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i guess you could call my home a luxury home...
I don't think the size and rooms, etc. make it a luxury home.
my list of item i have above and beyond standard (granite, SS, etc. etc. etc.)
Master bath shower with multiple shower heads and body sprayers.
Master Bath with 6 foot whirlpool tub with several adjustable jets.
Master Bath with TV cable/satellite area built in for a 37" LCD.
Separate walk in closets in MB...with all the shelves and cabinets (my wife's closet is ~ 6'x15')
ceilings lowest point is 10 feet. great room and entry area is 23.xx Feet
all doors - 8/9 feet (2 of 3 bedrooms upstairs are the exception)
upgraded HVAC system. I designed mine with the AC guy to basically be bullet proof with all the real bell and whistles (humidity sensors, UV, electronic filter with 5" media, not electrostatic )
Media Room - separate media room..i believe it is 28 x 24 with all custom wall sconces, lighting, etc. (i have moved my McIntosh AV equipment in there yet because i am still researching projectors)
Game room with area for large plasma/LCD
2-home offices 1 for wife 1 for the King...i mean me
4 car garage...don't ask...everyone has a 3 car...so I wanted a 4 car.
How about a wood/brass bar with ice/fridge/sink/dishwasher/drinks standing inside of your gameroom. Elbow trim counter with brass footrest. Canopy top.
Some of the descriptions made me drool. I would consider luxury:
1. Suites w/ sitting room, bedroom and bath in place of just bedrooms.
2. A salt-water lap pool with just 3 lanes pool, in a 2-story pool enclosure with the glass that tints darker in sunlight so the room would be warm in the winter, but not too hot.
3. "Oriental" rugs - So many beautiful ones.
4. Thick silk curtains - I love yummy trimmed windows.
5. Ornate trim - now I live in the burbs in a "box" I miss a really beautiful and decorated room with carved paneling etc.
I guess that's luxury otherwise all houses would have it. I miss high ceilings, too.
6. A steam Room!
7. I love the 4-car garage, but I think anything like a huge garage or parking for 10 plus cars would be luxurious. . . and desirable.
8. Lots of acreage and privacy!
And I agree with the housekeeper idea. Luxury would suck if i had to clean it myself.
I personally consider a private bath with a separate shower and garden tub with twin sinks spread far enough apart and a large walk in closet for each a luxury. But that is common in new homes now days. A sitting area in the bedroom is also a luxury. Certainly the bedroom other than the master have to have ajoining bahts and be at least 12X 12 at a minimum. I hate houses with those small tight bedrooms to squeese 3 to 4 bedroioms in.I could care less about a livingroom as long as the family room is large and open to the kitchen.The kitchen needs a breakfast room and then a separate dinning room. A large pantry that has shelfs for large cook pots and appliances besides food also.
Luxury means different things to different people. For instance, coldjensens feels that a kitchen island and a garage door opener are luxuries. However, I think those are standard and I wouldn't buy a home without either.
I wouldn't buy a house without a master suite. I probably wouldn't buy a house with a kitchen that didn't at least have granite. It's not that I have an affinity for granite, quite the opposite actually, but I would rather have granite than corian or laminate. If I walked into a house with laminate, I would turn around and walk right back out.
I say this based on where I live and where I have lived. I grew up in a home with pretty much everything imaginable - I can't think of anything we didn't have.
Windows plumbing electrical while not so rare in America in terms of the rest of the world these items are much more scarce.
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