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Conceptual designs for Miss BF Diner renovation released | Local News

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BELLOWS FALLS — Conceptual designs for the renovation, preservation and expansion of the Miss Bellows Falls Diner call for the diner to be moved five feet back from Rockingham Street, and an addition built on its western side. Rockingham For Progress, the group behind the renovation of the beloved diner, plans a “listening session” for the community next week, and to receive comments on the first set of drawings from the design team at Austin Design Cooperative in Brattleboro. Charlie Hunter, one of the main proponents of the restoration, said the drawings released last week were conceptual, and could be…

Interior Design Trends 2024 — 27 New Styles and Trends |

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Interior design trends 2024 are all about cozy luxury where plush, soft, and tactile elements meet deep comfort and enhance the mood.  ‘How people want to decorate has recently shifted,’ says design icon Lee Broom. ‘For a start, we’re all craving a better outlook, and part of achieving that is to condition your brain to think more positively, which you can do by surrounding yourself with things that make you feel happy. Cocktail cabinets that move and rotate, furniture that’s geared towards sitting together and being convivial…anything that is a bit playful, glamorous, and dramatic is in.’ If you’re in…

Women-Led Architecture Practices: Redefining Urban Housing Design at the Time Space Existence Exhibition in Venice

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Women-Led Architecture Practices: Redefining Urban Housing Design at the Time Space Existence Exhibition in Venice © Steve Hall, City Hyde Park Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest WhatsApp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1007863/women-led-architecture-practices-redefining-urban-housing-design-at-the-time-space-existence-exhibition-in-venice As part of the 6th edition of “Time Space Existence”, the European Cultural Center (ECC) presented the “Reconceptualizing Urban Housing” exhibition. Taking place from May 20 to November 26, 2023, it brings together a diverse array of women-led architectural practices from around the world, each offering a unique perspective on collective housing, particularly within urban settings. The showcased projects feature approaches from Europe, North America, and more developing countries like…

This delightful family home is a masterclass in how to inject period property charm into a new build |

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Award-winning editor Alix Walker never sets out to build a house from scratch. Nor did she ever plan to hire a professional to help with the design, but on moving from north London to Hertfordshire in 2021, the property she and her husband Matt found required so many changes that a builder suggested it would be simpler to pull it down and start again. ‘We got swept up in the idea,’ says Alix, who was expecting her fourth child at the time. Matt, a chiropractor (by trade) turned architect drew out the family’s perfect house design on graph paper. On…