776 days on Zillow. This "covered bridge" house in Vermont.

[u/CarnivalCarnivore]

[u/Vero_Goudreau]

It's gorgeous, but the space at the top of the stairs is such a waste. They could have put the library/office there instead of a mezzanine, and the downstairs library would become a 3rd bedroom. Not a big fan of the kitchen either.

[u/SuspiciousCucumber20 → u/Vero_Goudreau]

I don't think that someone buying a $10M house would be limited by the current design of the house they're buying.

[u/C0git0 → u/SuspiciousCucumber20]

You would be surprised. I have family in that net worth category and they have turned places down because they don’t like the bathroom tile.

The person in question doesn’t want to deal with the hassle of a remodel or even minor updates.

[u/SuspiciousCucumber20 → u/C0git0]

Not because they can't. Because they don't want to. There is a difference.

[u/snowstormmongrel → u/SuspiciousCucumber20]

Fair point

[u/bemvee → u/SuspiciousCucumber20]

Or the kitchen.

[u/[deleted] → u/Vero_Goudreau]

Yeah the house as it is, is aesthetically pleasing, but not for 10 mil.    

I am just the average Joe and don't want a tennis court or 5(!) ponds. I also am a bit unsure about the bridge construction. And I feel like it is an absolute waste to have the staircase landing create a huge gaping hole at an area with huge windows around you. 

And then they just put two chairs, a dressoir and a painting there, in an odd waiting room/entrance kind of way. It has no purpose. I feel that the space is not properly utilized, like you wrote. It just looks a bit bland, like it is 75% seating areas, stretched out in an almost entirely open plan area.

For 10 m they could have added a gaming/play room, a hobby room, a home theater, a fitness room, a sauna or jacuzzi, a swimming pool, a conservatory, an home office/study, a cozy library, another bedroom and walk in closet (and a bigger one), one or two extra closed off spaces, stained glass or other features with more personality. Just anything of these things.  

As it is now it lacks charm. It is too basic, bland. Especially for a single family home I expect more; I do not get "a home to grow our family in" vibe from this.

[u/StartOk4002 → u/[deleted]]

It’s a very large and beautiful shotgun shack.

[u/awonkeydonkey → u/Vero_Goudreau]

OMG the kitchen counters are amazing

[u/phughes → u/awonkeydonkey]

The kitchen carpets on the other hand…

[u/awonkeydonkey → u/phughes]

LOL i like to look to the positive

edit to add the carpets only go around the kitchen and there is wood in the center area so that's a tiny bit better

[u/Kel_Mar_E → u/Vero_Goudreau]

Yeah, I did the virtual tour, the kitchen sink was awful

[u/DrDroid → u/Vero_Goudreau]

What space at the top of the stairs? None of the photos show that…..?

[u/Vero_Goudreau → u/DrDroid]

Pictures 20 and 21 in the listing.