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ogee architrave
This may sound silly to most....but we want to fit some "ogee" architrave around a door the wrong way round ! ( Thickest edge inwards,and the thin edge outwards) We like the look of it ,and the effect it gives.But is this a total "no-no".....and if repeated on the other doors in our house,would it be seen as a major joinery mistake,and not a design feature ? We have asked a few people with mixed views,but i want a few more views before we precede. (Wife wants it...i'm not sure...nuff said !)
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My Opinion .... If you like it, do it - but if you plan to be seling up in the reasonably near future, "statements" like that can cost money on the sales price you get.
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?"
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
actually the house i am working in at the moment has most of the architrave done like this, i think it is more due to incompetence than a design statement.
personally i think it looks rubbish, the main problem is that at the bottom of the door frames, the thin edge of the architrave butts up to the skirting, and doesn't look right.
if you are thinking about moving soon, then i would do it the conventional way as it will look better.
personally i think it looks rubbish, the main problem is that at the bottom of the door frames, the thin edge of the architrave butts up to the skirting, and doesn't look right.
if you are thinking about moving soon, then i would do it the conventional way as it will look better.
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I don't think tryanythings explanation will go down vey well with Mrs MJR - He'll have to think of a way to make her change her mind so that she thinks it was HER idea
Good Luck MJR (you'll need it )
Good Luck MJR (you'll need it )
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?"
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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