I did wonder, Mike. That looks like a beautiful landscape utterly spoiled by
that monstrosity – for the benefit of one family. The rooms look horribly
over-sized, but I wouldn’t comment on the decor; each to his own, after all.
Chris
> On 7 Aug 2015, at 18:58, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> What does one call that "style", pastiche? Mish-mash? Just ugly? Is it as
>> busy and choppy inside?
> Well, there is no accounting for personal taste and I have learned to keep my
> opinion to myself since I work in the building trade. In this case I must
> bite my tongue until it bleeds and keep the airplane bag handy. The photos
> are designed to sell and don't show that it sticks out like a sore thumb and
> is a scar on the landscape viewed from anywhere but the house itself. It
> would fit right in in Vegas rather than the PacNW. Seems to be a trend to
> move in and impose what may have worked at home to the new environs. (I can
> tell a few stories about how that worked out) It did keep my friend and his
> crew in groceries for a few years. Now the trick is to find someone with the
> same taste and $25m.
>
> ml
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