Large Stone Illinois Mansion

This stone-walled mansion is located at 3015 Lincoln Road in Oak Brook, Illinois. It's about 18,000 square feet and is a one of a kind property with 5 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, formal dining room, 6 fireplaces, home office, library, enormous great room (30'x60'), wine cellar, home theater, and an elevator. The property is currently for sale at a price of $4,499,000. Click the first link below for the listing and the second link for an aerial view.

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$4 Million Estate in Utah

Here is an interesting property in Utah that is over 11,000 square feet with 5 acres of land. Located in the mountains, this house is private and secluded in addition to being gated. The land is professionally landscaped, with lots of trees, a trout pond, waterfall and fountain, gazebo, greenhouse, and a creek running through the property. Some of the features in this home include a large gourmet kitchen, formal dining room, great room, many entertaining areas, and an expansive master suite with views of the mountains. The family room itself has a gas fireplace, game area, and a wet bar. Some additional amenities in this house include a private home theater with its own kitchen, a 7,500 square foot barn, and  a sports court for tennis, basketball, and volleyball. Click the link below for the listing.

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12,000 Square Foot Utah Estate

 This hilltop estate in Utah is an entertainer's dream home. With 12,340 square feet, there is a lot of space for guests to spread out. The interiors of this house are so beautiful they look unreal. On the outside of this mansion you will find a stone exterior with wood accents. Some of the amenities in this home include 6 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, wood and stone accents imported from Italy and Israel, a very large kitchen, high ceilings, expansive living areas, family room, home office, and more. Some entertainment features included with this house are a private movie theater, golf simulator, game room, billiard room, multiple bars, separate caretaker's house, grotto with a 20-person hot tub, and spectacular views spread out over 7 acres. The property is located at 7971 NE Hills Trail in Park City, Utah and it is currently for sale for $7,995,000. Click the link below for the listing.

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Newly Built Wisconsin Property

Although this house isn't as big as some of the other estates I have done posts on, the quality of it is higher than a lot of them. The interiors of this house are stunning, and the outside of this residence is well-designed too. With almost 7,000 square feet, this Wisconsin house has many quality features. 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a private pond, many living and entertaining areas, gourmet kitchen, home office, exercise room, and a fully finished basement with a bar are just some of the amenities in this home. The property is located at 9090 N Range Line Rd in River Hills, Wisconsin and it is currently for sale for $2,600,000. Click the link below for the listing.

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*All photos from http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/9090-N-Range-Line-Rd-River-Hills-WI-53217/102970333_zpid/

Contemporary Mansion w/ Floor Plans

This contemporary house is over 10,000 square feet and has 7 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. Some of the features in this house include formal living and dining rooms, a great room, large master suite, guest suite, billiards room, 2-story foyer, study/office, and more. Although this house hasn't been built yet, it looks like it could be a very interesting property. However, I think it will be outdated if the outside is kept like the exterior drawings. Click the link below for more information on this plan/house.

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Mansion in Dubai w/ Floor Plans

 This mansion is over 23,000 square feet and is located in the state of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It's situated in the exclusive area of Emirate Hills Community, and boasts 8 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, a 2-story rotunda in the foyer, 2 kitchens, a library, theater, exercise room, maid's quarters and an underground garage for 8 cars. The house recently sold for $11,215,556 in USD. Sorry, I don't have a link for this post.

Partial Floor Plans I Have Designed

Since I have not done a post in a while, today I am going to do something a little different. I designed these floor plans a few months ago for fun and I decided to post them here. The program I used was Chief Architect Home Designer (9?) and it actually did not take long to make these. However as you can probably tell by looking at them they are nowhere near finished and have a lot of blank spots in them, along with the whole left side of the house missing.

You might also be able to tell by looking at these floor plans that I am by no means an architect and don't have a lot of practice in designing houses. But I decided to give it a try. If ever finished, which I might post again if I do finish it, it would be around 30,000-40,000 square feet. The plan is based off of many houses which I will post below. The labels of the rooms are hard to see in the image but they are for the most part self-expanotory. The blank space below the kitchen will be a laundry room, powder room, storage and other utility rooms but I don't know yet. The left wing of the house is not designed yet but it will comprise of a home office, library, exercise room, and a very large master suite. The master suite will be pretty similar to the one in the house below, which I have already done a post on and you can see it HERE.

The overall layout of the house was inspired by a mansion in Paradise Valley, Arizona, which I have also done a post on already. The floor plan of that house is very similar to this one, although I had some of my floor plan finished before I knew about this house so it is kind of ironic they are so similar. The billiard room, butler's pantry, breakfast nook, and bar are the areas I included from this house plan even though it looks like more. Click HERE to see my post on that house.

The exterior of the house I designed would be mediterranean and would probably be located somewhere near Los Angeles. This house in Florida is one of my favorite houses in the US and I got most of the exterior inspiration from it. You can see this with the large tower as the foyer and the smaller tower to the right, along with the 2-story living room in the back. Click HERE to see my post on that mansion.

As you can see after viewing all of the houses I got my inspiration from, the floor plans are more of a compilation of plans from other houses than plans I designed myself, but they have some of my own ideas as well. So far that is all I have on my little project I have been working on and I hope this post wasn't confusing. If anyone has any opinions or input on the floor plans or what I could do to improve on them post a comment, it would be very interesting to hear what people think.

9,000 Square Foot Mediterranean w/ Floor Plans

 Here is a mediterranean style mansion with 4 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. The exterior is stucco with a tile roof and a large front courtyard. You are immediately welcomed upon entering by a large dramatic foyer, which then carries into the music room and formal areas of the house. To the left there are the main living areas in the house, the kitchen, family room, and game room. The right side of the property is sort of a master suite wing with the master suite in the back and an office w/ study closer to the front. There is space for 5 cars in this house, and some of the other amenities in this residence include an enormous kitchen with cappuccino bar, multiple entertaining areas, formal dining room, wine cellar, office with study, very large master closet, exercise room, pet room, and even an 1,100 square foot guest apartment on the second floor. Click the link below for more information and pictures.

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38,000 Square Foot Florida Mansion

 Although this estate is no longer here today, it is still a very interesting residence to look at. Once owned by Coca-Cola heir Michael Bird, this 38,000 square foot mediterranean mansion was one of a kind. Originally designed by Mark Timothy, the property was on about 2 1/2 acres and had 360 feet of oceanfront with panoramic views of the ocean. The house was eventually demolished and replaced with 3 smaller mansions. Since the house would be demolished anyway, it was used as the set of the movie Bad Boys 2 where they imitated an explosion. They added fake walls, lightweight windows, and other things for a controlled fire to simulate a realistic explosion. The property is located at 1105 S. Ocean Boulevard in Delray Beach, Florida. Click the link below for the architect's website.

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Mediterranean Beachfront Mansion in Mexico

This beachfront property is located in Puerto Los Cabos in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. The house includes 4 bedroom suites, a separate casita/guest house, custom-made furniture, and an outdoor living area with an infinity pool and Jacuzzi, directly on a beach. The house is 580 square meters or about 6,240 square feet and it's located in a gated community. The property is currently for sale for $6,450,000. Click the link below for the listing.

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*All photos from http://www.vivareal.net/home-house-26241077/