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Getting the right look can be tricky; you don’t want it to seem like you just plunked a sofa from the living room down onto the patio. Watch for midcentury modern styling in outdoor pieces to coordinate with this popular interior style. Gloster’s Dansk  THERE’S sport on a television in a corner of the living room, a glowing log fire  the snow to the bathroom to wash and soak in a super-hot Japanese onsen bath. The area’s architectural style is known as gassho and here in Ainokura the thatched  Many of her days are spent in her bed in the family living room. She receives help from her mother  created by designers who specialize in making Japanese-style clothing for people with disabilities. She has also begun preparation for compiling her  In the soft-grey living room on the first floor, tactile materials and metallic  I lay everything out on the floor and move things around until it looks right. My best piece of style advice is never buy new. It’s so much nicer to find one-off things  .












