Hygge, the Danish and Norwegian tradition of creating and maintaining a sense of comfort and coziness, is an especially useful life philosophy in the age of COVID-19, when weâre spending ample time indoors and are in desperate need of comfort through this period of great mental and physical distress. Sometimes the smallest of things keeps madness at bay.Â
When cultivating a snug and cozy sense of well-being, you might engulf yourself in blankets on the couch inside, as a blanket of snow covers the landscape outside. A warm mug of hot cocoa or herbal tea and, of course, a crackling fire might also be involved. But there are other, often overlooked methods of attaining that sense of comfort, such as utilizing art to decorate the interior of a home.Â
A farewell to the Trump aesthetic
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By: Vanessa Friedman
Four years of hard-core branding, soap opera chic and designer trolling are coming to an end. What have we learned? A look back in gilt. Few presidents have exploited the theatrical grandeur of the job quite as enthusiastically or as cynically as Donald Trump, from his proliferating forests of flags to his gilding of the Oval Office. Few have been as strategic about the power of caricature or had such a complicit wife and court to bolster the spectacle. As a group, they tapped into the dregs of Dynasty and The Bonfire of the Vanities past that sits nestled in our lizard brains. For four years, we parsed soap opera chic instead of The West Wing. The visuals demanded attention, just like the tweets.
Vanessa Friedman, The New York Times
Published: 17 Jan 2021 09:55 AM BdST
Updated: 17 Jan 2021 09:55 AM BdST FILE President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump prepare to board Marine One, on their way to Mar-a-Lago, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Dec 23, 2020. Few presidents have exploited the theatrical grandeur of the job quite as enthusiastically or as cynically as Donald Trump. As a group his family tapped into the dregs of “Dynasty” and “The Bonfire of the Vanities” past that sits nestled in our lizard brains. (Oliver Contreras/The New York Times)
Few presidents have exploited the theatrical grandeur of the job quite as enthusiastically or as cynically as Donald Trump, from his proliferating forests of flags to his gilding of the Oval Office. Few have been as strategic about the power of caricature or had such a complicit wife and court to bolster the spectacle. As a group, they tapped into the dregs of “Dynasty” and “The
January 10, 2021
As part of the Sohna Lahore project, scores of houses in a katchi abadi in Dheer Village were recently painted in an array of colours, so as to provide an aesthetically pleasing view from the international airport. Little attention was paid to the sensibilities and tastes of the dwellers
Residents must be consulted before such a project is undertaken. Photos by Rahat Dar
127 houses in a
katchi abadi in Dheer Village, by the Lahore airport, were recently painted under orders of the Lahore commissioner. The houses were painted in colours ranging from bright red and turquoise to green and yellow, with little attention paid to the sensibilities and tastes of those who call these houses home.
Good design is about finding the delicate yet pleasing balance between form and function. Though a lot depends on what you want to get done, a good rule of thumb is to keep your designs simple, so that they’re easily understood, practical, and aesthetic. But some people throw the rulebook out the window into the dumpster. And then they wing it.
Even though bad home interior designs are something you should practice social distancing from, you can’t deny that they can be hilarious… as long as it’s not your home we’re talking about!
Bored Panda wanted to make you laugh and feel better about having to stay in your lovely home during the lockdown, so we’re bringing you the funniest, most facepalm-worthy interior design fails that prove common sense is actually quite rare.