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[quote=albert648;59372296]I've seen far more poor workmanship hidden behind busy interior details like trim and mouldings and other things that "give a space character" (read: every McMansion out there) than behind a minimalist design. It's nigh impossible to hide crappy workmanship behind....well....nothing. Open concept spaces with fewer walls to support the structure above them require more engineering, not less.
And TBH some things shouldn't last forever. If your tastes change every 10 years or so, you're better off buying finishes with a service life of about that or maybe a bit longer so you can change them out more often. I really don't like keeping things beyond their shelf lives - I buy furniture and plan on a life expectancy of 5 years. I also don't buy $4k sofas. There's a point of diminishing returns in durability and quality and it's not worth paying the absurd premiums that "quality" commands.[/QUOTE]
Interesting...most of my furniture is antiques now on their fourth or five generation of my family, and they are still quite functional and are holding up just fine after 100-150 years. Upholstery has been changed on occasion, but that's about it as far as maintenance. They are far better made than the plywood and particle board characterless stuff passing for modern furniture nowadays, and I like the workmanship they demonstrate, along with their history.
Last edited by CraigCreek; 10-10-2020 at 04:42 PM..
I like the kitchen wall with the porcelain and the oversized stove. The shade they chose for the floors is too IKEA laminate for me. I bet it was really expensive too so it’s a shame that’s what they picked. The staging makes it feel unfinished somehow.
Interesting...most of my furniture is antiques now on their fourth or five generation of my family, and they are still quite functional and are holding up just fine after 100-150 years. Upholstery has been changed on occasion, but that's about it as far as maintenance. They are far better made than the plywood and particle board characterless stuff passing for modern furniture nowadays, and I like the workmanship they demonstrate, along with their history.
And...how much effort and $$$ does it require to furnish, say, a 3-bedroom house entirely with antique pieces or custom furniture designed for a 100+ year shelf life and have them all fit into a cohesive, unified aesthetic, if acquiring the pieces on the open market, assuming that's even possible? TBH not everyone's looking for "character", whatever that means, and some people like the modern, clean, uncluttered look. Antiques aren't "better" just because they last longer. I like to have my interiors updated every few years and sinking thousands of dollars into buying pieces that last forever isn't conducive to that - in other words antiques suck for people like myself.
The overly ornate so called "traditional stuff" looks overly stuffy to me and it always feels like the piece is trying too hard to look "expensive". Also history belongs in museums, not my living room.
Last edited by albert648; 10-10-2020 at 10:07 PM..
Well, there are two issues here....
-- The style of the fixtures/cabinetry and bones of the rooms, which can't be removed....and...
-- The style of the decor/furniture.
Those particular bar chairs and that particular blue sofa aren't doing anything to "warm up" the space.
The white "black canvas" of the rooms could be made to look very warm -- if the rooms were decorated completely different.
I'd buy the place, move right in and not change a thing. Because I know I can decorate it to be perfectly for me. And I can't say whether the workmanship looks cheap or not unless I see it close up and in person.
- sterile
- no trim - base, crown, etc.
- all white (yuck)
- boring
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