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This guy seems extraordinarily douchey. Since when does 'small, cool' Apartment Therapy feature 7500-square-foot homes owned by Fox News anchors?

Sprawling McMansion Therapy?

Really, AT?

DC at its stodgiest

it would have been so much better if MSNBC or the BBC was on the tv in the last picture

The pub/library/living room idea is great. I never quite liked the idea of a puny little bar stuck off in the corner of the family room, or in the basement either. And I've always thought combining the dining room and library made the most sense: I use a large square dining table for my desk.

It was nice to read that the Baiers and Amy Baier's parents donated a million dollars to Children's National Medical Center.

the boss hog suit is unfortunate, but that black chair is wonderful.

Ha ha. Boss Hogg suit.

I too love the idea of the pub/library in lieu of a formal dining room -- great way to actively use potentially dead space in a home. The Ralph Lauren aesthetic is well executed and perfectly appropriate for this couple.

I agree with others who have said this: I honestly don't think this home is at all in keeping with the style and spirit of AT. I don't come here to look at this. This is the worst of DC, IMHO. Rant over.

I'm a conservative WASP with a strong political background, myself, and I agree with Bork Bork Bork. This is tragically douchey.

Yeah, that's typically UpperNW, alright. But how can AT, in good conscience, link to an article claiming that "with a new baby, the family neeeeeeded more room" than their 2-bedroom Georgetown condo.

If this were a interesting and inspiring use of 7500 sq. feet I might be OK with the sprawling un-ATness of it all. This is just a parochial, Pottery Barn catalogue of a house. Snore.

I do like the idea of a pub/library room. Formal dining rooms are often a waste of space. But I have to say, in a 7500 sq ft home this is something of a false dilemma. if I had 7500 feet to work with, I might not need to choose between the two.

Ralph Lauren Home = Millionaire Republican Dittohead Pottery Barn.

If you read the article there's a lot that you take from it and apply to your own life. I like that Amy Baier made a scrapbook of her design style and what she liked. And I love that they have a his and her bathroom! That's a dream of mine. I also like how they have a playroom for their boy (who is alive and well thank god). I think that's a great idea especially when the family entertains a lot.

P.s. AT has posted a lot about homes. If this was a mid-century modern renovation or barn converted to home would people still be this upset? Just be smart and read the article, look at the pictures, and see what you can take from this and put into your own life... like Amy Baier did with her scrapbook.

The equestrian themed art is a little cheesy.

Alright, I'm being too nice. It's really cheesy.

"Fair & Balanced": the Wentworth/Stephanopolous home from a couple of weeks ago got a lot of criticism, too:)

Looks kind of like Lewis Prothero's place...

SQ --

True, but at least they didn't but their entire house out of a catalogue...

This place just screams, 'classy'.

I also have to agree with the majority of the above posters. When I saw this I thought "wow, not a lot of personal creativity went into this place". I felt like I was looking at the a suite of some large chain hotel.

The only thing I like is that white bed.

Everything else is cold and staged. I really surprised that this was posted on AT.

Wow, smell the hostility in the air.

I love equestrian art.

I can understand the sprawlingness of the Baiers' home. It doesn't fit in with AT. Sure, it's nothing spectacular, even in a traditional sense, but there's nothing awful about it. Offended that it's not a shrine to modernism, with funky furniture, stainless steel appliances, and an open layout with colorblind interior decorating? Or maybe it's just the Fox News connection ...

Yikes.

The library/pub is nice, but what happens when the children become teenagers? That's a lot of alcohol to have in-your-face. It would cause me some discomfort.

The Wentworth house at least feature a rug that Ms. S. dyed herself-a DIY totally appropriate for AT.

I was going to scold everyone for being so harsh.....then I looked at all the picture.

Carry on....................

I don't think it was the 7500 Sq Ft house that was the thrust of this post, other than to simply mention, but the fact that the question of pub/library over dining room?

That said, 7500 Sq Ft is enough room to have both IMO.

From the few pics I saw, thanks, but no thanks.

I love the idea of a pub in one's house. I took pictures of dozens of pub's last time I was in Dublin just in case I ever had the space to recreate one. But that isn't a pub. That is an airport bar. Why would anyone want an airport bar, the saddest place in the whole world, inside his home?