It is charming

Very charming, but I don't see a towel pig so it's not for me. ;). Seriously I love the entrance, the room colours and the art. Does it come with the art...

No, oh no. It's waaay too busy and cluttered for me. Poor kitchen design - is that really a window right at the cooktop? Seriously?

Too many conflicting colors and patterns in every room. Does every square inch of wall space need to be covered? I think it's very unattractive.

Also, I wonder if those are higher than normal chairs around the island. If the island is at standard counter height, that would put the "table" surface at mid-chest level or higher for anyone sitting there. My favorite head scratcher is the two bulb light fixture shown to the right in the photo of the stairway, just under the upper level landing and over the passage way at the bottom of the stairs. That stairway isn't lit? Say what, does that belong there? Oh yes, it was an empty wall space.

Overall, the design choices don't seem very thoughtful.

I'll let you have it, Lisa. I like the exterior, the beams, and the view, but that's about it. I expected to like the kitchen, but didn't. And then things got worse. I agree with Elmer's comments.

The kitchen cabinets sort of look like the knotty Alder I had in my last house. They were beautiful. No. I don't care so much for that layout. I do love a lot of color.

I my own self love it! Didn't read all the description, but it seems to me that a cottage would automatically have a very casual atmosphere. Casual entertaining means the open kitchen livid and dining is perfect.

Its gorgeous. Love all the color. I would be happy living there.

I've been going to Edgartown now for early 40 years. This area is not really "Edgartown" as it's not in the village, it's down toward Katama where all the houses are newer and some are reproductions such as this one. They alway look "right" on the outside, but when one goes inside, they're a modern subdivision house.

It used to be that summer homes there held the "there's life still in them" cast-offs of winter homes elsewhere. It's were tired sheets and towels went to die, upholstered furniture no longer needed or not in pristine condition were taken. Since nearly no houses were year-round, there was always the faint smell of mildew - we called it "smelling like the Vineyard". Old worn orientals, some nice New England antiques (no veneer - moisture would get it). Pine and maple were the main choices. Old pictures, paintings - it was all "old"!

Now, people bring in their Boston or NYC decorators, order Julia B bedding, put white slipcovers on everything - it's all just perfect - and of course there must be central AC to deal with all that moisture from being by the sea. They are also heated in the winter. They could be anywhere...

I miss the "old Vineyard". Lucky for us, the house we've rented for the past 19 years, is just that - old and filled with wonderful old things. We prefer it and it's also what we can afford.

I imagine the house shown is in the $4-5 million dollar range. If it were in the village, it would be still more; if on the water, think $8-10 million. Lot of money for a house used about 2-3 months each year.

Love that bead board!!!

It won't open for me...but if I had a choice I'd vacation in Anglophilia's living room, its to die for lovely and the only pic I saw of her home. Lol.

Mama, you're welcome anytime! I'm very flattered!

I like the house and its features except for one item because that item is a maintenance pain and money pit. The side porch with deck above: It s very nice feature until you are the owner of it. I'd want to know more about the materials in it. If its all natural wood, then it will be a continual battle to keep it from rotting away. It looks great when new, but 10 to 15 years later, the owner could be tearing his hair out over the expense of a rebuild or removal.

Looks so fun but I wondered lets say you buy it AS IS...down to the tchotchkes and art..would you swap out, have a garage sale, leave as is....

What a fun site, thanks for sharing. I really liked the next house, Happy Hollow. Now that's some craftsmanship!

Elmer - I agree about the stove top, I would switch that with the sink. But that's all I would change, I love the quirkiness of this house!

Sure would be dull if we all had the same style / taste I suppose :)

arcy - I would keep 90% of the art, it's very much to my liking. I do find the portrait of a woman in the entry out of place, that would need to go. I also don't like the mermaids above the door way, a vintage sign would look better there I think.

I don't like the lobster pillows in the living room, even tho I am from Maine, lol! Not sure whats going on with the mantle over the fireplace but that would be gorgeous lined with colored glass bottles & the TV needs to be hidden behind some bead board cabinetry. I would also lose the wrought iron rooster sconces, they look odd placed there to me.

I LOVE the kitchen cabinets, especially the custom piece under the double ovens. I love the rooster theme too, but back to that LR, or whatever you call that room, I think Elmer is right about the conflicting theme here, nautical & farm together...?

I love it!!

It seems entirely too overdone, busy and "precious" for me, with every surface everywhere cluttered with "art". I dislike the initial look of the kitchen with the knotty wood, and then as I look more closely I dislike it even more. The cooktop in front of the window doesn't particularly bother me, since is appears to be an induction cooktop, and there'd be no problem with the wind blowing out the fire or blowing the fire onto some flammable item on the counter, but one thing that I noticed is that the copper pots hanging over the cooktop may just be there for decoration, since copper pots don't typically work on an induction cooktop.

yeonassky might be in luck, in the living room on the floor there appears to be a towel pig in the background and a winged pig reading a book in the foreground.

The nautical theme and the farm theme could go together if your background was in raising farmed seafood :-)

Cute house with a great view and ceilings, but there were too many things I didn't like about it. The cabinets were too busy (hickory maybe?) and there was no vent for the cooktop. I liked some of the quilts but there was too much bright color where there didn't need to be IMO. And yes, maybe too much busy-ness going on to suit me. I too prefer single story.

bob, for me the problem with the cooktop isn't danger or function but rather the need to wash the windows and the wood trim each time after cooking something. And, as someone mentioned, no vent. Real back splashes behind a cooktop are made to be cleaned repeatedly, the wood of a window and sill aren't.

I forgot to mention that pig on the floor that bob has captured, another example of thoughtless design/design gone wrong. It's blocking that passage way, people would bump into that every time they walk by. But hey, it's an empty piece of flooring, let's put something there.

If this is the result of a hired decorator, the homeowners got royally scalped with all the tasteless excesses. If this is the homeowner's folly, then, I guess they got what they wanted. And they maybe should have hired a decorator with better judgement than they had.

But to each his own right Elmer? I mean, our homes are a very personal reflection of our style. I would never hire a decorator to impose what THEY think looks good vs my own, that I will have to look at everyday....YKWIM?

Of course, but I don't think that's the topic. The discussion is about what people think concerning the house in the link you offered.

Using an interior decorator should be no different than using any other adviser. You pay for the person's ideas and experiences and work with them for solutions that combine your taste and the adviser's suggestions. Among other things, a designer (or an architect or whatever) should save their customers from their own bad taste or judgement. If the adviser doesn't have enough taste to offer better choices or doesn't push back against bad ideas, then the result can be a bit of a disaster.

Whether done by the homeowners on their own or by a decorator, my reaction was as I said. I'd go so far as to say that to me, the scene in each room is unpleasant and disturbing, not whimsical or fun. You can like it if you want

Why thank you Mr. Fudd :)

I love it, what a wonderful house!