Wrought iron: the only metal in the house

A set of hand-forged wrought iron. The candelabra, stair railings, door hinges and bolts, and fireplace grate are all made of black wrought iron with hammered indentations and imperfectly symmetrical shapes; they are not painted, only oiled. This is the only type of metal in this house. Avoid: using modern chrome and stainless steel hardware, making iron pieces into precisely symmetrical machine-made products, adding brass and gold, painting iron pieces glossy black.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組手打的鍛鐵。燭台、樓梯欄杆、門的鉸鏈與插銷、壁爐的爐架全部是黑色的鍛鐵,表面有鎚打的凹痕,形狀不完全對稱;它們沒有上漆,只是上油。金屬在這棟房子裡只有這一種。避免:使用鍍鉻與不鏽鋼的現代五金、把鐵件做成精準對稱的機製品、加入黃銅與金色、把鐵件漆成亮面黑。