How not to decorate – Part 2
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6, Reproduction
A house or a piece of furniture should reflect its own time. One of the worst interiors I’ve seen was a traditional look created in a modernist 60’s building. All furniture looked “antique” – reproduced ceiling roses, picture rails and cornices were used to make to house look old. WHY? What is the point of making something new look old? If you want old – buy old. But don’t make new furniture/buildings/decoration look old. You should always try to be true to the age of your building – don’t add unoriginal features. However, new and old can work very well together – but you must be careful in order to get toget the balance right..
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