President Bush Buys a Post-White House House

CasaSugar — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:00:53 -0800

As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to move into the White House, President Bush has picked up some new property for his life post-1600 Penn, when he leaves office in January. George and Laura have ponied up for a 8,501-square-foot, four-bedroom, ranch-style home in Preston Hollow, a wealthy North Dallas neighborhood where they lived before he became governor of Texas in 1995. I guess George is saying goodbye to the Georgian style.Preston Hollow counts some other prominent residents, including Dallas mayor Tom Leppert, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, former Dallas Cowboys Roger Staubach and Chuck Howley, and billionaire investors Harold Simmons and T. Boone Pickens, among others, so the Bush family should feel right at home, and perhaps their new neighbors won't be starstruck. The word on the sale price is that the property sold for "considerably more" than its $2.1 million appraisal price. There's also rumor that the couple is under contract to purchase an adjacent home, which they may tear down, use for an office, or for secret service. To see photos of that property, read more.

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How-To: Steal Holiday Decorating Ideas From the White House

CasaSugar — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:00:53 -0800

When US First Lady Laura Bush let the press preview the White House's holiday decorating look yesterday, she gave reporters a lot of holiday eye candy to absorb. This year's theme, "A Red, White and Blue Christmas" may be too patriotically themed and colored for your home decorating scheme, but that doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of ideas to steal from the White House's look. For some suggestions for adding White House style to your casa, check out the slideshow. Source

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