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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 3 HOME FASHION POTPOURRI

4 EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL

6 CUSTOM WORKS

7 INSPIRED DESIGN

Extraordinary. Exceptional. Pure bliss. This serene Sonoran sanctuary takes spectacular to a stratospheric level By Paula Hubbs Cohen

eyond breathtaking, this magnificent estate sizzles with a sensational Sonoran setting deep inside Silverleaf, a distinctive enclave of multi-million-dollar homes cradled in and among the ruggedly gorgeous McDowell Mountains in far North Scottsdale, Arizona. Nestled overlooking the sixth hole of Silverleaf ’s 18-hole, par 72 Tom Weiskopfdesigned course, this 20,805-square-foot jewel of the desert is flattered by an opulent Mediterranean- and European-influenced aesthetic awash with imported hardwoods and artisan stonework.

thanks to its higher elevation plus the lush surrounding desertscape, boulder-strewn and saguaro-studded mountains, and a dazzling duvet of glittering city lights down in the Valley below. “In addition, just a few steps from this private four-acre estate, residents have their own private access to the adjoining McDowell Mountain Park with more than 80 miles of hiking trails,” said Mike Domer, the home’s listing agent. Chic formal rooms From the front, a gated courtyard boasts a soaring arched entryway that reveals massive double doors. As you step across the threshold, prepare to be impressed by chic formal living and dining rooms

Amazing amenities With a wealth of lavish amenities, this Old World-style estate also enjoys a heavenly panorama of stunning sunset views

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Luxury cars: Then and now A look back at yesterday’s lux vehicles By Debra Gelbart

oday’s luxury vehicles have sleek lines and are packed with technology. What distinguished the prestige vehicles of 50 years ago were enormous size and smooth rides, said Brian Rygiel, the general manager for Brown’s Classic Autos in Scottsdale. Luxury ride “The cars of that era—Lincolns and Cadillacs, for example— remind me of boats,” Rygiel

said, “with a long stopping distance and a big turning radius. The difference between a luxury vehicle and a nonluxury car in those days was that riding in a luxury car in 1967 felt like riding on a couch instead of in a truck. And the luxury cars in those days featured lots of chrome.” But unlike today’s luxury vehicles, those of five decades ago had huge engines, Rygiel said, and “sucked a lot of gas.

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And the braking systems were horrible.” Performance on luxury vehicles rebounded slowly, said Drew Alcazar, CEO and co-founder of Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions

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Address 20450 North 108th Place Scottsdale, Arizona 85255

Details • Offered at $17,995,000 • Six bedrooms including guest house and casita • Fourteen bathrooms • 20,805 square-feet • Four private acres

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highlighted by a floor-to-ceiling limestone fireplace column, multiple chandeliers, a dramatic trestle-beamed ceiling motif and a wall of telescoping doors that offer a seamless segue for indoor/outdoor living and entertaining. Quintet of kitchens A rarity for a private residence, the main kitchen (the estate has a total of five indoor and outdoor kitchens) wows with a centerpiece custom-made Molteni oven and range, normally only seen in the most high-end restaurants. “Most chefs only dream about cooking with a Molteni,” Domer said. “They say it is like cooking on a Steinway.” The walk-in refrigerator and butler’s pantry add to the incredible kitchen environment, Domer said, noting that family and guests can easily gather around the double islands or in the adjoining grand family and breakfast rooms. “What’s more, there’s a nearby outdoor kitchen and dining area complete with a pizza oven,” he pointed out. Variety of pleasures Designed to please the most discerning buyer, the owner’s suite is blessed with a blissful boudoir, two master-bath wings, dual couture dressing closets and an intimate cocktail patio with a gently cascading fountain. Continued on page 5

Small sampling of additional features • State-of-the-art Creston home automation system (security, lighting, music and more) • An 1,840-square-foot guest house with a full kitchen, great room and two bedrooms • A 630-square-foot casita • Fitness center • Steam room • Sauna • Galleria corridors • Indoor bridge/outdoor bridge • Two elevators • Eight-car garage • Auxiliary generator to power the home in the event of power outages

Offered exclusively by Mike Domer RE/MAX Excalibur Mike@MikeDomer.com 480-861-8883 MikeDomer.com Mike Domer, No. 1 RE/MAX agent in Arizona and the Southwest U.S. region. Also #4 ranked agent in the Valley according to Phoenix Business Journal book of lists.

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HOME FASHION POTPOURRI

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4 CHAMPAGNE DREAMS A shimmering rose-gold beverage holder makes for a stunning centerpiece at any event. Designed by Monique Lhuillier for Pottery Barn, it chills in style. $129. potterybarn.com 5

5 POWER OF X Say hello to the future with the iPhone X, Apple’s latest and greatest iPhone featuring a 5.8-inch super retina screen, Face ID and true-depth camera. $999 to $1,149. apple.com 4

6 WEARABLE ART A true work of art, the Cubist Velvet Shoulder Bag by Prada will turn heads this season. Features metal bar detail, snap closure and jacquard lining. $3,100. neimanmarcus.com 7 REBEL YELL Go perfectly punk with the Maine 100 black suede booties by Jimmy Choo. You’ll shine bright thanks to a crystal-inset heel and scattered crystal upper. $1,895. usjimmychoo.com

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9 URBAN JUNGLE Go off the beaten path with the Camo Rockrunner Sneaker by Prada. The Italian handcrafted shoe features camouﬂage panels and rubber stud details. $795. nordstrom.com

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Airbnb said Luxury Retreats will operate independently but its listings will eventually be highlighted and integrated into the Airbnb community.

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AN OPULENT HOME AWAY FROM HOME Airbnb is expanding into the luxury market BY SUSIE STECKNER PHOTOS COURTESY AIRBNB

secluded Hawaiian estate with two waterfalls on property. A sprawling 14-bedroom villa overlooking the rolling hills of Italy. A spacious penthouse in the Caribbean with sweeping ocean views. Sound inviting? Airbnb hopes so. The global hospitality company, which brings homes and experiences to travelers around the globe, is expanding its reach into the growing luxury market.

There is no shortage of experiences for travelers currently offered through Luxury Retreats, whether a ski trip in Utah at a deluxe cabin nestled in the alpine woods or a culinary adventure at a retreat in Tuscan truffle country.

Luxury Retreats is known for its highend listings and 24/7 personal concierge service, and is expected to be a perfect pairing for Airbnb with its focus on providing unique travel experiences.

Airbnb is said to be preparing for the launch of “Airbnb Lux” later this year, according to Bloomberg. The luxury tier would offer homes that have been previously inspected to ensure quality, and would allow Airbnb to push higher-end tourism experiences like cooking classes in Florence, beer tastings in Shanghai, and VIP night club outings in Miami. The hospitality company already lists a number of head-turning rentals. A luxe Moroccan experience at the 10-bedroom Riad Farnatchi comes complete with round-the-clock concierge services, a rooftop terrace and spa. A stay at “Seascape,” a 7,000-square-foot contemporary villa in St. Barts, features jaw-dropping ocean views. At South Africa’s Izingwe Lodge, guests are immersed in the lush and wild Welgevonden Game Reserve. The move by Airbnb deeper into the luxury travel market comes as more travelers are seeking high-end accommodations, experiences, and locales, according to a new report by EyeforTravel, a media company focused on travel and tourism. “The luxury traveler already vastly outspends the average consumer and this gap is set to widen as the luxury travel market grows faster than the wider travel market,” the company said. “The luxury hospitality market has doubled since the recession,” and 2017 is seeing a strong showing over a slowdown in 2016. Airbnb is counting on that. Holiday rental on the French Riviera anyone?

Vacation of dreams

In February, Airbnb announced that it had acquired Montreal-based Luxury Retreats, a luxury vacation rental company. With more than 4,000 properties in 100 destinations around the world, travelers can plan the vacation of their dreams in a rambling villa, stately mansion or breathtaking estate.

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performance led to a “golden age” for Mercedes-Benz between in 1986 and 1999, with “extremely well-built vehicles and fairly limited production.” Another stroll down memory lane Before that, in the late 1970s, Porsche launched the highly collectible 930 Turbo, Alcazar said. “It represented a pivotal shift in performance in the luxury car market,” he said, with a cool look that still boasted plenty of horsepower and high emissions and crash standards. The luxury brands of the mid-and late ‘70s included Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Lincoln and Rolls-Royce, he said. “In the mid-1980s, the leading luxury brands were Jaguar and Mercedes, Rygiel said. Mercedes has always been known for its superior engineering,” he said. “And Jaguars were intended for the elite of the elite.”

The Jaguar brand was hurt substantially by the introduction of the Lexus brand shortly thereafter, he said. “The reliability and smoothness of the Lexus ride almost killed Jaguar.” Features and accessories that defined luxury in the ‘80s and early ‘90s included gold-plated emblems, power seats, power windows and a cell phone in the console, Rygiel said. In the mid-1990s, technology features were becoming more and more typical in luxury vehicles, Alcazar said, but they were very expensive to include. Today, power features, cruise control and automatically dimming headlights are standard in most cars, but 20 years ago they were limited to luxury vehicles, Alcazar said. How luxury cars today compare Technology is the biggest difference between luxury vehicles of decades ago and today’s luxury vehicles, Rygiel said. Alcazar said the key difference between today’s luxury vehicles and those of yesteryear is the “quality of their build. They offer really, really great quality now.”

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For sedate pleasures, adjacent to the swank game room (with a pool table) is the ultra-plush indoor theater, host to a 3D cinema-style screen and sinkright-in reclining seating. For more athletic endeavors, check out the full-size gymnasium (with a drop-down media screen), professional climbing wall and the sports-simulation room with its plethora of virtual-reality scenarios available at the touch of a proverbial button.

Starlit setting Enhanced by the property’s starlit setting, the estate’s outdoor cantina is dressed with copper accents, a snazzy bar area, romantic fireplace, barbecue island, black-sky views and much more. Meanwhile, when it’s time to savor the scenic majesties of Mother Nature, alfresco amenities include a luxuriant lawn snuggled against the mountainside, a shimmering infinity-edge pool, multiple spas, expansive dining/dancing patios and a sea of twinkling city lights come nightfall.

“This estate has absolutely everything the discriminating buyer could ever want or imagine. It is truly a home that must be seen to be appreciated.”

World-class estate Along with the home’s sophisticated ambience, this warm and welcoming world-class estate shows off with a posh potpourri of iridescent sunrises, crimson-hued sunsets, serene surroundings and signature views, all of which combine to create the utmost in sanctuary-like appeal.

—Mike Domer, RE/MAX Excalibur Next to one of the home’s two executive offices is a large room filled with hunters’ trophies and a lifetime of stories. “This room could easily convert to a state-ofthe-art recording studio, man cave, or better yet, an automobile showroom for numerous vehicles,” Domer said. “That would be over and above the estate’s current eight-car garage.”

And ﬁnally… “This estate has absolutely everything the discriminating buyer could ever want or imagine,” Domer said. “It is truly a home that must be seen to be appreciated.”

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CUSTOM BUILDER

BEYOND THE VISION Creativity and depth of experience elevate luxury BY JOAN WESTLAKE PHOTOS COURTESY R-NET CUSTOM HOMES

s he speaks of luxury home of the hands-on joy of making something elements elevated beyond so memorable. expectations, there is an unabashed R-NET has an in-house staff of enthusiasm and passion in the voice craftsmen to help deliver the artistic of Randy R. Arnett-Romero, president of details for which the firm is known R-NET Custom Homes, Scottsdale. His as well as a wealth of experience with reputation of exceptional building and vendors, which optimizes the level of design concepts brings him to the tables craftsmanship such as European styled, of architectural and building teams early hand-carved, stone columns that are in the custom home process. sourced from Mexican artisans. Client Informing his innovative ideas are demand for the company’s custom decades of “from the dirt up” experience. contemporary and period-style steel Arnett-Romero began cleaning doors and windows grew into Janus construction sites as a teenager and worked Custom Building Products. his way up honing talents in framing, concrete and trim carpentry. Becoming a Hunting for exceptional superintendant for a custom home builder Always envisioning exciting ways to use in Tucson, he mastered the masonry, exceptional materials, the current trend plaster and mill work trades. In 1995, he of using earthen materials with modern left Tucson to build a period-style home in lines takes Arnett-Romero to steel bone Paradise Valley and establish yards looking for found R-NET Custom Homes. items to create one-of-aLearn more about R-Net kind architectural features. Custom Homes Inc. at Hands-on creativity The bottom of a 25-yearr-netcustomhomes.com. “In order to make the vision old, 40-foot diameter a reality, you must be able to water tank is reborn as function at the level where the dramatic table in the the creativity takes place, which lies within company’s conference room. Old barn the application,” Arnett-Romero said. wood becomes shelves and racks to Clients might be surprised to see transform a room into a 300-year-old, this in action, such as when they find country vineyard’s wine cellar. Pitted this president of the company knee deep steel cut into tiles for a kitchen back in a project. Personally plastering what splash and manhole covers as table bases he describes as “a very sexy fireplace are a few of the original, storied elements with phenomenal lines,” he explained that clients want and Arnett-Romero he sometimes does the work because it enjoys crafting. Elevating a vision with is easier to implement the concept than creativity has proven to be a foundation explain it. But, there is also his expression of success.

Randy R. Arnett-Romero, president of R-NET Custom Homes in Scottsdale (shown left enjoying one of his passions), is always looking for ways to create one-of-a-kind architectural features.

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INSPIRED DESIGN

KITCHEN CONVERSATION STARTERS How high-end appliances weave into a home’s overall design BY BRIAN SODOMA

oday, it’s a bit of an open canvas for interior designers. While modern grays and sleek straight lines have been a strong part of the conversation, retro or classic themes aren’t necessarily castaways either. When it comes to kitchen spaces, they can either be an extension of a home’s overall aesthetic or a welcomed departure from it. Today’s high-end appliances also add to the design conversation. Here’s a look at how appliances can integrate into a home’s overall concept, sometimes giving a splash of something different or otherwise keeping ideas alive from elsewhere in a home.

Modern ﬂow

Many who love those modern clean straight lines often want to continue that look in the kitchen. Appliance brands like Gaggenau and Dacor can help you, says Melissa Goodwin, marketing manager for Allstate Appliances in Scottsdale. These brands, which also come with their share of technology perks, are popular choices for those looking to extend the modern aesthetic into the kitchen. These brands, and others, come with the ability to overlay cabinet faces onto an appliance’s door, essentially hiding the appliance into the cabinet design.

“You can have everything integrated so that the appliances don’t stand out so much,” Goodwin said. “It’s great for a modern home.” Ernesto Garcia, founder of Ernesto Garcia Interior Design, in Phoenix, says if an appliance like a refrigerator or dishwasher cannot accept a cabinet overlay, it can be a serious design restriction. “If you look, for example, at dishwashers; most have control panels on the top edge now, so you don’t even need to see the front of it,” he added.

Classic touches, splashes of color

Go pro

For those chef-inspired homeowners, the kitchen is a place to make a statement about how much you love to create in the kitchen. In these situations, a kitchen may be a culinary sanctuary that can work as an extension of a modern space or a departure from a more classic theme in the overall home design. Regardless, the look can still be stunning both Garcia and Goodwin agree. For a chef-styled kitchen, clients often look to brands like DCS or Thermador’s Professional line, Goodwin said. With these offerings, you’ll find thick tubular handles, a lot of stainless, and “more of an industrial look,” she noted.

Many people are often surprised to see the variety of colors high-end kitchen appliance brands like Viking or Bertazonni, among many others, bring. “I’m starting to find … royal blues, fire engine reds, and nobs of this type or another,” Garcia added. Many of the lines Allstate carries have a variety of color options; the company also brings its own powder-coating expertise to add even more flexibility. “We can create just about any color you want,” Goodwin added. Garcia says it’s also not uncommon for eclectic designs to pit a classic appliance look in contrast to an otherwise modern aesthetic in the house, and he himself, at times, will even add modern appliances in an otherwise classic-themed kitchen or home. “That newer piece can give a little more pizazz and make it more interesting,” Garcia said. “You may also have these homes left over from the Tuscan (design) wave where everything is so carved and overdone. … In some situations, you can still go with a totally modern kitchen with sleek appliances.”

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