[Listing and narrative submitted by Looney Listing regular Emerald63. Thanks!]
After a hard day as corporate CEO, come home to your own private Versailles, complete with reflecting pool…
…formal garden…
…and grand entrance hall. Note the gold accented stair rail and expansive built-in shelving.
There’s more where that came from, along with an imperial oodles’ worth of closet space.
And when you’re ready to relax, as well as admire your royal self, retreat to your very own Hall of Mirrors, surfaced with marble, exotic hardwoods and – of course – gold-bracketed light fixtures.
Ahhh… That’s better!
Good Lord, who wants to see that much of their naked self in the mirror, much less show the world through the picture window over the bath tub?
Thank you for this listing, Emerald63! The interior design/decoration in this house was truly and wonderfully gag worthy, making it a must for LL!
@Frodo: Why, the most noble Lord of the Manor, of course! In Versailles’ case, that would have been Louis XIV of France. (You can even see a representative emblem of the Sun King above the fireplace in Pic 11.)
I do foresee one minor problem, though… It will be most difficult indeed to keep up the charade of “the Emperor’s new clothes” whilst one is within the Hall of Mirrors. But such is the burden of servants within the royal household.
@K: You’re welcome! I actually like parts of this place, especially the pool and yard area. Not too big, not too small, and definitely not overly ornate. Also, the entry veranda, seen in Pic 3. Simple, clean lines and a limited color palette that emphasizes the materials and foliage. Classic.
Oddly, I noted the French styling of some of the furniture in this home specifically because it was *not* the horror inducing over-the-top sort we saw in the Party Horse House of November 22. Much more subdued, as witnessed in the living room in Pic 5. But even the more unusual show pieces in the entryway, in Pics 4 and 10, are in keeping with moderately ornate Louis XIV furniture. Granted, the rest of the individual room decors don’t hold together as well, let alone provide a coherent whole throughout the house, but I’ll take sketchy incoherence over the “this makes me want to be an arsonist” crap in the Party Horse House any day.
@Frodo: Forgot to mention, I think it’s possible the location of the house on a hillside may overcome the potential giant-window-in-the-bathroom problem. It would depend on which side of the house that bath is on, given what we can see of other homes both above and below this one in the various photos. Large windows are not a problem if staying out of the line-of-sight from neighbors is taken into account.
Thanks for letting me do the “narrative” Marty! :)