Leon Weisener is a retired art professor and set painter who, by his own admission, has always used whimsy in his work. The Carabelle Bottle House, from its conception to anyone’s experience of visiting, could barely be more fitting of that description. Following his retirement to the small Florida town, Weisener had no idea why…
If you find yourself in the famously affluent Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles, California, head to Walden Drive and Carmelita Avenue’s intersection. There, you’ll find a house both utterly enchanting and at odds with the slick and modern mansions of the area. Spadena House (otherwise known as The Witch’s House) stands like real-life recreation…
At first glance, the so-called Winchester Mystery House looks like any other mansion. Sure it has more than 160 rooms, 40 bedrooms, two basements, and 10,000 windows. But people are so used to reading and watching the lives of the rich and famous that a grand mansion like the Winchester House is hardly surprising anymore….
There are many unusual houses in the United States, but there’s only onde made entirely out of the newspaper. Yes, you’ve heard it right, newspaper. And before you start thinking that the house is new and that it will not last, you’ll e surprised to know that the house is almost 100 years old. So…
Since, so many celebrities and tech giants build their homes in California, there is no surprise that the state is full of mansions. But, one grand house that stands out from the rest is Hearst Castle. In the Gilded Age of the United States, few men could boast as much wealth as the famous newspaper…
Welsh fisherman’s century-old tiny red hut attracts tourists from all over the world. The quaint home of Conwy only measures up to about 10 feet deep and barely 6 feet wide. The ceiling is slightly over 10 feet high. It’s a two-story hut with a cozy living area on the first floor and a bedroom…
Located near Verona of Northern Italy, this unique piece of architecture was named after the sunflower. Designed and owned by architect Angelo Invernizzi, the project was completed in 1935 after four years of construction. The structure of the house is rotating using a special mechanism on a turntable. It follows the movements of the sun…
There is a picturesque region, stretching along the banks of the Vigi river. It is located between Suda and Chukhloma: about 340 miles from Moscow. 25 years ago there was the village of Pogorelovo, the first written mention of which dates back to the beginning of the 17th century. Today, there is not much left…
