# Do Rich people Decorate their Homes Like This? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 3, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379 "2013-12-03T16:26:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Nisslbody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Nisslbody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nisslbody)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379/41 "2013-12-05T18:48:20Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > I’m finding this interesting, because I’ve often wondered about those houses. I look at Martha Stewart’s layouts and the rooms are so big, so bright, and clean, and there’s no clutter, no crap waiting around to do something with, no STUFF. I’ve come to the conclusion my house is just too small. Our hall closet is ideal for 4 pairs of shoes and 4 coats - there it is crammed. The dining room has antique furniture, we don’t eat there, so it’s a catch-all - just crammed with more stuff. My house is just an average bungalow. It’s jammed with crap from having 4 kids. Funny thing is, when I take pictures of it, it looks amazing and enormous… it’s really not. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379/42 "2013-12-05T19:10:58Z")
There really ought to be a Castles In The Air Digest. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379/43 "2013-12-05T20:42:31Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > The reason I’m so curious is that I actually stayed there myself in 2010, and met the owners, Svitlana and George. Which one are you? AND. Someone has to be ‘and’. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379/44 "2013-12-05T22:04:57Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > There really ought to be a Castles In The Air Digest. Indeed. Here is my castle in the sky: [http://onlyhdwallpapers.com/wallpaper/floating\_island\_laputa\_castle\_in\_the\_sky\_desktop\_1360x768\_hd-wallpaper-894570.jpg](http://onlyhdwallpapers.com/wallpaper/floating_island_laputa_castle_in_the_sky_desktop_1360x768_hd-wallpaper-894570.jpg) It’s a quaint little place and I don’t have a lot of art and stuff but I think it would stand a small chance of getting selected to be in the Castles In The Air Digest. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379/45 "2013-12-05T22:08:50Z")
As far as the homes in AD looking so uncluttered; if I knew my house was going to be featured in a magazine, I’d certainly clean up and stuff things in the closets. For my private island, I decorate my hunting lodge with trophies from the most dangerous game… Jenga! ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379/46 "2013-12-05T22:48:27Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > We had to put away our objets d’art when the baby started walking. We just built a separate baby house on the property. I’ve never been there, they tell me it’s nice. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379/47 "2013-12-05T22:50:43Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Indeed. Here is my castle in the sky: > > [http://onlyhdwallpapers.com/wallpaper/floating\_island\_laputa\_castle\_in\_the\_sky\_desktop\_1360x768\_hd-wallpaper-894570.jpg](http://onlyhdwallpapers.com/wallpaper/floating_island_laputa_castle_in_the_sky_desktop_1360x768_hd-wallpaper-894570.jpg) > > It’s a quaint little place and I don’t have a lot of art and stuff but I think it would stand a small chance of getting selected to be in the Castles In The Air Digest. [Here’s mine, it comes with its own theme tune.](http://media.vam.ac.uk/media/thira/collection_images/2006AE/2006AE7838.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379/48 "2013-12-05T23:06:19Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > The reason I’m so curious is that I actually stayed there myself in 2010, and met the owners, Svitlana and George. Which one are you? Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Holy dog shit! St Croix? Only steers and queers come from St Croix, Private Morbo! ---
**Author:** ![Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/section_maker_jupe/32/1424_2.png) [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Section_Maker_Jupe)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379/49 "2013-12-06T17:09:07Z")
IME (taking care of a large estate)…the basements and attics is where it is truly astounding…all the items that broke off a corner, and the owners balked at the expensive repair cost… or the pictures from the previous partner or whatever…the items they thought were classy, but were junk…all that stuff is just CHAOS…ok little mini rant to follow, but I spend half my workday having to tiptoe around items just to get in and fix, paint or move something…some antiques are bulletproof, others, jeez, dont even look at them, they will crumble. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rich-people-decorate-their-homes-like-this/675379.md?page=2)