Is It Rude To Stair ?
I've been away from New Zealand for the last 3 weeks , but its Monday night here , and I was just looking on-line , and I see this house for sale in Auckland ( N Z ) for around $35 million !
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10 months agoA few more pics to whet your appetite . . . . all pretty pleasant so far !
This pic ( just above ) I have already posted up the top , but have a look at the light in that window in the middle of the house .
Here it is , from the inside . It is huge , and was around $250,000 apparently !
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10 months agoI'll get to the furniture soon Kate -- some of it is spectacular !
In my opinion though , this is the true stair of the house -- a work of art IMO !
Looks like reception desk !
Nah -- its a staircase ! ( It goes down to the basement car park too )
Kate
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10 months agoThe 'kitchen' is a bit weird -- I'm trying to work out if the rod or bar is a light , or a rack to hold spirit bottles ?
But then , lo and behold , you discover the 'real' ( butlers ) kitchen , behind the 'fake' kitchen . . . . .
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10 months agoSome pictures of the furniture , mainly . I'm not convinced how warm or how comfortable the house or the furniture would be , but I guess its the price you pay for being mega-loaded ?
I'll add some more in a couple of days . I'm guessing it is akll designer furniture , bought through a consultant , paid top dollar -- but when you are that rich , I guess you mention the $50k you spent on a piece of original furniture -- only to find a couple of years later a knock-off is going for $1200 ! Anyway , if you are like me , you look in slight amazement , slight amusement .User
10 months agoIt is either just someone wityh heaps of $$$ , or possibly someone with a very subtle art pallette -- in Maori , tribal face tattoos are called Te Moko
So possibly very , very intentional . Or maybe they just like the contrast .User
10 months agoOr a version you might be miore able to relate to haha
I understand some of the arty farty set stick to a set of rules , to show they are individuals , and individuals with impecable taste at that -- you must have at least 1 work of art showing your indigenous side ; one from a prominent LBGT artist ; one from whatever this weeks cause is .
The table with the offset chairs -- if you look at the legs , you'll see the table has supports that are different sizes and angles , so possibly the chairs are off-centre on purpose ?
Similarly , if you look at the cupboard doors in the butlers pantry , the lines don't line up -- that surely has to be on purpose -- even the most incompetent almost-blind builder could do better than that if they were supposed to line up ?
Art covers up a lot of incompetence -- I might be an artist !
Kate