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Recent Examples of cornice
Stucchi Italia carefully restored the ceiling cornices on the first and third floors to their original state.
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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
Classical ornamentation like cornices, dentils, and block modillions are common to the facade, according to Reggev.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2024
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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
Classical ornamentation like cornices, dentils, and block modillions are common to the facade, according to Reggev.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornice
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The garment was discovered in Tomb II alongside a golden scepter, oak wreath and diadem of Persian origins and near depictions of Persian gazelles in the tomb's frieze.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Frank and Torres did so by building out a new architectural tray ceiling with a custom perimeter frieze in a vintage motif, adding a dramatic flourish to the salon with walls adorned in a Fromental silk wall covering.Anne Lee Phillips, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 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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Crucial tools, especially for galvanizing private capital, have remained untapped in a historically unproductive Congress.Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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The filing also details the company's liquidity and capital resources, noting cash on hand of $0.4 million as of September 30, 2024, and ongoing financing efforts to support operations.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 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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Highlights of the home include a fireside grand salon, an art gallery that doubles as a safe room, and a movie theater festooned with black marble fluted pilasters and red velvet seats.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
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The Japan Times reported that the letters were carved into a wooden pillar of a traditional entrance, known as a torii gate, at the Meiji Shrine.Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Somewhere along the winding road of this historic 40th season, Bananas and his angels (Aviv, Jenny, and Rachel) decided to make foot content a core pillar of their business plan.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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All the plans are displayed in a single column in the app, which is slightly confusing.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Asics’s 4D Guidance System adds extra foam beneath the arch to keep your pronation in check.Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 4 Nov. 2024
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The process of creating the arches in Matlapa is characterized by a strong sense of community and deep devotion, as entire families enthusiastically and respectfully participate in their assembly.Arath Zumaya Muñoz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Cornice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornice. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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