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"Designers' Homes On the Market\nTo coincide with the April Designers' Own Homes issue, AD presents a portfolio of seven extraordinary estates for sale, all of which were conceived&amp;amp;mdash;and inhabited&amp;amp;mdash;by prominent architects and decorators\nPEDIGREE: Michael Schaible, formerly one half of the Manhattan interior design firm Bray-Schaible, created this boldly modern courtyard house in 2005, when he decided to move year-round to Ajijic, a town on Lake Chapala about an hour south of Guadalajara. The ten-room house is decorated entirely in his signature black-and-white palette, except for the bright-blue front door, which was inspired by a Matisse painting.\n\nPROPERTY VALUES: In place of windows Schaible installed large steel-and-glass doors that swing open to offer optimal indoor-outdoor living. A spacious loggia overlooks the courtyard lap pool, and a rooftop terrace offers views of the Sierra Madre mountains.\n\nTALKING POINT: The house, featured in the September 2008 issue of AD, is powered by a grid-tied solar-power system, with a backup battery\u2014just in case.\n\nCONTACT: Century 21 AccessMex; 011-52-1-331-265-5078; century21accessmex.com\n\nSTATS\n\n 3 bedrooms\n\n 3 baths, 1 half bath\n\n 6,000 sq. ft.\n\n $1.23 million\nSTATS\n\n 7 bedrooms\n\n 7 baths, 1 half bath\n\n 71 acres\n\n $9.85 million\n\nPEDIGREE: This grand Neo-Federal-style mansion is the work of Victorian-era architect George B. Post, creator of the New York Stock Exchange building, among other Manhattan landmarks. Post built the estate as his summer home in 1903, adding his typical over-the-top flourishes, such as Corinthian columns, exquisite moldings, and elegant marble floors.\n\nPROPERTY VALUES: Perched on 71 acres atop Bernardsville Mountain with views stretching to New York City, the property includes a pool, a guest cottage, horse stables, and a shingle-style carriage house.\n\nTALKING POINT: The estate has remained in the hands of the Post family, except for a period in the 1940s, when it was owned by the Russian Prince and concert pianist George Chavchavadze, known for hosting lively parties.\n\nCONTACT: Turpin Realtors; 877-788-7746; turpinrealtors.com\nSTATS\n\n 4 bedrooms\n\n 2 baths, 2 half baths\n\n 4,840 sq. ft.\n\n $3.36 million\n\nPEDIGREE: For more than two decades, this 18th-century Tuscan farmhouse has been owned by Tricia Guild, founder of the textile and furnishings company Designers Guild, and her husband, British restaurateur Richard Polo. The lovingly restored villa reflects Guild's bright aesthetic, featuring lots of natural materials and colorful stucco walls.\n\nPROPERTY VALUES: Nestled on the slopes of Mount Cetona and overlooking tranquil Lake Trasimeno, the idyllic four-acre property includes a swimming pool inlaid with a stunning custom Bisazza mosaic.\n\nTALKING POINT: The house is prominently featured in the 1994 book Tricia Guild's Painted Country, which pairs lush photographs of the property with the author's tips on laid-back entertaining.\n\nCONTACT: Knight Frank; 011-44-20/7629-8171; knightfrank.com\nSTATS\n\n 4 bedrooms\n\n 5 baths\n\n 12,918 sq. ft.\n\n $5.195 million\n\nPEDIGREE: In 1979, architect Gino Rossetti built this contemporary white-concrete home to live in while working on the Italy Pavilion at Disney World's Epcot Center. Located on an island halfway between Palm Beach and Delray Beach, the property has intracoastal water views from every room and expansive outdoor decks with a summer kitchen and two dining areas.\n\nPROPERTY VALUES: There's a pool and a one-bedroom poolhouse, as well as a more than 50-foot-long dock that can accommodate several boats.\n\nTALKING POINT: The property is known to locals as the Square House, thanks to the square details used throughout, from the exterior construction to the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in the living room.\n\nCONTACT: Cocoran Real Estate; 561-346-8639; corcoran.com\nSTATS\n\n 5 bedrooms\n\n 5 baths, 1 half bath\n\n 7,874 sq. ft.\n\n $22.5 million\n\nPEDIGREE: In 2006, longtime Aspen residents Charlotte Moss and her husband, investment banker Barry Friedberg, bought this private mountain hideaway from the late financier Ted Forstmann. The interior designer gave the once overtly masculine home the feel of an elegant European chalet, done in her quintessential blend of English, French, and American styles.\n\nPROPERTY VALUES: Moss calls the property \"Sky High\" because of its impressive perch on a rocky cliff, offering incomparable views of Aspen Mountain and the town below. The panorama is best enjoyed from the massive deck that dramatically spans the full length of the back of the house.\n\nTALKING POINT: Situated on a private cul-de-sac in the exclusive Red Mountain neighborhood, the unassuming lodgelike exterior veils the stately glamour within.\n\nCONTACT: Aspen Associates Realty Group; 970-544-5800; aa-rg.com\nSTATS\n\n 4 bedrooms\n\n 3 baths\n\n 3,877 sq. ft.\n\n $1.195 million\n\nPEDIGREE: Washington, D.C.'s premier midcentury architect, Charles M. Goodman, purchased a 100-year-old farmhouse in 1952, gutted the inside, and created this modernist home for his own residence. The focal point is the enormous great room, with soaring 10-foot-high glass walls, natural stone floors, and a cantilevered concrete fireplace.\n\nPROPERTY VALUES: Designed for entertaining, there are 2,000 square feet of outdoor stone patios, courtyards, terraces, and walkways surrounded by bright-red Japanese Maples.\n\nTALKING POINT: Three floating hardwood steps at the back of the great room lead to a 38-foot-long narrow gallery space, perfect for displaying art.\n\nCONTACT: Long &amp;amp; Foster Real Estate; 703-244-4155; longandfoster.com\nSTATS\n\n 4 bedrooms\n\n 5 baths, 1 half bath\n\n 4,072 sq. ft.\n\n $3.295 million\n\nPEDIGREE: The winter retreat of New York\u2013based AD100 architect and interior designer Campion Platt, his wife, Tatiana, and their family was originally built in 1924 as a Mission-style house but was converted into a Colonial Revival in 1936 by Florida architect Gustav Maas. During his own extensive renovation (featured in AD's September 2009 issue), Platt left Mass's exterior fully intact but gave the interiors a top-to-bottom redo in a fresh bohemian style.\n\nPROPERTY VALUES: Conveniently located in the center of town, the house is a short walk from both the beach and the shops on Worth Avenue. An impressive two-story guesthouse offers three additional bedrooms.\n\nTALKING POINT: A second-floor film projector can turn the white stucco walls of a poolside fountain into an outdoor movie screen.\n\nCONTACT: Sotheby's International Realty; 561-602-7051; sothebysrealty.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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