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What sort of things would you have in your house if you were a kazillionaire?

Asked by digitalimpression (9923points) September 25th, 2011

Assuming you not only won the lottery, but also happened to be a part of the largest corporate merger in history whilst also capitalizing on a yahoo/google calliber stock exchange, and finding a breifcase at your doorstep addressed to you with 999 billion dollars in it.. (takes time to breathe) ... what would you put in your house?

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chyna's avatar

The indoor pool that led to the outdoor pool (and bar) that led to the island I live on.

Neizvestnaya's avatar

A roller rink with DJ booth.
A mirrored ballroom with opposing velvet swings hanging from upper balconies.
A turret room with observatory window for stargazing.
Sushi bar with Tepanyaki grill.
An indoor shooting room.
Home gym.

KateTheGreat's avatar

An abundance of donuts.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

PANCAKES ! ! !

PhiNotPi's avatar

Another house, of course.

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Hot and cold running blondes, brunettes, and redheads.

Coloma's avatar

I’d design and have built a jungle room with an indoor pool/spa with waterfalls in a giant atrium with tropical plants & flowers enclosing an aviary of exotic birds like finches and Lovebirds and Conures.

Outdoors I would build about about a 2 acre pond with weeping willow trees and a small island and put about a dozen exotic waterfowl in it, Black swans and Chinese geese.

I would have a beautiful stable and barn with several horses, a Morgan, Andalusian, Foxtrotter and maybe a Tennessee Walker.

Then, I would have a harem of help to keep it all looking great. lol

WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

A maid to bring me chocolate, whenever I wish, as I relax by my pool.

A chocolate bar in my bedroom, always stocked with every sort of milk and dark chocolate imaginable.

My own personal animal rescue center with staff to help out.

A full-sized library stocked with a huge variety of books.

Luxurious suites for Dean Koontz, Nora Roberts, JR Ward and all my other favorite authors.

It would be a five-story house, my mother would have command of the 5th story and there would be a slide from the 5th story to the ground floor, in case of emergency.

A full-sized theater room, with a hot projectionist.

Dave Navarro

Viggo Mortenson

Daniel Craig

and…

Johnny Depp

MRSHINYSHOES's avatar

A huge indoor Japanese koi pond.

A big greenhouse for bonsai trees.

Sleek and fancy sports cars.

A planetarium.

An extravagant home theatre and entertainment system.

Gingerlaurie's avatar

A robot that automatically picks up the messes my teenagers leave behind (or a kick in the cushions to make them do it themselves!), the MOST amazing gourmet kitchen with every gadget ever invented so I could creat fabulous meals to feed friends and families, and….an open door for those that are truly in need of help. I know, I know, every crackpot with a sob story would show up, but I think this where the robot would also come in handy. =)

Kardamom's avatar

A nacho cheese fountain.

A special guest room for when Fran Drescher and Charles Schaugnessy come for a visit.

A stadium kitchen like the one on Iron Chef, so the pros can come and give us cooking demonstrations at my house.

A zen room, that is really a room within a room. The inner part would have a tin roof, and the outer part would have a recirculating water feature, so that it appeared like it was always raining on the roof and down the windows (there would be a button you could push if you wanted to add thunder sounds and simulated lighting strikes outside of the window. Outside of the window, it would appear that you were in a redwood, fern forest, although those things would actually be inside the bigger room. Inside the room would be a comfy sofa and a book case filled with books that I have yet to read (that have been suggested to me by my friends and Flutherites, knowing my taste). At one end of the cozy room would be a big stone fireplace (one of those kinds you can actually walk into, with a kettle hanging over it (just in case I want to heat up some apple cider or vegetrian chili) There would be lots of lights that could be dimmed and set to flicker if I wanted the appearance of candle light. Then there would be a simple, yet super soft bed, just in case I wanted to sleep in the rain room. There would be a bathroom inside the zen room that looks similar to this one And of course there would be a digital, surround sound speaker system so I could play my collection of relaxing music. Also there would be 2 deluxe massage tables just in case I wanted to invite a friend over for a comforting massage. These could be folded up and stored away in a lovely custom built cedar cabinet, so as not to clutter up the place. Then there would be a specially made cabinet filled with lidded bottles filled with pine needles, cedar shavings, cardamom pods, cinnamon, dried graprefruit rinds and certain essential oils that I like. So I can bust out whatever scent I’m in the mood for on any particular day.

And I think I would like an indoor herb solarium, so I could grow all sorts of fresh herbs like chives and cilantro and parsley and basil. Like this.

And one wing of the house would be designed like a mid-century home and would be filled with things like raffia thermal cups, pastel colored 60’s era Tupperware, wicker and black wire chairs, pole lamps with conical fiberglass lampshades, kidney shaped coffee tables and and a closet full of vintage 1960’s era clothes that actually fits me!

And an Olympic sized ice skating rink, with one entire wall of windows looking out onto an evergreen forest. Inside the rink, near the wall of windows would be a shiny new airstream trailer, just in case I wanted to pretend like I was camping. There would be a vented stone fireplace near the trailer for my campouts as well as to warm us up after skating. Kind of like the one at Yellowstone Lodge

All througout the house would be little cubbys and pantries and mini fridges filled with snacks from Trader Joe’s. Like Trader Joe’s Thai Lime and Chili Cashews and Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips and Peanut Butter Pretzels and Greek style mango yogurt

KateTheGreat's avatar

We all knew that Kardamom would post something food related.

Gingerlaurie's avatar

Kardamom, can I come and live in your Iron Chef kitchen so I can possibly meet Mario Batalli…? And cook with him? And Symon? Puh-leeeease?

Coloma's avatar

Wait! I want to live with @MRSHINYSHOES…we could really do some amazing stuff. Count me in on everything you want too!
Oooh…gotta have jungle snakes like Pythons hanging from the trees in jungle room. lol

Neizvestnaya's avatar

@Kardamom: Yum, got to have me a nacho cheese pump and chips warmer for my roller rink!

kenmc's avatar

I would have a normal house. 3 bed room 2 bath, ect.

I’m not much for the ridiculousness that is brought on by being rich.

Berserker's avatar

An iron maiden and a buncha old school arcade machines.

MRSHINYSHOES's avatar

@Coloma I’ve always thought pythons were cool, well, as far as snakes go! ;)

chyna's avatar

I’ve gained 10 lbs. since @Kardamom joined.~

King_Pariah's avatar

A bookshelf with all sorts of books,
A fireplace that’ll always keep me warm,
A labyrinth with curious hidden nooks,
A heart that’ll never be torn

A comfy chair that’ll always rock,
A trusting true love that’ll never break,
Time kept by a grandfather clock,
A foundation that will never quake

These are simple things I want,
These are hard earned things I want,
But only things that’ll make it better,
Are hot sex, cars, and cool beer.

(of course a shitload of guns and ammo would’t hurt either.)

Berserker's avatar

@King_Pariah Get a chair that doesn’t eternally squeak as thou rockesth. :D

King_Pariah's avatar

@Symbeline Thhhhhpppbbbbtttt!!! If it bothers yea then get yea arrrrrrrse out of me room.

Berserker's avatar

@King_Pariah Squeaking dun bother me, so no worries, man. :)

ddude1116's avatar

I’d have one room that’s filled with something innocuous, yet terribly disturbing. Like lines of Beanie Babies on the wall, just sitting there, watching you..

ucme's avatar

Hot & cold running lap dancers, in a soundproof room. Can’t have the missus interrupting the flow now can I?

chewhorse's avatar

I think I’d spend a few million (you know, petty cash) trying to determine just how much a kazillion dollars would look like. Maybe purchase the World then celebrate by burning everybody’s mortgage contracts.

TexasDude's avatar

Lots of rare and antique guns and plenty of ammo to keep them fed. Lots of rare and antique books and a properly outfitted library to keep them in. Lots of rare electric guitars from the 50’s through the 70’s or so. A few Chevrolet Bel Airs in assorted colors. Cool taxidermy and some ethnographic art. Some swords and assorted helmets and other vintage militaria. A nice collection of antique cameras and photography equipment, as well.

GabrielsLamb's avatar

Whatever you can buy with whatever a kazillion is? Is that like Monopoly money?

Park Place!

martianspringtime's avatar

A lot of shoes. More likely than not, a few squirrels and either a jerboa or a fennec fox. Really bizarre sculptures. I want very uncharacteristically somber looking statues of John Barrowman to greet people at the door. (or maybe Barrowman’s house in my house, with Barrowman (and Scott and his dogs…) included)
A big library! One with a wheeling ladder, and bay windows (window seats!)

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