House of the Day: The Awesome Ski House of Jon Huntsman's Billionaire Father

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Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We'd love to see what you've got.

Location: Park City, Utah
Price: $49,500,000
The Skinny: Jon Huntsman, the Utah governor turned ambassador to China turned an almost presidential candidate, is—apologies to Creedence—a fortunate son. His father, businessman Jon Huntsman, Sr. is a billionaire and profoundly generous philanthropist who has given more than a billion dollars in donations over his lifetime. So when Jon Sr. invites Jon Jr. to go skiing for the weekend, it's no surprise they spend that time in a massive mansion in one of America's premier winter destinations. Located on a 60-acre bluff overlooking downtown Park City, the 20,000-square-foot spread includes 12 bedrooms, 16 baths, an indoor swimming pool, an utterly massive detached garage, a game room, and a gym, along with cavernous entertaining spaces. The ultimate in Park City living, just minutes from Deer Valley Mountain Resort, is listed for $49.5M.
· 5000 Royal St [Realtor.com]

5000 Royal Street, Park City, UT

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Awesome Austin House Tours Best of 2011

What surprised us about the awesome home tours that came out of Austin this year was not just how amazingly designed they were, but how varied each one was. Every single home we featured was so uniquely suited to its inhabitants, and we find that sort of commitment to personal style completely inspiring.

TOP ROW
• 1 Erin's Warm & Wood-Wrapped Austin Bungalow
• 2 Eclectic & Cool South Austin Bachelor Bungalow
• 3 LonAnne's Vintage and Modern Texas Charmer
• 4 Nana's Warm and Modern Family Home
• 5 Ami and Sean's Colorful, Welcoming & Art-Filled Home

We also felt like every Austin house tour really imparted a lesson about getting to know yourself, listening to your own style needs and sometimes thinking outside of the box to create a home that really stands out from the rest. Like how creative artist Erin realized early on that by working with a design professional, in this case a budget-sensitive local architect, could help save her more money in the long run, and they were left with an amazing, wood-wrapped home with efficient storage. Or one of our favorites of the year, Elizabeth's house, that blew every "rule" out of the water with every inch of the bold and imaginative home that was treated with creativity, authenticity and color.

BOTTOM ROW
• 6 Elizabeth's Colorful and Adventurous House
• 7 Marco & Shanna's House of Style
• 8 Carly & Jason's Cozy, Charismatic & Glamorous Home
• 9 Chris & Roger's DIY + Modern Farmhouse
• 10 Michael's Masculine & Modern Open Studio

Welcome to Apartment Therapy's Best of 2011 roundup! From December 19 through January 1 we are rounding up our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.

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That's Rather Awesome: Behold the Manse With Awesome Guitar-Shaped Landscaping

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Monday, October 24, 2011, by Sarah Firshein

Thanks our due to the fine folks over at Zillow Blog for brightening this Monday afternoon—they've apparently taken a break from eating Saltines just long enough to unearth a most unusual listing located some half-hour outside Birmingham, Ala. Set on 27 acres, the gargantuan manse, built in 1997, boasts 15 bedrooms, 22 bathrooms, a 25-seat home theater, a 2,000-bottle wine cellar, as well as interior details (antique light fixtures; marble, limestone, and maple flooring; mahogany doors and windows)—and this is proudly touted in the brokerbabble—completed by International Fine Art Conservation Studios, the firm that worked on the finishes inside Buckingham Palace. Also on the property: a guest house, two poolside cabana houses, a barn with living quarters, an outdoor riding ring, four pastures, and, we're assuming, lots more. Clearly the coolest thing about the place is that guitar-shaped landscaping, which the listing agent calls "just a whimsical, great idea," on the part of the owner, a businessman with no ties to the music biz. He's selling it like a rockstar, though, with an ask of $17.9M.

· Home of the Week: Guitar-Shaped Grounds at Alabama Mansion [Zillow Blog]
· 7 Montagel Way, Shoal Creek, Ala. [Zillow]

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Globe Trotting: This is Seriously the Most Awesome Rooftop Pool of All Time

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Friday, October 21, 2011, by Sarah Firshein First two photos: Flight Path Aerial Photography via WSJ; remaining photos: Ken Leong

There's nothing like a truly delicious and absurdly lavish amenity to jostle a sleepy Friday morning: this 2,181-square-foot penthouse, covered today in the Wall Street Journal, is so mindboggling that we can't help but take another look. The two-bedroom, three-bathroom Vancouver apartment, which will feature in an upcoming Reese Witherspoon flick and once played host to Owen Wilson, is being sold by the owner/developer—co-founder of Canadian Springs Water Co.— who says he's "living a little quieter lifestyle now than when I first started the project." Meaning the full-scale renovation that produced a gleaming modernist kitchen, a private elevator, and, of course, the crown jewel: a 40-foot lap pool whose acrylic floor serves as ceiling for the hallway below. Why the hell would anyone give such a property up? "[L]iving in the [penthouse] can be a little too social at times," the owner adds. (We're playing the world's saddest song on the world's smallest violin over here.) Ask? Roughly $3.4M American dollars.

· Swimming Cool in Chinatown [WSJ]
· 50 133 Keefer Street, Vancouver, BC [Ken Leong]

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See Dick and Jane's Awesome Lawn Art: Nearly three decades ago, an artist...

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Linkage: Jonathan Adler Tote Bags; Awesome City Slogans; Auctions; More!

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