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[stevieb]

This is a prime example of why if one is going to hire a decorator one needs to be very discriminating. It's not that this design isn't nicely done or elegant, but, to me, it hasn't much soul, very little warmth or any real clear personality. It's more a matter of the designer having a 'vision' she wanted to actualize and the clients went along for the ride. This makes for an interesting, if a bit too modern for me, stage or movie set, perhaps, but it doesn't say 'home', as far as I'm concerned. I do love the piano and a few of the elements, though the marble floors, pretty as they are, aren't among them. Overall, I'm struck with how anyone could make a pink space look so icy. I do like the pink walls, even if they are a tad more muddy than I would choose.

[ECBG]

I would die in the coldness of these surroundings.  Good thing it's not for me!!!

[faeriemoon]

Something about the light pink, black, white color combo always reminds me of those prints (fabric and wall paper) from the 60's featuring poodles and very chic French women wearing tight skirts and tall hair walking them.

I could get into that room with a different wall color and a more subtle marble floor.  

[Lucky Charm]

I do believe there is a more *comfy* sitting room at the base of the staircase, straight through the front door. 

When they were filming the foyer and stairs, you can see through the french doors, the decorator sitting on a couch and a floor lamp (?) with an ivory silk shade is behind her.  Those items are not part of the decor of the 'piano room'.

So the icy, hard marble floor is okay for me to look at-- for a spell, perhaps listening to a little piano music.  (Why not dance on it?  Ginger would've.)  Then retire to the other room and plop down on the couch.

I still can't shake the image of the before picture with probably the ugliest. furniture. everrrr.  

Please please please please please tell me I'm not the only one who got nauseous from looking at it!

[faeriemoon]

@Lucky Charm   The before pic was pretty bad.... LOL  I think I was more offended by that balloon thing on the window than the ugly furniture though.

[wilma]

The architectural details are beautiful! The after is better than the before, but I am not a fan of pink, black, & white as a trio of colors in home decorating. I don’t know that I would’ve painted the piano. I understand they painted it black to work with the new color scheme. The room looks very cold to me. 

[DREAMON]

This is very Old Hollywood to me and I like it for that reason. 

I like the shade of pink (and I am not a pink person) and  the floors are beautiful.

I would never choose this as my home but boy would I love to go to a party there. 

[Oznell]

Interesting observations, @Lucky Charm -- now I'm going to have to go back to the video to detect the other room!

I agree-- I think, as in many other cases, in this large house, there would be several comfortable sitting rooms where you could just "plop".   So I don't at all mind that there's a room with a marble floor and ostensibly "hard" edges, if it's in furtherance of a vision of beauty.  And I do think it's beautiful!   @DREAMON made the perfect comment, in that she'd not necessarily live there, but would love to go to a party there!  The room creates a sort of "fantasy mood",  for me.

About pink-- I could not agree with the designer more about it being a forgotten neutral, and about choosing a slightly 'muddier' or grayed down shade to avoid the "twee" factor. It can be so sophisticated with so many colors, and to me is warmer, more flattering and also, a welcome relief from other light colors that are used so constantly.  Looks great with taupes, navy, browns, greens, teals, etc.  When I had a pale pink color on my old condo living room walls, on even overcast days it had a quiet glow...