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7 Creative Tips to Create Minimalism for a Modern Home
Minimalism and aesthetic style is a new approach to urban architecture. It establishes simple design elements and reduces ornamentation. Minimalism tends to have more space for home guests rather than being preoccupied with home furniture. Now, it is possible to allocate some home furniture without looking too crowded in a minimalist approach. Minimalist architecture aims to reduce visual clutter and noise as much as possible. It emphasizes light materials, structure, and space. Moreover, it elevates the most basic structural elements of a building, drawing attention to simplicity. A minimalist approach is best suited for modern homes. For instance, the smallest air conditioner is a match for an aesthetic look, creating…
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How To Decide What To Renovate During Inflation
Did you buy a new house that could use a few renovations but ended up paying more than you expected when the interest rates spiked? Or maybe you were hoping to buy a new house but decided to stay put and make your existing home more livable with a few tweaks. Or perhaps you can’t afford to make all the improvements on your wish list now that the economy is in a swirl. It’s a common scenario these days with inflation and supply chain issues making it challenging for homeowners to give their home the upgrades it deserves. That doesn’t mean you have to scrap all your plans, though. Instead,…
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Persuasion star Dakota Johnson’s kitchen changed my life
Many of my days start the same. To paraphrase You’ve Got Mail, I turn on my computer. I wait impatiently as it boots up. I go online, and my breath catches in my chest until I read three little words: Dakota Johnson’s kitchen. Unveiled in an instantly viral video for Architectural Digest in March 2020, the Suspiria star’s kitchen is the Garden of Eden without the preachiness. It’s a daydream. A mood. An olive-green utopia, presumably designed by an angel. I want to dive into it, eat it, squat in its cabinets like the world’s luckiest hobo. By now, Johnson’s Architectural Digest video has ceased being a meme. No one…
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Tips on contemporary interior design
Long gone are the days when people tried to fill a place with uncomfortable, bulky things and cover the floors with chic carpets or rugs. Nowadays, an ergonomic approach in modern design is in demand. People have learned to replace walls with partitions, acquire modular sofas and other modern furniture items, throw away the massive curtains and great grandma’s napkins. Special attention is now paid to minimalism and comfort. Household appliances and electronics also play an important role in modern design, firmly entering our lives, trying to make our existence easier and save our time. Functional minimalism in modern design, in turn, must be maintained in all surrounding areas. It…
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RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2022 Garden Winners
A wildlife-friendly front garden, a post-pandemic working from home back garden, and a garden dedicated to those suffering from long Covid were among the winners at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2022. 10 medals were awarded in the Gardens category at RHS Tatton, with designs providing visitors with plenty of practical, take-home ideas. There were three non-judged Feature Gardens at Tatton this year: the RHS and BBC North West Community Urban Garden designed Bea Tann; BBC Radio 2 and The One Show’s Sow Grow and Show Garden designed Joe Swift; and The Vitamin G Garden designed by Alan Williams with Jo Whiley, the latter of which was also on…
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He Runs a New York Real Estate Empire. Did He Steal It?
Over the past dozen years, Sanford Solny has built a New York real estate empire, snatching up small residential buildings across the city that churn out hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent. His portfolio would be enviable but for one thing — much of it, prosecutors and homeowners contend, was stolen. In criminal charges and lawsuits, they have accused him of fraud: offering to help homeowners facing foreclosure by arranging to pay off their mortgages, while actually tricking them into signing over their buildings at bargain-basement prices. In nearly every case, the mortgage was never paid, leaving the homeowner with no property but a pile of debt. The practice…
