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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.

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

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.

Although I do love the red in the billiards room and the side chairs!

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.

I love (almost) everything about it. Fun, fun, fun.

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for sharing, OP. It's such an interesting house. Some would have gone very stuffy, even themey. I'm glad they didn't.

How charming that they kept the border that was painted in what was the nursery in the early 1900s.

Very charming. Almost oppressively charming.

Thanks for sharing, OP. It's such an interesting house. Some would have gone very stuffy, even themey. I'm glad they didn't.

How charming that they kept the border that was painted in what was the nursery in the early 1900s.

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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.

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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.

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

That is a Scalamandre classic

I actually think that tone on tone wall/trim look (like light blue walls and darker blue trim) works with low ceilings. It always looks cheerful, but it can feel unsophisticated. Here they don’t have to worry about that because it’s a bazillion dollar country house for an Earl and they are trying to make it look “welcoming” and like a “family house.” I think a bedroom is a good place to try it.

Anonymous wrote:This is my happy place. Alas, my ceilings are not high enough to pull off richly painted color on trim. I love it.

If you’re referring to the living room, do you mean the crown molding or the door casing and baseboard/wainscoting in the living room? If the latter, visually your ceilings will look taller painting the trim/baseboard (or wainscoting if you have it) the same color as the walls, even with rich colors. It creates a seamless transition vs. if your trim is, say, white with colored walls which tends to visually break the space up.. If you’re referring to the crown molding in the living room photo which is a different color than the walls, you could also paint it the same color as the walls and it would make your visually trick the eye into taller ceilings. If it’s the mud room picture you’re referring to where all of the trim, baseboard, crown, etc. contrasts with the walls, then you’re correct that tall ceilings are better suited for it since it visually creates a lot of breaks. But richly painted trim can definitely be pulled off with lower ceilings (and may actually make it look more spacious) as long as it’s in minimal contrast with the walls.

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

It’s true, it’s kind of like wearing one of those Hermes H belts.

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

Cheesy!! Cheesy, she said!

I liked it up to that terrible overdone zebra wallpaper.