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[QVCisFun]

It dawned on me as I was looking at the photo that the designer was creating a nautical feel.  The fish-eye mirror in the shape of a ship window.  Coral(?) in the white bowl.  The boat rope under the glass dome.  The painting of the shoreline.  The table lamp in the shape of a trophy cup, for maybe a regatta?  The tilted basket.  And the basket is leaning in a different direction than the leaning painting.  And the white bowl looks slightly lopsided with one side a little taller than the other side. There is a lot of implied motion in this vignette.  I am not kidding when I say I started to get seasick looking at it.

For a simple entry, a closet would be nice; and if enough room in the entry then seating also.  No oversized and distorted mirrors.

[Oznell]

You're right, @QVCisFun !   The famous "Six Swans House" that Gambrel decorated is in the Hamptons, with water views, and has classic nautical references, including the ones you masterfully pick out.

They're in the other rooms too.  Look at the kitchen, with these superb, vintage, marine-like pendant lights--

Historic shadow box ships, in a hallway that suggests the hull of a boat--

Even the bedroom has a handsome brass standing telescope, reminiscent of one on a ship, looking out over the water....  and a vintage travel trunk, I think!

[Puzzle Piece]

I like many things but don't display or own them.  I was told that I have too much clutter and that my place will look like a hoarder lives there.  

[GingerHead]

@Oznell 

That house is gorgeous.

I especially like the kitchen, the island, the island hardware, the pendant lighting, the hood vent, and the tiles, so pretty.

The rounded and angled ceilings and the trim used...wow and the collection of ship art is fun.

[Oznell]

Oh, right, thanks for mentioning them, @GingerHead --  I absolutely love that hood vent too, and that strong, serious- looking hardware, the hinges etc. have such character...

[QVCisFun]

Thank you for the additional information and photos, @Oznell .  They did a nice job on the interior with the nautical references, although I think they went a little overboard.  They probably had a lot of fun coming up with the nautical ideas, such as the shiplap ceilings, the kitchen cabinets with hardware that looks like travel trunk hardware, the items you mentioned, and probably a lot more.

One thing that is throwing me is the carousel horse, not sure how that fits in with the nautical theme.  Maybe it could be any number of references to horses and water, such as the history of horse transport by sea, seahorses, sailing terms with the word horse, the horse latitudes, . . . but these are all rabbit holes for another day.  Maybe they wanted a closet carousel for their clothes and the designer misunderstood them.

[Oznell]

Ha, ha, @QVCisFun ,  your tongue in cheek theory about a "closet carousel" is as good as any!

I puzzled on that horse too.  It's part of what makes me like Steven Gambrel so much.   You never know what he's going to do-- sometimes his gestures seem whimsical or off the wall, but there's usually some fascinating but undisclosed "master plan" behind it all...