Nonetheless, their home is an upmarket haven of warm colors and delicious smells, which Polley conveys with such heady expertise that some viewers may experience involuntary drooling.

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Translated to interiors, this means extensive use of quirky antiques like masks and vases, set against what Mr. Pellizzoni calls "soft furniture" mesh chandeliers and curvy seating fixtures in luxurious materials like leather and suede, against a backdrop of warm colors such as beiges and browns.

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There were plenty of minimalist dresses and leather pieces in warm muted colors.

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The hotel's 273 rooms are spacious and comfortable, with plush furniture, light wood and warm, soothing colors.

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Her aesthetic hails Egyptian motifs with preened minimalism and warm, bright colors.

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The Fall 2012 palette embraces many of the rich colors of autumn, such as, warm and cold natural beige, chestnut, brick red, copper, orange, musk green, blue and grey.

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The colors make the space exuberant, the bamboo makes it warm, and together they make the building as much an exercise in sensuous comfort as in structural bravado although the swaggering structure is there, too, replete with glass and natural light and a sense of grand space everywhere.

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But tastiness applies, too, in the pleasantly disorienting effects of colors that appear to be distributed at random: bright or muted and warm or cool, all ajumble.

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