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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just hate when you have these beautiful old homes with exposed brick and great woodwork and then turn it into some sterile modern interior. Those types of interiors will not age well. You know how we look at 90s houses with their light wood cabinets and 2 story family rooms that just scream mcmansion? I think that is how most people will feel about interiors like the Gallatin house in 20 years.[/quote]

I agree wholeheartedy.  I don't think the "Early 21st Century Flipper" style will age well at all.  That said, there's also some truth to this:

[quote]I hear you, but a lot of old homes in DC are just that - old.[/quote]
Some of these houses lost their original charm long ago.  It's easy to forget, but there was a long while when Capitol Hill was not a great neighborhood and the houses would not have been kept up well.  When I want to make myself feel better about all these bowling-alley white-and-gray flips, I tell myself that[b] the flippers probably didn't tear out the original woodwork—it was gone or ruined long ago.[/b]

That's what I tell myself, anyway, because the alternative makes me sad.

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As a Hill resident, this is very true. [/quote]

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