House in Old Town (Chicago)

[AndyD]

Or for roughly the same price in the Cotswolds here,
https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gblhralac240195

[ShiroKuro]

Wow, very pretty, @andyd !

[wtg]

@AndyD said:

Wtg, I can't view the link .

Does this work for you?

https://archive.is/R9vZ6

edit: Nice properties in VT and the Cotswalds!!

[AndyD]

Thank you wtg, yes.
Like it a lot, could move in, but immediately remove most of the central lampshades.
And those three orbs above the kitchen island 🤪 (very Dr Who or Mysterons or something like that).

[ShiroKuro]

@AndyD I feel like lighting has gone over the top these days. Like, with an interesting light fixture, a little goes a long way. You don't need an unusual shade or statement light fixture in every room!

[Steve Miller]

@AndyD

I’ll take the garage, please.

[Daniel]

@AndyD said:

Wtg, I can't view the link .

Here's a nice little place in the country
(Daniel, plenty of space for your piano)
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2575-Weeks-Hill-Rd-Stowe-VT-05672/227731501_zpid/

Nothing to complain about on the surface about but I fear it has the potential to attract the type of characters found in Kubrick's The Shining (1980).

[Daniel]

@AndyD said:

Or for roughly the same price in the Cotswolds here,
https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gblhralac240195

No comparison. I'll take it.

[Daniel]

@andyd You might know that Chicago is the most important city in the history of American architecture. It towers (sic) above New York. I don't know if you've been there or seen pictures but it's a beautiful city. The downtown area is especially awesome. We have nothing else that compares to it.

[Daniel]

@andyd We only equaled you during the Gilded Age. We were only able to do it for two reasons. We had your (and other) history to simulate, and our industrialists had the wealth to travel Europe and buy everything related to furnishing a house, including architectural details, furniture, and art, at bargain prices.

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