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The original Victorian building at 8 Stratton Street was built in 1871 in the Free Gothic Revival style, and is Grade II listed. This project combines the listed building with its neighbour at No 9 Stratton Street, to provide the UK headquarters for an umbrella organisation based in the Middle East, operating a number of separate businesses from a single office building.

The client sought a distinctly British identity for the London headquarters, and in particular to draw on the history and character of its Mayfair location. There was also a desire to utilise existing lightwells to bring an element of an English country garden into the building, designed to highlight the changing seasons.

Accommodation needed to provide an office suite for the Chairman, four floors of flexible office space, and a shared lounge at ground floor.

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A porch swing is a very easy to build piece of one’s house. It can be undertaken as a weekend project by any individual. There are many types of porch swing plans and any one of them can be chosen according to one’s choice and needs. One can browse through a lot of home decor magazines and get a lot of tips and ideas about how to go about building a porch in the home. Many even give free advice and plans which one can even download and print for later use.

One needs some specific tools for building a porch. These are things like a planer, a band saw, a hammer, a measuring tape and a screwdriver or drill. The recommended materials to use for building a porch is generally oak or pine as they are durable throughout all weather conditions. Sometimes there are pre planned kits available where one just has to join the pieces to build the porch.

Ben, the founder of Pinterest, gave an honest, passionate and realistic talk about the beginnings of his business and what his goals for it were. I responded so strongly to his beliefs as a business owner and the respectful way he handled the crowd feedback (including the issues I mentioned above) that I came home and started talking with our team about creating a page and, if we did, what our reason/goal for it would be.

In the same way that Twitter has given me a new and different way to communicate with the community I love, well use Pinterest to do something slightly different than what we do here on D*S. Well keep the same guiding principles behind the main blog but extend them by using the boards to give you real-time look into our main teams design interests.

Heres what well be doing: Each month, we will pick two main trends were loving and gather images that best exemplify it.

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If you love white color and want to redesign your small apartment into a comfortable living space, this 34 square meters apartment might be will inspire you. Featuring white color (as main color), the apartment looks tidy and clean. This white small apartment only consist of one room plus kitchen, hallway and bathroom. A small hallway is connected to the entrance door and leads the inhabitants toward the small bathroom, bedroom and kitchen. Near the front door, youll found a very simple mirror, a hanger for jacket, hat, as well as space for a shoe rack. The bedroom is very charming, simple and offers quite a few exceptional decorative items as well as old-school/ classic furnitures such as bed, cupboard, and more. The bed frame, dressers, chests and picture frames give out a cozy, very original feel.

The kitchen is a little bit more modern with its kitchen set. A simple dining room is located near from kitchen set and looks lovely.

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Chicago-based architecture firm Goettsch Partners recently has been awarded the 2012 Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture from the American Institute of Architects. This national award honors outstanding building interiors worldwide, created by architects licensed in the United States.

Goettsch Partners has done remarkable work in the USA and abroad and is excited to be recognized by the AIA for their work at Prairie Management Groups offices in Northbrook, IL.

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Lively participation of guests is the success of a party. Décor plays vital role in getting them into the part mood. Selecting an impressive theme and matching the decor of your party with it, is an effective and easy way to get an elegant party decoration.

Arranging produce rather than followers for table decor is a good idea.. Immersing radishes in shallow glass vases looks great. Stack oranges, and lemons in a bowl with flowers in the cervices looks attractive and different.

Use colorful dishtowels as napkins. Choose bowls with season, Black works for fall, red for winter and turquoise for summer

If your party has a guest of honor, choose the accessories that celebrate your guest of honor. New table linens can give a classic look..

Proper Lighting gives special effects and make sure that your choice of lighting align with your theme.

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