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Summer Dreaming: Tour Shakira’s Miami Beach Estate for Sale

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Shakira, famous for her songs “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Chantaje,” is selling her six-bedroom Miami Beach home for $11.648 million. Originally built in 1951, it’s located on a half-acre estate on Miami Beach’s Biscayne Bay. Shakira chose to enhance the open floor plan by keeping colors cohesive.

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Here’s Why You’ll Want a Living Green Roof on Your Home

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Image: Feldman Architecture Why a green rooftop is a great idea A landscaped or grass roof has many advantages, if you plan it correctly. Image: Feldman Architecture Colorful-foliage plants are framed by a gravel border to create a living roof that needs little rain or water. This rooftop blends in with its green surroundings.

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Using Cement Tiles Outdoors: The Importance of Using a Top-Coat Sealant with UV Filters

Cement Style

To a lesser extent, the uses of these versatile, colorful tiles outdoors are slowly being discovered. Their use on building facades and walls creates a work of art that compliments the building architecture and design. Cement tiles are prominently used outdoors in a few hotels such as the SLS Miami and SLS Las Vegas as pool decking.

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Exclusive! The Most Popular Benjamin Moore Colors Across the US

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

“These traditions and trademarks permeate all elements of the region’s culture, including into the homes of its residents,” Hannah Yeo, Color & Design Expert at Benjamin Moore , tells Freshome. In fact, Yeo says Benjamin Moore has been able to spot a geographic design trend in how colors are being used. Los Angeles.

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Plan on Entertaining Outdoors This Summer? Here’s What You Need to Do It Right

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Cantilevered overhangs provide lots of shade while cooking/lounging outdoors,” according to Miami-based architect Choeff Levy Fischman. Slater recommends using fans, misters, and light-colored furniture as additional cooling sources. For decks, she recommends Duadek outdoor waterproof flooring.

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Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition winners selected

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Project: Miami Penthouse. Location: Miami Beach, Fla. Angular structures clad with porcelain tile panels from Mirage define the perimeter of the pool deck, which is covered with matching tiles from the same collection. Declared Major: Architecture. Single-family Residential Honorable Mention. Firm: Mojo Stumer Associates.

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Miami Apartments: The Ultimate Renters Guide

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Contemporary Living Space at Aviva Coral Gables Miami is known as the “Gateway to the Americas,” thanks to its cultural diversity and proximity to Latin America and the Caribbean. Those who call Miami home are lucky to live and work in a tropical paradise. South Beach is the southern part of the barrier island of Miami Beach.

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