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Dream Homes of Coastal California

A luxe new coffee table book called Dream Homes: Coastal California (Panache Partners, $34.95) showcases over 40 of the region's finest architects, designers and builders. Focusing on Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties, it features 250 photographs of breathtaking designs such as the Villa Beaumont pictured above, an Italian-Renaissance country villa in Santa Barbara by Sorrell Design based on the work of the great 16th-century architect Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola. From multimillion dollar classical revival mansions to modernist beach dwellings, no expense has been spared in realizing clients' dreams (hence the title). See the gallery for a tour.

Gallery: Dream Homes: Coastal California

Pacific Ocean beach house by Gray & Gray

Beaux-Arts estate by Harrison Design Assoc.

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Bali-High, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

If you love Polynesian style this could be your dream home. Bali-High, located in Islamorada, Florida has 10,000 square feet of space with gorgeous water views. The home has seven bedrooms and is finished with exotic wood and Polynesian-style ceilings. It has an open floor plan with plenty of balconies to enjoy the scenery. The home also has a vanishing-lip swimming pool, a tennis court and deepwater dock all on four acres of space. Your piece of Polynesia on the Atlantic is listed at $12.75 million.

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HGTV Dream Home 2006

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This year's HGTV Dream Home is is more understated than luxurious. The AP reports that for the 10th edition of the Dream Home giveaway, Home and Garden Television created a 5,700-square-foot home in the Blue Ridge foothills overlooking Lake Lure in North Carolina. The home has porches to take advantage of the mountain views and is designed so that the home's owners can live in one wing and guests stay on the other side. Other details include a game room, crafts room, wine cellar and exercise room. If you like the location you can build your own home at Grey Rock in the Lake Lure community which is a collection of over 900 homesites. Pictures of the HGTV home are available on their website.

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