Peek Inside Barack and Michelle Obama's First Martha's Vineyard Vacation Home
07/16/2023 05:06 pm EDT
Arial View
Near the end of the Obama presidency, the home was put up for sale at $22.5 million, but no one bit at that price. It was lowered to $19.125 million, then again to $17.75 million. The home finally sold at $15 million. It was built in 1961, then completely redesigned in 2006 by Seattle architect ick Sundberg and landscape artist Steve Stimson.
Master Bedroom
The home covers 6,967 square feet and sits 120 feet above sea level. It includes six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a master suite that has it own den. If you sit in the chef's kitchen, dining room or living room, you get beautiful views of the pool, pond and ocean.
There are also three fireplaces, custom millwork, marble baths and huge floor-to-ceiling windows.
Chef's Kitchen
The entire property covers 9.5 acres. Its pond is big enough for a boat dock and there are three empty lots between the house and the beach. There is also a two-bedroom guest house, which was used by the Secret Service during Obama's stay.
Elaborate Bathroom
Living Room's View
Boat Dock
Michelle Obama said the couple are "finding each other again," following Obama's two terms in the Oval Office.
"We have dinners alone and chunks of time where it's just us — what we were when we started this thing: no kids, no publicity, no nothing. Just us and our dreams," the Becoming author previously told PEOPLE.
Backyard Pool
The Obamas' biggest post-White House project is their work with Netflix. "Higher Ground is a reflection of both of us," Michelle Obama said in an interview, referring to the name of their production company. "So that means that our platform is gonna look a little bit like everything, just like the world is a little bit of everything."
POTUS Portrait
The Obamas have several other projects in the works for Netflix. Stay tuned to PopCulture.com for updates on those projects.
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