Fake Architecture

As many of you know, I’ve always been bothered by fake window shutters. Although, to be more concise, it’s not all fake window shutters… Generally speaking, it’s the poorly proportioned fake window shutters that bother me. The six inch wide shutter on each side of a five foot wide window. The twelve inch wide shutter on one side six foot picture window. Shutters were originally a functional part of the hous

The latest thing in the fake architectural detail category is fake fireplaces. I’ve noticed several houses in my neighborhood where mantels have appeared where there never was a fireplace.