Is your house looking a little rough around the edges? Does it need more improvements than your economic stimulus check can cover?
Residential perfection may not be in your budget, but you can experience it vicariously at the Twin Cities Luxury Home Tour, which includes 17 high-end homes, all valued at more than $1 million. If you want some serious eye candy, head east for a peek at Classic Home Design's $2.4 million stone estate in Stillwater. What do you get for $2.4 million?
• A $4,600 shower head that not only simulates raindrops falling on your head, but lets you play God with the downpour.
• Two waterfalls, one outside, one inside (a full-wall granite number overlooking the octagonal wet bar).
• Handmade silk Fortuny chandeliers from Italy.
• Architectural details created by local artisans, including free-form metal columns and hand-blown glass pendant lighting.
• A movie theater with a giant screen and custom light fixtures that look like giant film reels.
• A home office fit for a Fortune 500 CEO, with hand-distressed knotty alder woodwork, leather panels on the walls and stained-glass windows. (A perfect place to plot your get-rich-quick strategy).
