Add Patina to Your New Home

"Today's new homes often feel unfinished because they have little or no trim around the windows and doors, or below their high ceilings," says Ann Sample, interior designer and author of New Spaces, Old World Charm. "Since you've been blessed with high ceilings, take advantage of it and add crown moldings to give them dimension and scale, or give the illusion of lower ceilings by adding beams."