Luxurious but Subdued: Money Spent on Materials, Not Gilding

An expensive but seemingly simple mountain space. The cost is entirely spent on places that are not overtly showy: a single six-meter-long solid wood tabletop, a genuine dry-stacked stone wall, radiant floor heating hidden beneath the flooring, large frameless glass panels, and hand-forged black iron hardware. There are no glossy surfaces, gilding, crystals, or polished marble. The quality comes from thickness and craftsmanship, not from shine. Avoid: adding crystal chandeliers and gold fixtures, using polished marble and glossy paint, expressing luxury through shiny surfaces, using furniture with decorative moldings.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個昂貴但看起來樸素的山居空間。造價全部花在看不見炫耀的地方:一整塊六米長的實木桌板、一面真正的乾砌石牆、隱藏在地坪下的輻射地暖、無框的大片玻璃、手工鍛打的黑鐵五金。表面沒有任何亮面、鍍金、水晶或拋光大理石。質感來自厚度與工法,不是來自光澤。避免:加入水晶燈與金色五金、使用拋光大理石與亮面漆、把奢華表現成閃亮的表面、使用有裝飾線板的家具。