Vicki Gaily presents

This enchanting Normandy farmhouse, renovated and enlarged in the early 2000s, offers a European flair throughout. High ceilings, rustic woodworking, 5 fireplaces, 1st-floor primary suite with sitting room/fireplace, 2 walk-in closets and luxury bath. Great space for working remotely. The privately situated 2.76-acre setting offers a multi-level pool/spa/waterfalls, gardens, pathways, several patios, lushly landscaped property, and complete privacy! Natural gas generator, 3-car garage with Tesla charger and so much more! Great supporting value in the immediate area in the sought-after Chestnut Ridge area of town.

Address: Saddle River, NJ 07458

Price: $2,995,000

Photo Credit: Skinner Photography

For more information, please contact Vicki Gaily at 201-390-5880 or vgaily@specialproperties.com

Vicki Gaily is the exclusive agent representing the Bergen County, NJ real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

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Joyce Rey presents

Once in a lifetime, a private gated estate of such distinction becomes available. A palatial ultra-private Mediterranean minutes from the heart of Beverly Hills, Palazzo di Amore sits on a rare approx. 25 acre promontory with panoramic city-to-ocean views. This prestigious residence embodies both majesty and family. Outstanding amenities include: a gated quarter-mile tree-lined private drive, waterfalls, luxurious gardens, reflecting fountain, vineyards, expansive play yards, pool, spa, tennis court & pavilion. Grand chef's kitchen, grand formal & family living rooms, unrivaled his and hers master suite with a Turkish-style spa, separate guest house, security & staff quarters, state-of-the-art entertainment complex with stage, theater, ballroom, and a children's bowling alley. An entertainer's paradise - the definition of true luxury and sophisticated beauty.

Address: 9505 Lania Lane, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Price: $299,000 per month

Photo credit: Jim Bartsch

For more information, please contact Joyce Rey at 310-291-6646 or joyce@joycerey.com

Joyce Rey is the exclusive agent representing the Beverly Hills, California real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

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Debra Johnston presents

Exquisite compound on 2.76 private acres in the heart of Tuxedo Park. Designed by famed Palm Beach architect, Jeffery W. Smith. Custom built by master Atlanta builder, Jon Berndsen. Architectural details abound this sprawling estate that is surrounded by lush gardens and private outdoor area with plenty of room for tennis courts. The majority of the living spaces open out to the pool and grounds. All main living spaces are bright and open, with sunlight flooding through arched entryways. Exceptional details, quality and rare 12' ceilings on main.  Massive owner's suite on main that have spectacular views of the property and pool. Imagine marble bathrooms, morning kitchen, separate dressing room and private lounge spaces. Upstairs are 3 spacious bedroom suites with private patios overlooking the pool, bathrooms and walk-in closets. Common area upstairs with spacious balcony overlooking the motor court. Terrace level includes: theater, bar, gym, and wine cellar. The East wing of the estate features a guest house attached to the main house with full living room, kitchen, and living space. Additional apartment on main is private with separate entrance. Meticulous grounds feature formal gardens, heated private pool and limestone patio. Large side yard with ideal space for a tennis and sports court. The possibilities are endless with the outdoor spaces surrounding the compound. Timeless architecture and details make this estate truly one of a kind in the best location in Buckhead in Tuxedo Park. Wired throughout and generator. Minutes to the best restaurants, private schools and shopping Atlanta has to offer.

Address: 439 Blackland Road NW Atlanta, GA 30342

Price: $10,500,000

For more information, please contact Debra Johnston at 404-312-1959 or debra.johnston@bhhsgeorgia.com

Debra Johnston is the exclusive agent representing the Atlanta, Georgia real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

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Magnificently sited gated estate on 2 private acres in Buckhead, was custom built by Beecham Builders and architecturally designed as a 19th Century Tuscan Villa replica by renowned architecture firm, Harrison Design. This smart home, energy efficient residence is timeless and exudes the best in quality. Elevator, generator, Elan smart home. Ludowici tile roof, 14" thick exterior walls, hard coat stucco. Priced at appraised value, this property is impossible to replicate. Travertine and hardwood floors. 12' ceilings w dining, living spaces flanked with fireplaces. The view through the rotunda and outdoors of the pool and waterfalls is spectacular. The outdoor dining loggia wraps around the back of the house to the outdoor kitchen and fireplace for spectacular entertaining. The aggregate motor court and drive has a sports court and plenty of parking with a four car garage and a complete guest apartment. The private master suite has double french doors out to the pool and property. The his/her master bath with stone and dual dressing rooms that include an oversized morning kitchen and additional laundry. The gourmet kitchen has floor to ceiling windows and doors that look out to the pool and is open to the family room. This is an exceptional floor plan. Enjoy 4 oversized bedroom suites and a full laundry center upstairs and also on the main. The terrace level has at least 12' ceilings with a full sized gym with steam shower, wine cellar and 2 daylight entertaining areas with fireplace and full bar. Located in an highly desirable estate neighborhood in Buckhead with large lots and beautiful green space. Very close to the best schools in Atlanta. This property feels like a resort and lives like a dream.

Address: 4875 Jett Road, Atlanta, GA 30327

Price: $5,400,000

For more information, please contact Debra Johnston at 404-312-1959 or debra.johnston@bhhsgeorgia.com

Debra Johnston is the exclusive agent representing the Atlanta, Georgia real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

Photo Credit: Gold Lens Photography

Photo Credit: Gold Lens Photography

Photo Credit: Gold Lens Photography

Photo Credit: Gold Lens Photography

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This peaceful, private, and exceptionally rare oasis located in north Buckhead on a quiet gated street embodies understated elegance while setting the standard for luxury living and entertaining. Positioned within the heart of an 8.4-acre property with a spring-fed lake, and bordered by the protected and lush Chattahoochee State lands and river, this exquisite residence offers sophisticated brilliance and is rich with resort-style amenities. Imagine tennis in the morning and an afternoon stroll by the waterfalls and zen meditation garden to the pergola overlooking the lake. The estate is impeccably maintained with the main house featuring the latest in Control4 home automation combined with open living spaces that were masterfully designed by the highly acclaimed Atlanta based firm, Stewart Mohr Designs. Picture movie nights in the replica Fox Theatre complete with a McIntosh system and surround sound. The secure and fully fenced and gated property is situated amongst captivating gardens and ponds and features a full guest apartment next to the house as well as a superbly designed guest cottage on the lake and a caretaker home by the back gate. The outdoors boasts natural beauty and countless amenities such as walking trails, idyllic lake with fountains and lighting, manicured gardens and koi ponds, tennis and lit sports court, batting cages, putting course, and brand-new pool with spa creating an escape from the ordinary.

Address: 40 Cates Ridge Rd Atlanta, GA 30327

Price: $7,750,000

For more information, please contact Debra Johnston at 404-312-1959 or debra.johnston@bhhsgeorgia.com

Debra Johnston is the exclusive agent representing the Atlanta, Georgia real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

Photo Credit: Gold Lens Media

Photo Credit: Gold Lens Media

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2000s built French Chateau is situated on 2.33 gated and fenced manicured acreage with tennis/sport court and lagoon pool with waterfalls. This all brick manor offers slate roof and copper leaders and gutters and is in pristine, move-in condition. Elegant woodworking and high ceilings throughout, 3 wood-burning and gas fireplaces, curved entry stairs plus back staircase. Expansive 1st-floor master bedroom with fitted walk-in closets and a luxurious marble bath and dressing area.

On the 2nd floor there is a media room/2nd master bedroom with bath and walk-in closet and pub area, plus additional bedrooms and ensuite baths.  The lower level has an outside entry, 9 seat movie theater, stone enhanced wine cellar and monitored security system with cameras. There is also a large recreation area as well as a gym, full bath, and changing area.  Four car garage on grade, a circular paver driveway with large parking area and extensive landscaping. Both city water and private well water for irrigation. The sought after subdivision is the newest in Saddle River and offers great supporting value in this multi-million dollar area.

Address: Timeless French Chateau, Saddle River, New Jersey 07458

Price: $4,995,000

For more information, please contact Vicki Gaily at 201-390-5880 or vgaily@specialproperties.com

Vicki Gaily is the exclusive agent representing the Bergen County, NJ real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

Photo Credit: Special Properties, Division of Brook Hollow Group, Inc

Photo Credit: Special Properties, Division of Brook Hollow Group, Inc

Photo Credit: Special Properties, Division of Brook Hollow Group, Inc

Photo Credit: Special Properties, Division of Brook Hollow Group, Inc

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Alan Titchmarsh, the host of the popular British lifestyle gardening show Love Your Garden, calls gardening, "apart from having children, the most rewarding thing in life."

If that's true, then these homes have reaped a huge reward.

Atlanta's Secret Garden

Imagine having your own private garden retreat minutes away from all that Buckhead has to offer. If this walled peace garden isn't enough to stir the spirit, this Cates Ridge property has over 8 usable acres--including a terraced stone path that leads to a waterfall emptying into a lake.

What could have just been an outdoor shower area, has become an old world-inspired reflecting pond and meditation space in the hands of a capable landscaper. The green grass is kept just long enough to curl around the edges of the natural stepping stones. Creeping ivy grows along the red brick retaining wall, while in the foreground a large potted fern keeps everything in balance. The stone bench is angled smartly to catch the calming trickle of water off of a rock into the gently bending pond below.

Secluded garden nooks don't usually appear on properties sporting full gyms, a Fox theater, and a massive pool, but that's what makes this spot such a charmer. Property listing by Debra Johnston.

Vancouver's All Decked Out Dining Space

Canada's real estate queen Sidra Subzwari lists some magnificent properties, but what makes this home special is the very attractive angular deck.

When a deck is not built with a designer's vision--it can be an eyesore but done correctly, a deck can be both comfortable and attractive.

This South Surrey home's deck spills into the yard like a smooth wooden landing pad. Tables and chairs outline various seating and entertainment options, from dinner under the stars to snuggling beside a warm fire. Potted perennials frame the edges in a much more pleasing and fragrant way than any railing would.

A small step up leads to French doors and the living area of the house, while one step down transitions into a stone walkway meandering into a verdant green yard.

Old Florida Charm

Few features feel more "old Florida" than the smell of seawater, tall palm trees, and white wicker rockers on wide porches. This Shell Point estate in Ruskin has all of that Floridian flavor in spades.

The grand white-washed collonades contrast pleasingly with the sun-drenched light green of the tropical plants and blue waters of Tampa Bay.

When this historic manor was originally built, its bones had to be ferried by barge across the bay and assembled using early 1900's methods. The old steeple still stands proudly above the mature trees on a lot that also features a lagoon and waterfall.

Houses like this come with their own stories, whispered in the crux of those tranquil twisting palms.

Offered by Jennifer Zales.

A Palace Garden Comes To Carmel, California

In the 17th Century, gardens in France were symbols of status. Members of the bourgeoisie class under Louis XIV used landscaping as a means of showing the world their wealth.

Offered by Carmel Realty Company, this established garden overlooking the ocean and surrounding a grand home off Mentone Road has something inspired by those formal gardens of royal Europe.

Solid stone steps and chiseled railings jutting out from behind stout hedges. A long swath of grass is cross-cut by pattern-laid stepping stones shadowed by landscaped beds cut into the naturally sloping earth.

Green, gray, and brown are the dominant hues here. The overall effect is a kingly garden--mature and refined. A manicured space carved from the wild overgrowth that plunges down the steep cliffs into the ocean below.

Home gardens can be precise or rough around the edges, contemporary or inspired by history. Their prestige is in their offerings: protection, privacy, rejuvenation, focus, and fresh air.

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