Ballinlough Castle, County Westmeath

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Patina

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If you can't have your own...

Apartment in Paris, then Perspective G Haussmann by Christophe Koziel might be a good substitute (until your ship comes in) - a 'trompe-photo' parallel universe affixed to one wall, inviting the Marais (or another arrondissement equally as sublime) right into your living room...

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Time Worn

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Worn around the Edges...

My favourite kind of home...

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Compatible

The perfect mix of time-honored and contemporary...

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Couldn't resist

A bit of beautiful decrepitude for the week...

Photographed by Brent Darby

Whitewashed...

Another practically perfect Parisian apartment...

Images by Amador Toril via French by Design