The Journal
Decor tips and room styling guides.
Everything we learned styling the three rooms on our homepage, written down, and linked straight back to the pieces that make them work.
Room styling guide · 5 min read
How to style a bedroom that actually feels calm
Layered neutrals, one low silhouette and light you can dim, the three moves behind The Hush Bedroom.
By The Dana Studio · · Styles The Hush Bedroom
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Room styling guide · 6 min read
Why curved furniture makes a living room feel finished
Rounded arms, a soft-edged table and one sculptural light. A guide to the shapes behind The Velvet Hour Living Room.
By The Dana Studio · · Styles The Velvet Hour Living Room
Room styling guide · 4 min read
The warm home office: five swaps that kill the cubicle look
Reeded oak instead of laminate, upholstery instead of mesh, sculptural light instead of overhead glare. How The Reeded Office is built.
By The Dana Studio · · Styles The Reeded Office
Decor tips · 4 min read
Mixing wood tones without making a mess
The two-tone rule, the undertone test and where a third wood is allowed to appear.
By The Dana Studio · · Styles The Reeded Office
Decor tips · 5 min read
Lighting in three layers: the fastest upgrade in any room
Ambient, task and accent, how to place each one, and the bulb temperature that ties them together.
By The Dana Studio · · Styles The Velvet Hour Living Room
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How to use these guides
Every article here comes out of styling a real room rather than a mood board. When we write about layering a bed, choosing the scale of a rug, or getting the light right in a home office, the advice is drawn from the exact pieces photographed in our three looks, and each guide links straight to them.
If you are starting a room from nothing, read the guide for that room first, then open the look it references and work down the list. The anchor piece, the sofa, the bed, the desk, sets the scale for everything else, so buying it first makes every later decision easier.
If you already own most of a room and want to lift it, skip to the sections on lighting, textiles and objects. Those are the cheapest changes to make and the ones that most often separate a room that is almost right from one that finally lands.
Prices, dimensions, materials and delivery windows live on the product pages themselves, so nothing you read here goes stale. Furniture typically arrives in four to six weeks, accents sooner, orders over $250 ship free, and everything is covered by 30-day returns.