On the contrary, I think the neutral tones of the furniture allow the interior to stand out in all its glory. Too many people would be tempted to decorate a house like this as if it's the Palace of Versailles on meth-boosted steroids. That would be vulgar, and overdone. Manhattan is full of those "traditional elegance" monstrosities. This house is done in very good taste. If it were mine, the furniture would be futuristic and bold.
This is the Jospeh B. Thomas house, which was created circa 1910. One online source, (quoting a realtor of course) says that the house was imported brick by brick from Netherlands in the 1840's, re-assembled somewhere in New York, then moved to its present spot for Mr. Thomas. Sounds good, right? In reality, the house was originally a Greek Revival style house (which had gone out of fashion), and architect Frederick Sterner completely reworked it in the Flemish Revival style. Mr. Sterner filed plans with the city for the renovation which clearly dispels the "brought over from Europe" myth. The interior was originally beautifully furnished with Dutch and Flemish antiques, which complimented the interior and vice versa. The rooms were rich, warm, inviting. You can Google old photos of them. What we see in this video, for me at least, is horrendous. Despite what the description says, these interiors do NOT compliment the original architecture, they detract from it. The trendy furnishings come across as having been IMPOSED onto interiors that were never meant for them, much like the pretty woman in the video, who seems to pose in every shot yet looks as out of place as the sofas and chairs. To their credit, Cassini and other owners left the building pretty much "as is". Hopefully new owners will respect the house and do the same, though they could of course turn the great room in to a miniature gold course, and paint the oak paneling hot pink, to jive with the lime green astroturf.
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I can't imagine a less sympathetic way to treat such a rich, wooden interior.
On the contrary, I think the neutral tones of the furniture allow the interior to stand out in all its glory. Too many people would be tempted to decorate a house like this as if it's the Palace of Versailles on meth-boosted steroids. That would be vulgar, and overdone. Manhattan is full of those "traditional elegance" monstrosities. This house is done in very good taste. If it were mine, the furniture would be futuristic and bold.
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This is the Jospeh B. Thomas house, which was created circa 1910. One online source, (quoting a realtor of course) says that the house was imported brick by brick from Netherlands in the 1840's, re-assembled somewhere in New York, then moved to its present spot for Mr. Thomas. Sounds good, right? In reality, the house was originally a Greek Revival style house (which had gone out of fashion), and architect Frederick Sterner completely reworked it in the Flemish Revival style. Mr. Sterner filed plans with the city for the renovation which clearly dispels the "brought over from Europe" myth. The interior was originally beautifully furnished with Dutch and Flemish antiques, which complimented the interior and vice versa. The rooms were rich, warm, inviting. You can Google old photos of them. What we see in this video, for me at least, is horrendous. Despite what the description says, these interiors do NOT compliment the original architecture, they detract from it. The trendy furnishings come across as having been IMPOSED onto interiors that were never meant for them, much like the pretty woman in the video, who seems to pose in every shot yet looks as out of place as the sofas and chairs. To their credit, Cassini and other owners left the building pretty much "as is". Hopefully new owners will respect the house and do the same, though they could of course turn the great room in to a miniature gold course, and paint the oak paneling hot pink, to jive with the lime green astroturf.
Sold for $5 million at auction in October of 2022. Not sure if I see an additional $6 million of value.
Didn’t even show the bathrooms, if I’d own it, I’d get rid of all the furniture and repaint the walls.
Real estate frauds?
Yep