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8 Luxury Home Ideas to Steal From the Stars

Posted by Wendee Bishop on Wed, Jun 21, 2017

8 Luxury Home Ideas to Steal From the Stars Dining Room imageYou've flipped through magazines for years dreaming of that perfect luxury home, and no doubt a few celebrity home features have snuck onto your wish list. While you may not need the 30,000 square foot mansion, there are a few of those celebrity home design features you can steal to incorporate into your own custom home.

Shoe Closet 

Oh, how wonderful would it be if your shoe collection had its own home? While Victoria Beckham has two rooms dedicated to her posh shoe collection, you probably don't need THAT much space. However, by planning a space in your closet specifically for your shoes that's designed to display them in a convenient manner, you'll find a home for each luscious pair. 

8 Luxury Home Ideas to Steal From the Stars Closet imageWalk-in Closet with Island 

A shoe closet may just be the beginning of your fashion storage wishes. In addition to an area for your shoes, build in a whole system of wardrobes with glass doors, shelves, and a beautiful centre island complete with storage drawers. Peyton Manning can't seem to get enough of his island tie drawers.

Wine Cellar 

Have you seen Oprah Winfrey's wine mine? Not that you likely have a wine collection large enough to dig a mine under your home for, but a dedicated wine space may just be the classiest room in your home. Plan a cool, dry space in your home's basement to store all of your favourite wines (or spirits) in style. Include a nearby sophisticated bar space to entertain and you'll be the talk of all of your friends.

Smouldering Fire Pit

A fire pit doesn't need to be a rustic hole in the middle of your backyard where the remnants of last week's S'mores linger in their charred graves. Instead, take a page out of Celine Dion's book and design your outdoor fire pit to be a stunning work of art, complete with built-in seating around the warmth for all of your friends.

Sun Room 

When was the last time you saw a home with a sunroom? Usually you'd see a shoddy DIY addition on the back of a home with a tin roof and industrial, stick-on linoleum for a floor. Take a peek at your ideal floor plan and imagine a properly constructed, gleaming, mostly-glass space added on. Be sure to include air conditioning in this space as the sun's rays are naturally going to convert your space into a sunny sauna.

Natural Wood Archways 

As in most stately homes in southern California, archways give passages an incredibly elegant look. Modern homes may trim archways with a cleaner look, but if your home has a more traditional feel, a detailed, natural wood finish will make your home's passages look absolutely stunning.

8 Luxury Home Ideas to Steal From the Stars Deck imageWall of Windows 

Robert De Niro loves sunlight via his floor-to-ceiling windows; after all, you'll have time to rest when you're dead. Stunning floor-to-ceiling windows add a ton of natural light into your space, but also makes the height of the room seem endless. You'll feel like you live in a celebrity-sized mansion with this feature.

Dining Room Fireplace 

Judy Garland had it all, including grace and class. And her formal New York dining room (spectacular vintage design if you have not seen it) also had a classy fireplace. Depending on the layout of your home, a two-way fireplace could divide your dining area from your great room and provide a warm, sophisticated feel to both spaces.

Celebrities have some of the most complex and stunning homes ever constructed. While you want to use your personality to define your custom home, searching online to get inspiration from some incredible luxury homes can get your creative juices flowing. 

Almost anything is possible with home customization, so feel free to be bold, and talk to your builder about how your ideas can easily be incorporated into your very own custom dream home.

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