Mega Mansion Tour: Part 2

This is Part 2 of a multi-part series.  

Are you ready to see a few more rooms 
of this incredible mansion?

In case you missed Part 1,
I'm taking you on the mother of all house tours...
at Blairsden Mansion, in Peapack-Gladstone NJ.
which was the site of a  
Designer Showhouse fundraiser, back in May.

Believe it or not, we barely made it 

past the front door in Part 1. 
Today's tour continues along the main floor.

Want to follow along with the floor plan? Click here. 

The rooms are numbered, 
and I'll reference them as we go along. 

Let's roll.

Main Hall

Gacek Design Group

Map Location 9

This hallway is so long,

it could use one of those moving sidewalks 

like they have in airports. 

OK, I jest, but it is huge.

Look at that magnificent architecture...

and the limestone walls.

I'd love that floor in my front hall.

So elegant...

I couldn't help thinking that if it were my house,

those high ceilings would really lend themselves

to a basketball hoop...

And I could see half a dozen boys 
skateboarding from one end of the hall to the other.

 

This looks like a nice space to open the mail...

Or rest, if you get tired along the way. 

Anyone need a potty break?

There's a powder room down at the other end of the hall.

Powder Room

Susan Obercian Design

Map Location 2

We'll make a quick pit stop, to powder our noses.

Isn't this the most fabulous floor?

Now that we're all freshened up and presentable,

we're ready to go to the Grand Salon.

The Grand Salon

James Rixner Inc.

Map Location 43

The photo above isn't the greatest, 
but it's the only one I have that shows how long the room is.
Both sides of the room are mirror images of each other.

Here's one side...
(you can see the Drawing Room that I showed you last time, through the doors .)

And here is the other side.

(The doors lead to the library, which we'll get to soon). 

I'm not usually a "gray" person,
but how fab are those teal accents?

Mr. Goo Shoes could be entertaining 

Mr. (or Mrs.) President on one side...

While I engage in witty banter with foreign dignitaries 
on the other side. 

"That noise? Oh, it's just my son and his friends

shooting hoops in the hallway."

By the way, what are you doing New Year's Eve?

I'm having a party right here in this room,

and I'm inviting every one of you!

It's black tie, of course. 

Not to worry, it won't be "stuffy."

We'll be swinging from those magnificent 
Baccarat chandeliers by midnight.

(I do pity the person whose job it is to clean them). 

Well, looky, looky!

 Even in a mansion, 

they throw in a little animal print. 

I'm telling you, it works everywhere! 

It's time for something a little more zen-like.

Fortunately, there's a room for that

just down the hallway. 

The Balcony

Melone Cloughen Interiors, Inc.

Map Location 8

This will do very nicely as my morning coffee room.

The water feature would be the perfect

"background" music for reading the paper. 

The gauzy drapes would blow in the breeze...

While I squeeze in a little meditation.

Oh, look! There's champagne for our mimosas!

I'm claiming this spot as my own little haven.
Mr. Goo Shoes would probably choose 
the next room on our tour.

The Library

Jennifer Connell, Jane Connell

Map Location 44

This would be quite the man cave, no?

Oh, wait, where's the TV?

Mr. Goo Shoes would "retire" here after dinner,

with his high school pals from Brooklyn.

The butler would bring them port and grappa,

and place it on the white ottoman.

I hope they won't spill their drinks on the white upholstery.

But they will. 

I'm having second thoughts about this being a man cave.

It's so cozy.

Maybe no one will notice me 

if I hang out in the corner over here,

sipping hot chocolate.  

That's all for this time.

What were some of your favorite things on today's tour?

Next time, we'll finish up the first floor,

with the kitchen, lounge, another balcony and dining room.

Here's a little preview.

Until next time...

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Mansion Tour Part 1

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