Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 11:53     Subject: Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
Anonymous wrote:It looks very Restoration Hardware. I like the staging, it is very well done. I could not imagine myself living like that. I am not fancy enough.


FYI restoration hardware stuff is made in the same factories in Vietnam as lower end brands. Anyone who pays retail for it is completely insane.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 11:52     Subject: Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
Lots of space. Not great but not bad either. The staging is a bit bizzarro, but maybe that's what people with 4+ mil to drop on the house want.

Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 11:35     Subject: Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
Anonymous wrote:This is a cut through street I use all the time so I’ve been watching the build for a while. I like it. It has to be bland enough to appeal. There are few specific examples people listed here to describe what is wrong with it. Things listed are easily fixable/kind of nitpicking. Personally I agree the subway tile is overdone and stopping so low in the kitchen makes the otherwise very high ceilings look not so amazing. It’s a large family home but I wouldn’t want to be the one following the little Larlo’s around with a bottle of windex for all those low glass doors and windows. I’d also be checking that the glass is tempered.

“Cold” keeps coming up. Kind of the same way other people’s large diamonds are always “gaudy” but your smaller ones are just right. That’s what we tell ourselves to validate our lot in life.


People keep saying cold because it is soulless, anti-septic, and uninspired. White on white is so dated and last year. I've seen tons of $$$ houses that are much larger and more expensive than mine that aren't also cold.

+1 to the person who pointed out how close the neighbors are. For 4m+, no way. *And* it's a cut-through. *shudder.*
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 11:18     Subject: Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Very pretty, but did they do the pictures in black and white or is that house actually monocromatic?


Photos are in color. OP here: I find it so interesting how negative vast majority of opinions are here. While I think maybe the actual 'warmth' of place doesn't carry over in photos the comments also suggest that many/most would have preferred the traditional Georgian-inspired house right around the corner-with warm wood and all the moldings and classic detailing that I find so oppressive/dated (https://www.homesale.com/p/5214-Oakland-Rd-Chevy-Chase-MD-20815/dmgid_117921679#&gid=1&pid=8) I guess the good thing is if majority don't like I may have a few days to win lottery and buy it before it sells. Looks like my competition will be minimal.


Ew, finding things oppressive/dated is so oppressive/dated.

Don’t you read McMansion Hell?

Truly though this is a sad bad house as staged. I don’t even want to pretend to live like that.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 11:18     Subject: Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
Exterior awful.

Feels cold.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 11:00     Subject: Re:Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
I really like it. I wish I had the $$$! Can only dream.
Vclubmember
Post 03/12/2018 10:58     Subject: Re:Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
Plastic patio furniture, miles of cold, hard ceramic tile in the living areas, recessed lights...looks like a cheap flip!
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 10:57     Subject: Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Very pretty, but did they do the pictures in black and white or is that house actually monocromatic?


Photos are in color. OP here: I find it so interesting how negative vast majority of opinions are here. While I think maybe the actual 'warmth' of place doesn't carry over in photos the comments also suggest that many/most would have preferred the traditional Georgian-inspired house right around the corner-with warm wood and all the moldings and classic detailing that I find so oppressive/dated (https://www.homesale.com/p/5214-Oakland-Rd-Chevy-Chase-MD-20815/dmgid_117921679#&gid=1&pid=8) I guess the good thing is if majority don't like I may have a few days to win lottery and buy it before it sells. Looks like my competition will be minimal.


It's really the flooring that warms this place up. All white just makes me feel like I should be at a klan rally
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 10:55     Subject: Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
Anonymous wrote:

Photos are in color. OP here: I find it so interesting how negative vast majority of opinions are here. While I think maybe the actual 'warmth' of place doesn't carry over in photos the comments also suggest that many/most would have preferred the traditional Georgian-inspired house right around the corner-with warm wood and all the moldings and classic detailing that I find so oppressive/dated (https://www.homesale.com/p/5214-Oakland-Rd-Chevy-Chase-MD-20815/dmgid_117921679#&gid=1&pid=8) I guess the good thing is if majority don't like I may have a few days to win lottery and buy it before it sells. Looks like my competition will be minimal.


Nope, I don't like that one, either, although my tastes are pretty traditional. I would be depressed every time I approached that McMansiony pile.

Good luck with the lottery!
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 10:42     Subject: Re:Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
I really like it! Love all the light. But maybe it's because I wish I lived someplace fresh and clean and more minimalist rather than my messy hodgepodge of patched together styles. And that magically we never created any clutter. Ha!

It would make a really pretty art gallery.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 08:10     Subject: Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
Anonymous wrote:Very pretty, but did they do the pictures in black and white or is that house actually monocromatic?


Photos are in color. OP here: I find it so interesting how negative vast majority of opinions are here. While I think maybe the actual 'warmth' of place doesn't carry over in photos the comments also suggest that many/most would have preferred the traditional Georgian-inspired house right around the corner-with warm wood and all the moldings and classic detailing that I find so oppressive/dated (https://www.homesale.com/p/5214-Oakland-Rd-Chevy-Chase-MD-20815/dmgid_117921679#&gid=1&pid=8) I guess the good thing is if majority don't like I may have a few days to win lottery and buy it before it sells. Looks like my competition will be minimal.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 08:01     Subject: Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
4.2M and i 'll have pebbles stuck in my tires. no thanks.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 07:49     Subject: Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
Very pretty, but did they do the pictures in black and white or is that house actually monocromatic?
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 07:20     Subject: Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
I agree it's very Restoration Hardware but I like the decor and staging. Would have expected/liked some nice crown molding or wainscoting in there.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2018 06:52     Subject: Re:Ch Ch MD - prettiest dream house I've seen in years
Anonymous wrote:Just pointing out two things. Subway tiles can be expensive. It depends on the quality of the tiles.

There are also baseboards. Just very thin ones.

The style is quite minimalistic yet classical. I must say I do approve of it even if I also agree it's a bit cold with the current staging. I'd be adding some color if I owned the house. Not wall colors but in the furniture. I have some pieces of beautiful golden mahogany furniture that would look quite well in that house and add softer colors to round off all the white.

People who are spending 4.2 million will have staff to keep the house clean.


Cheap cheap cheap cheap !