In the days before the mass
market world of Wayfair and the
internet
abyss of Pinterest
boards, design inspira3on was
pulled from the past. Look at
the greatest American estates
ever built. Most were a compila-
3on of an owner's travels and
modeled a$er iconic European
architecture. Exteriors paid
homage to places like the
Parthenon or Versailles and in-
teriors were an in3mate win-
dow into a world where likes
and lifestyle co-existed in a per-
fect harmony. But architecture
ebbs and flows and change is in-
evitable. Mortality is real. At the
end of the day proper3es are
just that . . . property. Some live
on as legacies, but most will
eventually be sold, dismantled
or demolished (even some of
the grandest ones).
But before thoughts turn to
doom and gloom, what if we all
collec3vely decided that there's
already enough architectural el-
ements, furniture and fixtures in
the world? And instead of buy-
ing new, we embarked on a sal-
HOOK 19
Carved walnut doors,
Eastlake design with
brass door knobs.
A matching set of six
terracotta urns.
