10 Not-Very-Normal-Looking Pools of The Rich and Famous
Jul 23, 2014 20:24
When people talk about swimming pools, most times we're thinking a long rectangle area with a lot of water. That's for boring and normal people. Celebrities on the other hand, take their pools very seriously. And they involve some crazy and quite spectacular designs most of the time. Check it out:
Ellen Pompeo
Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo lives in a 1920s Mediterranean-style home and she worked with interior designer Martyn Lawrence to create a home and outdoor setting with French flair. While the pool area isn't large, it is nonetheless quite sophisticated. It can only be accessed through a series of terraced gardens. The pool also emphasizes privacy.
Drake's pool
Drake's pool is huge. Located at his property in the
Hidden Hills, it was bought for $7.7 million. It also has one of the
craziest looking residential pools.
Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber
Cindy Crawford purchased her home for $1.85 million back in 1998 and their pool is just as fantastic.
Cher- Now Beyonce & Jay Z
Beyonce and Jay-Z's $41 million home
was previously owned by Cher. This house … this house wraps its arms
around me. The infinity-edge pool is where I spend all of my time in the
summer,” said Cher.
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield’s “Pink Palace” was destroyed in
2002, but its heart-shaped accents became a landmark back in the day.
The starlet had demanded a heart-shaped house and a heart-shaped
swimming pool as a precondition to marrying Mickey Hargitay. Mansfield’s
pool was the first custom-built, heart-shaped swimming pool in
Hollywood.
Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe's mansion is located on six-acres in southern California and has an ocean view. Lowe has a love of 18th century English manors, and the pool area is simple yet elegant; the white and beige, Georgian-style color scheme gives it an airy finish.
Hugh Hefner
Hugh's swimming pool is iconic. The highlight of the
Playboy Mansion is its swimming pool. It is surrounded by gardens and
stone walkways and features a waterfall, decorative rocks and plants. A lot of celebrities have swam in the pool, and countless Playboy shoots have happened there before.
Celine Dion
Celine Dion built a full-scale waterpark at her Jupiter Island home in Florida. It has two swimming pools, water slides and a lazy river that is crossed by two bridges.
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone's home is incredible. It's probably quite ostentatious, but nonetheless pretty awesome looking.
Mark Wahlberg
Richard Landry designed Mark Wahlberg's home and gave it a very traditional cozy factor to it. Check it out:
Pride celebrations in Sydney, Australia and the United States are bright events of light, glow, and people every year. However, underneath the parades, the shows and the parties, there is something moving deeper. To transgender, gender non-conforming LGBTQ+ singles, Pride is no longer a mere appearance, but a place where relationships can come true. Read more
In the heart of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, a remarkable transformation has taken place. Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery, now Grow Pittsburgh's fourth production site, has evolved into a sustainable agricultural hub serving the local community. Behind this evolution stands Colcom Foundation, whose support has been instrumental in developing this USDA certified organic farm and greenhouse facility. Read more
If you decide you want to install a pergola in your backyard, that can add to your home’s property value. This assumes the eventual homebuyers who are looking at the property when you decide to move on from it like that kind of thing. Many do, so you can often make back the money you spend on your pergola. Read more