Old World VS New World

Yeah, yeah, yeah.....I know.  Have you figured out "smart ass" yet?  

Marco- yes you made your point!  And yes, I doubt that much attention to details is done these days.  I remember that our first house here had a wall above our sliders in the family room that was cypress.  

What outstanding craftsmanship and beauty in those old homes. I would pony up a lot of dough for that chandelier!

We have seen Mansions on Long Island's Gold Coast with attention to details like this. They don't make them like they used to...point taken!

Wow, that looks amazing and expensive at the same time, haha.  Thanks for sharing this with us!

It is sad that the quality craftsmanship is missing in most of the new homes.

Oh how I love that shot! The ceiling is exquisite! I've never seen a cypress ceiling before and it's stunning! I love the chandelier too! In my mother and father's house (built in the late 1800's) they had a chandelier and one day my mother decided to paint it. My father was against it but it turned out just beautiful!!! We had a large picture window with stained glass on the top and that stained glass and chandelier lights was just gorgeous!

Personally, I'm so sick of hearing Realtor Comments on tours stating chandeliers are outdated. To me, they are elegant and that's how I want to live out my life, elegant, not to be confused by outdated.

Gorgeous picture and great post! The work in those mansions must be fascinating.

Marco, love those cold ceilings, they do create such character in a room!   We just don't see these in the new homes.

Yes! I would love to see more of these and similar ceilings. They are exquisite! I can't even imagine how labor intensive it was to create it and install it on the ceiling. Truly, this is a work of art and beauty!

Looks like museum quality. I wouldn't want to live with a ceiling like that. Simply wouldn't feel comfortable.

Something modern, or at least more modern, would probably be working for me :)