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Post by katlady on Mar 3, 2023 17:01:57 GMT
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Post by gar on Mar 3, 2023 17:25:29 GMT
I could enjoy it as a summer/holiday home but no, too grand to be my full time home.
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Post by Linda on Mar 3, 2023 17:46:42 GMT
it's beautiful to look at but not my style - I'm not especially into Art Nouveau
I prefer a more casual, comfortable home to live in.
We did have a family friend (who passed a few years ago) who had a basic split level ranch but she decorated it with antiques and art (esp. pieces from Asia - I think she had lived there for a while or perhaps her parents had). It was beautiful but visually very busy. She and her husband never had children but she was not adverse to inviting people over with their kids - I visited her often as child and my oldest did as a baby/toddler before we moved out of the area. It was a little nerve wracking with a toddler - I was always afraid he would break something priceless but she never worried (or at least never let on that she was concerned)...to her it was a house with stuff she loved and she wanted people to enjoy visiting.
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Post by myshelly on Mar 3, 2023 17:59:14 GMT
Absolutely.
I love fancy. I don’t pick anything in my home because it’s “comfortable.”
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Post by originalvanillabean on Mar 3, 2023 18:01:39 GMT
it's beautiful to look at but not my style - I'm not especially into Art Nouveau I prefer a more casual, comfortable home to live in. This. |
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Post by workingclassdog on Mar 3, 2023 18:03:42 GMT
It wouldn't be my first pick by any means but if it was given to me I would learn to love it.. I feel I could make certain rooms comfortable the way I want.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Mar 3, 2023 18:09:14 GMT
Its not my style but living there I wouldn't be inside that much!!! LOL
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Post by luckyjune on Mar 3, 2023 18:31:34 GMT
While I can appreciate the aesthetic, I'm more of a craftsman-style person. That rustic, PNW vibe is who I am to the core.
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Post by lurker on Mar 3, 2023 18:36:16 GMT
To me, that's not a home, that's a museum.
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Post by gillyp on Mar 3, 2023 18:43:35 GMT
It’s a beautiful property and I’d be happy there for a week or so now and then but I need something smaller and more simple for day to day living. I imagine people who own properties like that are globetrotters and constantly rock up at similar properties around the world while letting their friends have the run of this one for a while. That’s my way of thinking anyhow. A cousin of mine has an apartment in that village. I must ask him if he’d like to buy it and I’d go stay with him.  |
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Post by Lexica on Mar 3, 2023 18:49:33 GMT
While I can appreciate the aesthetic, I'm more of a craftsman-style person. That rustic, PNW vibe is who I am to the core. Yeah, give me a nicely redone Craftsman with a spot on the porch for me to sit and have my morning cup of coffee with my dog curled up on my lap. It doesn’t take expensive things to make me happy. That house is obviously gorgeous for the type of house that it was. I would love a vacation there if it came with a boat for the lake. But no, it just isn’t my style to live in. |
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Mar 3, 2023 18:52:14 GMT
I don’t find this style attractive so I wouldn’t want to live with that decor or furniture. However I do like the house and grounds.
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Post by lainey on Mar 3, 2023 19:26:41 GMT
Abso-bloody-lutely. It's a gorgeous house and the views are stunning, I'd change the decor as it's not to my taste though.
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Post by RosieKat on Mar 3, 2023 19:31:53 GMT
The massive pasta machine and multiple wine fridges seem a clear indication of it being in Italy!  No, I would not be naturally comfortable just lounging around there, but I could probably get used to it. Having said that, it's not my preferred style at all (as in I really don't like it). But sometimes sacrifices must be made! |
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Post by Lexica on Mar 3, 2023 19:54:41 GMT
The massive pasta machine and multiple wine fridges seem a clear indication of it being in Italy! No, I would not be naturally comfortable just lounging around there, but I could probably get used to it. Having said that, it's not my preferred style at all (as in I really don't like it). But sometimes sacrifices must be made! Now I would take the pasta machine and the matching scale that is on the kitchen countertop! I have nowhere to put such a thing, and I very rarely eat pasta anymore, but it would be cool to have. I am a gadget addict! |
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Post by Basket1lady on Mar 3, 2023 20:16:48 GMT
Chances are very good that it has a snug room/area. Somewhere to watch tv and just relax. It's a bit grand for me, but I'd love to just walk through it daily.
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Post by peabay on Mar 3, 2023 20:19:29 GMT
I would have no trouble whatsoever living there!
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Post by Anita on Mar 3, 2023 20:34:54 GMT
It would be tough, but I could get used to it. Seriously, thanks to military life, I've lived so many places that I would adjust. I'd likely turn it into a lovely B&B and invite people to stay. It's gorgeous! |
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Post by disneypal on Mar 3, 2023 21:10:20 GMT
How about you? Would you be comfortable in a home like this? I'd totally feel at home and be comfortable in a home like that. To me, home is what you make it, and if I had a home like that, I'd feel fine walking around barefoot, in shorts, lounging about and such. |
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Post by peano on Mar 3, 2023 21:39:08 GMT
Of course, as long as I had plenty of staff for its upkeep.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Mar 3, 2023 21:42:06 GMT
I would not like living in a place like this.
It's too ornate, too big, too many rooms. Not my style at all.
I prefer small-medium studio style living.
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Post by birukitty on Mar 3, 2023 22:01:52 GMT
If I inherited this home along with enough money to pay for it's upkeep and plenty of staff, I think I'd live in it for one summer and then I'd sell it. Just enough time to experience what it'd be like, but then I'd want to sell it.
I'd use the money to fund an extensive trip around the world-travel is my #1 love. I'd use some of the money for a big cat sanctuary, a primate sanctuary and after traveling around the world for a few years (until I felt like stopping) I'd choose where I want to live and buy a house there. After of course buying houses for my parents and siblings. (I'd set up the sanctuaries and buy the houses for my relatives right after selling the villa).
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Post by cmpeter on Mar 4, 2023 0:47:53 GMT
I think it's fugly, so no, I wouldn't want to live there.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Mar 4, 2023 0:50:04 GMT
Not my style at all. I prefer more casual.
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Post by cindytred on Mar 4, 2023 0:54:47 GMT
To me, that's not a home, that's a museum. This is how I feel also. One of my BFF's has an ornate decorating style and I fantasize about redecorating her house. I'm a shabby chic girl. Cindy |
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Post by Why on Mar 4, 2023 1:28:02 GMT
As long as I didn't have to clean it I think I might love it. I live alone so no mud tracking DH or everything breaking cyclone kids to worry about. I tend to spend my time in a very small area but I could enjoy being surrounded by a museum I could wander through an my way to my comfy spot.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 4, 2023 3:30:56 GMT
To me, that's not a home, that's a museum. 1000% this. I wouldn’t enjoy living in a place like that. It feels excessively cold and sterile to me with very much a hands-off vibe. I want to be comfortable moving about my home and would want my family, friends and guests to feel comfortable in it too. |
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Post by elaine on Mar 4, 2023 3:54:42 GMT
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Post by katlady on Mar 4, 2023 4:00:45 GMT
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Post by pilcas on Mar 4, 2023 4:14:53 GMT
I have gotten used to worse things than that Villa, so I’m sure I could adjust. I might get some more comfy furniture for some of the rooms and hire a cleaning service.
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