GIF Magic: Proof That Adding Architectural Character Is Worth It

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Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director at AT Media
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director at AT Media
For more than 10 years, I've led Apartment Therapy's real home content, producing thousands of house tours from around the world. Currently, I live in my maximalist dream home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with my partner, a perfect dog, and a cute cat.
published Sep 12, 2016
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It’s easy to be completely charmed when you walk into a home that features architectural elements like ceiling medallions, crown molding, ornate fireplaces and more. But how much visual impact do these kind of details actually have on a space? Enough to put in time and effort to add them to a space that didn’t come with them? See for yourself with these animated GIFS. I erased key architectural details from the images so you could see what these rooms look like without them, juxtaposed with the spaces in their original architectural charm glory.

Ceiling medallions:

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)

Wood ceiling beams:

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)

A stone fireplace:

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)

What do you think? Do the architectural details above really add a lot of visual interest to the rooms?

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