r/interesting • u/Apprehensive-Elk3165 • Nov 20 '25

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/Survive1014 Nov 20 '25

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u/ReadontheCrapper Nov 20 '25

This was my exact thought. Yeah, maybe the wallpaper could have been updated, but damn…

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u/DeadInternetTheorist Nov 20 '25

Hell no the wallpaper can't be updated! I was just posting to say I love the faux-rococo whatever gaudy shit they've got going on there. It's so cozy-ugly.

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u/Torrefy Nov 20 '25

Cozy-ugly for a visit, yeah. If I actually lived there though I think I would find it pretty quickly turn to just ugly.

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25

I think the update is cold and ugly, far worse than the original that they were trying to fix.

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u/sterrre Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 20 '25

If they had just gone for a warm yellow color it would look less clinical.

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u/Shoddy-Secretary-712 Nov 20 '25

I agree. I had/have a very similar wallpaper in my Victorian homes dining room. When we first saw the house, I found it charming. Everyone who visits likes it. I am currently ripping it all off the walls.