Fun house for that grand millennial English country vibe

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Anonymous wrote:I think it looks like they're trying too hard. They have some beautiful elements (like the dining room wallpaper, the Scalamandre wallpaper, some of the furniture pieces) but the overall look is, imo, "we ran out of money so we're going to go for the 'grand millennial English country vibe' and hope people fall for it and think we're setting a trend." To me it is especially apparent in the dining room and the chairs. Like, you couldn't afford matching chairs? Really? Or the bedroom with the yellow and blue primary colors and then the murky green border, or the copious amounts of sissal rugs, or the cabinetry in the kitchen. No, it doesn't work.

Omg girl they did not run out of money, trust me. They have so much money that they had a very elite decorator try to make it look like they are normal and approachable.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Buccleuch

Also it’s not “sissal” it’s rush matting and it means they are rich as cream. They’re so rich, they’re speaking a language you don’t understand.

Have you ever walked on rush matting in bare feet? Yikes. Not a good feel. But you do you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I liked it up to that terrible overdone zebra wallpaper.

That is a Scalamandre classic

Yeah but I know that which means it’s no longer cool.

+1 it’s at low ebb, doesn’t fall into the same category as vintage IKEA just yet.

Respect for the snark.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think anything that large qualifies as “grand millennial.” That’s just an expensive (and cheesy) house.

I digress...

It is incredibly tasteful and restrained while still being comfortable and fun for a family and their friends. I like how approachable the house is.

The family has a staggering art collection. And several staggeringly huge houses.

Love the dining room wallpaper. And the wallpaper border in one of the kids' bedrooms.

All that money, all that art, all those houses and no taste whatsoever. Bummer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it looks like they're trying too hard. They have some beautiful elements (like the dining room wallpaper, the Scalamandre wallpaper, some of the furniture pieces) but the overall look is, imo, "we ran out of money so we're going to go for the 'grand millennial English country vibe' and hope people fall for it and think we're setting a trend." To me it is especially apparent in the dining room and the chairs. Like, you couldn't afford matching chairs? Really? Or the bedroom with the yellow and blue primary colors and then the murky green border, or the copious amounts of sissal rugs, or the cabinetry in the kitchen. No, it doesn't work.

Omg girl they did not run out of money, trust me. They have so much money that they had a very elite decorator try to make it look like they are normal and approachable.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Buccleuch

Whoa, down the rabbit hole. First, that a Da Vinci was stolen from their home and found in a law office and second, that they have so much fine art that they didn't even know the prominence of the second painting.

The art collection of the Dukes of Buccleuch is of great significance, and the recovery of the stolen Leonardo da Vinci painting Madonna of the Yarnwinder from the collection, valued at 30 million GBP, in a raid on the offices of a prestigious law firm captured public attention in 2007.[7] In 2008 a painting in the family collection at Boughton House, a rare portrait of the young Queen Elizabeth I of England, was discovered.

https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/lawyer-arrested-ps37m-stolen-madonna-painting-found-police-2461040
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/7421051.stm