Open House - McMansions

So this piece on CNN's "Open House" has a number of synchronicities... where to begin? First, the CNN crew went out to find an established Atlanta neighborhood that illustrated their point, and landed on Myrtle street. My house is featured in an end-to-end shot (an awesome before shot!) at the close of the piece. Also, Cooper Pierce is interviewed -- the other half of Jones Pierce, who was the renovation architect of record... long before they were ever chosen. Mary Norwood is running for mayor now, and I don't know the status of the McMansion legislation. Gerri Willis is cute as a button! (All footage is copyright and property of CNN and Turner.)

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[dgl1962]

Definition of Mcmansion; "A nicer, bigger home than can be

afforded by the average envious person"

[wpollock13]

@dgl1962 LOL! well said.

[wpollock13]

I think what the piece says is that we balance our property rights with personal/ethical responsibilities... and pimping out houses to suit a grand lifestyle sometimes isn't always a great idea.

[wpollock13]

Never been better actually. :)

I think it's kinda sad that we even need to have this argument because pimping out houses in quiet neighborhoods is not truly necessary.

McMansions are available aplenty in the 'burbs.

[walkonhome]

I thought this was America, so much for private property.

[sgtpepper1138]

@testeridd HEY, enough with the "stupid American" remarks, I'm American and wouldn't EVER think about living in one of these monsters.

[Rac379]

So it's basically saying don't build McMansions next to small houses, which I can understand. Build them in suburbs where you're surrounded by other mansions.

[dgl1962]

@wpollock13 You wouldn't believe the venom and nasty words I get from people that make these videos bemoaning Mcmansions.

All of them use the words "shoddily built", but when I ask them if larger homes are exempt from building codes, they fall silent.

The old saying " we learn all that we need to know about people while in kindergarten" is true.

[tothatextent]

What I find interesting about these McMansions, is that insides of these homes do not match the exterior. When you drive by, yes they are impressive. However, I have been in some of these homes and there is a consistent trend - they have poor furniture. I dated a woman who was recently divorced. She had a$2 million McMansion. When I pulled up to pick her up, I thought to myself: 'wow, what a nice place'. Then, when I got inside it was a different story. She had furniture that was garbage.