Kenny Rogers in Atlanta, Estate of the Day
Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping
Country star Kenny Rogers considers himself quite the house fixer-upper. The Wall Street Journal reports that the house he recently put on the market in Atlanta is the 10th property he has fixed up and resold. Last summer we told you about his work with designer Jim Weinberg on an Atlanta show house. Rogers house is a different kind of show house. The six-bedroom home has 9,000 square feet of space. Rogers bought in 2006 for $2.8 million and reportedly spent another $3 million on the renovation. I could definitely think of better ways to spend $3 million. It's not that it's terrible in any way that I can put my finger on, it's just got that overblown and bland look that seems to pop up in the South a lot. The home has an African-themed guest room, which as Rogers says in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is something he likes to have in each of his homes Rogers seems pretty proud of the home and the design work saying that everything in the house is different from when he bought the house two years ago and that he "touched every inch" of the house.
The 1.5 acre estate includes a pool and spa and a three-car garage. It is listed at $7.95 million which includes all that furniture. But look out , Kenny, AOL Real Estate's home valuation tool puts it as being worth just over $2 million.
Rogers and his wife are also selling a nearby five acre lot for $2.9 million. The couple bought the land in 2007 for $2 million so their twin boys would have a place to play. The couple is moving to a 150-acre estate in Nicholson, Georgia.
