at the rear of the house includes a floor-to-ceiling media wall and single-flame fireplace. The dining room. (Image: Zoopla) The estate agent states that this area opens into a kitchen fitted with Gaggenau appliances, a central island, and a hidden coffee station. The living room. (Image: Zoopla) Plus, bifold doors in the kitchen provide natural light and views of the landscaped garden and patio. The bedroom. (Image: Zoopla) The ground floor also contains a guest cloakroom, utility room, and integral garage, offering plenty of storage space. The bathroom. (Image: Zoopla) Upstairs, the house offers five bedrooms with fitted units and three bathrooms, two of which are en suite. The hot tub. (Image: Zoopla) The principal bedroom is described as having a vaulted ceiling, built-in wardrobes, and an ensuite bathroom, while bedroom two also features a vaulted ceiling and an ensuite bathroom. The patio. (Image: Zoopla) Outside, the Marbella-inspired garden has been landscaped with lawn, flowerbeds, and porcelain tiles, with LED lighting along the walkways. The Pergola. (Image: Zoopla) The estate agent says the house was designed with entertaining in mind, offering an expansive patio, Bose garden speakers, and a hot tub. The garden. (Image: Zoopla) A glass-enclosed pergola with automated louvres contains a bar with beers on tap and seating around a fire pit. Recommended Reading At the end of the garden, an outbuilding is used as a gym, with bifold doors and power. Set back on Cassiobury Drive behind electric gates, the house is within walking distance of Cassiobury Park, local shops, and Cassiobury Infants and Junior School, according to the agent. Watford Junction and the Watford Metropolitan line are described as easily accessible, as is the town centre with its bars, restaurants, and shops.
Wales Online
10-05-2025
- Business
- Wales Online
This is the best kitchen in Wales
This is the best kitchen in Wales It's an award-winning stunner and designer Dorian is happy to share its secrets to help inspire you to create your own version This award-winning kitchen diner can inspire you to give yours a luxury makeover using some clever design tips (Image: Project One / Matt Cant Photography ) Has the idea of a perfectly designed kitchen ever preoccupied your thoughts? If that is the case, this luxury kitchen hiding somewhere within the suburban streets of Cardiff is going to keep you awake at night. Are you regularly looking at gorgeous kitchens online with the idea of finding inspiration and maybe a few clever ideas to potentially pinch for your own space? Then surely the kitchen crowned the best in Wales in 2025 in the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Cymru annual awards can help get your creative juices flowing? Packed with design ideas and luxury additions this visually stunning and yet ultra-practical kitchen diner might even help you produce your own slice of luxury if you don't have the budget to employ multi award-winning, Penarth-based design and build company Project One. For more property stories sent to your inbox twice a week sign up to the property newsletter here. READ MORE: Incredible transformation in £1m Cardiff home from bland to bold on a budget YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: We spent £1.2m turning this unremarkable bungalow into a dream home The kitchen had to reflect the needs of the client including a breakfast bar (Image: Project One / Matt Cant Photography ) Article continues below But creating such a stunning space that resulted in the kitchen winning the FMB award, and now being entered into the FMB national UK competition, is a huge undertaking that founder and director at Project One Dorian Bowen says took a year just to design, plan and evolve into the space the delighted homeowners describe as 'incredible'. There's much to consider about creating your perfect space, including any structural work and building elements to a project as well as the finished visual look and atmosphere of the space, but Dorian says the starting point is to think about you, your life, and how you want to use the space. He explains: "Think about what you need - so for me I know I need a a Quooker tap, two Gaggenau ovens, and one of them with a pizza stone in because I love cooking pizza, pizza night is a regular thing, if people are coming over we'll be having pizza - so that's really important for me. The use of different materials and textures was key to the design (Image: Project One / Matt Cant Photography ) "The other main thing that I need is being able to interact with my family while I'm cooking, so I need a kitchen that connects spaces together so we can meet and eat as a family, as a community, as a unit in a space that offers an amazing experience, so that I want to be in it again. "Then comes the aesthetic, so my kitchen doesn't have any cabinets. I've got a huge island and then lots of hidden wall storage. The whole island is open so I can see everything and get to everything while I'm cooking and everything else is hidden behind doors - it's all designed in a way that considers 'where do I want to grab things from?'" Dorian thinks a kitchen should be about what you actually need and what the space will give you but also about expressing yourself after you've had time to research and fully plan how the room will work for you. The ceiling has visual interest but practical elements too, such as the plaster detailing on the boxed in steel beams (Image: Project One / Matt Cant Photography ) He says: "T ake your time and do your research. This kitchen took a year to design and plan and went through constant evolution. Don't try and do it all at once, put time into it, think about things and do it in stages - so do the layout, then at another time work on the elevations, then think about the lighting, and then think about colours and textures." While many people are delighted with a standard kitchen from a national brand, with the substantial amount of inspiration to explore online via Pinterest, interior websites and social media, there's never been a better or easier time to make your kitchen reflect your personal style. Dorian says: "I would suggest you customise, at least think about it. If you're buying a new kitchen, think what can I do to it - is there a section where I can put a different door on, is there a section I can put mirrors on, what can I physically do to it? Maybe think outside the box if you want to make it more individual, especially when it comes to surface materials. The dining area is connected to the kitchen not just physically but visually too through use of materials, shapes, colours and the flow of the curved wall. (Image: Project One / Matt Cant Photography ) "W here can you add elements of fun, function, and design? Express yourself! T rends are for t-shirts, if you want an eternal kitchen do the Fleetwood Mac thing and 'go your own way'. Kitchen trends are there literally to keep people buying and updating." Looking at the award-winning kitchen is a feast for the eyes as well as a place to create delicious meals, with so many elements to find and admire including the use of seven materials to create texture - from reflective to matt, natural to metallic. The use of curves is one of the elements of design that Project One likes to favour as a practical solution to eliminate hard edges and angles and in this kitchen you'll see it echoed throughout the space - the wall, the table, the island unit, even within the ceiling design. Lighting is of course key in a kitchen space and Dorian suggests thinking of the layers as going back to how people used to live, relying on sunlight for the overall light, moonlight for the mood, and fire to illuminate nearby tasks. Dor ian suggests that if possible investing in a feature light to add a stand-out statement to the space will add an extra layer of interest, and in this space it's a Lee Broom designed structure hanging over the dining table that Project One customised by changing the base that attaches the light to the ceiling from plain to mirrored. Thought was given to how the kitchen connects to other spaces including the garden (Image: Project One / Matt Cant Photography ) The space of course needs to be attractive but for Dorian what makes this kitchen a higher level of design for him is its usability - it's a practical space that can be used without any worries about damaging anything. He says they design kitchens so they are 'bomb proof' and the usability is high. Dorian says: "We've used Rimex not brass on the kitchen island as it is very hardwearing, it's a synthetic brass that cannot stain, never needs to be treated and will never tarnish, it will always look like brass. T he kitchen doors are made from hotel standard Italian hardwood and much of the design is not interlocking so you can take a section out and replace it." The curved wall hides a door to the utility room plus a bar area handily placed near the dining area and sunken into the wall. (Image: Project One / Matt Cant Photography ) Dorian says that design can also, of course, be used in a thoughtful one to create visual interest, connect elements within a space but crucially solve problems too. The kitchen diner build required a significant amount of steelwork to support the upper floor but instead of simply boxing in the new beams the team created a vertical plasterwork design that mimics that of the slatted wall, creating a relationship between these two elements of the design and ensuring the ceiling area had added visual interest. The slatted, curved wall is not there just to look amazing but it is practical too, hiding an integrated door that leads to the secret utility room as well as a home to a bar area sunken into the wall around the corner from the kitchen and handily positioned next to the dining area. It's this connection of spaces that Dorian says is also important - how does your kitchen space relate to the rest of your home and that successful design is also thoughtful as to how you use the space during the day, evening and even at night. Statement lights in both zones ensure the ceiling is incorporated into the design scheme (Image: Project One / Matt Cant Photography ) He says: "The kitchen design was driven towards family interaction so at the island you've got the seating section so while you're cooking you can chat to the family, and then in terms of the wider space you've obviously got the dining section that leads out onto the garden patio. "Then segregated away from the kitchen so you can't see it at all times is the bar area. So if you're cooking breakfast you're not looking at alcohol but if you have people around for dinner and they're sat around the big table they're close to the bar section. "There's the hidden door to the utility room and while you're in the kitchen you can open the double doors and you've got seamless access into the cinema room, so you can have the kids sitting on the sofas watching TV and you can open the sliding doors while you cook or have a drink from the bar. So think about how your kitchen connects to other spaces in your home." The room is now going to represent Wales in the UK Federation of Master Builders' awards final (Image: Project One / Matt Cant Photography ) Dorian and the team at Project One are thrilled at winning the FMB Cymru award for best kitchen in Wales 2025 and are excited to be representing the nation at the national FMB competition in September. He says: "For us this is not a job, it's a dedication and it's a choice that we've made that we put before other elements of our life and so it is really nice to put so much of yourself into something and to have it recognised by your contemporaries and to have it also acknowledged that not only have we designed it really well but we've also built it really well - it's about as good as it gets." That is echoed by the anonymous owners of Wales' best kitchen who, Dorian says, were mesmerised by their new kitchen diner when it was finally revealed and are 'over the moon with the award win' and that 'every person who visits wants one' and using the design as inspiration and using some of the ideas Dorian has highlighted, maybe they can create their own version of Project One luxury. For more property stories join our Amazing Welsh Homes Facebook group here. Find your own unique property with a lush kitchen for sale here: Article continues below
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
BSH Home Appliances Brings Global Luxury to Washington D.C. with its Newest Experience and Design Center (EDC)
Gaggenau Showroom - Washington D.C. Gaggenau Showroom in Washington D.C. Thermador Showroom in Washington D.C. Thermador Showroom in Washington D.C. Bosch Showroom in Washington D.C. BSH Experience and Design Center in Washington D.C. Bosch, Thermador and Gaggenau - Washington D.C. The vibrant new showroom inspires visitors with the iconic Bosch, Thermador and Gaggenau brands at CityCenterDC The luxury hub inspires design, real estate, architecture, builder, culinary and end consumer groups with a wide range of premium, luxury and ultra-luxury home appliances Global design prowess is highlighted, with BSH as the only luxury appliance manufacturer in the city IRVINE, Calif., May 06, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BSH, the home appliances division of the Bosch Group, celebrated the opening of its vibrant 7,000-square-foot Experience and Design Center (EDC) in Washington D.C. Located in the upscale CityCenterDC mixed-use center, the new state-of-the-art showroom is promising to serve as the center of luxury kitchen design in the nation's capital through the iconic Bosch, Thermador and Gaggenau brands. "We are thrilled to welcome the BSH Experience & Design Center to CityCenterDC," said Timothy Lowery, Managing Director of Retail and Mixed-Use at Hines. "This innovative and immersive space perfectly complements our vision of bringing world-class experiences to the heart of Washington, D.C. BSH's dedication to cutting-edge design and exceptional quality aligns seamlessly with the retail and lifestyle we cultivate at CityCenterDC. We're proud to have them join our community and look forward to the inspiration they'll bring to our residents, visitors and design professionals alike." With a prime central location within CityCenterDC, the captivating space is also the only luxury home appliance presence within the city limits – also designed to bring the company's celebrated three North America-focused brands and their designs into the spotlight for a truly international audience. "We're thrilled to be opening our EDC in the heart of the nation's capital – just steps to the White House, surrounded by other luxury brands and in the region's premier retail hub at CityCenterDC," said Chris Kaeser, Head of Sales at BSH. "What makes this location so special is that we're projecting legendary global design and quality from our Bosch, Thermador and Gaggenau brands for a wide range of people – with visitors from all over the world also arriving at all times of the year. We're aiming to be a destination that customers, consumers and traveling diplomats all seek out for inspiration." With a stunning blend of neoclassical touches – inspired by the city's famous architecture – and modern interior design, the EDC will be the new one-stop hub for architects, builders, designers, contractors and consumers to experience BSH brands and products through interactive displays, live demonstrations and personalized design consultations. Visitors can find the showroom at 940 New York Avenue NW, Suite 706, Washington D.C. 20001.
The Irish Sun
01-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Irish Sun
The magnificent five-bed Dublin mansion with cliff views on market for €4.8MILLION – it comes with gym, cinema and spa
TAKE a look at the magnificent five-bed Dublin mansion with cliff views on the market for €4.8million - and it comes with a gym, cinema and a spa. This luxurious home is located in the exclusive Thulla enclave on Dunbo Hill – right in the heart of 8 The home is located in Howth, Co Dublin Credit: Estate Agents Collect 8 And it is now on the Irish market for €4,850,000 Credit: Estate Agents Collect 8 It is one of Dublin's most exceptional homes Credit: Estate Agents Collect 8 The pad stretches over three floors Credit: Estate Agents Collect 8 It is a five bedroom home with incredible views Credit: Estate Agents Collect Set behind secure electric gates, the property is a short walk from the DART station and it is less than 30 minutes from The detached five-bed, seven-bath The listing reads: 'Thulla on Dunbo Hill in Howth is a small enclave of exclusive properties in the heart of Howth Village. "No 1 must be seen to be believed. READ MORE IN MONEY "The property is laid out over three floors with an interior design which is both stylish and sophisticated with modern comforts beyond extraordinary." Regarded as one of Howth's most exclusive homes, the This spa even includes a Norwegian sauna, stainless-steel hot tub and an ice bath. Outside, the rear MOST READ IN MONEY The home includes solid oak and ash herringbone flooring, air conditioning, Crittall-style glass detailing and top-of-the-line Gaggenau appliances. There is also ample secure parking for up to five Upon entering the home, guests are welcomed into a bright entrance hall with solid oak floors, feature lighting and access to all main reception rooms. The 'charming' Irish castle on market with a host of perks The home also features a breathtaking open-plan kitchen and dining space, that looks like it came straight out of a pad in BREATHTAKING This kitchen spans the full length of the house and includes a six-metre marble and teak island as its centrepiece. It's fitted with bespoke cross-grain dark oak cabinetry, solid bronze handles, integrated Gaggenau appliances, an air-conditioned pantry and a wine fridge. And there's even a UV-lit indoor herb garden built discreetly into the counter. The dining area opens into a FIRST FLOOR FEATURES Upstairs, the spacious landing leads to three large bedrooms, each with its own ensuite and dressing area. The main bedroom is a true standout, situated over split levels and featuring a dressing room with his-and-hers walk-in wardrobes, a custom cushioned vanity and a jewellery display case. The en-suite bathroom includes an infinity-style bathtub, a double rainfall shower and full-height windows framing the sea. The second and third bedrooms also offer designated study areas, walk-in wardrobes and beautifully tiled ensuites. GROUND FLOOR LEVEL On the lower ground level, there are two additional bedroom suites, both with steam-room showers and direct access to a private south-facing terrace. This floor also includes a fully fitted home office, a cinema room and a marble wine cellar behind Crittall glass. There's a private gym facing the sauna and it opens directly onto the spa deck where the hot tub, ice bath and outdoor shower are located. The property is listed by Lisney Sotheby's International Realty on 8 The home comes with a gym and a cinema Credit: Estate Agents Collect 8 It also features a sauna Credit: Estate Agents Collect 8 There are multiple terrace areas on the pad's grounds Credit: Estate Agents Collect
