This house has been on my mind ever since I discovered it while taking a drive through Alpine, NJ. I was looking through past publications of Architectural Digest online and I came across this house. I was ecstatic when I found it. The French inspired mansion was designed by famed architect Boris Baranovich. The interior designer of the home is Penny Drue Baird. The home is owned by Steven and Candice Stark, who moved from an apartment in New York City to this fabulous 2-acre estate. Steven is the owner of Stark Carpet, which offers carpets, rugs, furniture, and textiles to design professionals for both commercial and residential use. Stark Carpet had sales of $150 million back in 2007. The 24-room, 20,000 square foot house includes a magnificent foyer with beautiful wrought iron balconies, Wi-Fi technology, 25 zones of climate control, a grand dining room that can seat 30 people, a gym, large custom dressing rooms for him and her, a library, an indoor basketball court, an indoor pool, multiple family rooms, a home theater with 700 movies programmed in, a tennis court, and an outdoor swimming pool. 

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This massive estate has is located at 7013 Natelli Woods Lane in Bethesda, MD. It boasts close to 35,000 square feet of living space under one roof. The stately European manor is one of the largest homes in the area. It contains one of the most impressive foyers around; a 3-story foyer with double bridal floating staircase. The home also contains 12 bedrooms, 18 bathrooms, banquet sized gathering rooms, a library, a barber shop, a tennis court, a 40 foot indoor swimming pool, multiple terraces, an elevator, 6 kitchens, a home theater,  2 spas, 7 fireplaces, and a 4-car garage.

Price: $5,499,000

Square Feet: 11,547

This magnificent French and Spanish inspired manor, dubbed Villa Cinco Lagos, sits on over 12 acres of beautiful property that includes 5 ponds, numerous waterfalls, and a bridge. The home has 6 bedrooms and 6 full and half bathrooms. It also features a grand foyer with double bridal staircase, a 2-story great room, a gourmet kitchen with large columns and skylight, marble floors throughout, a library, a sun room, a home theater, a separate guest apartment, 6 fireplaces, a 4-car garage, a swimming pool, formal gardens, and an expansive raised stone terrace.

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“My future dream home” – 40,000 square feet

These are 9 pictures of houses that I drew up. As you can see, these drawings are from an amateur and I am working on my drawing skills. lol. I love drawing houses, especially in the French style. I would love to see what houses that you have drawn up. Send me your pictures and I will be happy to post them up.

Today I would like for all of my readers to send in a picture of any mansion that they find interesting and that is not already posted on this site. Send the picture to my email address along with your name and where the house is located. (also any other info that you have on the house) I will do a follow up post showing everyone the unique homes that my readers find interesting along with their name.

Also, I am going to be giving away a free copy of my ebook and a free copy of the “America’s Largest Homes” list. All you have to do is leave a comment below telling us why you like Homes of the Rich so much and what we could do to improve it. I will pick a comment randomly and the person who wrote it will win the prize.

Thanks again for making Homes of the Rich a leader in the Real Estate Blogosphere !!!!

-Kenny