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What is on our minds as we select pieces – conviction, doubt, decisions.
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Warm Colours in the Living Room Without It Feeling Heavy
Warm colours in the living room rarely fail because of the choice of colour. They fail because everything is roughly equally light. A room in beige,…
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Pendant Light over the Dining Table: The Right Height
With a pendant light above the dining table, three dimensions determine whether it works: the height above the tabletop, the diameter of the shade…
Coffee Table: The Right Height and Size for the Sofa
A coffee table has three dimensions that determine how it looks: height, length and distance from the sofa. All three depend on the sofa – the…
Furnishing the dining room: what a cabinetmaker looks for in a table and chairs
A dining room almost never fails because of taste. It fails because of four measurements that have to be settled before buying and can no longer be…
Caring for a wool rug: what wool needs and what harms it
Wool is one of the easiest rug fibres to care for – as long as it is treated correctly. At the same time it is one of the few that can be…
Pairing Cognac Leather: Colours That Work with It
Cognac leather is not a single colour but a range – from light caramel to deep reddish-brown. What all variants have in common is a warm, yellow-red…
Which Colour Goes with Walnut?
Walnut is a dark wood with a warm, slightly reddish-brown undertone. It is precisely this undertone that determines which colours work next to it –…
Grouping vases: height, number, spacing
A single vase is an object. Three vases are either a group or a muddle. The difference lies in three decisions: number, difference in height and…
Choosing a rug: size, material, placement
The most common mistake when buying a rug is the size. A rug that is too small not only looks lost itself, it also makes the whole seating group…
Styling sideboards and shelves
A sideboard is a surface that fills up by itself. Without a plan, after a few weeks it holds post, charging cables and three things that have not…
