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5 Stylish New Living Rooms Designed for Gathering

“Consider acoustics,” Smith says. “Oftentimes people don’t consider the amount of noise people make within homes, and acoustic absorption is left to the carpet and furniture. This does little to capture a cacophony of revelers who come to whoop it up on weekends or extended stays. So having a ceiling that absorbs this excitement makes for spaces that let marathon sessions happen, as opposed to mad sprints of social time.”

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