NYT Farmhouse Tour

A few snaps from a farmhouse profiled last fall in the New York Times Homes section. It's in the Catskills and it has a variety of anatomical and naturalist influences. There are certain aspects of the decor that I'm not too keen on - the living room was way cluttered, and the bright yellow walls in one of the rooms are alarming - but there are a few parts that I think are tops.

I really love old mirrors and the silvered glass/old silver collection clustered in front of this mirror looks quite nice, although my Teutonic upbringing has instilled in me a real and healthy fear of clutter, knick-knacks, and "collections" for display. Although my father does have a silver-glass madonna in his library. As for the other picture, I'm digging the anatomical model, especially displayed on the vaguely gothic revival table. I'm not sure what the hand model on the wooden display stand is doing poking out of what looks more like shower curtains than regular curtains, but I like the combination of the pale/yellowed anatomical hand on the wooden display.

I'm not digging the column, and I think whatever is on the table below the skull painting is ugly, but I like the collection of heart models and the cow head and skull artwork. Also, I don't know why there is a white cable sticking out of the wall. You'd think they would have taped that down, or photoshopped it out of the final prints. They would have if I was in charge...