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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Hebe Hatton

The One Design Detail This Interior Designer Swears By Has Made Her Brand-New Home Project Feel Characterful and ‘Truly Tailored’

Blue paneled dining room with large windows and long white drapes. A circular polished wooden dining table sits in the middle with four orange upholstered chairs around it.

Adding character to a room, especially one that might be lacking any original features, say in a new build home, can be tricky. Without the right details, even the most carefully furnished space can end up feeling like a pastiche. Sure, you can fill a room with antique furniture, lay down a worn rug, or paint it in heritage colors, but if the architectural bones aren't there, something will always feel off.

However, those ‘bones’ can be created. They don’t have to exist from the start, and the easiest way to add in this feeling of permanence and timelessness? Millwork.

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