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Recent Examples of cornice
Feminine touches of peach and more custom cornice boxes, using fabric from Eskayel, pop against the vibrant greenery outside the windows.
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Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
Stucchi Italia carefully restored the ceiling cornices on the first and third floors to their original state.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
While there are many original details, such as crown moldings, cornices, ceiling motifs, wood floors, and stained glass windows, the home’s design is decidedly of-the-moment.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
Much of the building is a protected landmark, so architectural details like the frescoes, cornices, and framing had to be restored using the appropriate hues.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Architectural Digest, 9 Aug. 2024
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Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
Stucchi Italia carefully restored the ceiling cornices on the first and third floors to their original state.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
While there are many original details, such as crown moldings, cornices, ceiling motifs, wood floors, and stained glass windows, the home’s design is decidedly of-the-moment.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
Much of the building is a protected landmark, so architectural details like the frescoes, cornices, and framing had to be restored using the appropriate hues.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Architectural Digest, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornice
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Why wouldn’t the owner take the time to up-light the friezes?Sage Jessica Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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The smoothed limestone blocks and cobra frieze already found at the site may be hiding such an entrance.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024
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Typically, colonnades form at the top and bottom of the flow (starting from the cooling surface) with a middle area of entablature (see above).Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2015
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Drench a Room in Color Paint the whole room lavender, walls, doors, architraves, fireplaces, and all; the effect is brilliantly bold and ultra-contemporary, as evidenced by Sawyers’ Dupont Circle project.Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
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The entire government believes that school is a fundamental architrave of our society.Irene Dominioni, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
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Advertisement The main insurgent force, Hayat Tahrir al Sham, has been working to establish security and start a political transition after seizing the capital early Sunday.Albert Aji and Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Four of the six adult Mekong giant catfish were in the Mekong River and the other two were in the Tonle Sap River near Phnom Penh, the capital.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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At the southern terminus of Rossmore Avenue at Wilshire Boulevard, unceremoniously sandwiched between a couple of unremarkable low-rise office buildings stand two huge stone towers embellished with flamboyant Corinthian pilasters that mark the entrance to L.A.’s first gated community.Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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Each section of the building’s exterior is paired with a layer of terra-cotta pilasters that don both the east and west façades of the tower, giving it a glamorous aged feel without overdoing it.Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Cheap electricity has been a pillar for Norwegian industry, but with demand rising because of the electrification of road transport and other sectors, the cost of electricity will rise.Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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When a customs officer reached into Soto-Morando's truck to stop him from leaving, Soto-Morando propelled toward the gate and crashed into a pillar on the United States side, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Authorities said the crash occurred late on Friday, Dec. 6, when a car crashed into a support column for the Pulaski Skyway near the Route 1 and 9 southbound on-ramp in Newark, according to CBS affiliate WCBS-TV and ABC affiliate WABC-TV.Abigail Adams, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Its pointed arches, flying buttresses and piers sprouting ribs that branched like spider webs helped usher in the Gothic age.Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Starting in the Hall of Mirrors, you’ll be surrounded by 30 tableaux and 357 mirrors adorning its 17 arches before moving onto the King’s Apartment—once the residence of Louis XIV, hosting several parties a week here.Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Cornice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornice. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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