When I came across the beautiful Sotheby’s oceanfront property listing for a house in Montauk, NY all I could think of was WOW… it’s an absolutely amazing home! Now if I only had $35,000,000 they are asking for…

Here is a snippet of the description from the Sotheby’s Real Estate listing.

EXTRAORDINARY MONTAUK OCEANFRONT Superb residential compound perched on 4 acres above the shoreline with spectacular ocean views and over 300 feet directly on the beach. Custom built to the highest standards, the main house and guest house are a masterful combination of luxurious materials and the pure basic experience of the beach. From the state-of-the-art screening room to the high-tech gym, literally no detail has been overlooked. A private path leads to a sandy beach known for excellent surfing.

Check out the listing of this beautiful house shown above.

While looking for inspiration to redesign my current blog (yes again) I came across a site that offers 15 free grunge themes for wordpress. There are some really good ones listed on the site even to just download and tweak to make your own version.

According to the Jab Anstoetz designers website below explains the amazing looking rug a little more… to me it looks like a collection of sea urchins…

“LASA is one of the winner of the “red dot award: product design 2006″. The soft carpet dream is made from a felted merino yarn. This new quality captivates with its cosy surface. For the first time an especially thick core yarn has been produced from the finest New Zealand merino wool. By using cutting-edge techniques the yarn has a very clear-cut surface which closes off the dark yarn core from the colourful sheath. The ground of the carpet is a dense pile from fine pure new wool. The ground and the surface are matching tone on tone. The brilliant colours range from apple-green over crimson-red through to orange.“

I love the contemporary look and design of the homes shown. So when I came across this post about a Dutch architect named René van Zuuk who designed a house for himself in Almere in the Netherlands. I had to share it with you…!

The interior with the “green” feel of the outdoors is simply amazing…