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June 16th, 2010 at 2:16 PM
a nice house for people with no own style but lots of $$$$$$$ ….
July 2nd, 2010 at 12:45 PM
did work on this house came out very nice to see more of our work please go to lshomedesign.com
August 22nd, 2010 at 5:34 AM
How does he go to the bathroom and get changed in the morning or at night? Is he an exhibitionist?
August 24th, 2010 at 6:22 AM
@R: If you’re talking about privacy, it looks as if there are panels or curtains that retract either from the celing (the black slits in the bathroom ceiling) or like in the bedroom where there are curtains, possibly on a track, that can open and close horizontally. I read somewhere that the house is 35 million, if I remember correctly. Here’s a link that will show some more pictures. You will see what I mean about privacy.
August 26th, 2010 at 6:47 PM
Check out artist who did black painting in livingroom….
http://www.chrisclassen.com