why? just why, would you raise a bed- 6 inches? Risk tripping and ruining an expensive vacation. Silliness factor is sky high.
Twisted-Biscuit
Sienna is so beautiful. I had a small, maybe obvious sounding epiphany last time I went to Italy. I’ve stayed there a bunch of times, but most recently in the Amalfi Coast I was so struck by the beauty of the buildings and the surroundings that I got to thinking how much more work, and therefore expense, it takes to make something look beautiful. Everything looked unique, everything was just… extra (in a tasteful way).
Functional rooms can be slapped together pretty quickly if you have a template, if everything is built to be square. You can do a massive bulk purchase of materials because you know it will work everywhere and save a fortune. The installers don’t need to be highly specialised because things kind of snap together (kind of).
But to build something beautiful you need to hire the right people, a specific craftsman or craftswoman, a wood carver, a plaster specialist, an interior designer or architect. Most pieces need to be custommade, maybe even hard to source (like the sink in that photo). But they do it because it’s beautiful. And beauty isn’t practical in many senses – you can almost always still do a job if something isn’t beautiful, so it’s easy to disregard the aesthetic. But it makes such a difference in the long run.
Italians seem to really go in on beauty moreso than other places in the World (not exclusively, but it’s definitely something I’ve noticed) and I’ll always respect them for it.
Footnote: I know beauty isn’t ALWAYS a requirement (and I know there are ugly places in Italy). Sometimes a building really does just need to be functional like a warehouse or a factory.
LeekImaginary5436
I’ve stayed in this room! Warning to tall people, my mom is 5’2″ and I’m 5’4″ and we both felt like we couldn’t have been any taller to stay there!
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Wonder how many people trip on that bed platform!
Which hotel?
why? just why, would you raise a bed- 6 inches? Risk tripping and ruining an expensive vacation. Silliness factor is sky high.
Sienna is so beautiful. I had a small, maybe obvious sounding epiphany last time I went to Italy. I’ve stayed there a bunch of times, but most recently in the Amalfi Coast I was so struck by the beauty of the buildings and the surroundings that I got to thinking how much more work, and therefore expense, it takes to make something look beautiful. Everything looked unique, everything was just… extra (in a tasteful way).
Functional rooms can be slapped together pretty quickly if you have a template, if everything is built to be square. You can do a massive bulk purchase of materials because you know it will work everywhere and save a fortune. The installers don’t need to be highly specialised because things kind of snap together (kind of).
But to build something beautiful you need to hire the right people, a specific craftsman or craftswoman, a wood carver, a plaster specialist, an interior designer or architect. Most pieces need to be custommade, maybe even hard to source (like the sink in that photo). But they do it because it’s beautiful. And beauty isn’t practical in many senses – you can almost always still do a job if something isn’t beautiful, so it’s easy to disregard the aesthetic. But it makes such a difference in the long run.
Italians seem to really go in on beauty moreso than other places in the World (not exclusively, but it’s definitely something I’ve noticed) and I’ll always respect them for it.
Footnote: I know beauty isn’t ALWAYS a requirement (and I know there are ugly places in Italy). Sometimes a building really does just need to be functional like a warehouse or a factory.
I’ve stayed in this room! Warning to tall people, my mom is 5’2″ and I’m 5’4″ and we both felt like we couldn’t have been any taller to stay there!
LOVE THIS ONE