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Be Simply Bold

Although simple in theory monocromatic color schemes make a bold statement that is anyhting but simple.

HGTV 2011 Dream Home Giveaway

It's that time of year again - time for the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway. This years dream home was built in Stowe Vermont and features everthing you'd expect from the ultimate vermont hideaway. The contest runs from now until February 8th, 2011 at 5pm ET. Enter daily for a chance to win. In case this photo isn't tempting enough check out their room by room videos. They may be just enough to persuade you. long island dream home best homes on long island

Personalize your wallpaper.

The digital revolution makes many things possible including personalized wallpaper. Think your room needs a little something extra? Break from traditional design and get personal! The frames wallpaper by Gram & Brown should get your creative juices flowing. Designed by Taylor & Wood the paper features hand drawn frames in various rectangle and squares patterns. You can leave them or fill them with color, photos, love letters and even children's art. Cost $45 a roll. http://www.grambrown.com At designyourwall.com if you can design it they can deliver it in either wallpaper, decal, contact paper or window film. Have a favorite painting? Turn it into a wall mural. Turn you kids favorite drawings into decals for their bedroom, play room even bathroom. http://www.designyourwall.com Prices are fantastic and start as low as $6.50 per decal. Great Wall Custom Coverings can handle pretty much and any request including large custom wall installations. You can either design your own mural or have a design professional work with you. http://greatwallonline.com Need more design inspiration? Try these bestsellers:

Forbes List of the Most Expensive Celebrity Real Estate.

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Forbes came out with the list of the most expensive celebrity homes on the market.

Topping the list are :

Candy Spelling $150 Million Los Angeles, CA

Former home of Nicholas Cage for $31.75 Million Newport Beach, CA

Former home of the late Michael Jackson $25.5 Million Los Angeles, CA

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Val Kilmar's Rowe, NM ranch is on the market for $18.5M down a staggering 44%. Recently, Kilmar was in the news for being hit with a lien from the IRS for back taxes.

Adrian Beltare's home in Bradbury, CA is listed for $19.8 Million. The home boasts a 24 hour guarded gate, 35' custom painted ceiling, 2500 sq-ft guest house, infinity pool, golf greens, n/s tennis & basketball courts.

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Dr Phil's home is listing for $16.5 Million in Beverly Hills, CA.

Anjelica Huston & Robert Gram $18 Million. This is a must see home. Located in Venice Beach, CA the style is far from traditional. The home features a black bottom pool and hot tub and corrigated steel exterior (wonder if they shared an architect with Denis Hopper).

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Harrison Ford's NY home is 16 Million.

Uma Thurmans tasteful $14.2 Million Greenwich Village townhouse.

Mel Gibsons $12.5 Million organic farm complex in Malibu, CA.

Donald Trumps $12 Million Rancho Palos Verdes Tuscan style home.

The former home of Gretta Garbo $11.5 Malibu, CA.

Curtis “50” Cent Jackson's $9.999 Million Farmington, CT home.

Abbe Lane's $9.95 Million Los Angeles home.

Visit Forbes.com for the full story.

Long Island Real Estate Expert Launches new real estate website.

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Commonsenseproperty.com is a new real estate website launched by local Long Island real estate expert Michael Butcher. The website focuses mainly on Nassau County (primarily on Floral Park, New Hyde Park, Bellerose, Mineola, Garden City) properties and aims to help homeowners who are looking to downsize or cut down on their homeowners expenses.

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