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Interior styles

Field guides to the interior styles people actually search for — Japandi, mid-century, coastal, industrial, farmhouse, art deco and more. Each one lists the materials, colours and furniture shapes that define it, with cost ranges, so you can recreate the look on a photo of your own room.

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Interior styles 6 min read

French Country Decor: A Practical Guide to the Style

French country decor explained: the colors, fabrics, furniture and finishes that define the style, how it differs from farmhouse, and how to do it on a budget.

Interior styles 6 min read

Modern vs Contemporary Interior Design: The Real Difference

Modern vs contemporary interior design explained: where each style comes from, how they differ in color, materials and furniture, and how to choose.

Interior styles 7 min read

Wabi-Sabi Style Guide: Imperfect, Calm and Easy to Live In

A practical wabi-sabi style guide: earthy palette, natural materials, handmade objects, lime plaster walls, costs in € and the mistakes that look shabby.

Interior styles 3 min read

Art Deco Style: A Practical Guide

How to do art deco interior design at home scale, the geometric and material rules that define it, and how to avoid a room that reads like a hotel lobby.

Interior styles 3 min read

Coastal Style: A Practical Guide That Isn't Beach-Themed Kitsch

How to do coastal interior design with actual restraint: the real palette, the materials that read as coastal without rope and anchors, and where the style usually goes wrong.

Interior styles 3 min read

Bohemian Style Without It Looking Cluttered

How to do boho interior design with real restraint rules, so the layered patterns and plants read as curated rather than chaotic or thrifted-by-accident.

Interior styles 3 min read

Farmhouse Style: A Practical Guide

How to do farmhouse interior design without shiplap-and-signs fatigue, including the real materials, the palette, and where the style has aged badly.

Interior styles 4 min read

Industrial Style: A Practical Guide

How to do industrial interior design in a home that was never a warehouse, the materials that actually carry the look, and why most attempts end up cold rather than raw.

Interior styles 4 min read

Mid-Century Modern: A Practical Style Guide

What actually makes a room mid-century modern versus generic wood-and-walnut, the real colour rules, and how to avoid the Instagram cliché of tan leather and hairpin legs.

Interior styles 4 min read

Maximalist Style Without It Becoming Chaos

How to do maximalist interior design with an actual structure underneath the confidence, so bold pattern and colour read as curated rather than accidental clutter.

Interior styles 4 min read

Minimalist Interior Design Without Making a Room Feel Cold

How to do minimalist interior design so it reads calm instead of empty, with the material and lighting rules that separate a considered room from an unfurnished one.

Interior styles 3 min read

Scandinavian Style: A Practical Guide

How to do scandinavian interior design correctly, the light-wood-and-white formula that actually works, and why most attempts end up looking like an empty showroom.

Interior styles 4 min read

Transitional Style: A Practical Guide

How to do transitional interior design, the actual balance point between traditional and modern that makes it work, and why it's the safest style to resell a home in.

Interior styles 3 min read

Japandi Explained: The Calm Between Japanese and Scandinavian

What japandi actually is, the materials and colours that define it, and how to get the look without turning your home into a showroom.

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