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Barbra Streisand’s My Passion for Design: Review

Photo: Douglas Kirkland/Corbis via Getty Images Barbra Streisand is supernaturally good at almost everything: singing, acting, writing, directing, cloning. She is chutzpah in human form, an iconoclast who has looked both Nick Nolte and death in the face and said, “Feh!” She is so hard-core that she once made Larry McMurtry vomit out his car window after a friendly game of …

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Real home: 7 design tips from this Instagrammer’s pastel-perfect home

‘Love at first sight’ isn’t exactly the phrase Alex and her husband, J, would use to describe their initial reaction to this 1970s house in a village near Leeds. Having sold their previous home, and with Alex pregnant with their second child, they were under pressure to find a new place to live – quickly. ‘We ultimately bought this house …

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Wake up to a happy home: how to design a feelgood house | Interiors

A mirror brightens every room: Emil Humbert, designer Bringing natural light into darker spaces is always a good starting point when it comes to rethinking a room. Mirrors can make a world of difference. Placing mirrors close to windows, at a perpendicular angle, will reflect light deeper into a room, while bringing a reflection of the outdoors inside. Placing the …

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High Design, Low Carbon – Mansion Global

When Pat DeLeeuw, a retired vice provost at Boston College, and her husband, Richard Jenson, a retired math professor who taught at the school, were ready to downsize from their four-bedroom Massachusetts home, they were attracted to the concept of building ultrasustainably. “It was the right thing to do back then in 2015 when we started planning our retirement home, …

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Interior design student shares the six things that instantly cheapen your home

If you’re keen to make a good impression on guests who visit your home, an interior design expert has revealed the decor faux pas that are making your surroundings look cheap.  Krishnan Rajaratnam, 20, who studies Interior Architecture & Design at Coventry University, shared his clever tips in a viral video on TikTok where he’s racked up 32,000 followers with his …

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How the pandemic is changing home design

Reid Collier and son Rye in the studio in the Richmond family’s backyard. (Jay Paul/For The Washington Post ) For two years, life turned inward, and living spaces responded April 6, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. EDT April 6, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. EDT Reid and Heather Collier love their home. Located in Richmond’s historic Museum District, the 2,024-square-foot Victorian was …

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Octagram Plaza / RAD+ar (Research Artistic Design + architecture)

Octagram Plaza / RAD+ar (Research Artistic Design + architecture) © William Sutanto + 22 Share Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Mail Or https://www.archdaily.com/979601/octagram-plaza-rad-plus-ar-research-artistic-design-plus-architecture © William Sutanto Text description provided by the architects. Pamulang University has chosen Antonius Richard and RAD+ar to design their new Islamic Oriented public square, plaza building, and public artwork. The project attempts to strengthen the character …

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Chic Austin Hotel Group Taps Houston’s Home Design Mecca to Elevate Interiors of New Luxury Residences

CASA Houston has a knack for creating luxurious interior styling for some of Houston’s most prominent multi-family residences. From luxury condos such as Giorgetti Houston and Sophie at Bayou Bend to the upscale leasing developments of Crimson and Regent Square, the CASA team’s design prowess is now stretching into a new market. When asked by boutique hotel developer Hotel Magdalena …

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