The word scrupulous has appeared in 36 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 21 in “An HGTV Star’s Party Inspires a Question: What Makes a Home?” by Melissa Kirsch:
One guest could be heard marveling at how good everyone looked in the apartment’s not-too-dim-to-be-dramatic light.
It was a scrupulous attention to lighting that led Brooke Cundiff, a retail entrepreneur, and her husband, the writer and editor Michael Hainey, to a West Village apartment that was subsequently featured in Mr. Brent’s book. But before settling there, they looked at a lot of places that didn’t feel like home. Mr. Hainey developed a test: With each apartment they’d enter, he’d ask, “OK, it’s a Wednesday. You had to call in sick to work. Can you imagine being home in this apartment all day? Like, how is the sunlight?” He added, “On your worst day, is this going to make you happy?”
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