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URBAN GLAM

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HE ART DECO MOVEMENT REACHED PRIME POPULARITY IN THE 1920'S, 30'S, AND 40'S; HOWEVER THIS IMPACTFUL AESTHETIC IS STILL USED TODAY TO EMANATE GLAMOUR, LUXURY, AND COMFORT. ART DECO DESIGN AESTHETIC WAS MADE FAMOUS BY BOLD COLORS, INTRIGUING GEO-METRICS, AND POPS OF GLITZY METALS. SPACE LAYOUTS ARE SYMMETRICAL, AND USE FURNITURE PIECES WITH MODERN, ANGULAR SHAPES. MIXING PATTERNS WITH STRAIGHT LINES CREATED A STREAMLINED LOOK THAT IS MATURE YET FUNKY. PIECES OF FURNITURE FEATURE SOFT FABRICS LIKE FUR, VELVET, AND SUEDE CONSTRUCTED WITH HARD METAL BASES. THE COLOR PALETTE CONSISTS OF REFINED WHITES AND GRAYS WITH POPS OF BOLD BLUES, PURPLES AND METALLIC. THE KEY TO ACHIEVING APPEALING ART DECO DESIGN IS TO INCORPORATE FLASHY ACCENTS WITHOUT MAKING THE SPACE FEEL OVERWHELMING. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO CREATE A HOME THAT IS SOPHISTICATED YET COMFORTABLE AND GLAMOROUS YET LIVABLE.

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CASUAL LUXURY

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NFLUENCED BY MOROCCAN INTERIOR DESIGN, CASUAL LUXURY COMBINES LUSH AND ROMANTIC FANTASY WITH SIMPLE, EVERYDAY LIVING. THIS CONCEPT HAS A PRIMARILY MUTED COLOR PALETTE WITH POPS OF VIBRANCY CONTRIBUTED BY FABRICS AND TILES. BLUE IS A PREVALENT COLOR, REMINISCENT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA THAT RUNS ALONG THE COUNTRY'S BORDER. MOROCCAN INTERIORS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY INTRICATE CARVINGS - WHICH CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO COLORFUL FABRICS ON PATTERNED PILLOWS AND RUGS, AS WELL AS DECORATIVE TILES IN KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS. THE CHIEF PRINCIPAL BEHIND CASUAL LUXURY IS BALANCING THE EFFORTLESS WITH THE ORNATE. AN INFORMAL LIVING ROOM CAN BE TRANSFORMED INTO A LAVISH HANGOUT BY ADDING AN EXQUISITE FIXTURE, OR A HANDCRAFTED PIECE OF FURNITURE INLAID WITH GLASS. A SIMPLE WHITE FIREPLACE SURROUND CAN BECOME A STRIKING FOCAL POINT BY USING STENCILED TILE. SCATTERED FLOOR PILLOWS CAN BE MIMICKED BY LOW-SITTING FURNITURE PIECES. BECAUSE MOROCCAN INTERIOR DECOR IS ALL ABOUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES, EACH SPACE IS UNIQUE, EXOTIC AND ALLURING, WHILE MAINTAINING AN INVITING AND LIVABLE NATURE.

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