| Cemetery GothicThe Look
| Ever want to live in a graveyard? The grave's a fine and private place, but none, I think, do there embrace. If crumbling stonework and tattered shrouds appeal to you, there are many things you can do to make your home resemble the inside of a crypt. |
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Ambience | Crumbling, decrepit, tattered, torn. |
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Palette | There aren't too many colors in a cemetery, so the palette here is limited to black, shades of grey, and touches of white. Dried-blood red and faded dark purples seem appropriately evocative. |
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Textures | Softly worn velvets, shredded gauze, and tattered lace mix with rough crumbling stone. Nothing slick or smooth would be left in the boneyard. |
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Musical Background | This is a pretty darn cliché Gothic setting, so any gothic music would be appropriate. If you wish to indulge the mood, try something terribly dirgey like Christian Death or ultra-mournful like Joy Division. |
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You Might See... | Gargoyles, stone or iron candleholders, grave markers, rosaries draped hither and yon, coffin-shaped boxes, ratty gauze or lace curtains, jagged lace scarves on dressers and tables, religious figurines, a coffin. |
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