Interior Design
Interiors that feel cohesive, not decorated
Cohesive interiors aren’t about matching sets, they’re about repetition with intention. The same undertone family in the paint, the same wood tones in the furniture, texture doing the work that color doesn’t have to.
The cohesion principles
1. Repeat, don’t match. You don’t need the same beige everywhere, you need the same family of warm neutrals recurring in paint, upholstery, rugs, and wood.
2. Let texture carry quiet rooms. A neutral room with linen, wool, oak, and stone feels rich; the same room in flat synthetics feels empty. When the palette is restrained, texture is the design.
3. Wood tones are a color decision. Mixing warm oak, cool walnut, and gray-washed pine in one sightline creates the same visual noise as clashing paint. Pick a lane per room, ideally per floor.
4. Every room needs one thing with depth. A dark frame, a deep green plant pot, an espresso side table, one dark note keeps neutrals from floating away.
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