{"id":234913,"date":"2017-08-24T19:03:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T23:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=234913"},"modified":"2021-12-15T07:54:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T12:54:16","slug":"architectural-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/architectural-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Traditional Architectural Elements That Designers Adore"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_241783\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241783\" class=\"wp-image-241783 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lc-03-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lc-03-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lc-03-1-482x350.jpg 482w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lc-03-1-950x690.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lc-03-1-120x87.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/lc-03-1-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-241783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/photo\/eclectic-living-room\/946983\/\">Living room of a Laurel Canyon Home by Hancock Design<\/a>. Photo by Douglas Friedman<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re rearranging the furniture in your living room or embarking on a major interior upgrade, architectural details can have a serious impact on the moves you make in a space.<\/p>\n<p>After all, it\u2019s often the \u201cpesky\u201d column, ornate moulding, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/building-garden\/fireplaces-mantels\/style\/georgian\/\">Georgian mantel<\/a> or another quirky detail that gives a home its character. Below, seven leading interior designers divulge their secrets for decorating with some of those \u2014 at times troublesome but more often enchanting \u2014 architectural elements.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Round Windows<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_241793\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241793\" class=\"wp-image-241793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SacklerGlebePlace_RDCAAL_SimonUpton_46-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SacklerGlebePlace_RDCAAL_SimonUpton_46-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SacklerGlebePlace_RDCAAL_SimonUpton_46-1-473x350.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SacklerGlebePlace_RDCAAL_SimonUpton_46-1-950x703.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SacklerGlebePlace_RDCAAL_SimonUpton_46-1-120x89.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SacklerGlebePlace_RDCAAL_SimonUpton_46-1-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-241793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/glebe-place-residence-gb\/27413\/\">Living room of a residence in Glebe Place, London, by Rafael de C\u00e1rdenas<\/a>. Photo by Simon Upton<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When it comes to windows, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/architecture-at-large\/\">Rafael de C\u00e1rdenas<\/a> thinks not only about the proportion of the portal itself, but what other elements are set around it. For a timeless Glebe Place, London, residence brimming with historic character, he put this thought process into play: &#8220;Symmetry was essential so the seating would feel well-balanced around the room. We chose the art to specifically complement the window and not exceed it in scale or presence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Archways<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_241803\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241803\" class=\"wp-image-241803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/bohemian-british-colonial-entry-and-hall-london-united-kingdom-by-robert-couturier-inc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"1022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/bohemian-british-colonial-entry-and-hall-london-united-kingdom-by-robert-couturier-inc.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/bohemian-british-colonial-entry-and-hall-london-united-kingdom-by-robert-couturier-inc-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/bohemian-british-colonial-entry-and-hall-london-united-kingdom-by-robert-couturier-inc-632x950.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/bohemian-british-colonial-entry-and-hall-london-united-kingdom-by-robert-couturier-inc-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/bohemian-british-colonial-entry-and-hall-london-united-kingdom-by-robert-couturier-inc-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/bohemian-british-colonial-entry-and-hall-london-united-kingdom-by-robert-couturier-inc-621x933.jpg 621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-241803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/photo\/-bohemian-entry-and-hall\/345902\/\">Entry hall of a London Townhouse by Robert Couturier<\/a>. Photo by Gianni Franchellucci<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Balance is key for French-born <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/robert-couturier-inc\/\">Robert Couturier<\/a>, as well. He says, &#8220;I start with the space itself and try to make the strong architectural detail not be the only important element, so the space does not feel lopsided. As with everything in design, and maybe in life, it all boils down to balance!&#8221; In a regal London townhouse, he incorporated patterned tiles and textural wall coverings to offset the detailed moulding, coffered ceilings and stunning archways.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ornate Ceilings<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_241813\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241813\" class=\"wp-image-241813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-modern-living-room-san-francisco-california-by-catherine-kwong-design-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-modern-living-room-san-francisco-california-by-catherine-kwong-design-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-modern-living-room-san-francisco-california-by-catherine-kwong-design-1-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-modern-living-room-san-francisco-california-by-catherine-kwong-design-1-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-modern-living-room-san-francisco-california-by-catherine-kwong-design-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-modern-living-room-san-francisco-california-by-catherine-kwong-design-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-241813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/photo\/-contemporary-living-room\/338442\/\">Living room of a Pacific Heights, San Francisco, home by Catherine Kwong<\/a>. Photo courtesy of Catherine Kwong<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The living room of this Pacific Heights, San Francisco, mansion, built in 1899 by Ernest Coxhead, provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/catherine-kwong-design\/\">interior designer Catherine Kwong<\/a> the perfect opportunity to contrast modern finishes with stately, permanent elements.<\/p>\n<p>As she puts it, &#8220;This room&#8217;s original gilded ceilings presented an interesting challenge: to design a room around such a classical and stately element while still making the space feel fresh and modern. To that end, I mixed materials in unexpected ways \u2014 lacquered parchment with brass hardware, polished stone with silk taffeta.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps it\u2019s the dramatic floor, lacquered in brushstrokes inspired by the unbridled paintings of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/cy-twombly-1928-american\/\">Cy Twombly<\/a>, that adds most overt sense of decadent luxuriousness to the otherwise traditional envelope.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Domed Skylights<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_241823\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241823\" class=\"wp-image-241823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-bathroom-central-valley-california-by-philip-nimmo-inc1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-bathroom-central-valley-california-by-philip-nimmo-inc1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-bathroom-central-valley-california-by-philip-nimmo-inc1-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-bathroom-central-valley-california-by-philip-nimmo-inc1-713x950.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-bathroom-central-valley-california-by-philip-nimmo-inc1-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-bathroom-central-valley-california-by-philip-nimmo-inc1-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-bathroom-central-valley-california-by-philip-nimmo-inc1-700x933.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-241823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/photo\/-french-bathroom\/340942\/\">Ladies Powder Room of a Shasta Lake, CA, home by Philip Nimmo<\/a>. Photo by Roger Davies<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For a client who wanted an interior evocative of Old Hollywood glamour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/philip-nimmo-inc\/\">Los Angeles\u2013based Philip Nimmo<\/a> started with the elliptical shape of this space, which was to become the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/grand-salon-shasta-lake-ca\/3673\/\">ladies&#8217; powder room<\/a>, and then came the skylight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Having designed an oval room, I\u200b custom-designed an oval skylight that would filter in natural light and create the perfect ambience for applying beauty products.&#8221; To add further to the elegant nature of the room, he finished the skylight&#8217;s frame with antique silver and 22-karat gold.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">French Doors<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_241833\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241833\" class=\"wp-image-241833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-mid-century-modern-living-room-paris-france-by-nicolas-schuybroek-architects1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-mid-century-modern-living-room-paris-france-by-nicolas-schuybroek-architects1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-mid-century-modern-living-room-paris-france-by-nicolas-schuybroek-architects1-1-262x350.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-mid-century-modern-living-room-paris-france-by-nicolas-schuybroek-architects1-1-712x950.jpg 712w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-mid-century-modern-living-room-paris-france-by-nicolas-schuybroek-architects1-1-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-mid-century-modern-living-room-paris-france-by-nicolas-schuybroek-architects1-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-mid-century-modern-living-room-paris-france-by-nicolas-schuybroek-architects1-1-700x933.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-241833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/photo\/-french-living-room-paris\/349672\/\">Living room of a Parisian apartment by Nicolas Schuybroek<\/a>. Photo by Claessens &amp; Deschamps<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/nicolas-schuybroek-architects\/\">Architect and interior designer Nicolas Schuybroek<\/a> met his match in the form of an apartment renovation for a young Parisian couple. Restructuring the space for modern circulation while maintaining the original architectural ornament proved to be a tall order. But the designer found the perfect solution in the form of French doors, whose transparency adds lightness to the already understated interiors.<\/p>\n<p>When it came to furnishing the space, Schuybroek contrasted the historical with the modern: &#8220;In this Paris apartment, the traditional Hausmannian architectural details are offset by clean-lined icons of modern design, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/pierre-jeanneret\">Pierre Jeanneret<\/a>&#8216;s cane-back armchairs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/serge-mouille\/\">Serge Mouille<\/a>&#8216;s slender floor lamp.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Parquet Floors<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_241843\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241843\" class=\"wp-image-241843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TW_6613798_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TW_6613798_01-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TW_6613798_01-1-283x350.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TW_6613798_01-1-768x949.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TW_6613798_01-1-97x120.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TW_6613798_01-1-755x933.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-241843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/photo\/transitional-living-room-new-york-ny\/1265163\/\">Living room of an Upper East Side duplex by Timothy Whealon Inc<\/a>. Photo Max Kim-Bee<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Repetitive, geometric motifs in wood flooring can ground a room while tying together contemporary artworks into a historic setting, as evidenced in this Upper East Side duplex chock full of antiques and modern art. About the custom design, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/timothy-whealon-inc\/\">Timothy Whealon<\/a> says, \u201cI wanted to ground the room so I had the floor hand stenciled in a design that was modern but that harkened back to the Renaissance. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/candida-hofer\">Candida H\u00f6fer photograph<\/a> of Trinity Library creates an illusion of a room beyond the room, which further expands the otherwise narrow space.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Fireplaces<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_241853\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241853\" class=\"wp-image-241853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Master-Bedroom-Fireplace27811-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Master-Bedroom-Fireplace27811-2.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Master-Bedroom-Fireplace27811-2-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Master-Bedroom-Fireplace27811-2-713x950.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Master-Bedroom-Fireplace27811-2-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Master-Bedroom-Fireplace27811-2-701x933.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-241853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/photo\/master-bedroom-contemporary-bedroom-los-angeles-ca\/498243\/\">Master bedroom of the Doheny residence in Los Angeles, restored by Jean-Louis Deniot<\/a>. Photo by Jon Coolidge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Not much contends with a fireplace in its capacity to anchor a room and to define an aesthetic. The decision to incorporate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/building-garden\/fireplaces-mantels\/\">period fireplace<\/a> rather than commissioning a sleek, contemporary one can make or break a space. The master bedroom of this 1930s Los Angeles property restored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/jean-louis-deniot\/\">Paris-based Jean-Louis Deniot<\/a> illustrates this point. The designer says about his approach, &#8220;I always organize rooms around fireplaces, so it is very crucial to find the right one with the right style, right condition and right measurements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t<div class=\"interstitial-banner interstitial-banner-collection interstitial-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-mid-century-modern-office-and-study-paris-france-by-nicolas-schuybroek-architects2-1000x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-interstitial size-interstitial\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container interstitial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"interstitial-link-around-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/building-garden\/architectural-elements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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