Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe

It's signalling taste.

Yeah, I mean, this house was probably one of the most beautiful homes I've ever seen.

It very much feels like a display of personality, which I loved.

We know not every AD, like, welcome to my home tour is like giving personality.

But what I loved is that she mentioned in the article how much she loved, you know, vintage and that sort of whimsical nature.

It's not surprising to me at all because I think there are so many different personalities that you see within each room and they all sing harmoniously together so well.

I love the metals that she's used and the different stones and tiles and textures that she's played with.

No two rooms look the same and I think often, you know, we get these AD2 as well.

Like, it's very much...

you know, that bathroom is just another variation of that bathroom.

That's another variation of that bathroom.

These all feel really contrasting.

Like it is very clear she's got taste and who she's worked with is pretty phenomenal.

And she was saying she's been pretty obsessed with architecture since she was a little girl.

She said her childhood best friend was actually the daughter of architect Elizabeth McKenzie.

And that she always dreamed that if she built her own home, she would do it with...

I'm really glad you brought up taste because that's why I actually want to talk about Architectural Digest today, because I want to talk about that intersection and relationship between celebrity, what makes taste and how Architectural Digest can actually be used as a vehicle to signal something to us as the audience.

Why do you think homes are like that step above YouTube channels, TikToks, like Instagram posts?

Like we've never had more access.

Yeah, I do find it fascinating, though, because don't you think it's evolved outside of like having the most expensive stone in your kitchen or having like this $60,000 couch?