Luxury Houses Country

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With room to spread out; often a view of the ocean, valley, mountain or lake; fewer restrictions on things like building codes, the opportunity to develop fantastic houses away from city life has long been popular. At one end of the scale is a crowded campground or small house in a crowded area. At the other end are the houses shown here.

In this book the author has selected twenty-two houses that I believe any of us would call luxurious. From a 16,000 square foot house in upstate New York overlooking a valley to homes with a view of the sea in Hawaii, Italy and other places, the homes here are fantastic. Each house is profusely illustrated with color pictures.

This book is produced by teNeues. The teNeues books are truly beautiful. The company is headquartered in Germany and they bring a sense of quality to their books that is not common. The books are printed on heavy paper using very high quality printing techniques. While this is essentially a coffee table...Read more

This book in my opinion is the best in the "Luxury" series. I rarely buy a book sight unseen and have sometimes been very disappointed doing that BUT I had not seen this book until I received it in the mail today and was very impressed, it truly is a masterpiece. I usually find some of the houses in these kind of books not to my taste but every single house in here is excellent and intriguing in the quality of the design, and color and texture. If I had to zero in on my favorites in here, I would say I love Southern Charm (on page 32, Atlanta, Georgia)that includes a very charming flamingo poster. Then there is Calm and Exotism (on page 100, Ibiza, Spain) with contrasting textures. Also wonderful was Perfect Hosts ( page 110 on the Big Island in Hawaii) with lushness that makes me want to go to the Big Island. Another winner was Elegance in the Alps ( page 126 in Megeve, France with wonderful paintings Terrestrial Paradise ( page 144 in Bali, Indonesia) has exquisite indoor and...Read more