:root {
      --gold: #c9a96e;
      --gold-light: #e2c99a;
      --dark: #0e0e0e;
      --dark2: #181818;
      --dark3: #222222;
      --text: #d4c9b8;
      --text-muted: #7a7060;
    }

    * { box-sizing: border-box; }

    body {
      background-color: var(--dark);
      color: var(--text);
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-weight: 300;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    }

    a { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }

    /* ── NAVBAR ── */
    .navbar {
      background: rgba(14,14,14,0.96);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.15);
      padding: 1.1rem 0;
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      z-index: 1000;
      backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    }

    .navbar-brand img { height: 42px; }

    .navbar-nav .nav-link {
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text) !important;
      padding: 0.4rem 1rem !important;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }
    .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover,
    .navbar-nav .nav-link.active { color: var(--gold) !important; }

    .btn-enquire {
      background: transparent;
      border: 1px solid var(--gold);
      color: var(--gold) !important;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      padding: 0.45rem 1.2rem;
      transition: all 0.25s;
    }
    .btn-enquire:hover {
      background: var(--gold);
      color: var(--dark) !important;
    }

    .navbar-toggler {
      border-color: rgba(201,169,110,0.4);
    }
    .navbar-toggler-icon {
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 30 30'%3e%3cpath stroke='rgba(201,169,110,0.9)' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-miterlimit='10' stroke-width='2' d='M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
    }

    /* ── HERO HEADER ── */
    .blog-hero {
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #0e0e0e 0%, #1a1208 100%);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.12);
      padding: 5rem 0 3.5rem;
      text-align: center;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }
    .blog-hero::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 40% at 50% 80%, rgba(201,169,110,0.07) 0%, transparent 70%);
    }
    .blog-hero .eyebrow {
      font-size: 0.7rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.35em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }
    .blog-hero h1 {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      color: #f0e8d8;
      line-height: 1.1;
      margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
    }
    .blog-hero p {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      max-width: 480px;
      margin: 0 auto 2rem;
      line-height: 1.8;
    }

    /* ── DIVIDER ── */
    .gold-divider {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 1rem;
      justify-content: center;
      margin-bottom: 3rem;
    }
    .gold-divider span { width: 60px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold); opacity: 0.5; display: block; }
    .gold-divider i { color: var(--gold); font-size: 0.65rem; }

    /* ── FEATURED POST ── */
    .featured-post {
      background: var(--dark2);
      border: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.12);
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: border-color 0.3s;
    }
    .featured-post:hover { border-color: rgba(201,169,110,0.4); }
    .featured-post .img-wrap {
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      height: 420px;
    }
    .featured-post .img-wrap img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: transform 0.7s ease;
    }
    .featured-post:hover .img-wrap img { transform: scale(1.04); }
    .featured-badge {
      position: absolute;
      top: 1.5rem;
      left: 1.5rem;
      background: var(--gold);
      color: var(--dark);
      font-size: 0.62rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      padding: 0.3rem 0.9rem;
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-weight: 500;
    }
    .featured-post .content {
      padding: 2.5rem;
    }
    .post-category {
      font-size: 0.65rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.25em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
    }
    .featured-post .content h2 {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      color: #f0e8d8;
      line-height: 1.25;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }
    .featured-post .content p {
      font-size: 0.88rem;
      line-height: 1.9;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
    }

    /* ── READ MORE LINK ── */
    .read-more {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 0.6rem;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.3);
      padding-bottom: 2px;
      transition: gap 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
    }
    .read-more:hover { gap: 1rem; border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold); }

    /* ── BLOG GRID ── */
    .section-label {
      font-size: 0.68rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.3em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }
    .section-title {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      color: #f0e8d8;
      margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
    }

    .blog-card {
      background: var(--dark2);
      border: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.1);
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: border-color 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
      height: 100%;
    }
    .blog-card:hover {
      border-color: rgba(201,169,110,0.35);
      transform: translateY(-4px);
    }
    .blog-card .img-wrap {
      overflow: hidden;
      height: 220px;
    }
    .blog-card .img-wrap img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: transform 0.6s ease;
    }
    .blog-card:hover .img-wrap img { transform: scale(1.06); }
    .blog-card .card-body {
      padding: 1.6rem;
      background: var(--dark2);
    }
    .blog-card .card-title {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: #f0e8d8;
      line-height: 1.35;
      margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
    }
    .blog-card .card-text {
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      line-height: 1.8;
      margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
    }
    .post-meta {
      font-size: 0.7rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
    }
    .post-meta span { color: var(--gold); margin: 0 0.3rem; }

    /* ── SIDEBAR ── */
    .sidebar-widget {
      background: var(--dark2);
      border: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.1);
      padding: 1.8rem;
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }
    .sidebar-widget h5 {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: #f0e8d8;
      padding-bottom: 0.8rem;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.2);
      margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
    }
    .recent-post-item {
      display: flex;
      gap: 1rem;
      align-items: flex-start;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      padding-bottom: 1rem;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
    }
    .recent-post-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
    .recent-post-item img {
      width: 64px;
      height: 64px;
      object-fit: cover;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }
    .recent-post-item .info p {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      color: #f0e8d8;
      line-height: 1.4;
      margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
    }
    .recent-post-item .info small { font-size: 0.68rem; color: var(--text-muted); }

    .category-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
    .category-list li {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 0.6rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
      font-size: 0.82rem;
    }
    .category-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
    .category-list li a { color: var(--text); transition: color 0.2s; }
    .category-list li a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
    .category-list li .count {
      background: rgba(201,169,110,0.12);
      color: var(--gold);
      font-size: 0.68rem;
      padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
    }

    /* ── PAGINATION ── */
    .custom-pagination { display: flex; gap: 0.4rem; justify-content: center; margin-top: 3rem; }
    .custom-pagination a,
    .custom-pagination span {
      width: 40px; height: 40px;
      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      border: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.2);
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      color: var(--text);
      transition: all 0.2s;
    }
    .custom-pagination a:hover,
    .custom-pagination .active {
      background: var(--gold);
      border-color: var(--gold);
      color: var(--dark);
    }

    /* ── NEWSLETTER ── */
    .newsletter-section {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1208 0%, #0e0e0e 100%);
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.12);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.12);
      padding: 4rem 0;
      text-align: center;
    }
    .newsletter-section h3 {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      color: #f0e8d8;
      margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
    }
    .newsletter-section p { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--text-muted); margin-bottom: 1.8rem; }
    .newsletter-form { display: flex; gap: 0; max-width: 440px; margin: 0 auto; }
    .newsletter-form input {
      flex: 1;
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
      border: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.25);
      border-right: none;
      color: var(--text);
      padding: 0.75rem 1.2rem;
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      outline: none;
    }
    .newsletter-form input::placeholder { color: var(--text-muted); }
    .newsletter-form button {
      background: var(--gold);
      border: 1px solid var(--gold);
      color: var(--dark);
      font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      padding: 0.75rem 1.4rem;
      cursor: pointer;
      font-weight: 500;
      transition: background 0.2s;
    }
    .newsletter-form button:hover { background: var(--gold-light); }

    /* ── FOOTER ── */
    footer {
      background: #080808;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.1);
      padding: 3.5rem 0 1.5rem;
    }
    footer .brand-text {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      color: #f0e8d8;
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }
    footer p { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-muted); line-height: 1.8; }
    footer h6 {
      font-size: 0.68rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.25em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
    }
    footer ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
    footer ul li { margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }
    footer ul li a { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--text-muted); transition: color 0.2s; }
    footer ul li a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
    .footer-bottom {
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
      margin-top: 2.5rem;
      padding-top: 1.5rem;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 0.5rem;
    }
    .footer-bottom p { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--text-muted); margin: 0; }
    .social-links { display: flex; gap: 0.8rem; }
    .social-links a {
      width: 34px; height: 34px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.2);
      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      transition: all 0.2s;
    }
    .social-links a:hover { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold); }

    /* ── BREADCRUMB ── */
    .breadcrumb-area {
      padding: 0.8rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
      background: var(--dark2);
    }
    .breadcrumb { margin: 0; }
    .breadcrumb-item a { font-size: 0.75rem; color: var(--text-muted); }
    .breadcrumb-item.active { font-size: 0.75rem; color: var(--gold); }
    .breadcrumb-item + .breadcrumb-item::before { color: var(--text-muted); content: "›"; }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .featured-post .img-wrap { height: 260px; }
      .newsletter-form { flex-direction: column; }
      .newsletter-form input { border-right: 1px solid rgba(201,169,110,0.25); border-bottom: none; }
    }