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Classic luxury interior design style
Design Style — 05

Symmetry never really went out of style

Trends move fast. Classical proportion and symmetry have been considered beautiful for roughly two thousand years — which is a fairly strong argument for why this style never really goes out of fashion.

Classic luxury is built on rules that are older than any of us: balanced composition, considered mouldings, furniture that references history without copying it outright, and materials — marble, walnut, gilded metal — chosen for how gracefully they age rather than how striking they look on day one.

It's a style for people planning to live somewhere for decades, not the next redecorating cycle — rooms designed to still feel right in twenty years.

  • 01

    Design around symmetry

    Balanced furniture placement and architectural detailing as the organising principle of the room.

  • 02

    Invest in mouldings and millwork

    Cornices, panelling and considered trim that give a room quiet architectural weight.

  • 03

    Choose materials that age gracefully

    Marble, solid walnut and aged brass that improve with time rather than dating quickly.

  • 04

    Let furniture reference history, not copy it

    Classic silhouettes reinterpreted for how people actually live today.

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