South Shore Decorating Blog: August 2012

This is a 13 acre mansion in Switzerland situated on Lake Geneva. The price is by request only, and you know what they say about if you have to ask...

I fell in love with this house. There are some things I would want to change, but overall, it's a stunner.

I must have serious delusions of grandeur, because I can totally see myself here :)

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Yes, I could most definitely live there.

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What do you think about predominately silver rooms, or even vignettes? I must say, I like something about each of these, but if I were to do one, I'd be afraid that the style would be hopelessly made fun of in the "What were they thinking?" way like they did in GoodFellas - remember Debi Mazar's (Sandy's) apartment? I can't even believe that I can't find a photo of that black and gold bedroom, but here is a shot from the hallway. I remember laughing my butt off at these scenes:

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And Joe Pesci's mother's house (a lot like the house I grew up in):

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Ok, so I've gone (almost) totally off-topic. My point is, will that happen with these silvery glistening rooms, where we are quick to laugh in hindsight? I am the first to admit that I tend to gild the lily, as they say, but even I worry about some of these, as much as I am attracted to them :)
Like in all things, I think the key is to find the right balance.