Loadbearing surfaces are pulled out of context to striking effect

The line between handsome and handy grows fuzzier by the day. Wood once used as cladding has become structural, while remaining decorative, and what we put on the floor has moved up the wall and often onto the ceiling. Materials are pulled out of
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