The first thing we see inside the house is the foyer. I’m presuming the story is set in Connecticut or New York State, but the actual house was built on the M-G-M backlot.
It’s a straight-ahead colonial that’s so typical of the East Coast. Ordinarily, a house like this would be a little too formal for me–the styles I like best are Kraftsman and twenties bungalows–but there’s something about the Banks house that’s very warm and inviting. I have always enjoyed seeing the Banks’ abode in the 1950 version of Father of the Bride, starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor. Part of this is because I live in an apartment, so I have no skin in the real estate game, and the other part is I tend to be more interested in the actors than in the sets around them. One of my favorite blogs is Hooked On Houses, but it’s the kind of thing where I look but don’t touch.
I have to say, I’ve never done a review like this before.
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