Cervantes
Overall, a really solid rug (could be more hairy/fluffy, but good height and not too filthy looking.
Can buy a sample for $23...Seems like a good idea.
Fluffy and fairly inexpensive for the total size.
Simplistic. Best as a doormat, but too patterned to be a large-format indoor rug.
Office interior. Large-format would be best.
Office interior/large rug.
Would be better as a large rug. Indoor-only. Door mat would get super-dirty.
Art Deco/Future. A little 1950's...For office, but I prefer more abstract.
One of the best: large shapes, high saturation, simple geometric shapes.
Nice texture combination.
Nice if hairy and thick, for interior. Not for door mat.
Awesome, but too expensive...
This one's only nice if it's a large-format rug. A door mat would appear too noisy.
Good for a surf or snowboard location. Too wild for our actual build.
Nice combo of textures/reflectance.
Distressed Persian rug. Matches theme of interior rugs, but more abstract & edgy. Still, prefer something more upbeat and clean...
For office.
Great designs, mostly mid-century modern and dry-climate accommodating (for Southern CA and the open mountains of northern CA).
Drywall above the cabinets with no gap in the ceiling.
Hovered concrete staircase.
Nice pattern offset and stepper pads are elongated.
Nice mix of materials and blends seamlessly with the lawn.
Geometric plant arrangement & zeroscape.
Good for the spa area/modern lawn.
Sami likes this rusted metal retaining wall.
Great architect with lots of creativity.
Very thorough paper about the main essentials of modern architecture. This is a must-reference and all of the key elements must be achieved. Unfortunately, with the Cervantes builder, I had main relied on photo reference which was helpful but I had to figure many of the architectural terms out, myself. It was also easy to miss major things, which the builder thought common--like interior roof drains.
Good comparison and psychological theory behind color-temperatures. The verdict? 3000K-4000K is the best for all-around situations and fit most styles. The author prefers 3000K as the best all-around (it is in-fact transitional) and less-common 4000K for ultra-modern homes. Only fools pick 5000K and above. 2700K is outdated and also for classical homes. Another reason to go with 3000K/warmer is because during the daytime all skylight will enter the house and the lights don't need to be on much, so high-color temps are never an option unless in windowless areas (like garages or MAYBE the bathroom) and for those who don't mind the discomfort (tasteless).
These lights claim they are 2700K-3000K, but appear more like 4000K. Nice square lights and integrated drywall light slits.
Neutral color temperature (4000K-4500K?), reveal/trimless drywall baseboards, floating staircase, square LED lights. Actually, when looking at a thumbnail comparison with other lights, there are actually fairly warm--appearing more like 3500K.
Personal anecdotes about business troubles.
Best air gap discussion.
This furriness in the gray color is great.
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