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  --ink: #f5efe5;
  --indigo: #30221b;
  --cream: #3a2921;
  --paper: #241914;
  --clay: #dfa176;
  --gold: #c79b72;
  --line: #665044;
  --muted: #b6aaa0;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { margin: 0; overflow-x: clip; color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper); font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; }
img { display: block; width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; }

.site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 20; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 32px; min-height: 76px; padding: 0 5vw; background: rgba(43,30,24,.92); backdrop-filter: blur(14px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.brand-mark { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 50%; color: #17120f; background: var(--ink); font: 400 16px/1 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
nav { display: flex; gap: 26px; margin-left: auto; }
nav a { text-decoration: none; color: #c6bbb1; font-size: 14px; }
.mobile-menu { display: none; }
.header-cta { appearance: none; color: inherit; background: transparent; font: inherit; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; padding: 10px 16px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer; }

.hero { min-height: calc(100vh - 76px); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.08fr .92fr; align-items: center; gap: 8vw; padding: 8vw 6vw; background: var(--cream); overflow: hidden; }
.eyebrow, .section-number, .room, .tag { margin: 0 0 18px; color: var(--clay); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .14em; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; }
h1, h2 { font-family: "Libre Caslon Display", serif; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -.05em; line-height: .96; }
h1 { max-width: 760px; margin: 0; font-size: clamp(52px, 6.3vw, 94px); line-height: .98; }
h1 em { font-family: "Libre Caslon Display", serif; font-size: 1.02em; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -.025em; }
h1 em, h2 em { color: var(--clay); font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; }
.lede { max-width: 650px; margin: 34px 0; color: #c2b7ad; }
.budget-script { display: block; max-width: 640px; color: #ead4c3; font: 400 clamp(25px, 2.2vw, 34px)/1.2 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; letter-spacing: -.018em; }
.lede-detail { display: block; max-width: 590px; margin-top: 22px; color: #baa99d; font-size: clamp(16px, 1.25vw, 19px); line-height: 1.65; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 26px; }
.button { display: inline-block; padding: 14px 22px; color: #17120f; background: var(--ink); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500; }
.text-link { text-underline-offset: 5px; }
.status { margin: 38px 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }
.status span { display: inline-block; width: 7px; height: 7px; margin-right: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--clay); }
.hero-image { margin: 0; position: relative; }
.hero-image::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: -18px; right: 18px; bottom: 40px; left: -18px; border: 1px solid rgba(199,155,114,.65); z-index: 0; }
.hero-image img { position: relative; height: min(66vh, 680px); object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 54%; z-index: 1; filter: brightness(.74) saturate(.8); }
.hero-image figcaption { position: relative; z-index: 2; margin-top: 16px; color: var(--muted); font: 400 18px/1.35 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }

.belief-strip { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 28px; padding: 30px 5vw; color: #17120f; background: #d8c4ab; text-align: center; }
.belief-strip p { margin: 0; }
.belief-strip span { color: var(--gold); }

.video-band { position: relative; height: clamp(420px, 64vw, 720px); overflow: hidden; background: #090807; }
.video-band video { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; filter: brightness(.62) saturate(.72); }
.video-play { position: absolute; right: 22px; bottom: 22px; z-index: 4; padding: 10px 14px; color: var(--ink); background: rgba(36,25,20,.82); border: 1px solid rgba(245,239,229,.7); border-radius: 999px; font: 500 12px "DM Sans", sans-serif; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.video-play[hidden] { display: none; }
.video-shade { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(10,8,7,.82) 0%, rgba(10,8,7,.24) 55%, rgba(10,8,7,.5) 100%); }
.video-caption { position: absolute; left: 7vw; bottom: 7vw; max-width: 620px; }
.video-caption > p:last-child { margin: 0; color: #f6efe5; font: 400 clamp(38px, 5vw, 68px)/1.02 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.video-caption em { color: #f0b98f; font-family: "Libre Caslon Display", serif; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; }

.story, .transformation, .framework, .journal { padding: 110px 7vw; }
.story, .framework, .journal { scroll-margin-top: 92px; }
.story { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: 10vw; }
h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(46px, 5.5vw, 80px); }
.story-copy { max-width: 720px; color: #c5bbb2; font-size: 19px; }
.story-copy p:first-child { margin-top: 0; font: 400 27px/1.42 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
blockquote { margin: 48px 0 0; padding: 30px 0 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--clay); font: 400 clamp(28px, 3vw, 42px)/1.2 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }

.transformation-portal { position: relative; display: block; height: min(84vh, 860px); overflow: hidden; color: white; text-decoration: none; }
.transformation-portal > video { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; transition: transform .8s ease; filter: brightness(.72) saturate(.82); }
.transformation-portal:hover > video { transform: scale(1.025); }
.portal-wash { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(10,8,7,.82), rgba(10,8,7,.08) 72%); }
.portal-copy { position: absolute; inset: auto auto 8vw 7vw; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
.portal-copy small { margin-bottom: 24px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.portal-copy strong { font: 400 clamp(48px, 7vw, 104px)/.94 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; letter-spacing: -.05em; }
.portal-copy strong em { font-family: "Libre Caslon Display", serif; font-style: normal; }
.portal-copy strong em { color: #e5b38d; font-weight: 400; }
.portal-copy > span { margin-top: 35px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; font-size: 13px; }

.editorial-cover { position: relative; min-height: calc(100vh - 76px); overflow: hidden; }
.editorial-cover > img { position: absolute; inset: 0; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; }
.cover-wash { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(9,8,7,.9), rgba(9,8,7,.12) 78%); }
.cover-copy { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; min-height: calc(100vh - 76px); width: min(1050px, 84vw); padding: 8vw 7vw; }
.cover-copy > p { color: #d6aa84; letter-spacing: .22em; font-size: 12px; }
.cover-copy h1 { margin: 20px 0 45px; font-size: clamp(54px, 8vw, 126px); }
.cover-copy h1 em { font-family: "Libre Caslon Display", serif; font-style: normal; }
.cover-copy h1 em { display: inline; margin: 0; color: #df9b70; }
.cover-copy a { width: max-content; color: white; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid white; letter-spacing: .14em; font-size: 13px; }
.transformation-page { padding-top: 70px; }
.editorial-intro { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr; gap: 8vw; padding-bottom: 120px; }
.editorial-intro p:first-child { margin: 0; font: 400 clamp(44px, 5vw, 72px)/1 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.editorial-intro p:last-child { max-width: 500px; color: #bdb1a8; font-size: 19px; }
.room-story { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr; gap: 20px 40px; padding: 80px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.story-index { padding-top: 6px; color: var(--clay); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .16em; }
.room-title { grid-column: 2; }
.room-title h2 { font-size: clamp(44px, 6vw, 82px); }
.room-title h2 em { color: var(--clay); }
.room-pair { grid-column: 1 / -1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 14px; margin-top: 30px; }
.room-pair figure { position: relative; height: min(64vw, 720px); margin: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.room-pair img { height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.room-pair figcaption { position: absolute; top: 16px; left: 16px; padding: 7px 11px; color: #15110e; background: rgba(247,243,235,.92); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .14em; font-size: 12px; }
.room-note { grid-column: 2; max-width: 650px; color: #bdb1a8; font-size: 19px; }
.bathroom-coda { position: relative; height: 90vh; overflow: hidden; }
.bathroom-coda img { height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center top; filter: brightness(.62); }
.bathroom-coda p { position: absolute; left: 7vw; bottom: 8vw; margin: 0; color: white; font: 400 clamp(46px, 7vw, 100px)/.97 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; letter-spacing: -.05em; }
.bathroom-coda p em { font-family: "Libre Caslon Display", serif; font-style: normal; }
.bathroom-coda em { color: #e5b38d; }

.transformation { background: #33231c; }
.section-heading { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr .7fr; align-items: end; gap: 8vw; margin-bottom: 64px; }
.section-heading > p { max-width: 480px; margin: 0; color: #bdb1a8; font-size: 18px; }
.comparison-feature { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
.compare-frame { position: relative; min-height: 520px; overflow: hidden; background: #ddd; }
.compare-frame img { height: 100%; min-height: 520px; object-fit: cover; }
.compare-frame span, .mini-pair figcaption { position: absolute; top: 14px; left: 14px; margin: 0; padding: 6px 10px; background: rgba(255,253,249,.9); font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.compare-copy { grid-column: 1 / -1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: .4fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 48px; align-items: start; padding: 30px 0 70px; }
.compare-copy h3, .comparison-grid h3, .journal-card h3 { margin: 0; font: 400 30px/1.1 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
.compare-copy p:last-child, .comparison-grid article > p:last-child { margin: 0; color: #bdb1a8; }
.comparison-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 50px; }
.mini-pair { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 25px; }
.mini-pair figure { position: relative; height: 400px; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.mini-pair img { height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.mini-pair figure:first-child img { object-position: center; }
.mini-pair figure:last-child img { object-position: center; }
.comparison-grid .room { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.comparison-grid h3 { margin-bottom: 12px; }

.framework { color: #f7efe5; background: #493025; }
.framework .section-number { color: #e8b879; }
.framework h2 { margin-bottom: 60px; }
.steps { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.3); }
.steps article, .steps .step-link { padding: 28px 24px 20px 0; border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); }
.steps article + article, .steps .step-link + article { padding-left: 24px; }
.steps .step-link { display: block; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; transition: background .25s ease, padding .25s ease; }
.steps .step-link:hover { padding-left: 18px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.05); }
.steps span { color: #e8b879; font-size: 12px; }
.steps h3 { margin: 45px 0 10px; font: 400 28px "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
.steps p { color: #cdd2de; }
.steps small { display: block; margin-top: 34px; color: #e8b879; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.chapter-page { background: var(--paper); }
.chapter-hero { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr; align-items: center; gap: 7vw; min-height: calc(100vh - 76px); padding: 7vw; background: var(--cream); }
.chapter-heading h1 { font-size: clamp(60px, 7vw, 108px); }
.chapter-deck { max-width: 620px; margin: 34px 0 0; color: #d5c8bd; font: 400 clamp(22px, 2.1vw, 31px)/1.34 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
.chapter-image { margin: 0; }
.chapter-image img { height: min(66vh, 700px); object-fit: cover; object-position: center 30%; filter: brightness(.77) saturate(.82); }
.chapter-image figcaption { margin-top: 12px; color: var(--muted); font: 400 18px "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
.chapter-story { width: min(760px, 86vw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 110px 0 130px; color: #c9beb5; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.8; }
.chapter-story > p { margin: 0 0 28px; }
.chapter-story .chapter-drop { color: var(--ink); font: 400 29px/1.5 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
.chapter-story blockquote { margin: 58px 0; padding: 30px 0 34px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--clay); font-size: clamp(28px, 3.2vw, 46px); line-height: 1.16; letter-spacing: -.018em; text-align: left; }
.chapter-turn { margin: 70px 0 36px !important; color: var(--ink); font: 400 42px/1.12 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
.chapter-aside { margin: 80px -8vw; padding: 60px 8vw; color: #2b1e18; background: #c88960; }
.chapter-aside .eyebrow { color: #ffe0ce; }
.chapter-aside > p:not(.eyebrow) { margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: 18px; }
.chapter-aside strong { display: block; font: 400 clamp(31px, 4vw, 50px)/1.12 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
.chapter-questions { margin: 90px 0; }
.chapter-questions h2 { max-width: 650px; font-size: clamp(45px, 5vw, 68px); }
.chapter-questions ol { margin: 50px 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; counter-reset: prompts; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.chapter-questions li { counter-increment: prompts; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr; gap: 18px; padding: 22px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink); }
.chapter-questions li::before { content: "0" counter(prompts); color: var(--clay); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.chapter-closing { margin: 90px -8vw 55px !important; color: var(--ink); font: 400 clamp(39px, 5vw, 66px)/1.08 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; text-align: center; }
.chapter-closing em { color: var(--clay); font-family: "Libre Caslon Display", serif; font-style: normal; }
.chapter-return { display: block; text-align: center; }

.journal-article-hero { background: #302019; }
.article-cover-hero { position: relative; isolation: isolate; grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: min(820px, calc(100vh - 76px)); padding: 8vw 7vw; overflow: hidden; }
.article-cover-video, .article-cover-shade { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.article-cover-video { z-index: -2; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 54%; filter: saturate(.72); }
.article-cover-shade { z-index: -1; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(35,22,17,.94) 0%, rgba(42,27,21,.84) 46%, rgba(42,27,21,.42) 100%), linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(35,22,17,.55), transparent 55%); }
.article-cover-hero .chapter-heading { max-width: 960px; }
.article-cover-hero .chapter-heading h1 { max-width: 1000px; }
.article-cover-hero .chapter-deck { max-width: 760px; }
.article-meta { margin: 16px 0 25px; color: #c9b8a9; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.journal-article > h2 { margin: 92px 0 30px; color: var(--ink); font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 58px); line-height: 1.02; }
.journal-article > h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.journal-article blockquote .quote-answer { display: block; margin-top: 22px; color: var(--ink); font: 400 23px/1.35 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
.journal-article blockquote cite { display: block; margin-top: 18px; color: #bcaea3; font: 500 12px/1.4 "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.journal-article strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; }
.article-interlude { margin-top: 72px; margin-bottom: 72px; }
.article-interlude strong { color: #2b1e18; }
.article-closing span { display: block; max-width: 620px; margin: 30px auto 0; color: #c9beb5; font: 400 20px/1.5 "DM Sans", sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0; }
.article-sources { margin: 90px 0 55px; padding: 30px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.article-sources p { margin: 8px 0; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; }
.article-sources a { color: #bcaea3; text-underline-offset: 4px; }

.section-heading.compact h2 { font-size: clamp(44px, 5vw, 68px); }
.article-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
.journal-card { min-height: 340px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 34px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.journal-card-link { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease; }
.journal-card-link:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.18); }
.journal-card-link:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--ink); outline-offset: 4px; }
.journal-card.featured { color: #1b1511; background: #c88960; border-color: #c88960; }
.journal-card.featured .tag { color: #ffe0ce; }
.journal-card h3 { font-size: 32px; }
.journal-card p:not(.tag) { color: var(--muted); }
.journal-card.featured p:not(.tag) { color: #32241d; }
.journal-card span { margin-top: auto; font-size: 13px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; }

.follow { padding: 120px 7vw; text-align: center; background: var(--cream); }
.follow h2 { font-size: clamp(54px, 7vw, 96px); }
.follow > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 680px; margin: 30px auto; font-size: 19px; color: #c0b5ac; }
.follow .placeholder-note { padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 14px !important; }
.follow .follow-button { margin-top: 8px; border: 0; cursor: pointer; }
.follow .contact-note { margin: 20px auto 32px !important; font-size: 14px !important; }
.follow .contact-note a, .dialog-contact a { color: var(--ink); text-underline-offset: 4px; }

.newsletter-dialog { width: min(620px, calc(100% - 32px)); max-height: calc(100vh - 32px); margin: auto; padding: clamp(30px, 6vw, 58px); overflow-y: auto; color: var(--ink); background: #2a1d16; border: 1px solid #806044; border-radius: 2px; }
.newsletter-dialog::backdrop { background: rgba(9,8,7,.78); backdrop-filter: blur(5px); }
.newsletter-dialog .eyebrow { margin-right: 38px; }
.dialog-title { max-width: 500px; margin: 0 0 20px; font-size: clamp(46px, 6vw, 66px); line-height: 1; }
.dialog-intro { max-width: 500px; margin: 0 0 32px; color: #d8cdc2; font: 400 22px/1.38 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
.dialog-close { position: absolute; top: 17px; right: 19px; width: 42px; height: 42px; padding: 0; color: var(--ink); background: transparent; border: 0; font: 400 34px/1 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; cursor: pointer; }
.dialog-contact { margin: 26px 0 0; padding-top: 22px; color: #cbbdb2; border-top: 1px solid #604838; font-size: 14px; }

/* Bring MailerLite's embedded form into the site's editorial system. */
.newsletter-dialog .ml-form-embedContainer,
.newsletter-dialog .ml-form-embedWrapper,
.newsletter-dialog .ml-form-embedBody { width: 100% !important; max-width: none !important; padding: 0 !important; background: transparent !important; border: 0 !important; }
.newsletter-dialog .ml-form-embedContent { display: none !important; }
.newsletter-dialog .ml-form-fieldRow input { min-height: 50px !important; padding: 12px 14px !important; color: var(--ink) !important; background: #211711 !important; border: 1px solid #765d4a !important; border-radius: 0 !important; font: 400 16px "DM Sans", sans-serif !important; }
.newsletter-dialog .ml-form-embedSubmit button { min-height: 50px !important; color: #211711 !important; background: var(--ink) !important; border: 1px solid var(--ink) !important; border-radius: 0 !important; font: 500 13px "DM Sans", sans-serif !important; letter-spacing: .12em !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; }
.newsletter-dialog .ml-form-successContent h4 { color: var(--ink) !important; font: 400 44px/1 "Libre Caslon Display", serif !important; }
.newsletter-dialog .ml-form-successContent p { color: #d8cdc2 !important; font: 400 22px/1.38 "Libre Caslon Display", serif !important; }

footer { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 30px; align-items: center; padding: 48px 5vw; color: #c8bdb4; background: #090807; }
footer p { margin: 0; }
footer .legal { grid-column: 1 / -1; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; padding-top: 25px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); font-size: 12px; }
footer .copyright { color: #eee4da; }
footer .brand-mark { color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper); }

/* A restrained ownership notice discourages casual reuse without competing with the photography. */
.hero-image,
.editorial-cover,
.room-pair figure,
.bathroom-coda,
.chapter-image { position: relative; }
.hero-image::after,
.editorial-cover::after,
.room-pair figure::after,
.bathroom-coda::after,
.chapter-image::after {
  content: "© The Home Journey";
  position: absolute;
  right: 12px;
  bottom: 10px;
  z-index: 3;
  padding: 4px 7px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.78);
  background: rgba(12,9,7,.28);
  font: 500 9px/1 "DM Sans", sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-image::after,
.chapter-image::after { bottom: 34px; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .desktop-nav { display: none; }
  .mobile-menu { position: relative; display: block; margin-left: auto; }
  .mobile-menu summary { display: grid; place-items: center; min-width: 54px; min-height: 42px; padding: 0 12px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer; list-style: none; font-size: 13px; }
  .mobile-menu summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
  .mobile-menu[open] summary { color: #211711; background: var(--ink); }
  .mobile-menu-panel { position: absolute; top: calc(100% + 12px); right: 0; width: min(320px, calc(100vw - 32px)); padding: 12px 20px 20px; color: var(--ink); background: #2b1e18; border: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: 0 20px 55px rgba(0,0,0,.42); }
  .mobile-menu-panel a { display: block; padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); text-decoration: none; font: 400 26px/1.15 "Libre Caslon Display", serif; }
  .mobile-menu-panel a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--clay); }
  .mobile-menu-panel button { width: 100%; margin-top: 18px; padding: 12px; color: #211711; background: var(--ink); border: 0; font: 500 12px "DM Sans", sans-serif; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
  .header-cta { margin-left: auto; }
  .hero, .story, .section-heading { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero { padding-top: 70px; }
  .hero-image { margin: 30px 0 0 28px; }
  .belief-strip { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; text-align: left; }
  .belief-strip span { transform: rotate(90deg); }
  .story, .transformation, .framework, .journal { padding: 80px 6vw; }
  .comparison-feature { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .compare-copy { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 15px; }
  .comparison-grid, .article-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .editorial-intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .chapter-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .site-header { min-height: 68px; gap: 12px; padding: 0 16px; }
  .brand { gap: 8px; font-size: 13px; }
  .brand-mark { width: 32px; height: 32px; font-size: 14px; }
  .header-cta { display: none; }
  .hero { min-height: auto; grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 48px 20px 58px; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(43px, 13vw, 56px); line-height: 1; }
  h2 { font-size: clamp(39px, 11vw, 50px); line-height: 1; }
  .lede { margin: 26px 0; }
  .budget-script { font-size: 25px; }
  .lede-detail { margin-top: 16px; }
  .hero-actions { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
  .hero-image { margin-top: 22px; }
  .hero-image img { height: 48vh; min-height: 340px; }
  .video-band { height: 62svh; min-height: 420px; }
  .video-caption { left: 22px; bottom: 26px; }
  .video-caption > p:last-child { font-size: 42px; }
  .story, .transformation, .framework, .journal { padding: 64px 20px; }
  .story { gap: 36px; }
  .story-copy { font-size: 17px; }
  .story-copy p:first-child { font-size: 23px; }
  blockquote { margin-top: 34px; font-size: 28px; }
  .transformation-portal { height: 68svh; min-height: 500px; }
  .portal-copy { inset: auto 20px 34px 20px; }
  .portal-copy strong { font-size: 47px; }
  .framework h2 { margin-bottom: 38px; }
  .steps h3 { margin-top: 24px; }
  .journal-card { min-height: 270px; padding: 26px; }
  .follow { padding: 74px 20px; }
  .follow h2 { font-size: 47px; }
  .compare-frame, .compare-frame img { min-height: 350px; }
  .comparison-grid { gap: 70px; }
  .mini-pair { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .mini-pair figure { height: 280px; }
  .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .room-story { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .room-title, .room-note { grid-column: 1; }
  .editorial-cover, .cover-copy { min-height: calc(86svh - 68px); }
  .cover-copy { width: 100%; padding: 52px 20px; }
  .cover-copy h1 { font-size: 47px; line-height: .98; }
  .transformation-page { padding-top: 54px; }
  .editorial-intro { gap: 28px; padding-bottom: 70px; }
  .editorial-intro p:first-child { font-size: 40px; }
  .room-story { gap: 16px; padding: 58px 0; }
  .room-title h2 { font-size: 39px; }
  .room-pair { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 6px; margin-top: 18px; }
  .room-pair figure { height: 46svh; min-height: 310px; }
  .room-pair figcaption { top: 8px; left: 8px; padding: 5px 7px; font-size: 10px; }
  .room-note { font-size: 17px; }
  .bathroom-coda { height: 72svh; min-height: 500px; }
  .steps article, .steps .step-link { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); padding-left: 0 !important; }
  .chapter-hero { min-height: auto; padding: 48px 20px 58px; }
  .article-cover-hero { min-height: 690px; padding: 74px 24px 58px; }
  .article-cover-video { object-position: 58% center; }
  .article-cover-shade { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(35,22,17,.92), rgba(42,27,21,.62)), linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(35,22,17,.82), transparent 60%); }
  .chapter-heading h1 { font-size: 47px; }
  .chapter-deck { margin-top: 24px; font-size: 23px; }
  .chapter-image { margin-top: 26px; }
  .chapter-image img { height: 46svh; min-height: 330px; }
  .chapter-story { width: calc(100% - 40px); padding: 72px 0 90px; font-size: 17px; }
  .chapter-story .chapter-drop { font-size: 24px; }
  .chapter-story blockquote { margin: 42px 0; font-size: 29px; }
  .journal-article > h2 { margin-top: 68px; font-size: 39px; }
  .journal-article blockquote .quote-answer { font-size: 21px; }
  .article-interlude { margin-top: 54px; margin-bottom: 54px; }
  .article-closing span { margin-top: 22px; font-size: 17px; }
  .chapter-turn { margin-top: 54px !important; font-size: 35px; }
  .chapter-aside { margin-top: 58px; margin-bottom: 58px; padding-top: 42px; padding-bottom: 42px; }
  .chapter-questions { margin: 65px 0; }
  .chapter-aside, .chapter-closing { margin-left: -3vw !important; margin-right: -3vw !important; }
  footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  footer .legal { flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
  .newsletter-dialog { padding: 42px 24px 30px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }