tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post4973671716517173689..comments2024-03-17T00:08:48.923-04:00Comments on Beyond the Gilded Age: 'Charlcote House'Zach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-75104511492792025502012-01-10T23:30:49.082-05:002012-01-10T23:30:49.082-05:00Ha, who knew I would be the dissenting voice here?...Ha, who knew I would be the dissenting voice here? I think the attic is elegant, crisp, and rather fun. Many successful houses harbor a surprise---and nothing has been done to harm the integrity of the grand public spaces. Should they instead have put up fake Georgian paneling? Or left the cramped little servant's rooms intact and unused?The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-74882792390648671342012-01-10T22:33:23.318-05:002012-01-10T22:33:23.318-05:00It's an amazing house when you see it in situ....It's an amazing house when you see it in situ. It's settled into its surroundings, and has a stunning view into the downtown. Not wild about what they've done to the third floor, too trendy, too contemporary. But knowing the owners, it fits them.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-58302716472214835812012-01-10T21:21:27.986-05:002012-01-10T21:21:27.986-05:00What were they thinking!!!! That attic is horrendo...What were they thinking!!!! That attic is horrendous!! I never understood why people would buy a classic, old house with the intent of creating a modern home that totally strays from the original structural detail...just either start from scratch, or invest in a more modern home....leave the classics be!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-26108628282750967372012-01-10T20:12:31.064-05:002012-01-10T20:12:31.064-05:00While I admit it has a somewhat institutional look...While I admit it has a somewhat institutional look, the strict classicism could be a good backdrop for some looser styling along the lines of Lancaster/Fowler/Parish/Hadley. A little conflicted about the renovated attic, I think more of a reference to the preceding spaces would have been preferable, but not objecting to a more contemporary approach.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-53425391221886308482012-01-10T19:06:30.486-05:002012-01-10T19:06:30.486-05:00I've never warmed up to this house---I mean, i...I've never warmed up to this house---I mean, it's a nice enough piece of architecture, but it's got that 'public library/county courthouse look.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-5970334055555563432012-01-10T18:55:19.705-05:002012-01-10T18:55:19.705-05:00Nice house, but I don't like the "modern&...Nice house, but I don't like the "modern" decor. And really, how many houses can you pack into a circle?Lodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610604239420522888noreply@blogger.com