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I'M CARTER OOSTERHOUSE,
AND THIS IS A MILLION DOLLAR ROOM.
(Carter) WE'RE GETTING AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK
INSIDE THE MOST SPECTACULAR MILLION DOLLAR ROOMS
AROUND THE GLOBE, FROM A FLORIDA LIVING ROOM
THAT HAS A LUXURY POOL BUILT RIGHT INSIDE...
TO HAVE A SWIMMING POOL IN A LIVING ROOM IS SO UNIQUE.
TO A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ESTATE THAT HAS NOT ONE,
BUT SIX MILLION DOLLAR SPACES...
I HAVE WALKED INTO SOME REALLY EXPENSIVE HOMES BEFORE.
IT JUST BLOWS MY MIND TO SEE THIS.
AND A MONTREAL KITCHEN THAT YOU HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE.
(woman) WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS ROOM,
I HAD THE SAME REACTION THAT EVERYBODY HAS.
IT'S A BIG “WOW.”
IT'S AN ALL-ACCESS PASS TO THE MOST LUXURIOUS
AND EXPENSIVE ROOMS IN THE WORLD.
♪♪
OUR FIRST STOP
IS IN FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA,
WHERE THIS INCREDIBLE 27,000-SQUARE-FOOT MANSION,
NAMED VILLA MADRE, HOUSES NOT ONE
BUT SIX OVER-THE-TOP SPACES
EACH WORTH OVER $1 MILLION.
HELLO.
LISA.
CARTER, LISA SUTTON, SUTTON CONSTRUCTION.
HOW ARE YOU?
COME ON IN.
PLEASURE, PLEASURE. THANK YOU.
I LOVE THE VINEYARD AND THE OLIVE TREES.
YEAH, EASY ON THE EYES, HUH?
WOW, THIS ISN'T BAD, EITHER.
YEAH, WELL, SOME WOULD WALK IN HERE AND LOOK UP
AND SAY, “HEY, THIS FEELS RIGHT”"
(laughs) YEAH.
HERE IT IS.
WHEN YOU SAY "GRAND ENTRANCE,"
I THINK YOU'RE DOWNPLAYING IT A LITTLE BIT.
(Carter) SO TELL ME ABOUT, UH, THE CEILING.
IS THAT CONSIDERED A FRESCO?
(Lisa) IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FRESCO WITH SCRIPTURE
AND MANY DIFFERENT WORDS THAT THE OWNERS
WANTED TO, UH, KIND OF HAVE A FOUNDATION OF THEIR HOME ON.
WE DID BEAUTIFUL 24x24 JERUSALEM GOLD LIMESTONE
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE...
OH, WOW.
AND THEN THIS IS CALLED MICHELANGELO MARBLE.
WE WANTED TO OUTLINE THIS GRAND STAIRCASE...
YEAH.
SO WE OUTLINED EVERYTHING IN THE MARBLE.
AND THAT'S NOT EASY, EITHER.
SQUARE IS EASY--
ROUND? NOT SO MUCH.
(chuckles) YEAH, RIGHT. NOT SO EASY.
THE STUNNING ENTRYWAY OPENS INTO THE GREAT ROOM
USED FOR BOTH ENTERTAINING AND RELAXATION.
THIS ROOM STRIKES THE PERFECT BALANCE
OF SIZE AND INTIMACY.
WHY DO YOU CALL THIS "THE GREAT ROOM"?
WELL, BECAUSE IT'S GREAT.
YEAH.
IT'S GRAND, AND IT'S RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE,
SO...
THIS IS SUCH A LARGE SPACE.
HOW MANY SQUARE FEET? WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS...
I'M THINKING AROUND 3,000 SQUARE FEET RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS AMAZING. THIS IS PRETTY NICE CABINETRY.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, ALL CUSTOM-MADE.
IT'S CUSTOM-MADE CHERRY CABINETRY.
SO THESE TWO CABINETS,
I'M THINKING THEY'D RUN, LIKE,
MAYBE AROUND $30,000.
PROBABLY.
ABOUT $30,000?
PROBABLY. FAIR TO SAY.
NOW AS A BUILDER, NEXT TIME YOU NEED SOME CABINETS...
OKAY.
I'LL GIVE ‘EM TO YOU FOR $20,000, OKAY?
OKAY, PERFECT. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT.
GOT A DEAL ALREADY, LOOK AT THAT.
JUST LOOKING AT HOW MASSIVE THIS FIREPLACE IS--
YOU CAN'T HAVE A FIREPLACE THIS LARGE, I THOUGHT.
NOT ANYMORE.
IT'S KIND OF CONSIDERED A WALK-INTO FIREPLACE.
YEAH, UH-HUH.
AND SO THEY DON'T ALLOW ‘EM THIS LARGE ANYMORE.
WHAT DOES IT COST ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
GOSH, I'M GONNA GUESS THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY
A $50,000 FIREPLACE. WITH--
I'D IMAGINE BECAUSE JUST THE LABOR...
I MEAN, WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE DETAILS IN THIS MOLDING...
YEAH.
AND YOU HAVE THESE ARCHES, SO YOU CAN'T JUST PUT
A PLAIN FIREPLACE IN HERE. (laughs)
(laughs)
NO. NO, NOT REALLY.
AND JUST OFF THE GREAT ROOM IS THE SPOT
WHERE FAMILY AND FRIENDS COME TO HANG OUT,
AN INDOOR POOL AREA THAT MIMICS THE OUTDOORS.
(Carter laughs) OH! TALK ABOUT AN INDOOR POOL.
I FEEL LIKE I'M OUTDOORS RIGHT NOW.
(Lisa) YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE OUTDOORS
AND THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT.
I MEAN, THIS REMINDS ME
OF WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IN A HOTEL,
BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH NATURAL LIGHT IN HERE.
MM-HMM.
YOU HAVE THESE SKYLIGHTS,
WHICH IS CR--GETTING A CRAZY AMOUNT OF LIGHT IN HERE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
YEAH, THERE'S FOUR OPERABLE SKYLIGHTS.
UH-HUH.
ALL THE ANDERSEN DOORS OPEN TO THE OUTSIDE PATIO.
UH-HUH.
FIRST OFF, YOU DON'T SEE TOO MANY INDOOR POOLS
IN PEOPLE'S HOMES, BUT YOU DON'T SEE THIS,
WHICH IS...
IS THIS BEAUTIFUL?
A FULL-ON, BASICALLY, COMMERCIAL GRILL,
BUT YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE A VENTILATION WITH--INSIDE.
SURE, THAT--
AND GRILLS CAN GET REALLY SMOKY.
OH, YEAH.
THEY CAN GET REALLY SMOKY, AND IT TAKES IT RIGHT ON UP.
UH-HUH.
IT'S GOT THE LITTLE KIDS' AREA, TOO,
THAT GOES FROM THE INDOOR PLAYROOM...
WOW.
FOR THE GRANDKIDS TO THIS BEAUTIFUL
OUTDOOR PLAY AREA WHERE THEY HAVE...
THEY CAN JUST HANG OUT IN HERE...
THEY CAN.
AND PLAY VIDEOGAMES. OOH, A FOOSBALL TABLE.
I DON'T KNOW A WHOLE LOT OF INDOOR POOL ROOMS
THAT ALSO HAVE STONE CROWN MOLDING.
(laughs) YEAH, AND THERE'S A LOT OF STONE CROWN MOLDING.
TELL ME ABOUT THE TILE THAT'S DOWN HERE.
WE FOUND THIS STONE,
AND IT'S CALLED FOSSIL STONE.
UH-HUH.
AND SO IF YOU LOOK DOWN AT THE FOSSIL STONE...
WOW, LOOK AT THAT.
AS YOU'RE WALKING AROUND, THERE'S FOSSILS IN IT.
SO WITH THE FOSSIL TILE BELOW US,
I MEAN, WE'RE PROBABLY WALKING ON WHAT,
A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF FLOORING?
EASY.
YEAH.
EASY, ABOUT 4,800 SQUARE FEET
IN THIS ROOM, SO...
JEEZ. NOW I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE
THIS GREAT INDOOR POOL. YOU HAVE A HUGE GREAT ROOM.
THE ENTRANCE WAS AMAZING. THERE'S SO MANY COOL THINGS
TO SEE, AND IT'S SUCH A LARGE SCALE, TOO.
WELL, THIS IS JUST A SMALL PLAYROOM
COMPARED TO THE NEXT ROOMS.
REALLY?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LOVE CARS.
HUGE CAR GUY.
OKAY, ‘CAUSE HE HAS THREE GARAGES...
OH.
THAT ARE FILLED WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE CARS
YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE, AND THAT'S THE REAL PLAY AREA.
LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT. THIS IS GONNA BE FUN.
AS WE CONTINUE OUR TOUR OF THIS AMAZING
FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA, ESTATE, WE HEAD OUTSIDE
TO THE THREE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR GARAGES
THAT HOUSE ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST VALUABLE
CLASSIC CAR COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD.
HOW IS THAT FOR...
WHAT?
WE'LL CALL IT A GARAGE.
THIS IS MY TYPE OF GARAGE.
YEAH, THIS IS A GUY'S GARAGE, FOR SURE.
OH, MY GOSH!
LOOK AT THIS TRUCK! I MEAN, DO THEY ALL WORK?
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
THEY ALL WORK. THEY ALL RUN.
THEY'RE ALL DRIVEN.
THIS IS BANANAS RIGHT NOW.
THE OWNER, HUGE CAR COLLECTOR, AND HAS HAD TO ADD
MORE OUTBUILDINGS AS HE'S ADDED MORE CARS...
(laughs)
AND COLLECT THEM.
THERE'S ACTUALLY THREE WORKING BAYS
FOR THE CARS TO BE WORKED ON.
JEEZ. AND EVERYTHING
IS SO METICULOUS AND SO CLEAN.
I AM LITERALLY JUST BLOWN AWAY BY ALL OF THIS
AND JUST SEEING THE CARS AND SO MANY OF THEM
AND HOW WELL IT'S TAKEN CARE OF,
THIS IS LIKE, EVERY GUY WOULD JUST LOVE TO BE IN HERE.
THIS IS A DREAM.
I DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE, BUT I KNOW THERE'S
A WHOLE NOTHER...
THERE'S A WHOLE NOTHER GARAGE
OVER THERE THAT YOU HAVE TO SEE.
THESE NEXT TWO ROOMS HAVE MULTIPLE
MILLION DOLLAR PERSONALITIES.
THIS IS A GARAGE WITH A FULL WORKING DINER.
I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF HOMES BEFORE,
BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE ONE.
TO HAVE A SWIMMING POOL IN A LIVING ROOM IS SO UNIQUE.
THEY SCREAM WHEN THEY SEE IT.
AS WE CONTINUE OUR TOUR OF FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA'S,
VILLA MADRE, WE STEP RIGHT NEXT DOOR
INTO ANOTHER MILLION DOLLAR GARAGE
THAT DOES MORE THAN JUST HOLD PRICELESS CARS.
(chuckling)
OH, MY GOSH.
NO WAY!
NOW WHAT DO PEOPLE SAY WHEN THEY WALK IN HERE?
MOST OF THE TIME, “WOW.”
THEIR JAWS ARE ON THE FLOOR.
JAWS DROP.
THIS IS A GARAGE...
YES.
WITH--WITH A FULL WORKING DINER.
WHAT MADE THE OWNER WANT TO HAVE A DINER IN HERE?
WELL, HE WANTED TO HAVE A DINER,
BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE PLACES
THAT HE TOOK HIS GIRLFRIEND WHEN HE WAS COURTING HER...
UH-HUH.
BEFORE THEY GOT ENGAGED AND BECAME MARRIED.
OH, WOW.
AND SO HE WANTED TO HAVE A DINER WITH A BOOTH...
MM-HMM.
THAT, UH, HE COULD ALWAYS BRING HER INTO...
NO WAY.
AND JUST REMINISCE AND THINK ABOUT OLD TIMES.
AW, THAT'S REALLY CUTE. THAT'S REALLY CUTE.
IT IS. IT'S REALLY CUTE.
IT'S REALLY IDENTICAL TO GOING INTO
AN OLD-TIME DINER.
YEAH, I LOVE IT. I WANT TO HAVE A SHAKE.
(Carter) SO YOU HAVE A GREAT DINER OVER HERE,
YOU HAVE ALL THESE CARS FROM THE '50s,
AND THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, CITYSCAPE, BASICALLY.
IT KINDA LOOKS LIKE DISNEYLAND.
(laughs) YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.
IT IS A REPLICA OF KIND OF YOUR OLD-TOWN AMERICA.
HE WANTED TO RE-CREATE IT IN HIS OWN LITTLE SPACE.
YOU JUST REALLY HAVE THAT FEELING
OF YOU'RE SET BACK IN TIME WHEN YOU WALK INTO THIS ROOM.
SO, I MEAN, JUST THE CARS ALONE
ARE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS-- THAT ARE IN HERE.
EASILY.
EASILY. ALL TOGETHER BETWEEN THE THREE GARAGES,
I BELIEVE, AT ONE POINT, HE HAD 125 CARS.
OH, WOW.
I'M JUST GONNA THROW THIS OUT THERE,
CAN I DRIVE ONE OF THESE CARS?
I'M SURE I COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO GET YOU BEHIND THE WHEEL OF ONE OF THESE RODS...
REALLY?
BUT YOU CAN'T PICK YET,
‘CAUSE WE'VE GOT ONE MORE GARAGE TO SEE.
EACH GARAGE HOLDS CARS THAT RANGE IN VALUE
FROM $50,000 TO $1 MILLION,
WITH THE THIRD AND FINAL GARAGE
AS THE MOST VALUABLE OF THEM ALL.
I MEAN, AGAIN, PICK MY JAW UP OFF THE FLOOR,
‘CAUSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
THIS IS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE MUSCLE CARS,
AND THEN ON THAT FAR BACK ROW...
UH-HUH?
VERY EXPENSIVE CONVERTIBLE CARS.
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO REALIZE THE MASSIVE SIZE
OF THIS BUILDING, BUT THIS BUILDING,
I'M SURE YOU COULD PUT A COUPLE OF PLANES IN.
I'VE WALKED INTO SOME REALLY EXPENSIVE HOMES BEFORE,
AND I FEEL TOTALLY COMFORTABLE.
I'VE NEVER WALKED INTO A SHOWROOM LIKE THIS
WITH CARS, ‘CAUSE I-I DON'T...
IT'S A SHOWROOM.
THAT'S FUNNY YOU CALL IT A SHOWROOM.
I-I DON'T--
IT DOES LOOK LIKE THEY ARE ON DISPLAY FOR SALE, HUH?
AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE LEAST BIT,
JUST BECAUSE IT JUST BLOWS MY MIND TO SEE THIS,
‘CAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING I DON'T SEE EVERY DAY.
YOU'VE GOT A BIG DECISION TO MAKE HERE, CARTER.
ARE YOU THINKING?
I AM THINKING.
THIS IS GARAGE NUMBER THREE.
NOW I'VE SEEN-- SO NOW I'VE SEEN
ALL THE CARS AND NOW I HAVE TO CHOOSE WHICH ONE.
(man) ♪ LET'S GO ♪
(exhales deeply)
LOOK AT THESE, BAD BOYS.
THIS IS SOME MUSCLE RIGHT HERE.
(vibrates lips) HOW DO YOU MAKE A DECISION?
(Carter) SO THERE'S SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM,
I-I-IT'S HARD TO PICK BUT...
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'M A TRUCK GUY.
OKAY.
AND THAT TRUCK I SAW IN THE VERY BEGINNING,
I-I HAVE TO JUST TAKE THAT FOR A SPIN.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET YOU IN THAT TRUCK.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
BYE!
I'M PULLING AROUND.
(laughs)
OH, YEAH.
(laughs)
I LOVE THIS TRUCK.
(laughs)
THIS WAS THE BEST CHOICE I EVER COULD HAVE MADE.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD. YOU MADE A GOOD DECISION.
I MEAN, TELL ME, DO I LOOK COOL?
YOU LOOK VERY COOL.
ARE YOU SURE?
YOU LOOK VERY COOL. THIS FITS YOU.
‘CAUSE THAT'S HALF THE BATTLE, RIGHT?
YEP, ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING ME...
YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
THIS WONDERFUL PLACE.
I MEAN, FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE GRAND ROOM
TO THE INDOOR POOL AND THEN GOING INTO THESE GARAGES
WITH ALL OF THESE CARS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HEY.
HEY.
I'LL GET OUT OF HERE,
AND I WON'T TAKE THE CAR WITH ME.
OKAY.
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH, BUT I'LL TRY NOT TO.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
OUR NEXT TWO ROOMS AMPED UP THE WOW FACTOR
WITH MILLION DOLLAR MAKEOVERS.
WHEN OUR FRIENDS COME OVER,
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE GONE TO A PRIVATE ISLAND.
NONE OF ‘EM EVER WANT TO LEAVE.
THE CONVERSION INTO THIS SPECTACULAR KITCHEN
COST WELL OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
CONTINUING OUR TOUR OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE ROOMS,
OUR NEXT STOP TAKES US TO FORT MYERS, FLORIDA,
WHERE HOMEOWNERS MIKE AND LESLIE FLAHERTY
HAVE BUILT AN AMAZING 2-STORY LIVING ROOM
THAT YOU HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE.
WHEN HUSBAND AND WIFE REAL ESTATE MOGULS
MIKE AND LESLIE FLAHERTY WANTED TO CREATE
A SPACE TO ENTERTAIN THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
IN THEIR MASSIVE 6-BEDROOM, 8-BATHROOM MANSION,
THEY DECIDED TO TURN THEIR LIVING ROOM
INTO A 2-STORY LOUNGE AREA
WITH THE LUXURY POOL BUILT RIGHT INSIDE.
THE FEELING OF THE LIVING ROOM IS VERY TROPICAL.
IT IS A RESORT FEELING.
WHEN OUR FRIENDS COME OVER, THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE GONE,
UH, TO A PRIVATE ISLAND, MAYBE TO TAHITI.
AND, UH, THEY'RE SO EXCITED.
NONE OF ‘EM EVER WANT TO LEAVE.
WHEN PEOPLE WALK IN OUR HOME,
AND THEY SEE THE ENTRANCE-- IT LOOKS OUT TO THE--
OUR BIG ROOM AND WITH THE SWIMMING POOL THERE--
THEY--THEY SCREAM WHEN THEY SEE IT.
TO HAVE A SWIMMING POOL IN A LIVING ROOM IS SO UNIQUE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE ANYWHERE.
I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANOTHER ONE ANYWHERE.
TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY GUEST
HAS THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE,
THE OWNERS BUILT THE POOL WITH UNDERWATER SITTING AREAS.
THERE'S A SHELF AREA OVER HERE.
THIS IS REALLY GOOD IF YOU HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN.
BUILT-IN BARSTOOLS THAT ARE IN THE POOL ITSELF,
AND THEN THE 10- TO 12-PERSON HOT TUB OVER THERE.
YOU CAN SWIM FROM THE HOT TUB INTO THE POOL,
WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY DOING THAT.
THE GUYS, IF THEY'RE IN THE POOL,
THEY'LL SWIM UP, AND HAVE A DRINK SITTING THERE,
AND USUALLY THE GALS ARE SITTING OVER IN THAT LITTLE PIT AREA.
AND WHEN YOU'RE IN THE HOT TUB, YOU'RE AT THE SAME EYE LEVEL
AS THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AROUND THE TABLE THERE
SO THAT'S KIND OF A NEAT THING.
THEY CAN TALK BACK AND FORTH VERY EASILY.
YOU CAN PASS A DRINK BACK AND FORTH
ON THE GRANITE TOP, AND, UH, SO IT JUST MAKES IT NICE.
MIKE AND LESLIE SPARED NO EXPENSE
ON EVEN THE SMALLEST DETAIL,
SPENDING OVER $100,000
ON THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND WATER FEATURE.
THIS IS A GRANITE BALL. THAT'S ABOUT A TON IN WEIGHT.
WE'VE GOT 1,500 POUNDS OF AIR UNDERNEATH IT
THAT LIFTS IT OFF OF THE CRADLE,
AND THEN THAT ALLOWS THE WATER TO FLOW AROUND IT AND SPIN.
SO THAT'S ABOUT
A $110,000 LITTLE PICTURE THERE,
IS WHAT IT COST TO DO ALL THAT.
AND WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT
SO PEOPLE WILL COME IN AND SAY, “OH, WOW.
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT IDEA?”
IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, WHEN IT'S A LITTLE COOLER IN FLORIDA--
THAT'S THE IDEA OF OUR FIREPLACE.
INSTEAD OF A FIREPLACE THAT WOULD BLOCK THE VIEW,
WE PUT FIREPITS IN.
SINCE THEY NEVER KNOW HOW MANY GUESTS WILL DROP BY
AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE OWNERS MADE SURE
TO ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH SEATING READY.
THERE'S 68 SEATS OUTSIDE IN THIS LIVING ROOM.
THIS IS THE MOST TRANQUIL,
RELAXED, CASUAL SITTING AREA.
ANOTHER THING THAT WE-- THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT
TO MAKE THIS ROOM FEEL CONTINUOUS
WAS THE DOORS THAT I BUILT.
THERE'S A POCKET HERE THAT THESE DOORS ALL GO IN.
AND WHAT'S NICE IS YOU CAN TAKE THESE
AND CLOSE OFF THIS--THE HOME AND KEEP THIS LIVING ROOM.
AND...
NOW THESE ARE HEAVY DOORS ‘CAUSE THEY'RE IMPACT.
THE DOORS, WE'VE GOT PROBABLY $20,000
PER, UH, PANEL THAT SLIDES.
THERE'S MORE COST IN THE SUPERSTRUCTURE
BEHIND THE SCENE TO MAKE THIS ALL HAPPEN.
IN THE OLD DAYS, IT WAS ALL CLOSED-OFF,
AND IT WAS A TUNNEL.
AND, UH, SO YOU'RE-- IT'S A LONGER COCKTAIL PARTY.
IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, ON THE SECOND LEVEL
THERE ARE TWO CUSTOM SEATING AREAS,
A FULLY STOCKED BAR, AND A BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE
WITH A MILLION DOLLAR VIEW
OVERLOOKING THE CANALS.
THIS IS THE BRIDGE THAT WE BUILT COMING ACROSS,
WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE ENJOY JUST STANDING THERE,
LOOKING DOWN, WATCHING THE PEOPLE IN THE POOL,
CRUISING THROUGHOUT THE LOWER PART.
THE BRIDGE WAS A LOT OF VALUE
JUST BASED ON, UH, THE COLUMN EFFECT.
IT SAYS "TUSCANY" ALL THE WAY.
THE STRUCTURE TO BUILD THE BRIDGE WAS ABOUT $110,000.
(Mike) SO YOU LOOK ACROSS THE WATER--
THAT'S THE WEST SKY RIGHT THERE--
AS THE EVENING SETS, SO DO YOU.
TO SEE ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE
AND INTRICATE FEATURES OF THIS AMAZING LIVING ROOM,
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK UP.
IT TAKES ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO DO THIS BAMBOO
BECAUSE OF--YOU'RE WORKING WITH CIRCULAR MATERIAL,
AND IT'S NOT THAT EASY TO CUT.
THE BAMBOO PART ITSELF IS $250,000
ON LABOR AND MATERIAL.
THE ROOM IS EVEN BETTER THAN WE EVER IMAGINED.
ONCE YOU BUILD IT AND IT IS-- IT JUST OVERWHELMED US.
AND WE HAD A FRIEND OF OURS SAY,
“WHAT DOES IT COST TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS?”
SO WE WERE SITTING THERE HAVING COCKTAILS,
AND I STARTED JUST KINDA GOING THROUGH IT.
AND HE GOES, “THAT ADDS UP TO OVER $1.3 MILLION.”
I WOULD SAY, REALLY THERE IS NOTHING THAT I WOULD ADD
OR CHANGE, UH, WITH THE ROOM.
IT'S, UH--EXCEPT THAT THE LIQUOR SEEMS TO BE--GO DOWN
QUITE FREQUENTLY... (laughs)
THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.
(chuckles)
BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY PARTIES
AND DO SO MUCH ENTERTAINING AND, UH, SO THAT'S--
REALLY I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING THAT I WOULD CHANGE ON IT.
WHEN IT COMES TO GAMES, THIS NEXT SPACE FEATURES
A LAVISH PIECE THAT IS THE ULTIMATE IN EXTRAVAGANCE.
THIS CUSTOM-MADE 24-KARAT- AND SILVER-PLATED PIECE
IS VALUED AT $30,000.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE DETAILS, THEY'RE EXQUISITE.
OUR NEXT MILLION DOLLAR ROOM TAKES US ACROSS THE BORDER
TO MONTREAL, CANADA, WHERE PROPERTY MANAGER LIZA KAUFMAN
TAKES US ON A TOUR OF AN EXQUISITE KITCHEN
WITH SOME VERY LUXURIOUS AND EXPENSIVE DETAILS.
LOCATED IN A LUXURIOUS 6,300-SQUARE-FOOT CONDO
WITH FOUR BEDROOMS AND FOUR BATHS,
THIS KITCHEN IS IN A CLASS ALL ITS OWN.
(Liza) WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS ROOM, I HAD THE SAME REACTION
THAT EVERYBODY THAT I'VE SHOWN THIS ROOM TO HAS.
IT'S A BIG “WOW.”
THERE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF WORK
IN CONVERTING THIS BUILDING INTO THIS GORGEOUS CONDOMINIUM.
BUT THE OWNERS WERE SMART ENOUGH
TO MAINTAIN SOME OF THE ORIGINAL FEATURES.
A VERY SPECIAL DESIGN FEATURE IN THIS SPACE
IS THE JUXTAPOSITION BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL CONCRETE,
SPECIALLY TREATED CEILINGS
AND THE NEW CARRARA MARBLE HEATED FLOORS.
THE NEW AND THE OLD BLEND SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER HERE,
AND THEY'RE OFFSET
BY THE GORGEOUS CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS.
THE CONVERSION INTO THIS SPECTACULAR KITCHEN
COST WELL OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
THE OWNERS SPARED ABSOLUTELY NO EXPENSE
CREATING THE ROOM'S HIGH-END INTERNATIONAL FEEL.
THE CURRENT OWNERS TRAVELED EUROPE
IN ORDER TO GET ALL THE ARTIFACTS HERE.
THIS SCULPTURE, IN PARTICULAR,
WAS BOUGHT IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF FRANCE,
AND IT'S OF THE ERA WHEN THIS BUILDING WAS CREATED.
THE OWNERS SPENT WELL OVER $150,000.
IN ADDITION TO THE AUTHENTIC 1920s DECORATIONS,
THE KITCHEN ALSO FEATURES
A NUMBER OF CUSTOM-MADE MASTERPIECES.
THIS CUSTOM-MADE DINING ROOM TABLE THAT SEATS 18
WAS CREATED BY ARTISANS
IN A TOWN IN ITALY
THAT SPECIALIZES IN MAKING FURNITURE FOR CASTLES.
THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE THE 19th CENTURY.
THESE PARTICULAR CHAIRS ARE MADE OF MAHOGANY
AND EMBOSSED LEATHER.
THE CANDLEHOLDERS ON THE TABLE
ARE MADE OF CRYSTAL, CUSTOM-MADE,
AS ARE ALL THE CHANDELIERS
AND THE SCONCES THROUGHOUT THE APARTMENT.
EACH OF THE CHANDELIERS OVER THE DINING ROOM TABLE
COST OVER $30,000.
AND IF YOU FOLLOW ME HERE, I WILL SHOW YOU
A SPECIAL CENTERPIECE IN THIS APARTMENT.
THE OWNERS ARE BOTH AVID CHESS PLAYERS,
AND THIS CUSTOM-MADE 24-KARAT- AND SILVER-PLATED PIECE
IS VALUED AT $30,000.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE DETAILS, THEY'RE EXQUISITE.
MOVING FROM THE GORGEOUS DINING AREA,
THINGS REALLY START TO HEAT UP
AS WE ENTER THE ROOM'S GOURMET KITCHEN.
THIS YOUNG COUPLE LOVES TO ENTERTAIN,
AND THIS KITCHEN IS DESIGNED FOR THAT.
THE HOMEOWNERS SPECIFICALLY WANTED THE KITCHEN
DESIGNED BELOW THIS ORIGINAL SKYLIGHT.
THIS SKYLIGHT WAS BUILT WHEN THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED
IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20th CENTURY.
AND IT BRINGS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF LIGHT
INTO THE KITCHEN AREA.
EVERY ELEMENT OF THIS KITCHEN WAS CUSTOM-MADE,
FROM THE CORBEIL UNDER THE ISLAND,
TO THE BEAUTIFUL CHANDELIER OVERLOOKING THE ISLAND.
WHEN THE KITCHEN WAS FIRST DELIVERED,
THERE WERE ORIGINALLY DIFFERENT KNOBS ON THE CABINETS,
BUT THEY JUST DIDN'T LIVE UP
TO THE OWNER'S EXPECTATIONS OF THE SPACE.
THESE NEW KNOBS WERE ORDERED FROM MURANO, ITALY.
THEY WERE CUSTOM-MADE IN CRYSTAL AND 24-KARAT GOLD.
THERE ARE 75 OF THEM IN THIS KITCHEN
AT A COST OF OVER $200 EACH.
THIS IS DEFINITELY A COOK'S KITCHEN.
WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL AND YOU'RE COOKING...
VOILà.
ON TOP OF ALL THE HIGH-END CUSTOM FINISHES,
THE KITCHEN ALSO HAS TOP-OF-THE-LINE APPLIANCES
THAT COST A SMALL FORTUNE.
THIS YOUNG COUPLE LIKES TO ENTERTAIN,
BUT THEY'RE ALSO VERY HEALTH-CONSCIOUS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY LIKE TO DO
IS MAKE HEALTHY MORNING SHAKES.
AND THEY DESIGNED THIS SO THAT IT COULD BE EASY,
QUICK, AND EFFICIENT.
OF COURSE, HERE WE HAVE A MICROWAVE,
A COFFEEMAKER, TWO PROFESSIONAL OVENS.
WE HAVE THE INDUCTION STOVE.
IT IS THE LATEST IN THE MARKET, AND IT IS A COOK'S DREAM.
THE TOP-OF-THE-LINE APPLIANCES
IN THIS GOURMET COOK'S DREAM KITCHEN
ARE VALUED AT CLOSE TO $100,000.
AND WHEN THE MEAL IS READY...
(bell dings)
WE CALL THE GUESTS.
THE KITCHEN ALSO FEATURES A COZY,
INTIMATE BREAKFAST NOOK.
ANOTHER GREAT FEATURE OF THIS HOUSE
IS THAT YOU HAVE A VERY COZY BREAKFAST NOOK.
EVEN THOUGH THE PLACE IS VAST AND HUGE FOR ENTERTAINING,
YOU STILL HAVE A NICE FAMILY PLACE FOR THE BREAKFAST.
FROM A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, I BELIEVE THE BEST THING
ABOUT THIS ROOM IS THE WAY IT FLOWS
FROM A FORMAL DINING ROOM TO THE INFORMAL KITCHEN.
EVERYBODY'S IMPRESSED WHEN THEY WALK IN
INTO THIS DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN,
AND THE OWNERS CERTAINLY LOVE TO ENTERTAIN HERE.
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