Creating an extension of indoor living is one of the favorite hobbies of a layman. Making a beautiful outdoor in the form of a garden always creates a natural and soothing environment and to achieve desirable results we have plenty of techniques to make a wonderland into our lawn by beautifying our surroundings.Putting an outdoor fountain or waterfall as a garden decorative structure reinvigorates the natural ambiance of our garden and breaks its silence. It brings the residence much closer to nature by influencing their imagination. Having a glimpse of the whirling water of the fountain also overwhelms one’s feelings. The sound of trickling water brings a feeling of tranquility to a yard and is also effective visually for decoration. Enjoy our collection of rock garden ideas and discover how to transform a home garden into a peaceful wonderland!
Rock Garden Ideas to Make Your Garden Looks More Natural
Organic and natural materials should be anyone’s first choice when decorating the outdoors and having a rock garden should definitely be on your wishlist this summer. Rock garden ideas becomes one of the most interesting ideas that is worth to be applied on the garden of your home in order to make it looks more natural. Rock gardens are an amazing way to build texture and depth into your backyard. Find 30 Rock Garden Ideas to Make Your Garden Looks More Natural.
Garden becomes one of the things that are commonly owned by people on their home. it is not only able to make their home looks more perfect, some great gardens even can become a great place that makes the owner of the home feels more relaxed on.
Why cultivate a rock garden? They’re low-maintenance. They’re in season all year round. They add variety to the landscape. Need another reason? Check out the inspirational pictures below. Combining the plants with the rock or stone becomes an interesting idea to be tried for making your garden looks more attractive. You can even apply some rocks in big size to be combined along with plans on your garden for creating more perfect natural look. Use rocks to transform your plain and boring backyard into a beautiful and relaxing oasis. Use their sculptural beauty to create eye-catching designs and try to make them look as natural as possible in the setting you’re providing.
Stones are not very expensive. If you are lucky enough to know where to find free rocks, you may not have to pay anything at all. If you need to purchase stones there are lots of options in a variety of shapes and sizes. Depending on the type of stone you choose, you can expect to spend $155 to $204 per one ton of stones.
Speaking of pathways, note how path and garden cleverly merge in the image below. Don’t be afraid to have fun with your rock garden layout, letting elements of your creativity shine through.
Many kinds of rocks can absorb a great deal of heat. They also reflect a significant amount of heat from their exposed surfaces. The heat reflecting off of the rocks makes the area warm during the day, and the heat absorbed is released at night, making the area also warmer at night. If you are not looking to make your area hotter all around a rock garden may not be for you.
A luxurious interior design is usually associated with expensive items of furniture, opulent finishings and all that goes around the lexical field of extravagance. But, when analysed honestly, a home wears the style when it lacks vulgarity. Realised by Les Interieurs, the dwelling in the gallery below is imposing, elegant and very inspiring for those who want to live sophisticatedly. But, before checking the elements of this luxurious interior design, a short note: what makes the inhabitants feel rich at home is its generous open spaces. When there is room for everything, you experience a comfortable feeling of relief and, why not, satisfaction. Add high quality furniture and original objects d’art and you will have what is called luxury.
Photo: Les Interieurs
Black is the colour of the luxurious interior design. It works splendidly for textures, ceramics and leather.
The 8 most expensive and insanely fast supercars in the world
If there’s one thing we learned from endless episodes of MTV Cribs back in the day, it’s that athletes, rock stars, and A-list celebrities are all bonded by a common interest: A love and passion for fast and expensive cars.
While everyone is likely familiar with expensive cars from the likes Porsche and Rolls Royce, there exists a subset of supercars which are so expensive that they even make a regular Ferrari seem affordable by comparison. At this level, we’re not talking about cars that cost somewhere in the multi-hundred thousand dollar range. Quite the contrary, my friend. No, at this level we’re talking about cars that sell for 7 figures and can easily hit 200 mph on the speedometer.
To get you acquainted with the types of cars the wealthiest in the world keep in their garages, listed below are the 8 most expensive supercars in the world.
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Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita – $4.85 million
Nearly $5 million for a car? Not to worry, the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita is coated with diamonds. No, seriously. The body of the Trevita sports a pretty awesome visual appearance due to a diamond weave white carbon fibre body.
The company boasts: “For the Trevita, Koenigsegg developed something truly special. This is not paint. It’s not a tint. It’s actually white carbon fibre that shines like millions of diamonds when the sun hits the car.”
Under the hood is a 4.8-liter V8 yielding which offers up 1018 horsepower and a top speed of 254 mph. Only two models were ever produced so good luck finding one even if you have that much coin to waste, uh, I mean spend.
The car was highlighted by Jay Leno last year during a pretty fascinating episode ofJay Leno’s Garage, viewable below.
Lamborghini Veneno Roadster – $4.5 million
With only 9 units ever made, calling the Veneno Roaster a limited edition vehicle might even be misleading. The car delivers 750 horsepower and can reach a top speed of 221 mph.
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse – $3.5 million
This car is insanely fast and can handle well at speeds exceeding 180 mph. This Bugatti can floor it at over 250 mph and as we highlighted previously, “the only thing preventing the car from going faster than advertised is that Michelin’s hasn’t yet figured out a way to keep its tires from exploding once they reach a consistent speed of 270 mph.”
Not only is the Bugatti Veyron wildly expensive, it’s also the most expensive car in the world to maintain. That fact, however, didn’t stop Floyd Mayweather from picking one up a few months back.
W Motors Lykan Hypersport – $3.4M
Though W Motors may not be a household name – the company was founded in Lebanon and is now based out of Dubai – its Lykan Hypersport is a supercar that impresses on all fronts. In keeping with the ‘limited edition’ motif we have going here, only 7 models of the car were ever manufactured.
For $3.4 million, you might not be surprised to learn that “each LED headlight is encrusted with 220 diamonds or a combination of any other precious or semi-precious stone chosen by the client.” Some of the other stone options include rubies, yellow diamonds and sapphires. Also not a surprise is that the car had a cameo appearance in the movie Furious 7.
The car has a reported top speed of 248 mph.
Video of the car in action can be seen below.
Pagani Huayra BC – $2.8 million
Only 20 models of the Pagani Huayra BC were ever made. The car can reach a top speed of 238 mph and recently made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show
And check out those doors.
Koenigsegg One:1 – $2.8 million
Forget 0-60, the 2015 Koenigsegg One:1 can go from o to 250 mph in 20 seconds flat. The car has an out of this world top speed of 273 mph, making it the fastest production car in the world. Only 7 vehicles were ever manufactured, with 4 units earmarked for Asia, two for European customers, and just one for the U.S.
Ferrari FXX K – $2.7 million
Okay, so the FXX K isn’t street legal, but it’s still one sleek looking car. Only 32 models of the car were ever manufactured and they were sold rather quickly. Speed wise, the FXX K can top 217 mph, making it the fastest Ferrari ever produced.
Ferrari F60 America – $2.5 million
Designed to commemorate Ferrari’s 60th anniversary, the F60 is an absolute beast of a vehicle. Another limited edition car, only 10 were made available in the United States. The car boasts 730 horsepower and has a top speed of 211 mph.
Top 26 World’s Most Expensive Houses And Their Owners
Have you ever wondered what the finest and most expensive houses could look like? Then here, with combined information from Forbes, we bring you images of the world’s most expensive homes, designed by professional and talented architects and groomed with the finest luxury you can ever imagine. And NO! they don’t belong to your favorite movie stars and musicians. Apparently there are people who make more money, we talking top business magnates, and mega investors, you know, the COO’s and the CEO’s. Though some of these mansions have been in existence for years, continuous revolutionizing by the billionaire owners transform them to what you would call the modern day castle.
26. Duke Semans Mansion – Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York
Value: $44 million
Owner: Carlos Helu Slim
Net worth: $73 billion
The Mexican business magnate purchased the mansion for $44 million in 2010 but the rather frugal business magnate prefers to live in his modest house in Mexico. He recently put the house up for sale with a $88 million price tag on it, if that goes through, it will make it the most expensive townhouse ever sold in NYC. According to the listing, the house is a 8-story building with French Renaissance interior. It features high ceilings, gold-leaf trimmed fixtures, and a sweeping staircase.
25. Kesington Palace Gardens – London, UK
Value: $72 million
Owner: Tamara Ecclestone (eldest daughter of Formula One Magnate Bernie Ecclestone)
Net Worth: $500 million
When your dad is a billionaire and you are the heiress to his fortune, you can pretty much afford anything, including a home on the exclusive billionaire row street, where Dukes, Duchess and ambassadors are your neighbors. Tamara’s 57-room house contains, a beauty saloon, bowling alley, pool, car lift, dog spa, and a basement cinema.
24. The Manor – Holmby Hill, LA California
Value: $85 million
Owner: Petra Stunt (Daughter of Formula One racing magnate Bernie Ecclestone, worth $3.8 billion)
Alias the Spelling manor, it was originally listed in the market for $150,000 but Petra bought it for $85 million after it failed to find a buyer for two years. The 56,000 sq ft mansion has 123 rooms making it one of the largest homes in LA county. Its features includes a bowling alley, gym, tennis court, gift-wrapping room, screening room, pool, and a car garage that can take 100 vehicles.
23. 15 Central Park West Penthouse – New York
Value: $88 million
Owner: Ekaterina Rybolovleva
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Ekaterina Rybolovleva (22) is a rich kid, daughter to the Russian fertilizer tycoon Dmitriy Rybolovleva. She is currently a student at a university in New York and attends school from the million dollar apartment she bought with her fathers money. The house consists 10 rooms, a wrap around terrace, 7 walk-in closets and a library. Education couldn’t be more comfortable.
22. One57 – Manhattan, New York
Value: $90 million (estimated)
Owner: Bill Ackman
Net worth: $2.6 billion
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The hedge fund firm billionaire, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management purchased a duplex penthouse in the One57 sky scraper for over $90 million. The apartment which spans across the 75th and 76th floors of the 90-story building boasts 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a winter garden enclosed in a 51-foot wide glass. The billionaire however, doesn’t reside in the condo, according to therealdeal.com, the billionaire said he purchased the condo for ‘fun’. The oligarch must have made the purchase as a strategy for business investment.
21. Promised Land – Montecito, California.
Value: $90 million
Owner: Oprah Winfrey
Net worth: $3 billion
The CEO of the Oprah Winfrey Network aka the Queen of Media, has houses scattered all around America – Hawaii, Chicago, Colorado, New Jersey…but the 23,000-square-foot Georgian-style estate seems to be the most outstanding. The building which sits on a 40-acre land space encompasses 6 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, 10 fireplaces, over 600 rose bushes, tennis court, tea house, theatre, artificial pond and everything else befitting for a mansion.
20. Kesington Palace Gardens – London, UK
Value: $90 million
Owner: Lakshi Mittal
Net worth: $12.3 billion
Billionaires row street, home to top business tycoons is absolutely a befitting abode for the steel mogul. He purchased the 55,000 sq ft mansion from Bernie Ecclestone. The home boasts 12 bedrooms, indoor pool, Turkish bath, ballroom and more. After the billionaire spent millions revamping his new house, he dubbed it “Taj Mittal”.
19. Broken O Ranch – Augusta, Montana.
Value: $90-$135 million (estimated)
Owner: Stanley Kroenke
Net worth: $6.3 billion
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The Broken O ranch serves an all-round agricultural purpose.The 124,000 acre ranch inhabits a 10-square foot main house, indoor pool, horse stables, 3,500 cows, 800 heifers, 175 range bulls. The ranch has 13,000 of its acre well irrigated and produces tons of alfalfa hay, 700,000 bushels of small-grain crops per year. Stanley Kroenke, who is an ardent real estate collector is apparently also a lover of agriculture, having three other ranches to his name.
18. Maison de L’Amitie – Palm Beach, Florida
Value: $95 million
Owner: Dmitry Rybolovlev
Net worth: $8.5 billion
The Russian Billionaire in 2008 purchased the beach house from American property mogul, Donald Trump for $95 million. The extensive mansion includes 18 bedrooms, gold and diamond accessories, 475-foot-long beach, and a parking space capacity of 50-cars. According to Gossip extra, in 2013, the Russian mogul planned to demolish the building because of mold problems.
17. Silicon Valley Mansion – Los Altos Hills, California
Value: $100 million
Owner: Yuri Milner
Net worth: $3.1 billion
Russian billionaire and Facebook shareholder,Yuri Milner owns the French chateau-style mansion. The extensive mansion has 14 bathrooms, two dining rooms, game room, an outdoor and indoor pool, a ballroom, theatre, and 25,000 square-foot free space. More pictures.
16. Fleur de Lys Mansion – Holmby Hills, California
Value: $102 million
Owner: Unknown
The Fleur de Lys estate, was constructed from the architectural design of Richard Robertson to original owners David and Suzanne Saperstine between 1996 and 2000. After the couple separated and wife gained ownership of the mansion, it was sold in a concealed deal to anonymous French billionaire at a whooping amount of $102 million. That sale made history as it became the only property to ever been sold at that price in LA. The private abode consists of 15 bathrooms, 12 bedrooms, 2 kitchens, a massive movie theater, a ball room, a tennis court, a gym, a pool, and a nine vehicle garage. The property sits on a 4.6 acre plot.
15. Further Lane de Menil – East Hampton, New York
Value: $103 million
Owner: Ron Baron
Net worth: $2 billion
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The Hampton’s beach side landed property was acquired by mega investor at $103 million in 2007. The billionaire plans to raise his mansion on the 50-acre space.
14. Mountain Home Road – Woodside, California
Value: $117.5 million
Owner: Masayoshi Son
Net worth: $14 billion
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The Japanese Softbank billionaire’s 900,000 square-foot manor is simply a masterpiece. The building features with a pool with a 1170 square-foot portico, a tennis court, an isolated library, a separate leisure building, and well-groomed ceremonial gardens.
13. Copper Beech Farm – Greenwich, Connecticut
Value: $120 million
Owner: Unknown
Previously the property of timber magnate, John Rudey, the waterfront mansion which has been in existence since the 1890’s was sold in April, 2014 at $120 million to an anonymous buyer. The 13,517 square foot mansion with two islands consists 12 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, grass tennis court, 75-foot pool, and a wood-paneled library.
12. Xanadu 2.0 – Seattle, Washington.
Value: $121 million
Owner: Bill Gates
Net worth: $80 billion
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Perhaps the most fascinating feature of the Microsoft owners’ high-tech customized abode is the underwater sound system in its pool. The lake Washington estate also features a 2300-square-foot reception hall, 2500-square-foot gym, a 2100-square-foot dome-shaped library, a 6,300-square-foot underground garage and many other classic facilities.
11. Upper Phillimore Gardens – Kensington South-West London
Value: $126 million
Owner: Victor and Elena Pinchuk
Net worth: $1.5 billion
The Victorian villa, once the most expensive house in the world is now a property of business magnate, philanthropist Victor Pinchuk who is married to the former Ukrainian presidents daughter, Olena Pinchuk, ownership valid from 2008. It is revealed the new owners spent about $15 million modifying their villa to their taste. Though the exteriors look quite regular, the interior of the 5-story building is the exact opposite, having the most sophisticated luxuries including an underground pool, hi-tech panic room, a spa, a gym, and a cinema.The villa has ten bedrooms.
10. Blossom Estate – Palm Beach, Florida
Value: $130 million
Owner: Ken Griffin
Net worth: $7 billion
This is actually a four-in-one property, the 8 acre oceanfront estate is made up of four buildings, situated abreast each other. Owner, Ken Griffin founder of Citadel demolished the fourth building. It is reported that all four buildings were once used as a single estate.
9. Kesington Palace Gardens – London, UK
Value: $140 million
Owner: Roman Abramovich
Net worth: $13 billion
Russian billionaire and owner of English football club also owns a number of mansions in London. The famous Billionaires’ Row Street mansion seems to be the most outstanding. The autocrat’s refurbish plan for his abode include an underground tennis court, a museum, and a health centre.
8. The Pinnacle – Montana, US
Value: $155 million
Owner: Tim Blixseth
Net Worth: $1.2 billion
The ski lovers will absolutely get dreamy about this one, as this building has a skiing ground for its immediate surroundings. The ski-property is situated within the billionaire Yellowstone club resort and belong to billionaire couple Time & Edra Blixseth. Despite the snow, the building feels as warm as you would like as every nook and cranny is fitted with heating systems. Making up the house are ten bedrooms and bathrooms each with a fire-place, an outdoor and indoor pool, a wine cellar and a gym.
7. Ellison Estate – Woodside, California
Value: $200 million
Owner: Larry Ellison
Net worth: $49.3 billion
The Oracle founder built a Japanese style manse in 2004, Larry Ellison is a real estate fanatic and owns numerous properties. The world’s 5th richest man’s estate touts, 10 buildings, an artificial pond, a tea house, a koi pond and a bath house.
6. One Hyde Park Penthouse – Knightsbridge, Central London
Value: $221 million
Owner: Rinat Akhmetov
Net worth: $6.9 billion
The One Hyde park is considered to be the world’s most expensive apartment building, since its debut in 2011, the 86 residence capacity has sold up to $3.37 billion. Little wonder why its unfinished penthouse without interior wall, bathrooms or flooring costs a total of $221 million. The penthouse sizes up to 16,000 square foot. It has been speculated that bringing the penthouse to a desired finish will cost nothing less than $266 million. Exciting amenities in One Hyde park includes, top security facilities like bulletproof glass doors and windows, standby, armed and professionally trained security guards, basement car park, exquisite spa, golf course, car cleaning services, pool, to mention but a few.
5. Kesington Palace Gardens – London, UK
Value: $222 million
Owner: Lakshi Mittal
Net worth: $12.3 billion
The Indian billionaire owns not one but three houses on the highly secured billionaires row street This one sold by hedge fund billionaire Noam Gottesman was purchased for his son Aditya Mittal.
4. Fair Field – Segaponack, New York
Value: $249 million
Owner: Ira Rennert
Net worth: $6.1 billion
The Hampton residence of billionaire Industrial investor, Ira Rennert, was completed within the space of 5 years, from 1998-2003. According to thepinnaclelist.com ,the home is said to be the largest and most expensive home in America. The home constitutes 29 bedrooms, 39 bathrooms, 3 swimming pools, 164-seat screening theatre, 2 tennis and squash courts, and its very own remarkable on-site power plant.
3. Villa La Leopolda – Cote D’Azure, France
Value: $750 million
Owner: Lily Safra
Net worth: $1.3 billion
The amazing structure derives its name from original owner, Late King Leopold II of Belgium. The Architectural credit of this masterpiece goes to the American, Ogden Codman, Jr. The design and building process was concluded within the space of two years from 1929 to 1931. The king gave the estate to his mistress Miss Blanche Zélia Joséphine Delacroix, which was later inherited by the King’s nephew King Albert I after his death and the eventual eviction of his mistress. Ownership of the great building has evolved over the years. As of 2008, the property was purchased by Lily Safra at a price of $736 million. Siting on 50 acres of land, it features 11 bedrooms, an outdoor kitchen, a pool, and everything else.
2. Antilla – Mumbai, India
Value: $1 billion
Owner: Mukesh Ambani
Net worth: $20.8 billion
This 27-story, 56,000 ft sky scraper is actually a residential building, belonging to the 5th richest man in the world, and richest man in India, Mukesh Ambani. This extraordinary structure was designed by Americans Lawrence Perkins and Phillip Will and constructed by Leighton holdings. There’s a lot to be said about this building but to satisfy curiosity I’ll just go straight to its incredible features; 9 elevators to move you through its floors, 3 helipads, 6 parking lots, with a total of 168 car capacity, pools, a well cultivated balcony garden with its plants serving as energy-savers occupying 3 floors, a temple for family prayers, a health spa, snow room, ice cream room, a saloon, a 50-seater cinema, a ballroom, a gym, indoor and outdoor bar. The building is tended to by 600 staff with their own relaxation room. It is constructed to withstand 8 Richter scale earthquake. This you would agree with me is a 21st century wonder.
1. Buckingham Palace – London
Value: $1.5 billion
Owner: British Sovereigns
Yes! It is indeed a palace, official home to the one and only Queen of England, and other British sovereigns. Located it Westminster, London, It was built in 1703 to the Duke of Buckingham and stands on about 40 acres of land.
Since its existence, the palace has undergone several modifications and additions to make it a befitting abode for the royals. You shouldn’t expect anything less from this palace, from the magnificent and stunning artworks, to gorgeous heavenly chandeliers, to gold-plated wares and furniture, the Buckingham palace is absolutely glorious almost indescribable.
The palace encompasses 775 rooms including 188 staff bedrooms 52 Royal and guest bedrooms 92 offices 78 bathrooms and 19 State rooms. Other facilities include; a pool, lake, tennis court, cinema, staff eatery, chapel, hospital and many more, and of course you know royalties go nowhere without their security and servants, they really do enjoy having everything at their beck and call.
