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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No matter how big your house is - everyone hangs around the island in the kitchen.........[/quote]

Not true.  Grew up in a large house.  The staff hung out in the kitchen, we only went in and out when we wanted something.

So to answer OP's question, no, they're not all cold and uninviting.  At least ours wasn't.  Not in the US, though, and built 200 yrs ago.  Think lots of paneled wood (not the 70s tract home kind) in the study/library.  Fireplaces that are large.  Warm colors, plenty of furniture.  We did keep the 3rd floor closed off most of the time.  It had 6 bdrms, 4 bathrooms that were never used, and older servants quarters above that.  Actually, as I'm typing this, it sounds almost funny, and like something I made up.  But little point in that on an anonymous forum.

FWIW, I live in a large-ish (maybe it is-5500 sq ft) house now.  Plenty large enough, and no huge representational spaces--double height foyers, etc.  Nothing in it is meant to impress, and it actually appears smaller than it is--you really have to walk through all of it to realize it's pretty big.   :)[/quote]

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