The citadel is so beautiful and I can't help but imagine myself there back in the day....most likely as a lowly scullery maid or seamstress lol. I would not, however, like to be there as one waiting to be called in to find what fate awaited me. The furniture is lovely to look at and quite substantial, so much so that it makes modern funiture seem cheap and not long-lasting. You're right though, that heavy and dark furniture would be overbearing and depressing in today's modern homes. Unless you lived in a castle that is lol.