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If the US housing market has taught me anything, it's that ornament is cheap. Tasteful ornament, on the other hand...
by hx87 10y ago
If the US housing market has taught me anything, it's that ornament is cheap. Tasteful ornament, on the other hand...
- emodendroket 10y agoThe kinds of ornaments you see on old buildings are labor-intensive to reproduce, though (as are some of the materials used).
- ashark 10y agoFor woodwork in particular, it's sometimes difficult to find anything close to the same quality as some old solid wood pieces, except maybe as a veneer, at any price. Flawless long runs of thick oak for a thicker-than-is-common-now banister, for example, are waaaaaay harder to find than they used to be. And good luck finding someone capable of fitting it all together such that it's still perfectly tight after 100+ years of winters and summers with no AC and poor heat. If such a person still exists I'm sure they charge a fortune.