• 26 Modern Living Rooms Ideas for a Sleek and Inviting Gathering Space
    Living Room

    26 Modern Living Rooms Ideas for a Sleek and Inviting Gathering Space

    As major hosting zones, living rooms should be welcoming and cozy—but that doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice style. Here, over two dozen modern living room ideas prove you can have it all: one room that could be your easy-breezy reading nook, a cozy corner for family game night, and also a chic retreat for cocktails and conversation. Among them you’ll find spaces from the AD archives—including a São Paulo living room by the Campana Brothers that features a cloud-shaped, light-reflecting mirror; and an Aspen getaway by Atelier AM that showcases a custom-made sectional sofa covered in a brick-red cotton—as well as fresh inspiration from design experts across the country.…

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  • A Guide To Hotels, Rooms, & Costs
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    A Guide To Hotels, Rooms, & Costs

    Quick Links Conrad At Resort World Las Vegas – Rooms & Suites Crockfords At Resort World Las Vegas $4.3 billion have gone into developing Resorts World Las Vegas, making it the costliest resort property ever built in Las Vegas. It took several years of planning to construct this world-famous casino resort. Sandwiched between Hilton Grand Vacations and Trump International Hotel, on the Las Vegas Strip’s North end, Resorts World Las Vegas is the first new resort developed in the area. An advantage of staying at this resort is easy to access to some of the city’s most famous attractions. Offering 3,500 guest rooms in three of its lavish hotels, Resorts…

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  • Using green to revitalise rooms
    Bathroom

    Using green to revitalise rooms

    Green has positioned itself as a significant trend because of the variety of settings it can create, both in homes and in public spaces. A colour that transmits feelings of peace, calm, serenity and life. Backlighting and sophistication The use of green as a common thread in bathrooms helps to define their style, depending on factors such as the shade chosen or its use in bathroom fixtures. For a bathroom to be sober and elegant, green units are often used, with decorative details in neutral tones, such as beige, grey or khaki. For a fresher, livelier bathroom, the presence of white fittings…

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  • Why Designers Think Wellness Rooms Could Replace Home Gyms
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    Why Designers Think Wellness Rooms Could Replace Home Gyms

    Photo credit: Stephen Kent Johnson “Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.” There’s nothing like a pandemic to both overhaul our lives and cause us to rethink them entirely. Even now, many of the pandemic habits we picked up over these last few years and life changes we originally thought were temporary—like hybrid schedules and home offices—have managed to remain in our present-day lives. Interior designers have especially noticed a shift in needs, desires, and schedules during the pandemic. Marilyne Damour of Damour Drake, a design firm based in the Hudson Valley, is one of many designers who were hard at…

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  • Decorating with yellow: warm up cool rooms with a sunny shade
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    Decorating with yellow: warm up cool rooms with a sunny shade

    Decorating with yellow brings one of the most cheerful shades of the color spectrum into your home. Space enhancing, summery and warm, it can be used to enhance space or make a room feel cozy and intimate.   ‘Use paler shades, and yellow will reflect light in and around a room to make it feel bigger and brighter – the perfect choice for small spaces, narrow corridors or rooms with low ceilings where it can broaden, lengthen and add height. Use mustardy, darker yellows, and it will create a cocooning, intimate appeal,’ advises stylist and art director Sara Bird.   Known for its mood-enriching properties, decorating with yellow also suits busy daytime…

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