What Defines a Luxury Home?

On a recent luxury home tour of an Old World Mediterranean residence, these items were mentioned. You could use this as a checklist of materials and features for your own villa.

Colletti Wrought iron 2” fully welded steel entry doors with kiln casted glass panels and solid iron knobs
Cantera stone pillars
Chiseled-edge travertine flooring
Massive wood beams
Wide wood cased sliding doors
Exterior cantera stone gas fireplace
Wolf 6-burner gas stove with double ovens and griddle
Subzero refrigerator, freezer and wine chiller
Warming drawer
Under cabinet kick lighting
Two dishwashers
Heated Pebbletec pool and spa with spillway water feature
Aqualink electronic control system
Outdoor kitchen with a grill
Gas fire pit
Wood shutters
Granite countertops
Custom cabinetry with soft close drawers
Shaw Original farm sink
Separate vegetable sink
Pendant lights
Toto toilets
Wall mounted faucet in the powder with vessel sink
Walnut hardwood flooring in the office
Casablanca ceiling fans
Office with darker cabinetry
Cantera stone fireplace in master bedroom
Travertine continues onto patios
Two sinks in master bath
Marble countertops
Bench in shower
Hand held spray and/or body sprays
Special tub
Closets big enough to contain entire wardrobe
Master bedroom dressers and chests no longer needed
All bedrooms en-suite
Toto or Kohler fixtures in separate closets in baths
Spaces for computer stations
Minimum three car garage with epoxy coating
Lodi solid wood garage doors with openers
Access to back yard
Central vacuum system
Smart home wiring
Trane A/C

Most of the items with further information are mentioned in luxespecs.com These items are very typical of the luxury home market. Nothing new you say? No, but very easy to live with a timeless. There are many options for making it more unique but this is very typical of the luxury home market and a reference point for getting started. This is for old world to transitional interiors. Contemporary materials would vary from these.