Catherine Dunwoody

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Writer, Editor, Journalist and Television Host at Freelance

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Playing Casa Blanca Again At A Reinvented Riad-Style Retreat In Arizona

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Catherine Dunwoody

Playing to the Casa Blanca development's original Moroccan-inspired design, the Paradise Valley townhome's current incarnation could have been uplifted from North Africa. RETSYA decades-old, black-and-white print advertisement, complete with a vintage-scrolly font reads “Casa Blanca, Near Majestic Camelback Mountain – A Desert Paradise Where Summer Spends the Winter”.
High Turnkey Design In The Montana Pines Defines This $7.5 Million Modern Chalet

1 month ago | forbes.com | Catherine Dunwoody

What happens when a property’s designer is also its owner? For starters, that property is created as a home, not an investment to be flipped, not one of many projects developed to meet clients’ briefs. The result is instead a deeply personal manifestation of that designer’s tastes, wants, needs, emotions. A space to love and to live in.
Fit for living: 10 homes around the globe to keep you moving

Mar 19, 2025 | forbesglobalproperties.com | Catherine Dunwoody

Longevity experts agree: regular activity (we’re looking at you, exercise) is proven to increase our lifespan, slow the effects of ageing and keep us not just healthier, but happier, more energized, more productive. Having nearby access to the ways we like to get our bodies moving is crucial, and keeping fit right at home makes for a no-excuses and a better outcome. Here, 10 homes around the world with keep-fit options that may make you sit up (make that stand up!) and get moving.
Own A Piece Of Venetian History At This $10.4 Million Dorsoduro Palazzo

Jan 29, 2025 | forbes.com | Kitty Finstad |Spencer Elliott |Catherine Dunwoody |Zoe Hall

In a city of such singular beauty as Venice, it’s hard to know which way to turn. From the Grand Canal lined with majestic palazzi to the labyrinth of more discreet waterways that suddenly open up to reveal a scene-stealing cathedral or piazza, it’s an assault on the senses of the most bewitching kind. But we all love to measure, rank and compare. And the Dorsoduro district is considered by many to be the best place to live in Venice.
Inside Cirque du Soleil Co-Founder’s Montreal Estate

Dec 16, 2024 | forbes.com | Catherine Dunwoody

Canadian visionary, entrepreneur and philanthropist Guy Laliberté might not be a household name, but Cirque du Soleil most certainly is. As co-founder of one of the world’s largest and most profitable entertainment companies, Laliberté was involved with Cirque du Soleil since its inception in Montréal, Québec in 1984. He completed the sale of his stake in the Cirque brand in 2020 after exponential growth and a long and highly successful run. Now he’s selling his Outremont, Québec mansion too.
Home Or Resort? Inside The $20 Million Arizona Estate That Has It All

Nov 23, 2024 | forbes.com | Catherine Dunwoody

All the best resorts have one thing in common: they allow us to gravitate to whatever suits our on-vacation mood at any given moment. They present a menu of things to do—or not do. To burn energy or top it up. Much like those havens of hospitality that seem to read our ever-changing minds with both playful andpeaceful opportunities, Ocotillo Sunset Ranch checks all the boxes. Only it’s not a resort, it’s a one-of-a-kind private residential estate that reads like a resort.
Aging Hair

Oct 31, 2024 | seniorlivingmag.com | Catherine Dunwoody

As women, we are well aware of the variety of changes (and challenges) we experience as we get older, and our hair is high up on the list. As we age, so does our hair, and just like our skin, there is no one-size-fits-all for treatment and products. Some women struggle with overall thinning hair, and some with significant hair loss in patches. Other very real issues include dryness, slower hair growth, loss of pigmentation, more frizz, less volume, and more.
Inside The $18 Million Palos Verdes Mansion Seven Years In The Making

Oct 31, 2024 | forbes.com | Mary Forgione |Nielsen Dinwoodie |Catherine Dunwoody |Spencer Elliott

If you had to describe what typifies L.A. architecture, what would you say? Is it the white-walled, red-tile-roof Spanish Colonial style that springs to mind? The neo-Georgian mansions of Bel Air or the old-school pomp and glamor of Hollywood Regency? Or maybe you feel it’s Mid-century Modern, Art Deco or even the futuristic post-war experiment known as Googie that has had the greatest impact on the Californian city’s streetscape.
Inside A $18 Million Restored Heritage Home In Kingston, Ontario

Oct 18, 2024 | forbes.com | Catherine Dunwoody

Proudly Canadian in its elegant heritage style, 81 King Street East seems neither distinctly European nor American in personality. Instead, this is a home of stature and history that very much embraces its sense of place in the one-time capital city of Canada: emerging from the old world into the new.
A $12 Million Statement Home Built For Entertaining On Lake Oswego

Sep 17, 2024 | forbes.com | Catherine Dunwoody

What’s the secret to getting it just right when building a statement home in a natural environment? We’ve all seen well-intentioned attempts that didn’t quite fit their surroundings, that somehow felt out of step. This Lake Oswego, Oregon new build appears to have found the sweet spot, merging a contemporary aesthetic with materials that seem carved out of the Pacific Northwest’s natural offerings.