BLAH PLABLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
>> WE KNOW THE FAIRYTALES
ABOUT CASTLES, EVERY LITTLE
GIRL HAS DREAMT ABOUT THE
LONG WINDING STAIR CASES.
THE TURRET FULL OF SECRETS,
AND KING AND QUEEN OF THE
LAND.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU
ARE AN ADULT AND YOU CAN
MAKE THE DREAMS COME TRUE?
WE SENT OUT THE HORSE-DRAWN
CARRIAGES TO CONNECTICUT AND
TEXAS TO BRING YOU OLD WORLD
CHARM OF THE FRENCH
COUNTRYSIDE AND RUSTIC CHARM
OF SCOTLAND, WITH A CONTEMPORARY TOUCH.
CONTEMPORARY TOUCH.
I WELCOME THEE TO MANSION GLOBAL GLOBAL.
GLOBAL GLOBAL.
♪ ♪
A QUICK TRIP BY CAR, QUICKER
BY TRAIN, A TOWN JUST AS
UNIQUE AS ARCHITECTURE, ALSO
KNOWN THE NEXT STATION TO
HEAVEN, NEW CAIN INIS ABOUT
AN HOUR’S RIDE FROM MIDTOWN
MANHATTAN, LAST STOP ON THE
TRAIN.
HOME TO PHILIP JOHNSON’S
GLASS HOUSE, WORLD CLASS
RESTAURANTS, AND THE
PICTURESQUE NEW ENGLAND
LANDSCAPES.
THERE IS SO MUCH TO THIS
SMALL TOWN OF 20,000, YOU
WILL NEVER MISS THE BIG CITY
LIFE, IT HAS A RICH COLONIAL
HISTORY, DATING BACK TO
1731.
THE MAJOR INDUSTRY WAS SHOE
MAKING, IF YOU ARE A LOCAL,
YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE
OLD SHOE MAKING TAPES, WE’LL
KEEP THAT A SECRET, BUT SHOW
YOU A -- CHATEAU THAT THE
MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE THE OLD
DAYS, MY FRIEND MORRIS IS
THE AGENT REPPING THIS
OASIS.
YOU HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL
PROPERTY, I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT WHERE IT SITS, NEW
CANAAN, CONNECTICUT.
>> IT IS THE BEST.
IT IS 45 MILES FROM NEW YORK
CITY.
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WALKABLE
DOWNTOWN.
WHICH PEOPLE LOVE.
AND YOU ARE NOT IN NEW YORK.
THIS HOME IN PARTICULAR, YOU
MIGHT SAY, IT IS IS --
SHOULD CHATEAU THERE IS
MORE.
>> THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL
BRICK CHATEAU BUILT IN 2004.
YOU WALK INSIDE AND SEE
MODERN AMENITIES YOU ARE
DROWNED WITH SUN-DRENCHED
ROOMS, AND SKYLIGHTS AND
HIGH CEILINGS.
>> WHAT DO YOU GET FOR 15
MILLION. >> A LOT, YOU ARE ON OVER 6
>> A LOT, YOU ARE ON OVER 6
ACRES AND ARE ABUT ABUTTING
MARCHNATURAL LAND PRESERVE.
I THINK YOU KNOLL IS AS YOU
WALK -- NOTICE AS YOU WALK
AROUND, LANDSCAPE DESIGN ON
THIS HOUSE IS SPECTACULAR.
THEY HAVE DONE SUCH A
BEAUTIFUL JOB OF MAKING THE
PLANTINGS LOOK INTURE, --
MATURE.
>> WHAT MAKES HOME UNIQUE?
FRENCH COUNTRY ON THE
OUTSIDE BUT NOT SO ON THE
INSIDE.
THIS FRENCH COUNTRY SITE
INSPIRED CHATEAU HAS 7
BEDROOMS, 9 1/2 BATHS,
20,000 SQUARE FEET, 10
WOODBURNING FIREPLACES, AND 6,000 ACRES, THAT CAN BE
6,000 ACRES, THAT CAN BE
YOURS FOR 15 MILLION.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS
YOUR EYE GOES TO.
WE WILL START AT THE BOTTOM,
WE HAVE MARBLE WOOD
COMBINATION, 24 BY 24
BLOCKS, VERY PREVALENT IN
ITALY.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN IT ON ONE
OF YOUR HOUSES ON THIS SHOW
AT ALL.
IT IS STUNNING, A
CONVERSATION PIECE.
CAN YOU LOOK AROUND?
THIS MILLWORK IS EATING ITS
SPINACH.
IT IS EVERYWHERE AND
GORGEOUS, IT AND BRIGHT
WHITE.
YOU DON’T SEE THAT A LOT.
A LOT OF MAINTENANCE
INVOLVED, YOU CAN’T HAVE
BASKETBALLS THROWN AROUND IN
THE FOYER, BUT THERE IS A
STATEMENT.
CHANDELIERS AS YOU WALK IN,
BUT IT IS NOT HEAVY, NOT A
HUGE CRYSTAL CHANDELIER, YOU
FEEL LIKE YOU CAN LIVE IN
THIS HOUSE.
IT IS ALIVE.
STRAIGHT AHEAD, THREE
GORGEOUS FRENCH DOORS,
LEADING TO YOUR PRIVATE
POND.
AND A BONUS SITTING AREA.
STARTING WITH UNDERGROUND
GARAGE, YOU ALSO HAVE YOUR
HOME THEATER AND WINE
CELLAR.
MOVING TO MAIN LEVEL, YOUR
KITCHEN, OFFICE, AND VARIOUS
ENTERTAINING SPACES, THIRD
LEVEL ABOUT BEDROOMS AND EN
SUITE BATHROOMS.
THIS KITCHEN AS A WHOLE
COULD NOT BETTER CONVEY THE
VIBE OF THE HOUSE.
YOU ARE MARRYING ALL YOUR
FAVORITE DESIGN TYPES, IN TO ONE.
THE COMPANY CALLED VEL.
>> THEY DESIGNED THIS, DOOR
ONE.
YOU SLIDE DOWN.
FOR THE FAUCET.
DOOR TWO, SPICE RACK.
AND THREE YOUR HOOD VENT.
AND BEHIND THIS SLIDER, COME
ON?
YOUR COOKTOP.
FRENCH DOORS BRINGING THE
MORNING AIR AND MORNING
BREEZE IN.
THEN YOU HEAD HERE TO YOUR,
I DON’T WANT TO SAY
BREAKFAST NOOK, THIS IS A
FULL ON DINING SPACE. THIS IS THE WAY YOU WANT TO
THIS IS THE WAY YOU WANT TO
START YOUR DAY.
THIS RIGHT HERE, LEVEL ONE
OF A TWO-STORY LIBRARY.
WE’LL GET THERE, THIS IS THE
WING OF THE HOME WHERE YOU
COME TO RELAX AND RECHARGE
AND ESCAPE.
IN HERE THE MEDIA ROOM,
LOUNGE, GAME ROOM.
BEHIND THIS WHERE THE PARTY
STARTS, BUT DON’T TELL
ANYONE.
SPEAK EASY, IF YOU WILL.
A WET BAR THAT IS SO COOL.
BEYOND THAT A LOUNGE AREA.
THEN YOU HAVE THE OFFICE AT
THE FAR END OF THE HOUSE.
IT CAN BE QUIET, IT IS GOING
TO BE SERENE.
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHERE
THOSE STAIRS LEAD. AFTER THE BREAK.