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Bold color schemes bring original features to life in this historic home
Looking for a way to update their historic home in Newton Center, Massachusetts, the owners decided a glamorous, sexy and elegant look would be the way to go. They wanted to restore and enhance the property’s many original features, and a sympathetic interior décor, with added 2020s sass has transformed this into one of the world’s best homes. Before they could even begin to consider the fine design details, however, there were some major obstacles to overcome – namely stripping away the not very complimentary architectural elements that had been added to the house in the 1940s, 80s and 90s. The main culprit and biggest challenge was the old 1980s…
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8 bold bathroom niche ideas that designers are embracing
Can you remember a time before bathroom niches? While once even bathrooms in luxury homes had to suffer the indignity of a shower caddy, the answer all along was to make a small recess in your bathroom wall to house your shampoo and conditioner. Sometimes the best solutions are the simplest ones. Having said that, now that you see niches in almost every new bathroom you see, it’s only to be expected that the design of these recesses is getting more experimental and interesting. And, of course, it’s interior designers who are leading the way with these modern bathroom ideas, putting them center stage in their designs. Take a look…