Melanie Ham wanted to restore her 1937 lane house back to its original art deco grandeur -- right down to the doorknobs.
Only when she set out to find just the right set of vintage knobs, she learned an important lesson about renovating in Shanghai.
?All the old doorknobs in China are fake,? says Ham. ?I learned the hard way. I bought one and it was made of concrete, with a phoney patina.?
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