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I'M CARTER OOSTERHOUSE, AND THIS IS A $1 MILLION ROOM.
WE'RE GETTING AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK INSIDE
THE MOST EXPENSIVE KITCHENS AND BATHS AROUND THE WORLD
FROM A KITCHEN IN AUSTRALIA
THAT HAS THE ULTIMATE FEATURE IN LUXURY...
SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S CRYSTALS, BUT NO, IT'S DIAMONDS.
(Carter) TO AN INDOOR SPA IN DALLAS
WHICH HIGHLIGHTS A SHOWER WORTH OVER $200,000...
(man) I BUILT THIS SPACE AS IF I WAS BILL GATES.
I JUST DIDN'T CARE ABOUT CASH.
(Carter) THEN AN EXTRAORDINARY SPACE
TO HAVE AN UNFORGETTABLE MEAL...
NO WAY.
IN A NEW YORK CITY HOME.
(Carter) AND A SPANISH MANSION
WITH A BATHROOM THAT RIVALS FORT KNOX.
GOLD IS MY COLOR.
IT'S THE ULTIMATE PASS
INSIDE THE MOST LUXURIOUS KITCHENS AND BATHS.
(Carter) OUR FIRST $1 MILLION KITCHEN
IS IN AN AMAZING SPACE IN EXCLUSIVE BEL AIR
WHERE COOKING AND DINING
ARE TRULY AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE.
(Sally) WELL, HI.
WELCOME TO CHâTEAU d'OR.
THIS PLACE IS MAGNIFICENT.
OH, IT'S GIGANTIC.
AS YOU ENTER, YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY GOLD,
WHICH IS WHY REAL ESTATE AGENT SALLY FORSTER JONES
NAMED THE ESTATE CHâTEAU d'OR,
HOUSE OF GOLD.
THE OWNERS OF THE ESTATE LOVE GOLD,
SO THEY WANTED TO LIVE IN A HOME
WITH THIS AS THE MAIN DESIGN FEATURE.
UH-HUH.
AND WHAT THE OWNERS DID IS--
UH-HUH. UH-HUH.
AND THEY BUILT A HOUSE MODELED AFTER BOTH
AND BUILT IT FULL OF GOLD AND GOLD LEAF.
WOW. GREAT PLACES TO MODEL A HOUSE AFTER.
BUT THE REAL GEM OF THIS ESTATE
IS THE KITCHEN AND THE DINING ROOM.
WOW. THIS IS A KITCHEN.
(Sally) IT--IT SURE IS.
THIS IS A VERY LARGE KITCHEN.
THAT RANGE IS SUCH A FOCAL POINT
TO THIS WHOLE AREA.
I MEAN, JUST LOOKING AT THIS, IT'S GIGANTIC.
I MEAN, THIS IS COMMERCIAL-GRADE EASILY.
(Carter) UH-HUH.
AND THEN IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL HOOD AND TILE...
AND JUST-- JUST EXQUISITE.
I FEEL LIKE THAT DINING TABLE OVER THERE... (laughs)
THAT'S, LET ME GUESS, THE BREAKFAST AREA?
YEAH. DO YOU BELIEVE IT?
THAT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE THE DINING AREA.
RIGHT.
IF THEY WERE LUCKY ENOUGH.
BUT THE MAIN FOCAL POINT OF THIS HOME
IS THE OVER-THE-TOP DINING AREA.
OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS A DINING ROOM TABLE IF I'VE EVER SEEN ONE.
THIS IS AMAZING.
THIS DINING ROOM TABLE WAS BUILT FOR THIS ROOM.
I MEAN, I'VE NEVER SEEN A DINING ROOM TABLE THIS LARGE.
HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES IT SIT?
WELL, THEY'VE HAD, UH,
80 PEOPLE?
WOW.
HOW OFTEN DO THEY ENTERTAIN?
UH-HUH.
AND THEY HAVE THESE LAVISH PARTIES
WHERE YOU REALLY COME AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE ROYALTY.
WHAT COULD BE MORE REGAL THAN THIS?
AND THEY HAVE GOLD SILVERWARE.
THEY HAVE GOLD SILVERWARE.
IF THIS IS GOLD SILVERWARE, WOULD WE CALL IT “GOLD-WAR”"
(laughs)
ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS GOLD-WARE. WE CAN CALL IT GOLD-WARE.
SO TELL ME, WHAT IS IT LIKE
WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY EATING OFF A GOLD PLATE?
WELL, FOOD TASTES SO MUCH BETTER OFF OF GOLD.
DOES IT REALLY? I IMAGINE IT WOULD.
(Sally) THIS IS LUXURY.
WHEN YOU'RE ENTERTAINING HERE, IT'S EXPENSIVE.
NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE THE FOOD AND THE CHEFS,
BUT YOU REALLY NEED AN ARMY OF PEOPLE JUST TO SERVE.
THEY HAVE GOLD EVERYWHERE.
THEY HAVE GOLD LEAFING UP TOP.
GOLD PLATES, GOLD-WARE, NOT SILVERWARE.
THIS IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
WHAT DOES A TABLE LIKE THIS COST?
OH, MY GOSH.
$300,000.
THAT'S A PRETTY PRICEY TABLE,
BUT IF YOU'RE SEATING 80 PEOPLE, THEN, OF COURSE, IT SHOULD.
(Sally) YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY HAVE
THIS HOUSE HAVE THE FEEL THAT IT HAS
IF YOU WERE ON A BUDGET.
THERE WAS JUST NO ATTENTION TO COST.
THEY JUST WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING OF BEAUTY.
I HAVEN'T.
SALLY, NOBODY'S HERE RIGHT NOW.
AH.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
WOW.
HOW SPECIAL IS THIS?
THERE YOU GO. YOU STAY RIGHT THERE.
I'LL COME-- DON'T MIND ME.
GIVE ME A MOMENT, MAYBE TWO.
(laughs) A LITTLE BIT.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, WONDERFUL.
SO YOU SAID THIS--WE WERE GOING TO HAVE AN INTIMATE DINNER HERE?
INTIMATE DINNER BETWEEN THE TWO OF US.
(laughs)
COULD YOU IMAGINE IF YOU HAD TO HAVE
YEAH. (laughs)
YOU CAN'T REALLY DO THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING ME AROUND.
IT'S A WONDERFUL, AMAZING, ELEGANT, REGAL SPACE.
WELL, IT IS SPECIAL,
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU WILL EVER SEE
(laughs) I DON'T THINK I WILL.
NEXT, WE VISIT A ONE-OF-A-KIND INDOOR SPA IN DALLAS
THAT TAKES RELAXATION TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
(man) THE ENTIRE HOUSE,
I REALLY WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING
THAT NO ONE'S EVER SEEN BEFORE,
SO I HAD TO TAKE EACH ROOM
AND DO SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE.
THAT'S JUST WHAT REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER
AND HOMEOWNER BRADEN POWER DID.
HE DESIGNED AND BUILT A HOME SPA
THAT HAS ALL OF THE AMENITIES OF A COMMERCIAL SPACE,
FEATURING A STEAM ROOM, SHOWER, KITCHEN, AND A PRIVATE JACUZZI.
I BUILT THIS SPACE AS IF I WAS BILL GATES.
I JUST DIDN'T CARE ABOUT CASH. I WANTED TO DO EVERYTHING.
FIRST, WHAT I DID WAS I WANTED TO CREATE A STEAM ROOM
THAT REALLY FELT AS IF YOU WERE IN A COMMERCIAL SPA.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ALL THE LIGHTING IS RECESSED.
ALL OF THE GLASS TILE IS BISAZZA GLASS TILE.
THE SEATING IS ALL IN SLAB CARRERA MARBLE. IT'S ALL HEATED.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
WHERE ALL OF THE TOWEL HOLDERS-- THEY'RE ALL HEATED.
THEY'RE--IT'S ALL IN CARRERA STONE.
THE WHOLE TEMPERATURE HEATING SYSTEM
IS ALL BUILT-IN AND ENCASED.
IT PROBABLY RAN ME ABOUT $20,000,
BUT IT'S--IN THE END, THIS IS REALLY WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT.
I MEAN, NOBODY DOES THAT.
I REALLY WANTED TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN HERE
TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT WAS A COMMERCIAL SPACE,
SO ONE OF THE THINGS IS I WANTED TO HAVE A KITCHEN IN HERE.
I HAD TO HAVE A REFRIGERATOR, A MICROWAVE UP HERE.
THERE'S A DISHWASHER AND THE COFFEE MACHINE
THAT I-I USE, YOU KNOW, REGULARLY EVERY MORNING.
THERE'S SO MANY PARTS OF THIS SPA THAT I REALLY ENJOY,
BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT SEEMS TO SURPRISE PEOPLE
WOULD PROBABLY BE THE SHOWER.
THE SHOWERHEAD ALWAYS SURPRISES PEOPLE,
BECAUSE, I MEAN, I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S EVER SEEN IT BEFORE.
IT DOES CONSUME A LOT OF WATER,
SO I ONLY USE IT ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
ALSO WHAT'S COOL ABOUT THE SPACE
IS THE FACT THAT I CAN ALSO GET READY IN HERE.
I HAVE A SINK. IT'S SOLID GRANITE,
AND I HAD TO HAVE A CRANE BRING THIS UP HERE.
AND YOU CAN'T JUST PUT SOMETHING SO HEAVY WITHOUT HAVING
THE SUPPORT SYSTEM UNDERNEATH IT TO BE ABLE TO CONTAIN IT.
ALL THE FLOORS HERE, AGAIN, ARE HEATED. THE BENCH IS HEATED.
YOU CAN ALSO HAVE THESE TWO DIFFERENT AREAS TO GET READY
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO CONSUME SO MUCH WATER.
SO THE SLAB WORK ALONE IN HERE WAS PROBABLY ABOUT $120,000.
THE SHOWERHEADS WEREN'T THAT EXPENSIVE.
THEY WERE A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THIS PARTICULAR SHOWERHEAD WAS MORE LIKE $10,000.
THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER $10,000.
BETWEEN ALL OF IT, WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AROUND,
YOU KNOW, $250,000 TO DO THE WHOLE STRUCTURE.
AND SO YOU END UP WITH A SHOWER
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE EXPENSIVE,
BUT AT LEAST IT'S DIFFERENT,
AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO ACHIEVE HERE.
TO CAP OFF THIS HOME SPA EXPERIENCE,
THE OWNER SPENT A FORTUNE TO BUILD A JACUZZI AREA
ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HOME.
IN ALL OF THE ROOMS
I WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THERE WAS A VIEW,
BUT THIS IS WHERE I REALLY WENT ALL OUT,
AND I BUILT A GLASS WALL SO I COULD REALLY ENJOY IT.
THIS AREA OBVIOUSLY COST THE MOST MONEY
BECAUSE OF THE BUILT-IN POOL SYSTEM
THAT'S ON THE SECOND LEVEL,
AND IT WAS A NIGHTMARE TO PUT IN.
THE FIRST TWO TIMES I DID IT IT LEAKED DOWNSTAIRS,
BUT I HAD TO HAVE IT.
I DIDN'T WANT A LIP ON THE POOL. I WANTED IT TO BE SEAMLESS.
I ENDED UP WITH LITERALLY A BUILT-IN POOL
ON THE SECOND LEVEL.
A BUILT-IN POOL THAT MAY BE ONLY 10 FEET
BUT LITERALLY IT COST A LOT MORE
THAN YOU'D HAVE IN--IN A BACKYARD.
THE MOST EXPENSIVE ASPECT OF BUILDING THE HOUSE
WOULD BE THE POOL,
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS $100,000, $150,000,
YOU HAVE THE FOUNDATION,
AND YOU HAVE THE H.V.A.C. SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT IT,
SO YOU GET INTO HALF A $1 MILLION VERY QUICKLY.
IT'S THE MOST AMAZING FEELING BEING ABLE TO WATCH NATURE
AS IT CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND I GOT SO INTO THE NATURE AND THE MIGRATION OF THESE BIRDS
THAT I WENT AHEAD,
AND I PURCHASED A COUPLE OF BLACK SWANS AND TWO WHITE ONES
AND SOME GEESE.
UM, THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED UP IN THE MAIL IN CRATES,
AND, UM, IT WAS CRAZY.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WAS GOING TO MAKE THEM STAY.
I MEAN, HOW AM I GONNA GET THEM ACCLIMATED TO THE SURROUND AREA?
BUT I FIGURED IT OUT, AND SURE ENOUGH, THEY STAYED.
IT WAS SUCH A COOL FEELING
THAT THESE BIRDS ARE GONNA REALLY ENJOY THIS ENVIRONMENT
AS WELL AS I AM.
THE SPA WAS WELL OVER $1 MILLION.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN UP TO $2 MILLION, HONESTLY.
AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE.
AND SO WHOEVER DOES BUY THIS HOUSE LATER IN THE FUTURE,
I'M JUST HOPING THAT THEY ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DO.
THESE NEXT $1 MILLION KITCHENS EACH HAVE COSTLY DETAILS
THAT ARE UNIQUE AND SURPRISING.
(man) THIS ISLAND IS SO LARGE
THAT IT HAD TO BE FRAMED AS IF YOU WERE GONNA FRAME A HOUSE.
(man) WE SPENT $2 MILLION-PLUS,
BUT FOR WHAT YOU GET IT'S ACTUALLY NOTHING.
TO CONTINUE OUR TOUR
INSIDE THE MOST AMAZING $1 MILLION KITCHENS AND BATHS,
WE TRAVEL DOWN UNDER TO THE GOLD COAST OF AUSTRALIA
TO VISIT A KITCHEN THAT LITERALLY SPARKLES.
(man) MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS KITCHEN--
IT'S ACTUALLY THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE,
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO SPEND TIME HERE.
‘CAUSE KITCHEN NOWADAYS, IT'S A PLACE WHERE YOU ENTERTAIN,
YOU ENJOY, YOU RELAX.
SO KIND OF HAVE TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN HERE.
IT COST US QUITE A LOT,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S ACTUALLY WORTH IT.
WE SPENT $2 MILLION-PLUS,
BUT FOR WHAT YOU GET, IT'S ACTUALLY NOTHING.
SO WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE THING YOU WANT IN THIS SPACE.
WE HAVE, LIKE, TOP-OF-THE-RANGE APPLIANCES.
WE HAVE AUTOMATIC BUTTON DOORS.
THE GRANITE TOPS--IT'S ACTUALLY LIKE A WHOLE PIECE.
I'M NOT SURE HOW GUYS BROUGHT IT IN HERE,
BUT THEY'VE DONE IT.
IT'S HERE, AND IT JUST LOOKS AMAZING.
SO WE HAVE HERE AN AMAZING CABINETRY,
CUSTOM-MADE FOR US.
THE MOST EXPENSIVE FEATURE IN THE KITCHEN IS THE CABINETRY.
IT'S ABOUT $450,000.
SO ONCE WE WENT TO A DEALER,
AND WE ACTUALLY SAW SOME VERY, VERY NICE PAINT,
AND WHAT WE DID, WE ACTUALLY GOT SOME SAMPLES,
AND WE TRIED IT IN OUR KITCHEN, AND WE LOVED IT.
AND WHEN YOU TOUCH IT, YOU CAN'T SEE ANY MARKS AT ALL.
THAT IS WHY THIS PAINT
ACTUALLY COST TRIPLE THE PRICE.
IT'S SUCH A NICE CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
OF THE KITCHEN.
IT HAS SO MANY FEATURES,
BUT THE GREATEST THING HERE IS OUR DIAMOND RANGE HOOD.
AND IT JUST CATCHES THE EYE STRAIGHT AWAY,
AND PEOPLE JUST GO,
“I MEAN, YOU HAVE GREAT VIEWS, BUT WHAT IS THAT?”
WE MADE SOME CUSTOM CHANGES TO IT
WHERE WE'VE PLACED SOME DIAMONDS JUST RIGHT HERE.
SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S CRYSTALS, BUT NO, IT'S DIAMONDS.
IT ACTUALLY COST US ABOUT $300,000.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU KNOW, IT CREATES SUCH A WOW FACTOR
IT'S ACTUALLY WORTH EVERY PENNY.
BUT THIS AMAZING PLACE DOESN'T STOP HERE.
IT ALSO HAS A HIDDEN PREP KITCHEN FOR ENTERTAINING.
WE HAVE FRIDGES. WE HAVE INDUCTION COOKTOPS.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE CHEFS COMING
SO PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THE PARTY
BUT WITHOUT ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE CHEF
AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND HOW THEY DO IT
AND SOMETIMES BECAUSE IT'S MESSY.
AND THIS KITCHEN EVEN HAS
A THIRD INDOOR/OUTDOOR FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
AND THEN WE HAVE HERE THE BARBECUE AREA
WHERE WE LOVE TO SPEND OUR TIME JUST COOKING, RELAXING.
IT'S AN AMAZING SPACE HERE.
YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR A HUGE BARBECUE.
IT'S A FULLY FUNCTIONAL KITCHEN BY ITSELF.
WE'VE KIND OF USED THIS SPACE
A BIT MORE THAN WE USE OUR MAIN DINING SPACE,
BECAUSE WE LOVE TO SIT IN THE SUN AND ENJOY THE VIEW.
BUT THE REAL SHRIMP ON THIS GOLD COAST BARBIE
IS THE ABILITY TO OPEN THE ENTIRE SPACE
UP TO THE WATER.
WHAT I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT THIS GREAT SPACE
IS JUST THE FACT THAT YOU CAN MAKE THE SPACE AN OPEN AREA
BY JUST SLIDING THESE MASSIVE DOORS.
THESE DOORS ARE AMAZING, BECAUSE THEY'RE SO LIGHT.
THEY'RE VERY EASY TO SLIDE.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE NOW,
IT USED TO BE, YOU KNOW, ALL CLOSED OFF.
IT USED TO BE SEPARATE AREAS.
BUT NOW IT'S ALL OPEN. IT'S ALL TOGETHER.
FRIENDS COME HERE ON THEIR JET SKIS OR THEIR BOAT.
THEY JUST COME FOR A BARBECUE, OR THEY JUST COME FOR BREAKFAST.
YEAH, WELL, IT'S KIND OF BAD,
BECAUSE AT LEAST ON THE FRONT DOOR
YOU CAN LET THEM IN,
BUT HERE, THEY JUST COME IN HERE, AND THEY JUST STAND HERE,
AND YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
THIS KITCHEN COST $2 MILLION,
AND IT WAS WORTH IT,
BECAUSE WE GOT EVERYTHING EXACTLY THE WAY WE WANT IT.
OUR NEXT $1 MILLION KITCHENS AND BATHS
PROVES THAT BIGGER IS BETTER.
(man) BETWEEN THE LIGHTS, THE ACTUAL SEATING,
THE CHANDELIER FEATURE,
WE'VE GOT 9 1/2 KILOMETERS OF CHAIN
WHICH HAS ALL BEEN INDIVIDUALLY HAND-HUNG.
(man) WE SPENT OVER HALF A $1 MILLION
ON THESE CUSTOM WINDOWS AND DOORS,
BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN IT DONE BEFORE
WHERE THE WHOLE CORNER OPENS UP.
NEXT, WE'RE OFF TO ZERMATT, SWITZERLAND,
TO SEE A $1 MILLION BATH AND SPA
THAT TRANSFORMS INTO AN INCREDIBLE SPACE AT NIGHT.
(man) THE $1 MILLION ROOM IN THIS HOUSE
IS THE WELLNESS SPA.
IT'S NOT THE SORT OF THING THAT YOU FIND IN A NORMAL HOUSE.
IT'S--IT BEATS MOST HOTEL WELLNESSES AND SPAS.
PAUL DESIGNED EIGHT AREAS IN THIS AMAZING WELLNESS SPACE
SO THAT HE COULD RELAX,
AND IT STARTS WITH THIS EXPENSIVE DOUBLE SHOWER.
AND THIS IS THE SHOWER ROOM
WHICH HAS TWO HIGH-POWERED SHOWERS.
IT'S DESIGNED SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE A COUPLE COMING TOGETHER,
AND THEY CAN LEAVE TOGETHER,
BUT WE HAVE HAD FOUR PEOPLE IN THE SHOWER AT THE SAME TIME.
THE APPROXIMATE COST OF THIS IS ROUGHLY ABOUT $100,000.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF DETAIL'S GONE INTO THE STONEWORK
AND THE QUARTZ THAT'S IN HERE, WHICH IS A BIG EXPENSE.
THIS BASICALLY IS A DAMP STEAM ROOM,
WHICH COMBINES SORT OF AROMA WITH OBVIOUSLY STEAM.
AND IN HERE YOU HAVE QUARTZ CRYSTAL,
WHICH IS THE LIGHT FEATURE AT THE CENTER,
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE STEAM COMES OUT THE CENTER COLUMN.
AND THIS IS A COMBINATION SAUNA.
IT'S A SWEDISH AND FINNISH SAUNA,
SO BASICALLY YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS HERE.
YOU CAN HAVE JUST PURE DRY HEAT,
AND THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER OPTION
WHICH BASICALLY GIVES YOU STEAM AS WELL.
GREAT PLACE TO CHILL OUT.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GET 12, 14 PEOPLE IN HERE.
IT JUST GIVES YOU ANOTHER FORM OF RELAXATION
AND SORT OF COMMUNICATION AREA
WHERE YOU CAN BASICALLY JUST SORT OF SIT DOWN,
CHILL OUT, AND RELAX AND TALK TO EACH OTHER
AND ALSO HAVE A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE.
BUT THE PEAK OF THIS SPA AND BATH IS THE JACUZZI AREA
THAT LOOKS LIKE IT BELONGS INSIDE A LUXURIOUS NIGHTCLUB.
HERE WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF INTERESTING SORT OF PARTIES.
IT HOUSES COMFORTABLY ABOUT 16 PEOPLE IN THERE,
BUT I'M SURE WE CAN FIT IN A COUPLE OF OTHERS
AND GET MAYBE SORT OF 20 PEOPLE.
IT'S AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR JACUZZI SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY
EITHER HAVE THE DOOR SHUT AND STAY ON THE INSIDE,
OR YOU CAN GO TO THE OUTSIDE
AND SIT ON THE OUTSIDE WHEN IT'S COLD,
AND IT'S QUITE NICE TO SIT IN THE WATER.
WE'VE HAD TO BUILD IT TWICE,
BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME IT WAS CONSTRUCTED,
WE BASICALLY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE IN THERE,
SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE METAL WAS THAT
AS IT HEATS AND IT GETS COLD, IT SORT OF EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS.
AND IT--BASICALLY WHEN IT EXPANDED
IT CAUSED A COUPLE OF CRACKS AND LEAKS,
SO THEN WE HAD TO REMAKE IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
THIS COST ABOUT $250,000 1 TIME.
THE SECOND TIME
WAS DOWN TO THE CONSTRUCTION FIRM THAT MADE IT.
THEY SWALLOWED THE BILL ON IT.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT A RELAXATION AREA
WHICH CURVES EXACTLY AROUND THE SPACE OF THE JACUZZI.
THE CHANDELIER LIGHTING FEATURE
REALLY JUST FINISHED THE JACUZZI SORT OF AREA OFF.
AND THEN WE'VE OBVIOUSLY GOT ALL OF THIS HAND-HUNG CHAIN
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IN THIS WELLNESS
BETWEEN THE LIGHTS AND THE ACTUAL SEATING--
THE CHANDELIER FEATURE
AND THE LIGHT THAT GOES OVER THE TABLE THERE,
WE'VE GOT 9 1/2 KILOMETERS OF CHAIN,
WHICH HAS ALL BEEN INDIVIDUALLY HAND-HUNG,
AND THAT WAS QUITE AN EXPENSIVE PART OF THE EXERCISE
FOR THE LIGHTING AND SEATING AREA.
AND THE NEXT AREA WE HAVE IS OUR OUTDOOR DINING AREA.
THE TOTAL BILL-- DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION COSTS--
FOR THAT ROOM'S ABOUT $1.1 MILLION.
THE FIRST TIME I WALKED INTO THE ROOM
WHEN EVERYTHING WAS FINISHED, COMPLETE, CLEANED,
I JUST THOUGHT, YEAH, IT WORKS,
AND IT WORKED BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD.
CONTINUING OUR TOUR
OF THESE AMAZING $1 MILLION KITCHENS AND BATHS,
WE VISIT TELLURIDE, COLORADO,
AND A KITCHEN THAT'S USED FOR MORE THAN JUST COOKING.
(man) IF I HAVE TO SUM THIS KITCHEN UP IN ONE WORD,
IT WOULD BE ART WITH A CAPITAL A.
THE THING I THINK I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT THE KITCHEN
IS IT'S SO OPEN.
THERE'S NO HIGH WALLS OF CABINETRY.
YOU SEE RIGHT THROUGH.
YOU'RE PART OF THE WORLD AROUND YOU,
BUT IT'S STILL VERY FUNCTIONAL AND UNIQUE IN ITS OWN WAY.
INSTEAD OF AN ISLAND KITCHEN,
THIS IS VIRTUALLY AN ARCHIPELAGO KITCHEN.
WE'VE GOT THREE ISLANDS HERE.
OFTEN WHEN PEOPLE WALK INTO THE KITCHEN, IT'S EITHER QUIET
OR “THREE ISLANDS? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?”
THE KITCHEN WAS DESIGNED AROUND A NUMBER OF ZONES.
THIS IS VERY MUCH THE SOCIAL--
EITHER A BREAKFAST AREA OR A SOCIAL AREA.
YOU'VE GOT A GOOD PREP AREA HERE,
A SINK HERE THAT WE CUSTOM-DESIGNED,
CAST INTO THIS CONCRETE.
PARTIES--YOU CAN LOAD IT UP WITH ICE AND YOUR WINE BOTTLES HERE.
AND THIS KITCHEN HAS EVERY BELL AND WHISTLE
THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT IN A HOME LIKE THIS--
COFFEE MAKER,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A WARMING DRAWER FOR YOUR COFFEE CUPS.
NOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A TELEVISION THERE,
BUT YOU DON'T WANT IT IN THE--
DOMINATING THE KITCHEN, SO THESE DOORS VANISH.
TWO MORE WARMING DRAWERS OVER HERE
TO KEEP THE PLATES NICE AND WARM.
TWO DISHWASHERS, BUT THE DISHWASHERS,
INSTEAD OF STACKED AS YOU OFTEN SEE ON OTHER SIDE,
WE'VE GOT ONE SINK HERE. YOU'VE GOT THE PREP SINK THERE.
SO IF YOU'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE WORKING,
EACH PERSON'S CLEANING UP AFTER THEMSELVES.
TWO OVENS, MICROWAVE.
OF THE KITCHEN AREA,
MY FAVORITE PART IS HOW IT LEAKS.
ALL OF THE SPACES HERE IN THIS HOUSE
AND IN THIS KITCHEN ARE LEAKING.
THEY NEVER QUITE END AT ONE WALL
SO THE KITCHEN FLOWS INTO THE DINING ROOM OVER HERE.
AND WE WANTED THIS TO BE A VERY CUSTOM SPACE AS WELL.
THIS TABLE CAME IN THREE PIECES, HAD TO BE ASSEMBLED HERE.
THE CHAIRS--THEY'RE-- THEY'RE HEAVY.
I CAN BARELY LIFT ONE.
BUT THEY MOVE NICELY ON THE WHEELS.
BUT EACH ONE OF THESE CHAIRS
IS PROBABLY $3,000 TO $4,000 TIMES 10 OF THOSE,
THROW IN A TABLE AT $30,000.
THIS IS A $60,000, $70,000 DINING ROOM SET.
ON THE EDGE OF THE KITCHEN HERE
IS THE WINE BAR,
AND HERE WE ADDED A CUSTOM WINE RACK
THAT JUST BECAME ITS OWN LITTLE WEIRD SCULPTURE.
BUT I LOVE THAT.
PEOPLE ARE ALL FLOWING RIGHT THROUGH THIS AREA.
THIS IS REALLY THE HEART OF THE HOME RIGHT HERE.
EVERYTHING RADIATES OFF THE WINE BAR.
THERE MAY BE SOMETHING METAPHORIC IN THAT.
I'M NOT SURE.
BUT IT SEEMS TO WORK FOR THESE GUYS.
BUT THIS FANTASTIC OPEN CONCEPT KITCHEN
GOES EVEN FURTHER,
EXPANDING INTO THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
THE OWNERS LOVE TO COOK, AND WE LOVE TO BE OUTSIDE,
SO WE'VE GOT JUST
THIS WONDERFUL INDOOR/OUTDOOR KITCHEN/LIVING/DINING SPACE
SO THAT ON BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAYS
AT 9,500 FEET IN TELLURIDE
THIS PLACE CAN OPEN UP.
WE SPENT OVER HALF A $1 MILLION
ON THESE CUSTOM WINDOWS AND DOORS.
BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN IT DONE BEFORE
WHERE THE WHOLE CORNER OPENS UP.
THIS SPACE NOW BECOMES PART OF THE EXTERIOR SPACE,
AND NOW YOU'VE GOT A HUGE OUTDOOR/INDOOR LIVING SPACE.
WE'RE STILL UNDERCOVER
FOR THE NEXT 15 FEET THIS WAY,
AND THIS WHOLE OUTDOOR DINING AREA,
AND THEN IT SWINGS AROUND,
AND YOU'VE GOT THESE PATIOS, THE VIEWS.
WE'VE GOT A CUSTOM-BUILT MASONRY PIZZA OVEN,
THE BARBECUE TO DIE FOR.
AND THE TRANSITION, THE LINE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND OUT,
IS JUST VERY, VERY FUZZY.
THE THEME OF NATURE,
THAT'S WHAT REALLY DROVE THIS KITCHEN, THESE SPACES,
THE FACT THAT YOU ARE PART OF THE WORLD.
I CAN WALK FROM THE KITCHEN THROUGH THE WINE BAR,
AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'M INSIDE OR OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW.
I'M PART OF THIS ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S A SCULPTURE,
AND THAT'S WHAT IT WANTED TO BE FROM DAY ONE,
AND IT WANTED TO BE A SCULPTURE
THAT WAS PART OF THIS ENVIRONMENT.
I'M NOT SURE I CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT THE COSTS ARE
IN THE KITCHEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA HERE,
$5 MILLION, $6 MILLION, $8 MILLION.
WE JUST HAD TO BUILD THIS CORRECTLY.
THAT WAS OUR GOAL. I THINK WE DID.
OUR NEXT $1 MILLION KITCHEN AND BATH
SHOWCASES A WATER FEATURE UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD NEVER EXPECT TO SEE
IN NEW YORK CITY.
NO WAY.
IN A NEW YORK CITY HOME.
I HAVE MORE THAN 600 SQUARE FEET OF GOLD.
I THINK IT'S $1.5 MILLION
IS ALONE THE GOLD IN THE HOUSE.
NEXT UP ON OUR LOOK
INTO THE MOST SPECTACULAR KITCHENS AND BATHS,
WE TRAVEL TO NEW YORK CITY
TO VISIT A SPACE WHERE COOKING AND DINING ARE A WORK OF ART.
KATE.
HOW ARE YOU?
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE.
(Kate) THIS HOME IS MY BABY.
THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS
I'VE PUT ALL MY TIME, MY SOUL.
I'M IN LOVE.
WOW.
LOOK AT THIS.
IT LOOKS VERY CONTEMPORARY, A LITTLE BIT COMMERCIAL.
YES.
WE BUILT THIS CABINETRY AT THE HOUSE,
AND IT TOOK US MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.
AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL THESE APPLIANCES IN HERE
UH-HUH.
THE TOTAL PRICE POINT OF THE APPLIANCES
WOW. THAT'S A LOT OF APPLIANCES.
YES. MM-HMM.
5-STORY BUILDING.
MM-HMM. YOU DO NEED AN ELEVATOR.
CREATING THIS SPACE TOOK US MORE THAN A YEAR,
AND WE INVESTED OVER $3 MILLION.
THIS IS GORGEOUS. I LOVE THE KITCHEN.
MM-HMM.
LET'S GO CHECK THAT OUT.
THE REAL FEATURE OF THIS DINING ROOM
IS NOT WHAT'S IN IT, BUT WHAT IT OVERLOOKS.
THE OWNER CREATED A ONE-OF-A-KIND WATER FEATURE
THAT SHE CAN ENJOY FROM HER DINING ROOM TABLE.
HOLY SMOKES. THAT'S A WATERFALL.
NO WAY.
IN A NEW YORK CITY HOME.
YES.
WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE
TO PUT THE TALLEST WATERFALL IN NEW YORK CITY?
WHEN I THINK OF WATERFALL,
WATERFALL IS THE SYMBOL OF PEACE.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE THE BIGGEST WATERFALL
INSIDE OF THE HOUSE.
I FORGOT THAT WE'RE IN A DINING ROOM,
YES.
NO.
THIS DINING ROOM-- I LOVE ALL THE NATURAL LIGHT.
WELL, I PUT A LOT OF SKYLIGHT WINDOW AND WINDOWS
MM-HMM.
FOR THE NATURAL LIGHT AND NATURAL VENTILATION.
IT TOOK US ABOUT TWO YEARS TO BUILD
OH, REALLY?
AND IT IS ALL REMOTE CONTROLLABLE,
THOSE ARE ON MOTORS?
I LOVE SEEING THAT.
ALL THOSE WINDOWS
THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM
COST US CLOSE TO $1 MILLION.
THIS IS AMAZING.
OH, MY GOSH.
23-FOOT CEILING HIGH.
WHERE YOU'RE STANDING RIGHT NOW IS A SCULPTURE GARDEN.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD NEVER EXPECT TO SEE
MM-HMM.
THIS IS ONE-OF-A-KIND
THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY CALL THIS HOUSE
WATERFALL MANSION OF NEW YORK CITY.
YES, WE HAVE A NICKNAME.
SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE SIZE OF THIS.
I MEAN, HOW HIGH IS THIS?
THIS IS 23-FOOT HIGH AND 20-FOOT WIDE.
A TYPICAL WATERFALL USUALLY IS VERTICAL,
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT OUR WATERFALL,
IT'S ACTUALLY PERFECTLY CALCULATED
TO MAKE THE PERFECT SLOPE
SO THE WATER ACTUALLY FALLS
VERY PEACEFULLY INTO THE POND.
UH-HUH.
THAT WE ACTUALLY GOT FROM ITALY.
SPENT OVER A HALF MILLION
WOW.
(Kate) AFTER I FINISHED THIS PROJECT,
AND I TELL MYSELF,
“KATE, YOU DID CREATE THE VALUE.”
THIS HOUSE IS ALL ABOUT VALUE.
WHEN IT COMES TO THESE NEXT $1 MILLION KITCHENS AND BATHS,
THE FOCUS IS ON LUXURY, INDOORS AND OUT.
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THAT THIS ROOM COULDN'T GET ANY BIGGER,
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
(man) HOW MANY PLACES EXIST IN THE WORLD
WHERE YOU HAVE ONE HOUSE AND SURROUNDED BY WATER?
IS REALLY LIKE THE FEELING I'M ON MY OWN ISLAND.
NEXT ON OUR JOURNEY OF $1 MILLION KITCHENS AND BATHS,
WE HEAD TO MALLORCA, SPAIN, TO SEE A SPACE
WHERE EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS REALLY IS MADE OF GOLD.
VILLA COLANI IS A HOUSE
IN A VERY, VERY GOOD LOCATION FROM MALLORCA.
MALLORCA'S AN ISLAND IN EUROPE NEAR SPAIN.
THIS 10,000-SQUARE-FOOT HOME
HAS SEVEN BEDROOMS, TWO OFFICES,
AND TWO SWIMMING POOLS.
THE HOUSE IS ROUND,
AND THE HOUSE IS ALSO A LITTLE BIT CRAZY.
WELL, I LIKE CRAZY IDEAS.
THE WHOLE LIFE IS CRAZY. THE WORLD IS CRAZY.
AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE A PART OF THEM CRAZY.
SO ROUND, GOLD, BIG LIKE MY STOMACH.
GOLD IS MY COLOR. GOLD IS NOT FOR SHOWING THE MONEY.
GOLD IS THE COLOR FROM LUCK, FROM SUCCESS, AND FROM FUN.
I HAVE MORE THAN 60 SQUARE METER.
IT MEANS ABOUT 600 SQUARE FEET OF GOLD.
AND OH, SURE, THIS COSTS MONEY.
I THINK IT'S $1.3 MILLION, $1.5 MILLION
IS ALONE THE GOLD IN THE HOUSE.
BUT MY FEELING IS IMPORTANT, NOT THE PRICE FROM THE GOLD.
I DON'T LOOK IN THE NEWS HOW IS THE GOLD PRICE TODAY.
IT'S NOT IMPORTANT FOR ME.
AND WHILE THE HOUSE MAY BE FULL OF GOLD,
THE KITCHEN IN VILLA COLANI HAS ITS OWN SET OF FEATURES.
THIS LOOKS NOT LIKE A KITCHEN. IT IS ALSO ROUND, FOR SURE.
BUT HERE YOU CAN SEE IF I PRESS THIS BUTTON
IT GOES LIKE A SPACESHIP.
YOU HAVE HERE, FOR EXAMPLE,
YOU HAVE--YOU CAN PULL IT OUT.
THEN YOU HAVE ALL THE THINGS INSIDE,
SO YOU HAVE MANY SPACE IN THIS KITCHEN.
YOU ALSO CAN CLOSE IT.
OKAY, SO THE KITCHEN IS FULL OF AUTOMATIC.
IT'S SPECIAL MADE FOR US FROM ITALY.
IF YOU NOT HAVE MANY PLACE IN THE KITCHEN,
YOU NEED A KITCHEN LIKE THIS.
BUT IT'S THE BATHROOM AT VILLA COLANI
THAT REALLY STANDS OUT.
COME WITH ME. I SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
CAN YOU FEEL THIS WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING
IN A MASSIVE GOLDEN SHOWER?
THIS GIVES YOU POWER FOR THE WHOLE DAY.
EVERY MORNING IF I GO IN THE SHOWER,
MY HEART GOES OPEN.
IT MAKES ME 15 TO 20 YEARS YOUNGER.
AND YOU SEE, I LOVE THE DETAILS.
IT MUST BE ALSO 24 KARAT
AND ALSO HERE 24 KARAT.
I CAN DO THIS WITH IRON ALSO
OR WITH OTHER CHEAP PLASTIC OR SOMETHING,
BUT IF I MAKE THIS,
I FEEL MY HEART...
THEY COMES BETTER OUT, YOU KNOW?
BECAUSE IN GOLD IT MAKES MORE SENSE FOR ME.
OH, SURE, IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY,
MASSIVE GOLD, 24 KARAT OF GOLD,
IT COSTS MONEY,
AND I'M SURE I INVEST ONLY IN THIS BATH REALLY $1 MILLION,
BECAUSE THIS MANY SQUARE FEET OF GOLD
IT'S REALLY MORE THAN $1 MILLION.
BUT ANYWHERE, NOT IMPORTANT,
IMPORTANT IS FEELING WELL,
AND THEN YOU HAVE FUN TO SEE THIS GOLD
BECAUSE GOLD BRING ALSO LUCK TO YOU.
AND HIS GOLDEN PALACE WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE
WITHOUT THE PLACE TO GET THE PERFECT GOLDEN TAN.
NOW WE ARE IN THE PATIO AREA.
I HAVE MANY TERRACES AROUND THE HOUSE.
AND ALL AROUND IN THE SWIMMING POOL, IN THE JACUZZI,
IN THE BOTTOM IS GOLD.
SO YOU SEE THE SAME DESIGN OUTSIDE
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THE INSIDE.
A HOUSE LIKE THIS COSTS MORE THAN $20 MILLION,
BUT IT BRINGS A LOT OF FUN.
NOT EVERYBODY LIKE WHAT I DO,
BUT I DON'T LIKE TO DO NORMAL THINGS.
THE WORLD IS COLORFUL. I AM COLORFUL.
AND ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE WHERE WE STAY
HAVE TO BE COLORFUL AND MAKING FUN.
IF I HAVE TO SAY ONE WORD FOR MY ROOM,
THEN I ALWAYS SAY HAPPY.
FOR THE NEXT STOP ON OUR $1 MILLION TOUR,
WE HEAD TO THE MALDIVE ISLANDS
TO VISIT A PRIVATE HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN
WITH A BATH AND SPA THAT'S THE ULTIMATE IN PAMPERING.
HOW MANY PLACES EXIST IN THE WORLD
WHERE YOU HAVE ONE HOUSE AND SURROUNDED BY WATER?
STEPPING OFF THE BOAT
IS REALLY LIKE THE FEELING I'M ON MY OWN ISLAND.
AND THAT'S JUST WHAT THEY DID
BY BUILDING AN OVER-THE-WATER PALACE
SO GUESTS AND FAMILY CAN RELAX.
HERE WE ARE COMING TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPACES--
THE BATHROOM,
WHICH DEFINITELY IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.
THE SPA AND BATH AREA TAKE UP ONE SECTION OF THE HOME,
WHICH INCLUDES A BATHROOM, A SPA,
AND AN OUTDOOR TUB AND GYM.
WE HAVE OUR SINKS.
WHEN YOU SHAVE IN THE MORNING, YOU JUST SEE OUTSIDE.
AND THEN ALSO STEPPING OUT HERE,
AND YOU WANT TO JUMP IN, JUST FEEL FREE.
YOU HAVE THIS SPACE.
YOU HAVE THE SHOWER.
JUST IMAGINE YOURSELF WALKING OVER THERE
AND TAKING A SHOWER OUT IN THE LAGOON, BASICALLY.
THE FIRST TIME WHEN YOU GO TO THE SHOWER,
YOU'RE IN HERE ALONE.
YOU HAVE TO WALK OVER THE BRIDGE.
YOU'RE LIKE, “IS THERE SOMEBODY WATCHING ME?”
BUT YOU WALK OVER AND TAKE THIS SHOWER
SURROUNDED BY THE WATER.
BUT THE CROWN IN THIS OUTDOOR CASTLE
IS THE PRIVATE POOL AND OUTDOOR TUB
THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE LITERALLY BATHING IN THE OCEAN.
IN THE NIGHT, ALL THE STARS ARE HERE SO CLOSE.
YOU THINK THAT THEY ARE NEARLY FALLING ON YOU.
AND IT IS THE BEST PLACE TO SEE ALSO THE FALLING STARS
AS WE HAVE NEARLY NO LIGHT POLLUTION.
TO BUILD ALL THIS PART, AS NICE AS IT LOOKS,
IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT AND COSTLY.
THE PLUMBING THAT WE HAVE HERE--
YOU HAVE TO IMAGINE HERE THAT YOU HAVE TO BRING ALL TOGETHER.
IT DOESN'T GO JUST OUT IN THE LAGOON.
WE HAVE TO GET IT INTO A TANK,
AND WE HAVE TO PUMP IT OVER TO THE MAIN ISLAND.
SO ALONE THIS PLUMBING COSTS MORE THAN $100,000.
THEN WE HAVE A BATHTUB THERE OUT,
WHICH IS SPECIAL FABRICATION AGAIN, HAND-DESIGNED,
HANDMADE HERE ON THE SPOT.
WITH THE JACUZZI...
AND THIS WAS OVER $150,000 JUST TO PUT THAT TOGETHER.
NEXT TO THE BATHROOM IS A SPA AND GYM AREA
TO RELAX OR WORK OUT AMONGST THE OCEAN WAVES.
HERE WE ARE IN OUR SPA.
EVERY PERSON WHO COMES HERE
HAS INCLUDED TWO BUTLERS
AND THERAPIST, THE CHEF 24 HOURS ON CALL.
THEY CAN ALSO USE THE JACUZZI AND THE SAUNA,
EVEN IF WE HAVE EVERY DAY ABOUT 30 DEGREES,
BUT PEOPLE LOVE IT.
COMING TO THE UPPER FLOOR, WE HAVE HERE OUR PRIVATE GYM.
LOOK AT THIS.
GUESTS SPEND HERE HOURS.
THE GYM EASILY IS ANOTHER $150,000, $200,000
JUST ON MACHINES IN IT.
AND AFTER THAT, MAYBE THEY'RE GOING BACK
AND HAVING A TREATMENT-- BUENO--
OR IF YOU WANT, JUST WALK OVER,
TAKE THE SLIDE, AND GO DOWN TO--INTO THE WATER.
WHEN THERE ARE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN,
THE CHILDREN, THEY DON'T WAIT FIVE MINUTES.
THEY--THEY HAVE SEEN THE SLIDE, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY GO DOWN.
THE ADULTS, THEY SAY, “OH, YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
IT'S FOR CHILDREN,”
BUT BELIEVE ME,
AFTER AN HOUR THEY'RE UP THERE AS WELL.
ALONE, THE SLIDE,
BEING CUSTOMIZED JUST FOR THE PRIVATE RESERVE
IS AGAIN ANOTHER $100,000 WHICH IS SPENT JUST FOR THAT.
AND THE ULTIMATE SPOT IN THIS PARADISE
IS A SITTING AREA WHERE YOU CAN CATCH THE SUNSET.
JUST GOING OUT, HANGING THERE IN THE HAMMOCK,
AND IF YOU WISH, HAVE A COCKTAIL--
OUR BUTLERS WILL BRING IT TO YOU--
AND YOU CAN EVEN READ YOUR BOOK.
THE HIGHEST COST
WAS TO IMPORT THE MATERIAL TO THE COUNTRY.
EVERY SINGLE PIECE HERE, WHAT YOU SEE, IS HANDMADE.
SO SUMMING UP,
THE BATHROOM AT THE PRIVATE RESERVE
WE HAVE A MIRACULOUS PLACE.
ALTHOUGH A WORLD APART,
THESE NEXT 2 $1 MILLION KITCHENS AND BATHS
ARE DIFFERENT IN STYLE BUT WORTH EVERY PENNY SPENT.
(woman) BEHIND ME THERE'S A HELICOPTER LANDING
ON THAT LITTLE SPOT THERE.
WHEN YOU LAND, YOU'RE RIGHT ON THE SEA, AND YOU'RE IN POSITANO.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS A GREAT EATING SPACE, WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS.
NEXT ON OUR ALL-ACCESS PASS
INSIDE THE MOST EXPENSIVE KITCHENS AND BATHS,
WE HEAD TO RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA,
WHERE DESIGNER AND OWNER BRIAN FOSTER
SHOWS US HOW HIS KITCHEN AND DINING AREA
REDEFINES OPEN CONCEPT LIVING.
(Brian) THIS HOUSE IS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE STYLE OF THE HOUSE IS ULTRAMODERN,
BRINGING IN A LOT OF UNIQUE FEATURES AND ELEMENTS
UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU'D EVER SEE ANYWHERE ELSE.
THE REASON I CONSIDER THIS KITCHEN AS MY $1 MILLION ROOM
IS BECAUSE EVERY DETAIL IS COMPLETELY CUSTOM.
AND WHAT MAKES THE KITCHEN SO UNIQUE
IS THAT IT OPENS UP TO ALL THE MAJOR ROOMS OF THE HOUSE.
WE ACTUALLY WANTED TO DESIGN THIS TO BE SOMETHING
THAT IS NOT ONLY LIVABLE FOR EVERYDAY USE,
BUT IF WE WERE ENTERTAINING, SAY, 200 PEOPLE,
THIS SPACE CAN HANDLE IT.
WE INCORPORATED GLASS TILES. WE INCORPORATED METALS,
SOMEWHAT OF AN INDUSTRIAL-TYPE OF LOOK AS WELL.
BUT THE OVERALL PURPOSE WAS TO CREATE A ROOM
THAT EVERY TIME YOU WALK INTO IT
IT PUTS A SMILE ON YOUR FACE,
AND YOU JUST SAY, “THIS IS REALLY, REALLY COOL.”
THE KITCHEN HAS TWO OVENS, A WARMING DRAWER.
IT HAS THIS LARGE COOKTOP WITH SIX BURNERS AND A GRIDDLE
AND A BIG COMMERCIAL-TYPE EXHAUST HOOD.
THESE TILES ACTUALLY ARE CALLED IRIDESCENT GLASS TILES,
SO DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF THE DAY,
THEY ACTUALLY FADE INTO ALL THESE DIFFERENT COLORS
FROM PURPLES AND BLUES, GOLD, SILVER, BLACK, ET CETERA.
JUST THESE TWO ITEMS OF THE KITCHEN ALONE
ARE ABOUT $50,000 IN CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL.
WE HAVE THE BUILT-IN 48-INCH REFRIGERATOR
AND A COFFEE MAKER HERE, WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE DEVICE.
IT'S CAPABLE OF CREATING
THE MOST SPECIAL TYPES OF COFFEES,
AND GUESTS LOVE IT,
BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I DON'T EVEN DRINK COFFEE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS INCREDIBLE ISLAND.
IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT THE SIZE OF HAWAII.
IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST ISLANDS THAT WE'VE EVER PUT INTO A HOME.
TYPICALLY AN ISLAND BECOMES THE CENTERPIECE
DURING A PARTY IN A HOUSE,
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE THIS SPACE INCREDIBLY LARGE,
AND SO IT WAS REALLY ROOMY.
IT'S A CURVED LINEAR SHAPE,
MEANING THAT THIS AREA OF THE ISLAND IS CURVED,
THE BACK SECTION IS CURVED, AND THIS PART IS STRAIGHT.
BUT THIS ACTUAL ISLAND IS SO LARGE
THAT IT HAD TO BE FRAMED CONVENTIONALLY
AS IF YOU WERE TO FRAME A HOUSE.
SO IT'S ALL STRUCTURALLY ENGINEERED TO BE TOTALLY STRONG,
TO SUPPORT SEVERAL PEOPLE WALKING ON IT OR DANCING ON IT
OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
ONE THING THAT I REALLY DON'T LIKE
ARE HOMES THAT ARE DIVIDED UP WITH WALLS
AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT CREATE BARRIERS,
SO WHAT I DECIDED TO DO HERE
WAS DESIGN THIS TO WHERE
THE KITCHEN ACTUALLY BECOMES OPEN TO ALL THESE MAIN AREAS,
MEANING THAT THE GREAT ROOM,
THE CASUAL BREAKFAST AREA,
THE DINING ROOM, THE WATER FEATURE,
THIS ALL BECOMES ONE DYNAMIC ROOM.
SO IF YOU NOTICE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO SEPARATE DINING AREAS.
THIS ONE IS THE CASUAL DINING AREA,
WHICH WE WANTED TO HAVE CLOSE-UP TO THE WINDOW.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS A GREAT EATING SPACE,
WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS.
OVER HERE WE HAVE THE FORMAL DINING ROOM,
AND WE ACTUALLY DESIGNED IT
TO BE SURROUNDED BY THIS WATER FEATURE,
WHICH GIVES THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRANQUILITY.
THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF THE ROOM WAS THE DINING ROOM
WITH AN EXPENSE OF APPROXIMATELY $300,000.
IT HAS A CUSTOM-BUILT TABLE,
A CUSTOM-BUILT LIGHTING FIXTURE ABOVE.
THE FORMAL DINING ROOM WAS CREATED TO BE AN ENERGY VORTEX
THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BRING HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND SUCCESS.
BY HAVING THIS ROUND ROOM
AND THE LIGHTING FIXTURE ABOVE IS DESIGNED
TO CREATE THE ENERGY
WHICH SPINS IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE MOTION,
AND THE WATER FEATURE HERE
WOULD CREATE IT TO SPIN IN A CLOCKWISE MOTION,
WHICH CREATES A VORTEX TO BRING THAT TYPE OF ENERGY
TO THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE PART OF THAT ROOM.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MONEY JUST CAN'T BUY.
THE GREAT ROOM HERE
IS ACTUALLY DESIGNED, AGAIN, TO BE PART OF THE OPEN SPACE.
AND NOTE HERE THAT WE ACTUALLY DESIGNED
THIS 10-FOOT-LONG FIRE FEATURE,
WHICH IS VERY UNIQUE.
WE ACCENTED EVERYTHING WITH METAL AND WOOD.
AND WE DID THE SLATE FEATURE HERE,
THIS ARTISTIC FEATURE,
AND IT'S ALL BACKLIT,
SO AT NIGHT THE WHOLE WALL GLOWS,
AND IT GLOWS FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE AS WELL.
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THAT THIS ROOM COULDN'T GET ANY BIGGER,
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
I ACTUALLY DECIDED TO INSTALL THESE MASSIVE GLASS SLIDERS,
AND THESE ARE ACTUALLY 12 FEET TALL,
WHICH IS ABOUT THE BIGGEST YOU CAN GET A SHEET OF GLASS.
BASICALLY EACH ONE OF THESE DOORS
OPEN OVER ONE ANOTHER,
AND THEY ACTUALLY RECESS COMPLETELY BEHIND THE WALL
SO THIS SPACE BECOMES ONE SPACE,
MEANING THE GREAT ROOM AND THE OUTDOORS
NOW BECOME THE SAME SPACE.
THAT ALONE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL SLIDING DOORS, THE GLASS,
AND ALL THE STRUCTURAL STEEL AND THE FOOTINGS
PROBABLY AT LEAST $150,000.
IT'S COMPLETELY COVERED WITH SUNSHADE,
AND YOU HAVE THESE DYNAMIC VIEWS.
YOU HAVE THE INFINITY-EDGE POOL, SPA,
FIRE FEATURES.
JUST TAKE A LOOK AT HOW INCREDIBLE THIS SPACE IS.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE SPACE THAT WE CREATED.
WHEN I HAVE GUESTS COME OVER, FRIENDS, FAMILY,
JUST TO SEE EVERYBODY'S REACTION
AND HOW COMFORTABLE THE SPACE IS AND HOW MUCH THEY ENJOY IT
IS A REALLY SATISFYING FEELING.
THIS NEXT AMAZING BATHROOM
HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST SHOWERS YOU'VE EVER SEEN.
(woman) THIS WAS WHERE THEY BAKED THE BREAD
FOR THE SOLDIERS.
A SHOWER IN THE OVEN? YOU'RE ACTUALLY SHOWERING IN THE OVEN.
AS WE CONTINUE OUR TOUR
OF THESE LUXURIOUS $1 MILLION KITCHENS AND BATHS,
WE TRAVEL TO POSITANO, ITALY,
WHERE CARETAKER OLIVIA HSU DECKER
SHOWS US HOW BLENDING THE OLD AND THE NEW
TRANSLATES INTO AN EXQUISITE AND EXPENSIVE BATHROOM AND SPA.
(Olivia) HERE AT VILLA TRE VILLE
YOU COME HERE,
AND YOU JUST FORGET ALL YOUR PROBLEMS AT HOME,
YOUR HUNDRED E-MAILS YOU HAVEN'T REPLIED.
YOU RELAX AND RECHARGE YOUR BATTERY.
THE SPACE I CONSIDER A $1 MILLION ROOM
IS THE BATHROOM.
THIS IS A BATHROOM YOU CAN LIVE IN.
THIS ENORMOUS BATHROOM
WAS BUILT WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY MATERIALS.
THE OWNER SPENT A FORTUNE ADDING WHITE CARRERA MARBLE
ON BOTH THE STAIRS AND THE WALLS.
THE TILE OF THIS FLOOR IS A NEUTRAL MIX
OF GREEN, WHITE, BLACK, YELLOW, AND BLUE.
THE FLOOR PATTERN WAS INSPIRED BY COSTUMES
THAT PABLO PICASSO DESIGNED FOR AN ITALIAN BALLET
WE HAVE A STAND-ALONE TUB.
AND ENTERING OUR DOUBLE SHOWER--
ONE IS A STEAM SHOWER, FLOOR-TO-CEILING TILES
IN THE SAME COLOR OF THE PICASSO DESIGN,
AND WE HAVE A DOUBLE DOOR SHOWER.
THIS WHOLE FRAME IS MARBLE, BY THE WAY.
EACH DOORWAY'S ALL MARBLE.
EACH SHOWER DOOR'S ALL MARBLE FRAME,
THREE LAYERS OF WHITE CARRERA MARBLE.
UH, THIS ROOM COST SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
BUT JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THIS BATHROOM
COULDN'T GET ANY BIGGER,
IT OFFERS A SHOWER THAT'S FIT FOR ROYALTY.
WE ARE IN THIS AMAZING SHOWER.
BELIEVE OR NOT, BACK IN THE 19th CENTURY
THIS ORIGINALLY WAS ITALIAN...
THEY USED THIS LOCATION AS A MILITARY BASE,
AND THIS WAS WHERE THEY BAKED THE BREAD FOR THE SOLDIERS.
A SHOWER IN THE OVEN?
YOU'RE ACTUALLY SHOWERING IN THE OVEN. (laughs)
BIG CONVERSATION PIECE.
THE OVEN HAD BEEN THERE HUNDREDS OF YEARS,
AND YOU WANT TO PRESERVE IT,
AND SO THE OWNER HAD THE IDEA--
INCORPORATE THE OVEN, PUT A SHOWER IN THE OVEN,
WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, CRAZY IDEA,
BUT IT ALL WORKED OUT BEAUTIFULLY.
GOT TO HAVE THIS BIG SHOWERHEAD BECAUSE WE GOT A HUGE ROOM.
AND IT'S ROUNDED,
SO THE MARBLE SLAB HAVE BEEN CUT TO FIT THIS ROUNDED SPACE.
THE OWNER EXTENDED THIS LUXURIOUS BATHROOM OUTDOORS
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE AMAZING VIEWS
OF THE VERTICAL CITY.
SO HERE'S THE PRIVATE POOL JUST FOR THIS ROOM.
AND THE BEST PART
IS THIS AMAZING VIEW OF POSITANO.
WHEN YOU COME OUT FROM THE BATHS,
YOU WANT TO HAVE FRESH AIR
SURROUNDED BY THE FLOWERS AND THIS VIEW.
IT'S THE WHOLE PACKAGE OF BEING IN POSITANO
IN THIS PART OF ITALY.
AND THE FINAL SPOT
LIES ALONG THE POSITANO COAST
WHERE YOU CAN RELAX AND LISTEN TO THE WAVES OF THE SEA.
BEHIND ME THERE'S A HELICOPTER LANDING
ON THAT LITTLE SPOT THERE,
WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.
IN POSITANO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SPACE TO LAND A HELICOPTER
AND RIGHT--LOOK AT THE SETTING.
WHEN YOU LAND,
YOU'RE RIGHT ON THE SEA, AND YOU'RE IN POSITANO.
WE ALSO HAVE A BOAT LAUNCH AREA.
SO THERE'S THREE WAYS TO COME--
BY CAR, BY BOAT, AND BY HELICOPTER.
TO SUM UP ALL THESE BATHROOMS IN ONE WORD,
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY IT'S PARADISO.
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