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Design Dilemma: Understanding Undertones in Paint Colors

You’d think you couldn’t go wrong choosing a selection of beiges to coordinate throughout your home, right? But then you get those beiges on the wall, and somehow they manage to clash horribly. Or they clash with your beige couch, or your beige carpet. Why does this happen? In a word, undertones. Every paint color, [...]

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Design Dilemma: Cultivating The Sound of Silence

No matter how beautifully-appointed your condo or apartment, if your nights and days are filled with loud music, voices and television noise from abutting apartments, your fabulous pad is still likely to feel like a living hell. Are there design solutions to too much noise? The answer is yes — to a point. A few [...]

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Design Dilemma: Beni Ouarain Rugs — Mod but Traditional

The problem with rugs is that they seem to fall solidly into two camps: either you go with the tried and true oriental rug or you opt for something more contemporary. Oriental rugs can feel a little staid, safe and boring while contemporary rugs seem to date faster than a carton of milk. So where [...]

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Design Dilemma: Large Photography at Home

Last week we took a look at the major design trends of 2012. Up there on the list was the move toward large-scale photography in the home. Large-scale art work of every sort is a trend that has been gaining in popularity in recent years. Why? Because there’s no simpler way to bestow atmosphere, color [...]

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Design Dilemma: 5 Design Trends for 2012

As yet another year draws to a close, we’re already looking forward to what next year will bring in design. Already we can pinpoint some design trends that have had their day — bird decals, antlers on walls and books organized by color are trends we’re happy to see go. And what’s new on the [...]

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