It's a sensibility embodied by Flamant, the Flemish equivalent of Restoration Hardware.

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The Flamant brothers, sons of an antiques dealer, opened their first shop in Antwerp 30 years ago, bringing well-made, well-priced, modern interpretations of antique pieces to the bourgeoisie.

CNN: Flanders: Europe's best-kept design secret

Influence aside and one might argue that the Vervoordt look, if it can be so described, has already been widely disseminated at more comfortable price points by the Belgian chain Flamant it's an open question whether what works in a Belgian chateau easily translates, in anything but raw size (another common critique of Restoration's products), to an Orange County McMansion.

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