I think solid wood doors down a shadowy corridor, fireplaces, timber floorboards… but I can’t think of much else. I guess it really depends on the person and what they find grand. For example when i think of grand old houses i don’t think of marble.
high ceilings, is another and big windows with expansive landscape views =P
I think of grand houses as having big windows, pillars supporting the second floor porch, which is closed in by French fencing. No stucco or exposed brick, it has to be painted wooden slats on the exterior. Chandeliers, expansive rooms filled with almost nothing, and a well manicured aura. Mind you, I would hate to live in a house like this. Give me the log cabin out in the woods any day.
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February 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Wrap-around porch.
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February 22nd, 2010 at 6:05 pm
I think of grand houses as having big windows, pillars supporting the second floor porch, which is closed in by French fencing. No stucco or exposed brick, it has to be painted wooden slats on the exterior. Chandeliers, expansive rooms filled with almost nothing, and a well manicured aura. Mind you, I would hate to live in a house like this. Give me the log cabin out in the woods any day.
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February 22nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
In a grand house I would imagine a large library with floor to ceiling bookshelves/sliding ladder/deep dark brown leather chairs/dark heavy wooden desk…that sort of thing.
You think of dark rooms and lots of wood, but I think of large high ceiling rooms but well lit with large windows, not dark at all (I do not like dark, dreary houses)…of course a large winding staircase with two kitchens and a back stairway leading to separate quarters for the employees.
I think of a mix of old and new design for a grand house..no formal gardens, no victorian furnishings.
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February 22nd, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Check out this site. I think you will find the classy style that best fits you: http://www.houseplanscollection.com
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