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Small: What’s next in ski resort luxury home design trends? | Business

September 11, 2021 admin

Aspen has always been a year-round destination for tourists, gastronomes and sports enthusiasts. In this past year, however, the vacation spot has experienced an influx of new homebuyers looking for a healthier, more engaging outdoor lifestyle.

With this new influx of residences — predominately millennials and Gen Xers — it raises the question of what these new luxury homebuyers are looking for in their new Aspen-Snowmass homes? From the use of natural elements like daylight, plants, water and exposed wood to transitional outdoor spaces, here are some design trends we are likely to see more of in the near future.

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Home design ideas: Working with imperfections in a dining room

September 3, 2021 admin

The updated dining room of a Dedham house built in 1819.Tamara Flanagan

The first time Samantha Arak visited her clients’ 1819 Dedham home, she affixed a swatch of Sister Parish Appleton wallpaper to the dining room wall. “The dining room is the heart of this home, visible from every room,” says Arak, founder of Samantha Carey Interiors. “We wanted it to draw you in, whether that be for dinner or board games.” Her inspiration for choosing the fan-like pattern? The scrolled details of the cast iron insert of the period fireplace. “We did the dining room in phase two,

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Bjarke Ingels launches Nabr home design company

September 2, 2021 admin

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has co-founded a housing design company named Nabr that aims to create a range of affordable, modular homes.

Founded by Ingels, alongside former WeWork executive Roni Bahar and former Sidewalk Labs model lab head Nick Chim, Nabr aims to rethink how housing is designed and developed.

“Our homes have only gotten more and more expensive, and arguably at a lower and lower quality,” explained Ingels.

“There’s very little choice. Ninety-nine per cent of all homes are the same, but all people are actually different. There’s a huge potential to reimagine this entire process, from end to

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Home design inspiration: Lightening the look of oak millwork in an old home

August 30, 2021 admin

It was the original oak millwork that attracted Cait Louise Gury’s clients to their condo in a 19th-century Colonial Revival in Dorchester. However, they also felt intimidated by it. “They struggled with making the family room feel light and relaxed, yet harmonious with the heavy architecture,” Gury says. The first thing she did was paint the sage-colored walls a bright white—Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace. The new, crisp backdrop immediately made the space feel airy. “The dusky color offered no contrast so the wood disappeared,” Gury says. “Now that it pops, it’s an eye-catching moment.”

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Corey Damen Jenkins’ New MasterClass Aims to Make Beautiful Design Accessible to All

August 29, 2021 admin

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If the changing season has you dreaming of a design makeover at home—and the start of a new school year has you itching to learn something new—you’re in luck: designer Corey Damen Jenkins‘ interior design MasterClass launches on the streaming platform today.

In his class, which is only the second MasterClass taught by an interior designer (Kelly Wearstler was the first), Jenkins will teach members how to design bold, functional spaces that reflect their own unique style.

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This week Bjarke Ingels launched a home design company

August 29, 2021 admin

This week on Dezeen, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels co-founded a residential design company that aims to create a range of modular homes.

Named Nabr, the company intends to create a large variety of affordable houses using modular elements.

“Our homes have only gotten more and more expensive, and arguably at a lower and lower quality,” explained Ingels.

“There’s very little choice. Ninety-nine per cent of all homes are the same, but all people are actually different. There’s a huge potential to reimagine this entire process, from end to end.”

BIG power plant — Amager Bakke operator has “no plans to close down” ski slope

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12 easy ways to improve your home’s design, according to HGTV’s Leanne and Steve Ford

August 27, 2021 admin

Leanne and Steve Ford in front of door. — Leanne and Steve Ford have a ton of design advice. Leanne and Steve Ford

Leanne and Steve Ford host HGTV’s “Restored by the Fords” and “Home Again with the Fords.”
They shared tips on how to get your home to look like it’s had an HGTV makeover.
Leanne said painting your walls white and changing your lighting can transform your space.
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Redesigning and redecorating your house can seem like a daunting task, especially when you compare it to the massive home overhauls you see on HGTV.

leanne and steve ford working together — Leanne and Steve Ford. HGTV

Brother-and-sister team Leanne and

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