House made of straw: No heating required
The thick walls of this post and beam home are insulated with stacked straw bales, a material so effective that no heating system is needed.
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This 420-square-foot studio in Manhattan can transform into five different rooms and is on the market for just under $1 million.
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Austin artist James Talbot has spent the last 35 years working on Casa Neverlandia, complete with a 35-foot tower, bridge and slide poles.
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?This 12,000 square-foot, 5-bedroom townhouse in Manhattan's Upper East Side is modeled after the Palace of Versailles?and comes with many lavish amenities, including a brand new Rolls Royce.????
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American guitarist Dave Navarro is selling his Hollywood bachelor pad along with his custom white-vinyl platform bed.
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This Pacific Palisades, Calif., home is steeped in Hollywood history and boasts a koi pond, a secret staircase and its own British pub.
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