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Some Fun and Festive Wrapping Papers for All Your Last-Minute Gifts

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I yearn to be one of those celebrities who has a whole room dedicated to gift wrapping, with bags of every imaginable size and elegant-yet-whimsical tags that will make my loved ones feel extra special, whether they’re getting a hand-knit sweater or a giant bag of honey-roasted nuts (both gifts I am giving this year, incidentally).

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The A-Frame Is More Than Just a Cabin—It’s a Full-Fledged Cultural Obsession

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The Far Meadow A-frame by designer Heinz Legler, located about an hour’s drive from Yosemite, California, as featured in Boutique Homes: Handpicked Vacation Rentals (Avedition, 2017). But why do people love the A-frame so much—not just as a housing type, but as a symbol? Courtesy of Boutique Homes A-frame cabins burst onto the U.S.

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Even a Modern Home Deserves a Canopy Bed!

The Architecture Designs

But what do you do when some bedroom furniture items catch your fancy, and you feel stuck between your modern lifestyle choices and an age-long design that intrigues everyone from kids to adults? Most people assume medieval-era furniture like canopy beds only suits spacious rooms with traditional affluent designs.

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Getting a Litter Box and Acclimatizing Your Kitten to It! 

The Architecture Designs

Fortunately, modern designs have found a solution to this uncomfortable situation. Litter box design ideas source: pinterest.com Any home leveraging reclaimed wood can opt for a rustic-looking brown wood enclosure and use it as a side table. Those with slatted designs look aesthetic and provide more ventilation than the entrance hole.

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Reader’s Choice: The 10 Most Popular Architecture Projects on Architizer in 2022

Architizer

From conceptual designs to projects under construction to completed buildings, we are proud to serve as a platform for showcasing global architectural talent and the brilliance of visualizers, engineers, manufacturers, and photographers who are crucial members of the industry. Stanford Mid-Century Modern Remodel Addition.

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The Best Food52 Sales to Shop This Week

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All the wonderfully made homewares in Food52’s current sale section that are waiting to lure you in with their usefulness, smart designs, and yes, generously marked down price tags. Inspired by the iconic mid-century aesthetic of Danish sculptor Jens Quistgaard, Dansk has been creating cookware and cutlery since the 1950s.

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The Age Of The Mega-Eco Project

Landscape Architecture Magazine

For nearly a century, a new breed of megaproject has gone unrecognized, and it is now proliferating. First, whereas the megaproject is typically singular in its function and designed exclusively for humans—a bridge, for example—the mega-eco project is multifunctional and designed for both humans and nonhumans.

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