@font-face {
  font-family: "arialnarrow";
  src: url("../fonts/arial_narrow/arialn-webfont.eot");
  src: url("../fonts/arial_narrow/arialn-webfont.eot?#iefix")
      format("embedded-opentype"),
    url("../fonts/arial_narrow/arialn-webfont.woff2") format("woff2"),
    url("../fonts/arial_narrow/arialn-webfont.woff") format("woff"),
    url("../fonts/arial_narrow/arialn-webfont.ttf") format("truetype"),
    url("../fonts/arial_narrow/arialn-webfont.svg#arialnarrow") format("svg");
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
}

/* Entypo Icon Font */
@font-face {
  font-family: "entypo-selected";
  src: url("../fonts/entypo-selected.eot");
  src: url("../fonts/entypo-selected.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"),
    url("../fonts/entypo-selected.woff") format("woff"),
    url("../fonts/entypo-selected.ttf") format("truetype"),
    url("../fonts/entypo-selected.svg#entypo-selected") format("svg");
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
}

body {
  background: #fff;
  color: #000;
}
.silder-img {
  height: 374px;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
}
.silder-img img {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.clear {
  clear: both;
}
.container-fluid {
  max-width: 748px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.loader {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  width: auto;
  height: 100%;
  background-color: #000;
  z-index: 9999999;
  text-align: center;
}
.loader i {
  position: relative;
  top: 50%;
  bottom: 50%;
}
.page-layout {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.page-layout .box {
  width: 50%;
}
.page-layout .box .content_images,
.page-layout .box.content_images {
  padding-bottom: 10px !important;
}
.contact_page .loader {
  position: relative;
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
}
.blackbg #wrapper,
.whitebg #wrapper {
  max-width: 1160px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0;
  /* border: 2px solid black; */
  margin-top: 34px;
}
.blackbg .container-fluid,
.whitebg .container-fluid {
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.slick-prev::before,
.slick-next::before {
  opacity: 1;
  color: #222;
}
.slick-prev {
  left: 0px;
  z-index: 9;
}
.slick-next {
  right: 0px;
  z-index: 9;
}
/*--Header--*/
.header .col-md-6 {
  display: inline-block;
}
#header .container-fluid {
  /* border: 2px solid #f29cff; */
  min-height: 534px;
  padding: 0;
  margin-top: 34px;
}
  .header_content {
    background: url("../images/home_imgbg.png") no-repeat 13px 0 #fff;
    position: relative;
    margin: 0;                  /* Adjust margin to avoid extra space */
    display: flex;              /* Flexbox layout */
    justify-content: space-between; /* Space between logo and right content */
    align-items: flex-start;    /* Align elements at the top */
    padding-top: 0px;          /* Adjust padding for better spacing */
  }

  .logo_wrap {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 99;
    flex: 0 1 auto;             /* Prevent logo stretching */
    margin-right: 20px;         /* Space between logo and menu */
    padding-top: 40px;
  }


.header_right .creative_designs {
  padding: 0 0 0 0;
  width: 55%;
}
.header_right .other_links {
  width: 45%;
}
  .header_right {
    float: right;
    position: relative;
    max-width: 470px;
    width: 100%;
    padding-right: 15px;
    display: inline-block;
    z-index: 100;
    margin-top: 0;              /* Remove negative margin */
    margin-bottom: 0;           /* Ensure no extra space at the bottom */
    padding-top: 20px;          /* Adjust padding to control spacing */
  }
.header_right h4,
.header_right span {
  font-family: "arialnarrow";
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0;
  color: #000000;
  font-weight: bold;
  line-height: 10px;
}
.header_right span {
  font-size: 12px;
  height: 10px;
  display: inline-block;
}
.header_right ul {
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  list-style-position: inside;
}
.menu_wrap ul li a {
  background-image: url("../images/menu_bg.jpg");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  padding-left: 50px;
  display: inline-block;
  height: 40px;
  padding-top: 6px;
  font-family: "arialnarrow";
  font-size: 15px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #2e2e2e;
}
.menu_wrap ul li:hover a {
  background-image: url("../images/menu_bg_hover.jpg");
  color: #248a36;
  text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px rgba(150, 150, 150, 1);
}
.header .menuright {
  margin-top: -20px;
}
#main-menu {
  text-align: center;
}
#main-menu ul {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.logowrap #logo,
.logowrap #logotext {
  float: left;
}
.logos_wrap {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 30px;
}
.logos_wrap ul {
  text-align: center;
}
.logos_wrap li {
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.logos_wrap li.registered {
  margin: 0 40px;
}
.home_featured {
  text-align: center;
  background: #fff;
  margin: 2px;
  padding: 5px 0 0;
}
.home_featured p {
  font-family: Geneva, Arial;
  font-size: small;
  color: #000;
}
.home_featured iframe {
  max-width: 560px;
}
.blackbg #wrapper #logo {
  float: left;
}
.blackbg #wrapper #logotext,
.whitebg #wrapper #logotext {
  font-size: 32px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #2e2e2e;
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
  margin-top: 60px;
}
.whitebg #wrapper #logotext {
  color: #2e2e2e;
}
.blackbg #wrapper #logo,
.whitebg #wrapper #logo {
  margin-top: 13px;
  margin-left: 5px;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 100;
}
.page_title {
  margin-top: -85px;
  z-index: 99;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0;
}

/*** RENOVATION ***/
.page_content.renovation_page {
  padding-bottom: 30px;
}
.page_content.renovation_page .content_images .col-sm-4 img {
  /*width: 100%;*/
  border: 1px solid #fff;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.page_content.renovation_page .content_images ul li {
  color: #fff;
}
.content_images a {
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 100%;
}
/*.page_content.renovation_page .col-xs-12, .blackbg .sidebar_menu, .blackbg .content_images, .blackbg .content, .whitebg .sidebar_menu,.whitebg .content_images{
  padding: 25px 10px;
}*/
.whitebg .content_images p {
  color: #000;
}
.content_images p {
  color: #262626;
}
.content_images.text-black p {
  color: #262626 !important;
}
.content_images a p {
  color: #fff;
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0px;
  padding-left: 20px;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  padding-top: 6px;
  background: rgba(000, 000, 000, 0.6);
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  text-shadow: 0px 2px 3px rgba(000, 000, 000, 1);
}

.whitebg.media .content_images a p {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0;
  background: none;
  text-shadow: none;
  display: inline-block;
}
div#main-menu li {
  list-style: none;
  float: left;
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 15px;
}
.sidebar_menu ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.sidebar_menu ul li {
  margin-top: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: left;
  padding-left: 25px;
}
.sidebar_menu ul a,
div#main-menu li a,
.toplink a {
  color: #545252;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 16px;
}
.toplink {
  padding-left: 165px;
  margin-top: -20px;
  z-index: 999;
  position: relative;
}
.whitebg div#main-menu li a {
  color: #2e2e2e;
}
.sidebar_menu ul a:hover,
.sidebar_menu ul a.active,
div#main-menu li a:hover,
div#main-menu li a.active,
.toplink a.active {
  color: #fcb101;
}

.sidebar_menu ul a.active {
  font-weight: bold;
}
.whitebg .sidebar_menu ul a:hover,
.whitebg .sidebar_menu ul a.active,
.whitebg div#main-menu li a:hover,
.whitebg div#main-menu li a.active {
  color: #fcb101;
  font-weight: bold;
}
.content_images a:hover p {
  display: inline-block;
}
/*** BlackBG***/
/*.blackbg #wrapper{
  background: url('../images/blackbg.png') no-repeat transparent;
  min-height: 840px;
}
*/
/*** WhiteBG***/
.whitebg #wrapper {
  /*background: url('../images/whitebg.png') no-repeat #fff;*/
  background: #fff;
  min-height: 840px;
}
.whitebg.media {
  overflow: visible;
}
.page_title h2,
.whitebg #wrapper .page_title h2 {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #666464;
  width: 82.7%;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 19px;
  min-height: 34px;
  font-family: "arialnarrow";
  padding-top: 7px;
  margin-left: 178px;
  color: #000;
}
.whitebg #wrapper .page_title h2 {
  background: url("../images/titlewhitebg.jpg") no-repeat;
}
.whitebg.awards #wrapper .page_title h2,
.whitebg.media #wrapper .page_title h2 {
  background: url("../images/titlewhitebg_blue.jpg") no-repeat;
}
.whitebg .sidebar_menu ul a {
  color: #4544ff;
}
.whitebg.awards h4,
.whitebg.media h4 {
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #000;
}
.whitebg.awards .borderb {
  width: 65%;
  height: 1px;
  background: #000;
}
.whitebg.awards .content_images,
.whitebg.media .content_images {
  padding-bottom: 50px;
}
.whitebg.media .content_images .col-xs-12 {
  padding: 0 20px 35px;
}
.whitebg.media .content_images .col-xs-12 img {
  width: auto;
  /*height: 150px;*/
}
.painting_page .content_images {
  padding-bottom: 50px;
}
.sidebar_menu {
  padding-top: 15px;
}
.page_content .content_images,
.blackbg .content {
  padding-top: 20px;
}
.logowrap {
  padding: 0;
}
/***FORM***/
.form-group input {
  color: #555;
}

.contact_page h3 {
  margin: 0;
}
.contact_page .btn {
  padding: 10px 60px;
}

form #submit {
  color: #fff;
}

.subpage .menuright {
  display: none;
}

#footer ul.list-inline {
  padding: 15px 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
#footer ul li.fb {
  padding: 0 20px;
}
#footer .phonenum {
  text-align: right;
  padding: 20px 15px 15px;
}
#footer .phonenum a {
  color: #000;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Gamma Gallery Style */

.gamma-container {
  min-height: 200px;
}

.gamma-gallery {
  list-style-type: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
}

/* http://nicolasgallagher.com/micro-clearfix-hack/ */
.gamma-gallery:before,
.gamma-gallery:after {
  content: " ";
  display: table;
}

.gamma-gallery:after {
  clear: both;
}

/**
 * For IE 6/7 only
 * Include this rule to trigger hasLayout and contain floats.
.gamma-gallery {
    *zoom: 1;
}
 */

.gamma-gallery li {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  cursor: pointer;
  float: left;

  padding: 4px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.gamma-gallery li > img {
  border: 1px solid #fff;
}
.gamma-gallery li > .gamma-description {
}
.gamma-gallery li img {
  max-width: 100%;
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}

.gamma-description {
  background: #fff;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  left: 20px;
  bottom: 20px;
  right: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0)";
  filter: alpha(opacity=0);
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
  -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
}

.no-touch .gamma-gallery li:hover .gamma-description {
  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=80)";
  filter: alpha(opacity=80);
  opacity: 1;
}

.gamma-description:before {
  content: "";
  height: 100%;
}

.gamma-description:before,
.gamma-description h3 {
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.gamma-description h3 {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0 20px;
  font-weight: 400;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 16px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
}

.gamma-buttons {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  right: 10px;
  z-index: 10001;
}

.gamma-buttons button {
  float: left;
  background: #333;
  color: #fff;
  display: block;
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  font-size: 14px;
  margin-left: 5px;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: none;
  outline: none;
}

.gamma-buttons button:before,
.gamma-nav span:before {
  font-family: "entypo-selected";
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: normal;
  speak: none;
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  opacity: 0.7;
  outline: none;
}

.no-touch .gamma-buttons button:hover {
  background: #666;
}

button.gamma-btn-close:before {
  content: "\2715";
}

button.gamma-btn-ssplay:before {
  content: "\25b6";
}

button.gamma-btn-sspause:before {
  content: "\2389";
}

.gamma-single-view {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 10000;
  text-align: center;
  display: none;
  background: #000;
}

.gamma-overlay {
  background: #000;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  opacity: 0;
  display: none;
  z-index: 9999;
}

.gamma-single-view img {
  position: absolute;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.gamma-description-wrapper {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0px;
  left: 0px;
  right: 0px;
  z-index: 10;
  padding: 5px 0;
}

.gamma-single-view .gamma-description {
  background: transparent;
  position: relative;
  bottom: auto;
  left: auto;
  right: auto;
  top: auto;
}

.gamma-single-view .gamma-description h3 {
  font-size: 15px;
  padding: 5px 0;
  color: #fff;
}

.gamma-nav span {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  width: 20px;
  height: 38px;
  top: 50%;
  margin-top: -19px;
  left: 20px;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: center;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease;
  -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease;
  -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease;
  -o-transition: all 0.3s ease;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.gamma-nav span.gamma-next {
  left: auto;
  right: 20px;
}

.gamma-nav span:before {
  color: #fff;
  opacity: 0.7;
  font-size: 40px;
}

.gamma-nav span:hover:before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.gamma-nav span:before {
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  width: auto;
}

.gamma-nav span.gamma-prev:before {
  content: "\e75d";
}

.gamma-nav span.gamma-next:before {
  content: "\e75e";
}

.gamma-img-fly {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 99999;
}

/* Loaders */

.gamma-loading {
  background: transparent url(../images/loader_light.gif) no-repeat center
    center;
}

.gamma-single-view.gamma-loading {
  background: transparent url(../images/loader_dark.gif) no-repeat center center;
}

/* Make some things unselectable. Remove where selection is needed: */

.gamma-container img,
.gamma-nav span,
.gamma-buttons button,
.gamma-description-wrapper,
.gamma-description,
.gamma-description h3 {
  -webkit-touch-callout: none;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -khtml-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: none;
  -ms-user-select: none;
  user-select: none;
}

/* ---- grid ---- */

.grid {
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* clearfix */
.grid:after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  clear: both;
}

/* ---- grid-item ---- */

.grid-sizer,
.grid-item {
  width: 33.33%;
}
.media .grid-sizer,
.media .grid-item {
  width: 25%;
}
.grid-item {
  float: left;
  padding: 5px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.media .grid-item {
  padding: 20px;
}
.grid-item--width2 {
  width: 40%;
}
.grid-item--width3 {
  width: 60%;
}

.grid-item--height2 {
  height: 200px;
}
.grid-item--height3 {
  height: 260px;
}
.grid-item--height4 {
  height: 360px;
}

.grid-item > a {
  border: 1px solid #fff;
}

.fa-spin {
  -webkit-animation: fa-spin 2s infinite linear;
  animation: fa-spin 2s infinite linear;
}
.fa-spinner:before {
  content: "\f110";
}
.navbar-collapse {
  border: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}
@media (max-width: 414px) {
  
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  *,
  :after,
  :before {
    -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
  div#gamma-container {
    margin-left: -4px;
    margin-right: -4px;
  }
  /*--nav--*/
  .navbar-toggle {
    position: absolute;
    right: 14px;
    top: -65px;
    display: block;
    background: transparent;
    margin: 0;
    outline: 0;
    border: none;
    z-index: 9999;
  }
  .navbar-toggle .icon-bar {
    border: 1px solid #fff;
    position: relative;
    -webkit-transform: none;
    -ms-transform: none;
    transform: none;
    transition: all 500ms ease-in-out;
    display: block;
    width: 22px;
    height: 2px;
    border-radius: 1px;
  }
  .whitebg .navbar-toggle .icon-bar {
    border: 1px solid #4544ff;
  }
  .navbar-toggle.collapsed .icon-bar {
    border: 1px solid #fff;
  }
  .whitebg .navbar-toggle.collapsed .icon-bar {
    border: 1px solid #4544ff;
  }
  .navbar-toggle.collapsed .icon-bar:nth-of-type(1) {
    top: -2px;
    -webkit-transform: none;
    -ms-transform: none;
    transform: none;
  }
  .navbar-toggle.collapsed .icon-bar:nth-of-type(2) {
    border-color: #fff;
  }
  .whitebg .navbar-toggle.collapsed .icon-bar:nth-of-type(2) {
    border-color: #4544ff;
  }
  .navbar-toggle.collapsed .icon-bar:nth-of-type(3) {
    top: 2px;
    -webkit-transform: none;
    -ms-transform: none;
    transform: none;
  }
  .navbar-toggle .icon-bar:nth-of-type(1) {
    top: 6px;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg);
    -ms-transform: rotate(45deg);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
  }
  .navbar-toggle .icon-bar:nth-of-type(2) {
    border-color: transparent;
  }
  .navbar-toggle .icon-bar:nth-of-type(3) {
    top: -6px;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg);
    -ms-transform: rotate(-45deg);
    transform: rotate(-45deg);
  }

  .navbar-collapse {
    width: 50%;
    height: 100% !important;
    position: fixed !important;
    right: -80%;
    top: 159px;
    background: rgba(00, 00, 00, 0.97);
    z-index: 5;
    margin: 0 !important;
    display: block !important;
    z-index: 9999;
    transition: right 0.35s ease !important;
  }
  .whitebg .navbar-collapse {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.97);
  }
  .collapse.in {
    right: 0;
    transition: right 0.35s ease;
  }
  .collapsing {
    position: fixed;
    height: 100%;
    overflow: visible;
  }
  #main-menu {
    padding: 25px 17px;
  }
  #main-menu ul {
    width: 100%;
  }
  div#main-menu li {
    list-style: none;
    float: none;
    display: block;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0 5px 10px;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .blackbg #wrapper,
  .whitebg #wrapper {
    margin: 0 !important;
    border: 0;
  }
}

.honey-pot-wrapper {
  height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  width: 0;
}

.honey-pot-wrapper .honey-pot {
  position: absolute;
  right: -3000px;
  top: 0;
}

.forms form .form-error,
.forms form .form-success {
  padding: 10px 20px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(229, 225, 216, 0.21);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #fff;
}

.forms form .form-error {
  background: red;
}
.forms form .form-success {
  background: green;
}

.form-loading {
  border: 3px solid #ffffff;
  border-radius: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  left: 50%;
  margin: -15px 0 0 -15px;
  opacity: 0;
  margin: 0px auto;
  top: 50%;
  width: 30px;
  -webkit-animation: pulsate 1s ease-out;
  -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
  -moz-animation: pulsate 1s ease-out;
  -moz-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
  animation: pulsate 1s ease-out;
  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
  z-index: 99999;
}

@keyframes pulsate {
  0% {
    transform: scale(0.1);
    opacity: 0;
  }
  50% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  100% {
    transform: scale(1.2);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}
@-webkit-keyframes pulsate {
  0% {
    transform: scale(0.1);
    opacity: 0;
  }
  50% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  100% {
    transform: scale(1.2);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}
button[type="submit"] .form-loading {
  height: 25px;
  width: 25px;
  display: inline-block;
  top: 6px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 48px;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 750px) {
  .gamma-description h3 {
    font-size: 14px;
    padding: 0 5px;
  }
}
/* <---------------Menu-folio-pages-------------> */
/* Styling for the indented menu items */
.indented-menu {
    padding-left: 3px;
    color: #5855A3;
}

/* Keep other menu items in the existing grey */
.non-indented-menu {
    color: #888888; /* Replace with your existing grey */
}

/* Style for 'Design Folio' */
.design-folio {
    font-weight: bold; 
    font-size: 16px; /* Adjust size as needed */
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.project-title {
    position: static; /* Removes absolute positioning */
    background: none; /* Removes grey background */
    text-align: center; /* Centers text under the image */
    margin-top: 5px; /* Adjust space below the image */
}
/* <---------------silder-award-pages-------------> */
.silder-img.slick-slide {
  object-fit: contain;
}
.silder-img.slick-slide img {
  object-fit: contain;
}

<style>
  /* Enhanced Hover Animation for Portfolio Grid */
  .grid-item {
    position: relative;
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
    z-index: 1;
  }
  
  .grid-item:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
    z-index: 2;
  }
  
  .grid-item a {
    display: block;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #333; /* Dark gray for all text inside anchor */
  }
  
  .grid-item img {
    transition: all 0.4s ease;
    backface-visibility: hidden;
    will-change: transform;
  }
  
  .grid-item:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.03);
  }
  
  .project-title, .text_wrap {
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    margin-top: 8px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #333; /* Very dark gray (almost black) */
  }
  
  .grid-item:hover .project-title,
  .grid-item:hover .text_wrap {
    color: #0066cc; /* Blue on hover */
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  /* Optional overlay - keep or remove as desired */
  .grid-item a::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
  }
  
  .grid-item:hover a::after {
    opacity: 1;
  }


<style>
  /* Sidebar Link Hover Effects */
  .sidebar_menu ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding-left: 0;
  }
  
  .sidebar_menu li {
    margin-bottom: 0px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  
  .sidebar_menu li a {
    display: block;
    padding: 0px 0px;
    color: #333; /* Dark gray text */
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
    position: relative;
    border-left: 3px solid transparent;
  }
  
  .sidebar_menu li a:hover {
    color: #0066cc; /* Blue text on hover */
    transform: translateX(5px); /* Slide right slightly */

  }
  
  /* Active state styling */
  .sidebar_menu li a.active {
    color: #0066cc;
    font-weight: 500;

  }
  
  /* Optional: Animated underline effect */
  .sidebar_menu li a::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: #0066cc;
    transition: width 0.3s ease;
  }
  
  .sidebar_menu li a:hover::after {
    width: 100%;
  }
</style>