I’m thinking the owners don’t know from Moravian Stars. They just like the cool 3D glass star light style that’s really popular as a decorating element.

As far as dusting… Likeliest option, it’s The Help’s problem. However, there are lots of nifty housework gadgets that can help, best being a microfiber duster with a telescoping handle. They can reach a good 10-12′ I think. You can get similar doo-dads for changing high up light bulbs and that takes a lot more finessed that dusting.

Ditto on the “nice elements.” What I like best is the all-around use of materials. They’re warm and earthy and give the sense they’ve been there a lot longer than they have been without being overly “distressed” (house was built in 2001). The sole exception IMO are the kitchen cabinets; the distressing is better than some I’ve seen but still too obvious. In general, though, this place looks as homey and comfortable as it does elegant, and that’s a pretty difficult result to achieve.

Actually, there are a lot of nice elements in this house. Some elements just make you wonder. For example, you don’t often see a Moravian Star hanging out of season (photo 20), unless they just like Christmas and want to keep something up year-round that a lot of people won’t recognize.

The staircase is quite handsome. I also like the breezeway, though this being Arizona I wonder for how much of the year it would be useful. When I was a child, we would go somewhere regularly where you would see the underside of Spanish roofing tile- but I can’t remember where that was. It actually is quite interesting, and I suspect my kid self would have loved this house; hallways to run down, mysterious doors to try, odd corners everywhere- and ponies!