Elle Macpherson AKA “the body” is selling her enormous Notting Hill home for £9 million ($18 million).
The house dates back to the Victorian era and was last put up for sale in 2005 for £6.5 million ($13 million).
Accommodation includes a 20ft kitchen, a cinema, gym, wine cellar, six bedrooms, library, study, first floor drawing room and a formal dining room. An extensive property for anybody considering the move to London’s iconic Notting Hill.
Posted by Ruth Miller on Fri 9th May 2008 at 03:15 PM, Filed in Rich And Famous
The Queen’s granddaughter, Princess Beatrice is rumoured to be working at London’s Selfridges department store.
Her job at the luxury focused store will entail looking after wealthy customers who book shopping trips in advance. The industrious Princess is gaining the work experience as part of her gap year before going to university.
By all accounts the 19 year old Princess has taken to the roll like a duck to water.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife have reportedly spent $4.7m (£2.4m) purchasing 25 acres of land situated on a Santa Barbara ranch.
The off plan site will entitle the Schwarzenegger’s to build a fabulous 8,500 sq ft home. However, the purchase is apparently subject to 99 pages of guidelines which determine the architectural style of the home and the type of plants that can be incorporated into the landscaping.
Even so, I don’t think Mr Schwarzenegger will be terminating the purchase!
The Hydro 4000 is a device that is tentatively being touted as a major step forward in car fuel efficiency. There are so many technological developments taking place at the moment that it’s difficult to sift the genuine contenders from the dross - but if early reports are correct it sounds possible that the Hydro 4000 will be able to extract almost 60% more energy from your fuel.
That’s a huge saving that might just make your Hummer financially viable for a little longer.
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If you’re putting the finishing touches to your luxury residence, it might be prudent to include some high quality mirrors about the place.
Something like these tasteful 19th century styled mirrors can often provide the feeling of opulence that might otherwise be lacking.
Obviously, in a highly contemporary, minimalist setting these might not be appropriate, but just about anywhere else and they should come into the reckoning.
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