New Ways to Do Nautical Design

New Ways to Do Nautical Design

Each week Mansion Global tackles a topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week we look at how to pull off a nautical look at home. For a home by the water, a nautical-themed space is a natural fit. But decking out a house with

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6 Astonishingly Easy Ways to be Happier, Designed by Experts

6 Astonishingly Easy Ways to be Happier, Designed by Experts

You’re probably well aware of Google’s smashing employee benefits package, and in a moment of incredulous jealousy you might even have scoffed at the pampering. Among the boons to Googlers are: massages, a bountiful and excellent free canteen, swim-in-place pools, free haircuts, laundry services, and gym equipment—even travel insurance for you and your family. Now,

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This is Your Brain on Discounts: The Science of Why We’re Slaves to a Sale

This is Your Brain on Discounts: The Science of Why We’re Slaves to a Sale

In 1869 the store’s savvy owner, Aristide Boucicaut, introduced a novel component to the buying process: the price tag. A fair-feeling phenomenon that replaced haggling, the price tags at Bon Marché are reported to be the first time customers ever encountered a set price. But Boucicaut soon realized that fixed prices had even more potential—they

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Animal Kingdom Season 4 Finale Recap: Smurf Left Her Fortune to [Spoiler] — Plus, [Spoiler]’s Back… to Stay?

Animal Kingdom Season 4 Finale Recap: Smurf Left Her Fortune to [Spoiler] — Plus, [Spoiler]’s Back… to Stay?

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Animal Kingdom‘s altogether shocking Season 4 finale. If you’d rather watch first, read later, you know what to do, baby. Leave it to Janine “Smurf” Cody to find a way to hiss “Screw you!” to her boys from beyond the grave. In Animal Kingdom’s surprise-filled Season 4 finale, the

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