Proof That Money Does Not Equal Class
Take a look at this house and tell me your first thought isn’t Real Housewives of New Jersey. Yes, yes, I know the house in question is tied to the Ensign scandal – I don’t care. Frankly, the real scandal is how tacky this super-sized McMansion is. Truly a crime against architecture.
A reader at TPM sums it up perfectly:
What always strikes me about these mega mcmansions is, well, the incredibly bad taste: rooms too large, ridiculous over the top “faux” European furnishings. Is this considered “great living”? Great design?
Most of America’s top architects would blanche at these so called “posh” surroundings. It strikes me that these lavish, badly designed, ugly places often fit the people who chose to live in them.
What is it with our penchant for “grand” foyers, useless (and unused) living rooms and over-sized kitchens and family rooms. By my calculations you could cut off the front of the house… and not even notice.
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Yeah, I know, to each his own, but… Come on!
Tags: Architecture
Sorry Pandora but you just gave away that you watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey. on Bravo.
That is going in your file.
Sopranos chic, I think they call it…..
And now I cannot invite you to my house, with its grand foyer…
So which Soprano are you, then?
geek is “Big Pussy.”
How could you not see that coming?
He sure the hell ain’t Pauly Walnuts.
Geek is gonna have to slap a bitch. I’m looking at you, Smitty!
Oh, don’t say that, Geek, Protack may come here and wag a finger at you like he did at Matthews for his bitch-slapping post.
You mean Michael D. Protack, leader of the Delaware Republican Party? I ain’t skeert.
RSmitty,
I actually tend to agree more with Mike Protack, the fearless and tireless leader of your Delaware Republican Party, regarding that post, but your reply was, nevertheless, outstanding.
Leave it to DWA to think slapping women is funny.
I am only in favor of slapping bitches when said bitches are Smitty.
I don’t know about the show you refer to above. However, I don’t care what kind of house anyone buys or rents. That choice is personal as long as you can afford it.
The post about slapping women stands. I don’t see it as funny or humorous in any way.
Mike Protack
That Ensign story just keeps getting fascinated. At some point, Ensign was paying 3 people in the family: the woman, her husband and her son. I might have to rethink my opposition to becoming a mistress. It looks like it could be quite profitable. Do you think there’s a market for a mistress with opinions?
agree…money does not equal class
http://mcfarlandgroup.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/joe-biden-house1.jpg
Do you think there’s a market for a mistress with opinions?
Yes. But it probably depends on your opinions and when you choose to air them. 😉
Looks a lot like Mike Tyson’s old house.
I doubt if mansion owners really care if you like their houses, or not. Maybe BO can form a national architectural review agency.
Tom: I have not been to Biden’s house, but I pretty much guarantee it isn’t as nouveau-riche tacky as the photo above.
Biden’s house looks to be alittle more than 3000 sq ft (excluding the basement. Hardly a mansion.
You could buy a 2500 sqft doublewide with crown molding, tray ceilings, cultured marble, and dual kitchens, but no one would call it a mansion.