In my Brisbane project, for example, we used rugs and marble parquetry to designate different areas in a big space.

Inside, ceiling frescoes, walls finished with marmorino plaster, and rustic parquetry floors lend a refined but cozy atmosphere.

Even “Parkett/Parquetry,” which shows nothing but a sun-dappled wood floor, begins to seem ominous, the spiky shadow of an unseen tree becoming downright spectral.