Room Layout
The Quiet Geometry of a Room: Reading Routes Between Furniture
Room layout routes shape how a space feels and works. Learn to read everyday paths between furniture and adjust them…
The reading room
All pieces
Explore the rooms, surfaces and small design decisions that shape a home, through pieces on layout, colour, light, materials and furnishings.
Materials
How Matte and Satin Paint Change the Same Colour
Paint finish in the same colour affects reflected light and visible wall texture. Compare matte and satin on your own…
Room Layout
When Rooms Became More Open: A Short History of the Open Plan
The history of the open plan explains how connected rooms changed domestic life, while helping you understand the…
Furnishings
The Matching Set Myth: Why Contrast Can Give a Room Shape
Furnishings need not match to feel coherent. Learn how repeated details and deliberate contrast create a room with…
Light
A Winter Reading Corner, Arranged Around the Window
Arrange a winter reading corner around the window with a comfortable seat, a reachable table and a well-placed lamp…
Our point of view
A room is more than its contents
We look at the relationships between a room's light, surfaces, objects and routes, so choices feel grounded in the space itself.