Dallas real estate
Imagine a place where you can mingle with Olympians and extreme athletes, be surrounded by panoramic views, fish off your sailboat in the summer, throw on your skis in the winter, and warm yourself by the fire at night – all without ever leaving the mountain or the comforts of home. Of course we find…
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Welcome to your beautiful chateau tucked away in the hills of… Fort Worth? Hidden behind an automated-gate entry, this home is so far beyond what you would expect to find in Texas. It is simply a stunning oasis of charm and class, with an out-in-the-country feel while only minutes from the city.
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T. Boone Pickens may be a legendary Texas oil and gas executive, and a huge force behind wind energy, but there are no windmills on his Preston Hollow estate in Dallas, Texas. There are gardens, sculpted and manicured French gardens that will make you think you are in Versailles so much that “mais oui” will roll right off your tongue! He is now selling his Dallas estate in the heart of Preston Hollow for $7 million. And it is not listed in MLS. The home was built in 1996, but then when T. Boone and his wife, Madeleine bought it in July, 2005 for about five million, it was redone to the max. And I do mean the max. From a four bedroom home with a master on the first floor, it was taken to a three bedroom home with an expanded second floor master. In fact, the new master bathroom is so large it features a writing desk — what a splendid idea! The new master closet is larger than most starter homes.
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Just in case you feel like cheating on your second home this weekend, I wanted to point you in the right direction: 3809 Southwestern. Have you ever seen a cuter listing? This angel looks all neat and traditional on the outside, but oh boy she is a sexy vamp on the inside! We love that the home was first built in 1939, hence it overflows with charm and character despite significant interior remodeling. In fact, once inside, you will see no evidence of 1939. It’s 2012, baby. Here’s another plus: this home belongs to a Realtor.
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SecondShelters was created as a blog for the second home house addict — for those who, like me and Martha Stewart, could just be happy house-hopping for the rest of our lives. Yes, we fret over the vines and get mad when the gardners are sloppy, but we love love love homes so much that…
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