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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Karen Darlow

6 original features you should never replace (and the ones you maybe should)

Three images of home interiors with bedroom living room and ceiling rose.

Let me come clean right from the start. When it comes to original features in house design I'm team protect and preserve! So if a home still has its authentic period details in situ, my view is they should be maintained for the next generation to admire and enjoy. 

So what are the original features you should never replace? We spoke to interior designers, who almost without exception agreed that well-crafted, aesthetically pleasing period features should be preserved. 

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