Carved oak is very pleasant to look at, and to have a little of, but it is no doubt somewhat depressing to live in, for those whose fancy does not lie that way.
Il est certes tres agréable d’avoir un peu de chene sculpté a regarder, mais il est sans doute déprimant d’en vivre entouré de toutes parts, quand on n’en a pas un gout exclusif.