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Understanding Aesthetics – Classical Rules of Design

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Rules of Design - Your Answer to Everything The following is from "The Right Way to Use Trim in Old Houses" - Old House Journal Feb/Mar 2013, written by Brent Hull. Click here for full articleArchival Screenshot - retrieved on 04/19/18From: https://www.oldhouseonline.com/articles/the-right-way-to-use-trim-in-old-houses CloseClose. Ever wonder why you like old houses? Maybe there's a certain room [...]

Understanding Aesthetics – Do You Make These Home Improvement Mistakes

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Do You Make These Home Improvement Mistakes? So many of my friends upon moving into their new home, complained about the ugliness of previous owner's upgrades and remodeling. They were so adamant about restoring the original character and beauty back to their house - and doing it correctly too. When work was done, they were [...]

Aesthetics and the Psychology of Architecture

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Curb Appeal and the Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making Do you ever wonder why you like old houses? Do you ever notice the good feeling that resonates inside you when you are looking at an old or historic building? There is a reason. Studies show we are attracted to traditional architecture. A good looking [...]

Old House Restoration or Remuddling?

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The newspapers said this is an old house restoration. Obviously they have no idea what they were writing about. This house received a Restoration Award by the Freehold NJ Historic Preservation Commission. A board of supposedly "qualified" people issued this award.  Let's look a bit further and see what a mess was created. What is [...]
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