body {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    }
    
    .navbar {
    background-color: #b08c5a;
    padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
    }
    
    .navbar-brand img {
    height: 60px;
    }
    
    .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    color: white;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 0 10px;
    transition: color 0.3s;
    text-transform: uppercase;   
    font-size: 1.1rem;          
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;    
    }
    
    .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
    color: #f1f1f1;
    }
    
    .get-quote {
    background-color: #000;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border-radius: 30px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background 0.3s;
    }
    
    .get-quote:hover {
    background-color: #333;
    }
    
    .social-icons {
    position: fixed;
    top: 50%;
    right: 3px;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    z-index: 1000;
    }
    
    .social-icons a {
    display: block;
    margin: 5px 0;
    color: white;
    background-color: #333;
    padding: 8px;
    
    text-align: center;
    width: 45px;
    height: 45px;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    transition: background 0.3s;
    }
    
    .social-icons a:hover {
    background-color: #b08c5a;
    }
    /* navbar end  */
    /* project img section */
/* Project Section */
.project-section {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.project-section img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 60vh;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  filter: brightness(70%); /* Darkens the image slightly for better text visibility */
}

/* Text Overlay */
.project-text {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  text-shadow: 3px 3px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); /* Slight background for readability */
  border-radius: 8px;
}

/* Mobile Responsive */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .project-section img {
    height: 30vh;
  }

  .project-text {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .project-text {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }
}

    /* project section end  */
    /* why */
    .career-section {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 40px 20px;
    }
    
    .heading {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    }
    
    .heading h2 {
    font-size: 36px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    color: #2c3e50;
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    }
    
    .heading p {
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #9c7a52;
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    }
    
    .highlights {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    }
    
    .highlight-box {
    background: white;
    padding: 25px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 280px;
    text-align: center;
    }
    
    .highlight-box i {
    font-size: 30px;
    color: #9c7a52;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    }
    
    .highlight-box h3 {
    color: #9c7a52;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    font-size: 20px;
    }
    
    .highlight-box p {
    color: #666;
    font-size: 16px;
    }
    /* why */
    
    
    /* form section */
    .main-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 70vh;
    background: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1618221195710-dd6b41faaea6?w=500&auto=format&fit=crop&q=60&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MTl8fGludGVyaW9yfGVufDB8fDB8fHww') no-repeat center center;
    background-size: cover;
    width: 100%;
    }
    
    .quote-section {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 60px 5%;
    gap: 50px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    }
    
    .form-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    }
    
    .form-group {
    position: relative;
    flex: 1;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
    }
    
    .form-box {
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: auto;
    padding: 20px;
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
    }
    
    .form-group input,
    .form-group textarea {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 10px 40px 10px 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    border-radius: 4px;
    }
    
    .form-group i {
    position: absolute;
    right: 10px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    color: #9c7a52;
    }
    
    .submit-btn {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 12px;
    background-color:#9c7a52;
    border: none;
    color: white;
    font-size: 18px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    cursor: pointer;
    }
    
    .submit-btn:hover {
    background-color: #333;
    }
    
    
    /* form section  */
    
    /* footer  */
    .footer {
    background: url('https://html.designingmedia.com/hillcrest/assets/images/footer-backgroundimage.jpg') no-repeat center center/cover;
    padding: 20px 20px 30px;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    }
    .footer-logo img {
    width: 100px;
    margin-top: -280px;
    }
    .footer h2 {
    font-weight: 400;
    margin: 20px 0 30px;
    font-size: 16px;
    margin-top:-100px;
    }
    .subscribe-box {
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: auto;
    display: flex;
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 50px;
    overflow: hidden;
    }
    .subscribe-box input[type="email"] {
    flex: 1;
    border: none;
    padding: 15px 20px;
    font-size: 16px;
    outline: none;
    }
    .subscribe-box button {
    background: #9c7a52;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    padding: 15px 30px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 16px;
    }
    .footer-nav {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin: 40px 0;
    }
    .footer-nav a {
    margin: 0 20px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 500;
    }
    .social-icons {
    margin-top: 30px;
    }
    .social-icons a {
    margin: 0 10px;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 20px;
    }
    .footer-bottom {
    margin-top: 30px;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #FFF;
    }
    .connect-heading {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    margin-top: 40px;
    color: #fff;
    }
    
    /* 
    */
    .hanging-lights-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 1100px;
    margin-top:-20px;
    
    }
    .hanging-lights3 img,
    .hanging-lights4 img {
    width: 120px;
    animation: flickerAnimation 1.5s infinite alternate;
    }
    @keyframes flickerAnimation {
    0%   { opacity: 1; }
    50%  { opacity: 0.4; }
    100% { opacity: 1; }
    }
    /* footer  */