@MeisterDad said:
"I like granular trees and I cannot lie."
Yes, best looking trees Lego ever produced, only a year before we got lumbered with the hideous things we still have!

I adored this set, and rebuilt it again and again. Loved the arches and fence pieces.

I did like the build of the house , but I never liked the color scheme, I liked 350 the Spanish villa better.

@Bart_66 said:
"I did like the build of the house , but I never liked the color scheme, I liked 350 the Spanish villa better."
Yes, I preferred that one too. I thought a lot of the later Legoland sets got just a bit too colourful.

@Schmopiesdad said:
" @jschwarz said:
"On a scale basis, the rooftop antenna is large enough to receive signals from alien civilizations.

I love it, though I’m pondering what makes it a specifically Swiss villa. "

There is not much to distinguish it as Swiss, especially when it is compared to 356 Italian Villa of the same year. That written, I find both to be charming little builds."

They're actually the same set - only the set number and name differs. The 540 here is the US version. I believe the 356 was referred to as Italian Villa in some markets.

I have the 356 version of this set - also recently I did a double sized version of it.

No minifigs :(

@TheOtherMike said:
"What a charming little set. I find it interesting that the windmill in the background isn't just a silhouette, but is visibly built out of Lego."

Almost makes you wonder if it’s supposed to be an alternate build, but I don’t think this set actually has the pieces to make those vanes

@Brickalili said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"What a charming little set. I find it interesting that the windmill in the background isn't just a silhouette, but is visibly built out of Lego."

Almost makes you wonder if it’s supposed to be an alternate build, but I don’t think this set actually has the pieces to make those vanes "

That windmill is actually set 352 'Windmill and Lorry' from 1972

(You can also spot set 545-2 (or 351 ) in the background)

The window shutters that cannot both close at the same time, very European. Always wondered why raised above the ground possibly all that snow in Switzerland is pretty deep.

@Gorbor said:
"The holes makes it Swiss"
Exactly what I was thinking. Just like their incomplete cheese...

One of the projects that has been on my mental to-do list for years is a scaled-up reimagining of this set - though I want to change up the color scheme considerably, and not all the parts I want are available in the colors I want. As soon as they make 14395 in Dark Orange though...

Love the look of that classic instruction sheet, with the rounded corners of the image, and set number and name, in bold Helvetica typeface (I think), which by coincidence comes from the Latin name of the pre-Roman tribes of what would later become Switzerland :-D

@webpreneur said:
"No minifigs :("

Before there were mini figs…

@MCLegoboy:
That’s a crumble tree. It’s just worried that if it doesn’t hold perfectly still, it’ll fall all to pieces.

@ambr:
@VintageDude is right. The shutter tabs are centered on a 1x1x2 brick, and the shutters are wide enough to extend one stud past the edge. When closed, the shutter and window assembly is four studs wide, but the shutters are maybe 3-1/4 to 3-1/2 studs, with just a sliver of a gap between their long edges.

Check the 'Name/Family Plate', I bet it says "Robinsons"...and I'll put 'double' on it having a note for the milkman saying "Out for a sail, back in a couple of days..."...(maybe obscure :D)

Villa built on a giant blue swiss cheese foundation.