11 Coolest Homes To Live

April 12, 2012 by  
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Most of us live in ordinary standard-shape square houses with regular doors, ceilings, and windows. But how would you feel if you lived in an airplane, or in the Flinstones Home, or perhaps in a Cruise or in an Undergruound home instead? Look at the 11 Coolest Homes To Live we have for you here, and imagine how cool it would feel to live in one of these awesome homes!

The Flinstones House

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The classic Flinstones cartoon inspired the building of this house in Malibu owned by TV personality Dick Clark. But now you can have this cave-like residence for only $3.5 million! If you have that kind of money, go ahead and buy it. Link

Seashell House

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In case you’ve ever wanted to know how it is like to live inside a giant seashell, well, now you have the opportunity to do so! This is a real house that was built for a young family in Mexico City. This is for sure, a different kind of lifestyle! Link

Grotto House

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If you love a house with an infinity edge pool and with underground grotto entertainment, you will be crazy about this house designed by VITA. Underneath the pool that blends with the Pacific Ocean, you’ll find a Turkish bath inspired entertainment grotto that has a bar, TV and lounging alcoves, a spa, and decorated with detailed handmade tiles, with stone columns, and light fixtures that make this a cool house to live in! Link

The Simpons House

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This is the real “Simpsons” house which is located in Henderson, Nevada. A Simpsons’ contest winner was awarded the house in 1997, and Matt Groening signed his name, and drew Bart’s picture in the sidewalk square in front of the house. Link

Underground Mountain House


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This cool underground house is embedded in the moorland; the wooden cantilever regulates sun and is the only visible architecture in the landscape. It also depics a glass facade that allows the sun to warm the concrete shell. Wouldn’t you want one a house like this? Link

Tree Canopy House

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There is no need to grow up when you can actually build the coolest tree house ever, and live in it! Just like this one, designed by Robert Harvey Oshatz. It is hard to capture the awesomeness of this house in a camera, that’s why you should try to visit it. It belongs to a music lover, and it’s located in Portland, Oregon. Link

House with Car Elevator


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This whole awesome house revolves around nine cars! It has an underground garage for all of them, and an elevator that lifts them one at a time, depending on the kind of car you want to show off in your living room for your guests to see, like perhaps, the Ferrari or Lamborghini that you see in the pics above. Designer Takuya Tsuchida made this house for one huge automobile enthusiast, obviously! Link

Small Cruiser House


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The cool Benson Ford Ship is found towering on a cliff on the South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Originally, Henry Ford had it built as his own cruise ship and named it after his grandson. But then Frank J. Sullivan bought the luxurious vessel from a salvage company, brought it to the island, and transformed it into a lakeshore residence for his family. It is now owned by Bryan Kasper. Link

Car Ferry House

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Mary Breuer and her husband live aboard the Maritol (a decommissioned Icelandic car ferry docked at Pier 54), which was built in 1975. They bought the car ferry alone for $260,000, and spent another $600,000 repainting the exterior, rebuilding the engine, converting the electrical system to United States standards and other alterations required to make the ship habitable. Link

Hobbit House

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This cool hobbit house located in Switzerland is embedded in the side of a hill, and it is very hard to spot. One of the entrances from a nearby barn leads residents and guests through an underground pathway, providing an alternate entryway into the home; and the circular opening in the mountainside allows for lots of windows, through which natural light can enter the house, and you can have the most awesome mountain view ever! The underground home was a collaboration between the Netherlands architects at Search and Christian Muller Architects. Link

Airplane House

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This cool airplane house cost $30000, which is nothing compared to the kind of awesome house that you get to live in! The plane itself cost $2000, but moving it cost $4000 and renovating it for habitation took another $24000. One of the original airplane restrooms still works, and the cockpit suspended over the lake below serves as a personal jacuzzi! Link

9 Spectacular Pet Palaces

September 22, 2010 by  
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This kind of houses may be big for your dog to stand and walk inside, they have also lighting systems, and some have the climate control options.

Victorian Doggie Mansion


$20.000 Dog House. A dog-owner has gone to amazing lengths to make sure her beloved pets live in the lap of luxury – by building them their very own mansion.
The Victorian doggie mansion has its own yard, white picket fence, porch, doggie door, turret and doorbell on the outside. link

Mexican Hacienda Dog House


This Mexican Hacienda Dog House was custom made for the Supermodel Rachel Hunter.The dog house costs $30,000  link

The Dog House with a deck and a doggy wading pool


This company named Doggy Dream Homes. will custom-build any kind of dog house you wish. You can get all the flooring, siding, and roofing options you would on a custom-built home of your own. You can even get heating, cooling, and electrical systems installed  And, yes, it’s entirely possible to get a deck and a doggy wading pool to go along

Hundehaus Cubix The Modern Dog house.


Inspired by Bauhaus architecture, the spacious Cubix dog house is a hand-built contemporary abode for man’s best friend.
The Cubix dog house is designed and manufactured by the German company Best Friend’s Home, and is available in three sizes: small, medium and large. The CUBIX dog house sells for between $5,800-$6,300 depending on size. link

$325,000 Mini Mansion built for Paris Hilton Dogs.


Paris Hilton had a $325,000 mini mansion built for her dogs. She posted pictures of their Beverly Hills ‘Mini Doggie Mansion’ on her Twitter page. The poolside kennel is a mini replica of her mansion filled with tiny furniture pieces, a spiral staircase, a black chandelier, a balcony, and air conditioning, for those hot summer days.
“It’s a miniature version of my house,” says Hilton. “I designed it with the help of my interior decorator, Faye Resnick. I wanted it to be fun, cute, comfortable and beautiful. My friends just love it and think it’s so adorable and cool.”

Cat House


This incredible high-design home in Japan is filled with built in shelves, rafters, cat runs, holes, hideouts and other amazing spots for the kitties to hide, play, run and jump.

Castle Dog


The dog lives in a mini castle! It’s a 2.5-meter-high replica of Matsumoto Castle. The dog’s owner spent 6 months and 50,000 yen to build it. It contains one main room, plus a rear room in which the dog can hide during thunder storms. There is also a separate room with a sand floor, which is meant to offer a surface on which the dog can feel cool during the summer months.link

The Alabama Dog house


Here is a dog house that will rival any big state house, with the only difference being that it is a miniaturized version. The Alabama Dog house’s opulence and sense of design will make all other kennels look very poor in comparison The Alambama Dog House costs $6,600 and comes with lattice windows, bitumen shingles, a removable roof and even a dormer for the entrance. Crafted from high quality wood, the Alabama Dog House is painted with a weather resistant paint to retain its appeal for a long time. link

Hello Kitty Dog House


Festooned with 7,600 crystal beads, this fancy residence has a pillow in the shape of Hello Kitty’s face. The dog bed has been specially designed for a special sales event in a department store in Tokyo.
Japan’s cutest cat will be cushioning one lucky dog when the canine’s owner buys a $31,660 doghouse set to go on sale. link