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Estate of the Day in Windermere

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Luxist, a blog about luxury items, has listed the “Overjoy” as its Estate of the Day. Overjoy is located in the Windermere Reserve on Lake Butler Sound. $11,900,000 will get you this 10,155 sq/ft winner of six 2007 Aurora Awards in the Custom Home category.


Windermere Luxury Home - Overjoy

Luxury Living in Windermere Florida - the Overjoy Home

Listing - 11301 Bridge House Rd., Windermere, FL 34786 - MLS#o4771541 by Reeta Casey

Homeowners Links of Interest

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Should there be a “right to dry“? - talking about using clotheslines to dry your laundry, and what to do with HOA’s that are against it. (hat tip Jim)

Thinking about redesigning your Kitchen? How about using some dark colors - maybe even make one of the walls a chalkboard for writing on (via Girl Meets Glamour):


Dark Kitchen with a Chalkboard wall

Home buyers with solid credit and money for a down payment are now better positioned than they were a few weeks ago (via USA Today).

Steve Leung talks about, “Tools for Protecting Yourself During a Home Purchase” - lessons that apply in Orlando as much as they do in the California Bay Area.