gilt edged?

A building I went to was pretty hep. How do I know? Look at the lift.

People will go to any length to feel hep. In this case luxurious opulent and wasteful as well. This lift had claustrophobically dark mahogany paneling with gold trimmings. GOLD!??!! The last time I saw such décor it was in a seventies Amitabh flick where such sets were used to denote the villain’s den. In those days if you were rich you were the villain - period. Sure the times have changed and you have outrageously rich heroes being accepted. But this lift was a symbol of …. of something heinous I guess. I expected Ajit to walk in at the next floor wearing white shoes and a white top hat. Even the mirror had a golden sheen making the whole thing very dark and yellow? It made me feel that the whole thing will slowly start to push in and crush me alive. Hahahhaha (that’s the villain laughing). A remnant of another heinous torture chamber used by Amjad Khan (I think) in another one of that eighties Amitabh flicks.
Ok I am over reacting. So I hate gold. By all means use it on yourself, in your houses, in your bedroom and fulfill all your kitsch. But please spare us the lift. Excuse the ugly use of the pun but I can’t help saying - Thodi si lift kara de.