{"id":522,"date":"2008-12-22T09:48:37","date_gmt":"2008-12-22T14:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=522"},"modified":"2015-12-27T21:41:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T02:41:08","slug":"christmas-mansion-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2008\/12\/christmas-mansion-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Mansion Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Art in grandscale can be somewhat ostentatious when it&#8217;s so overdone &#8212; when it overly exudes with the tremendous and exclusive amount of wealth it took to purchase it. It still captivates our attention, however. Here it is displayed in the decor of\u00a0 the <a title=\"Visiting the Vanderbilt Mansion. NYTimes\" href=\"http:\/\/travel.nytimes.com\/2008\/12\/19\/travel\/escapes\/19gild.html?ref=travel\" target=\"_blank\">Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, New York<\/a> compete with multiple murals and every surface has some flamboyance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-523\" title=\"Private Vanderbilt Sitting Room. Photo Tony Cenicola\/The New York Times\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/12\/19gild-600.jpg\" alt=\"Private Vanderbilt Sitting Room. Tony Cenicola\/The New York Times\" width=\"500\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/19gild-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/19gild-600-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In these thrifty economic times it does&#8217;t go over well to be so over the top. I like simplicity and practical things myself. I think a little bit goes a long way but it&#8217;s still intriguing to see how the other side lives. Click on the link above to see more interior views and where to take the tour of this and other gilded age mansions. Many are decorated and open for the holidays. I&#8217;m just glad I&#8217;m not the one taking all that stuff down when the holidays are over.<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite places to visit during the holidays is <a title=\"Winterthur websited\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winterthur.org\/calendar\/yuletide_slideshow.asp?sub=yuletide_slideshow\" target=\"_blank\">Winterthur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/12\/ss_dried_flower_tree.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-544\" title=\"Dried Flower Tree. Wintethur\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/12\/ss_dried_flower_tree.jpg\" alt=\"Dried Flower Tree. Wintethur\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ss_dried_flower_tree.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ss_dried_flower_tree-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art in grandscale can be somewhat ostentatious when it&#8217;s so overdone &#8212; when it overly exudes with the tremendous and exclusive amount of wealth it took to purchase it. It still captivates our attention, however. Here it is displayed in the decor of\u00a0 the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, New York compete with multiple murals and every surface has some flamboyance. In these thrifty economic times it does&#8217;t go over well to be so over the top. I like simplicity and practical things myself. I think a little bit goes a long way but it&#8217;s still intriguing to see how the other side lives. Click on the link above to see more interior views and where to take the tour of this and other gilded age mansions. Many are decorated and open for the holidays. I&#8217;m just glad I&#8217;m not the one taking all that stuff down when the holidays are over. 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