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Poorly done reproductions of wood work make my skin crawl. You touch a railing or some mounding and realize it's mdf that's coated in some plastic.

Just knowing all the skill that went into making the old features out of wood has been lost is sad/ disappointing.



Then there's the fake columns made out of, strangely, foam(!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAT2-H8NESQ

Since they are fake and have no purpose other than being ornamental they are prone to being the wrong size and just look really, really off. If you're going to make them ornamental they should look like they could be functional.

Fake shutters that are the wrong size/location really grind my gears as well.


I feel obligated to to point out the blog McMansion Hell (http://www.mcmansionhell.com) which ridicules and explains why these details are ugly.




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