Filling your interiors with high-end finds might feel like a shortcut to a chic, sophisticated space, but according to one luxury interiors expert, it can have the opposite effect. House Beautiful Editorial Director Joanna Saltz recently sat down with luxury interiors photographer Douglas Friedman to discuss the details that can make or break a design scheme. Friedman says that, ironically, displaying too many expensive pieces can actually cheapen the overall look of a room. “There are these rooms, and everything in these rooms is so expensive. Everything in the room, every finish, every detail is so expensive, and for some reason, they all look so cheap.