They won me over with the American flag draped over the glass block wall.

I think the house is fun - very retro.

The front door has to go. I can't help but thinking I'm pulling up to a conference center or institution when I look at it.

I love it and the color. I have a lot of atypical for DC color in my home also. Everyone here does the same boring beige crap which matches the beige boring personalities of many of the people here. Give me color, ai love it. It looks like a cheerful happy place to live.

I know the story behind this house. There's a bed and breakfast next door to this house. I stayed there and the owner of the B&B told me the story about the house.

They're Cubans from Miami and they built this place to remind them of home. He is a lawyer. Not sure what Cubans are doing on the Eastern Sore. While I agree it's pricey, it is 20 acres of land with a beautiful 800 feet of waterfront. Why is this house ridiculous according to DCUMers but a decrepit rowhouse in SE can go for almost $2 million?

Anonymous wrote:It's a great house with great space, light, flow, and waterfront location. It has poor paint choices. But you need to see beyond the paint.

I agree. A good decorator could turn this into a house that appears in architectural digest.
But it is a lot more fun the way it is right now, and maybe that's the point.

I'm not gonna lie. I like it. Sure it would look stupid in Chevy Chase, but it looks awesome where it is. Check out that view, the pool, etc. Agree it would be a killer party house and like living in a cartoon. That's their vibe and they WENT FOR IT. Rock on, electrician and bodybuilder! My kid would go nuts for that purple bedroom!

(I spent the day looking at boring houses in boring neighborhoods in MoCo. Sad.)

It looks a LOT like the "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw cantaloupes" house from the Bitsy's wedding episode of Sex & the City.

Looks like the perfect house for the next flava flav or rock of love set

That is a seriously fucking awesome house. LOVE IT!

Amazing house, fun colors, can do away with the flag though.

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Anonymous wrote:Owner is an Italian-American electrical contractor outside of Baltimore.

Why is his ethnicity important?

It's the lions. Italians always have sculptures. At least they do in my part of the Jersey hood.

I believe those are actually Fu Dogs. In Feng Shui you place them in front of your home/door/room as protection.

Nevermind, I looked closer and think that they are lions.

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Anonymous wrote:Owner is an Italian-American electrical contractor outside of Baltimore.

Why is his ethnicity important?

It's the lions. Italians always have sculptures. At least they do in my part of the Jersey hood.

I believe those are actually Fu Dogs. In Feng Shui you place them in front of your home/door/room as protection.

It would be like living in a cartoon!

I bet they throw some GREAT parties.

I can't believe you're all worked up over this house.

When you can afford it, THEN start to post about how hideous you think it is

But if you're not in the million dollar category, I fail to see how you can become experts on its decor.

They have money - big time money - which means they can decide HOW to decorate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!