A blog for the finer things in life A new web site offers suggestions on luxury lifestyle choices of all kinds. NEW YORK -- Want to follow the latest in luxury trends? Try a new blog page from Luxury Portfolio. Paul Boomsma, the executive vice president of The Luxury Portfolio Fine Property Collection, a network of luxury real estate brokers, says the origins of the blog began in the company's regular Web site.
"We had clients who wanted to contribute to the LuxeTrends," a page that reports on hot high-end products and services, said Boomsma. Although the blog concentrates on home-related products, it does expand into a whole luxury lifestyle arena, with ideas for travel, automobiles and grand entertaining. The young blog - it launched in late September - has already publicized some unusual finds, including a fountain pen costing $150,000, shoes made of mouse fur, chocolates adorned with edible gold leaf, and pimped golf carts to name a few. But the core product on the blog is fabulous luxury properties. This month those included a Lake Tahoe residential compound of eight buildings on 210 acres that includes a par-three golf course, basketball court, cigar lounge, theater, 3,200-bottle wine cellar, and 16 garages. It sells for $100 million. There's also a 13th century castle in France, a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Illinois and a palace in Dallas. Readers can contribute suggestions to the site as well as comment on the selections of the good life already published. It's a must read for those who want to keep up with the Trumps. ____________________________________ |
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