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What’s with “greige”? A neutral that’s winning votes is “greige,” basically a warm gray or a cool beige. Beige loses some of its warmth and cools towards gray, but not all the way. It has a foot in each camp and so is a very easy neutral to live with. At the lighter end, it’s placid and organic; in darker tones it packs a stylish punch. Check out some greiges among Dulux’s Perfectly Greige, Taubmans’ Stonehenge Greige and Resene’s Triple Rakaia.
stone, wood, SWern, contemporary, chic and homey
concrete does not retain heat well, and thus can be chilly without a heated floor system, but extremely cozy with one installed. Cost: With heated floors and a sleek finish, the cost can definitely add up. Your budget could range from $2 to $20 per square foot and beyond.
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Fabric panels can also be grouped together to give a wall texture and sound absorption.
For a few projects, Withey created fabric-covered canvases that are backed by acoustical material and hung as wall art.
You can also use panels backed with acoustical materials on your ceiling, shown here, which will help deaden noise, Conroy says. In this open basement, he also hung cork, an excellent sound absorber, on the wall.
how to combine fireplace and media screen?!?!
Not taking yourself too seriously. Closely related to having the ability to see beauty in unusual things is to have a sense of humor about what you display in your home. “As a nation, we’re quite good at laughing at ourselves,” says Byam Shaw, “and we pride ourselves on having a sense of humor.” And an absurd or silly one at that: You have only to start thinking of classic British comedies — from Life of Brian to Mr. Bean to Absolutely Fabulous — to get the gist.
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