Written by RS May 2026 RS Studio / Design History Design History Why Dark Wood Is Returning A history of walnut, mahogany, and the materials that were never meant to disappear. For three hundred years, dark wood was simply the language of the home. Then Scandinavia arrived, the assumption broke, and a fifteen-year era of pale rooms … Continue reading “Why Dark Wood is Returning”
How to Decorate Like a Collector, Not a Consumer: A Guide to Collected Interiors | Reeva Sethi Home RS May 2026 RS Studio / Journal How to Decorate Like a Collector,Not a Consumer On buying with intention, building slowly, and the difference between a room that accumulates meaning and one that just accumulates things. By … Continue reading “How to Decorate Like a Collector, Not a Consumer: A Guide to Collected Interiors | Reeva Sethi Home”
January 2026 · Updated October 2026 RS Studio / Design History Furniture Guide What Is a Wingback Chair? Where the wings came from, the main types, the dimensions that matter, and how to choose one for a real room. Three centuries ago it was built to keep the cold off a sitter’s shoulders. It survives … Continue reading “what-is-a-wingback-chair”
What Is Heirloom Furniture? A Guide to Materials, Joinery & Longevity | RS Studio | Reeva Sethi Home Saratoga RS Home · RS Studio · Collection · Visit · Book Appointment RS Studio · Buying Guide What Is Heirloom Furniture? True heirloom furniture is not defined by price or trend. It is defined by construction, … Continue reading “What Is Heirloom Furniture? A Guide to Materials, Joinery & Longevity | RS Studio”
RS May 2026 RS Studio / Design Guide How to Decorate in English Traditional Style Ten principles — not rules — about colour, furniture, light, and the layering that makes a room feel as though it has always been there. By Reeva Sethi The Ten Principles 01Colour From the Ground Up 02Let the Architecture Speak … Continue reading “How to Decorate in English Traditional Style — 10 Principles That Endure”
RS May 2026 RS Studio / Design Philosophy What Classic English Style Really Is It is not decoration for decoration’s sake. It is a philosophy about how rooms should feel to live in — and why that philosophy has outlasted everything that tried to replace it. By Reeva Sethi Most people misidentify Classic English Style. … Continue reading “Classic English Style”
RS May 2026 RS Studio / Seating & Atmosphere Why the Wingback Chair Still Matters The enduring role of enclosure, posture, and permanence in interior design. By Reeva Sethi There are pieces of furniture that simply occupy a room. And there are pieces that alter its atmosphere. The wingback chair belongs firmly in the second … Continue reading “Why the Wingback Chair Still Matters | RS Studio”
RS May 2026 RS Studio / Design Philosophy Why the Rug Comes First Most people choose furniture first. That is why most rooms never quite come together. By Reeva Sethi The first time I understood what a rug actually does, I was standing in a room that had everything right except the floor. Beautiful furniture, … Continue reading “Why the Rug Comes First”
Saratoga Showroom · Updated October 2026 Chairs / Wingback The Collection Wingback Chairs Traditional high-back seating on solid hardwood frames, to see and sit in at our Saratoga showroom. A wingback is the chair a room is arranged around. Ours are chosen for the parts a photograph cannot show: the frame, the seat and the … Continue reading “Wingback Chair”
RS April 2026 RS Studio / Design Guides Furniture Guide Wingback Chair vs Accent Chair Key differences and when to choose each. Most people use “accent chair” as a catch-all term. A wingback chair is not that. Understanding the difference matters, because the two behave very differently in a room. By Reeva Sethi · Reeva … Continue reading “Wingback Chair vs Accent Chair”