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”
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”
How to Tell If Furniture Is Actually Solid Wood: The Complete Field Guide | RS Studio RS Reeva Sethi Home RS Studio · Materials RS Studio RS Studio  · The Field Guide Is It ActuallySolid Wood?The Field Guide. A practical guide to the physical checks that help distinguish solid timber from veneer, MDF, and other … Continue reading “How to Tell if Furniture is Solid Wood”
How to Furnish an Open-Plan Living Room So It Feels Warm | RS Studio RS RS Studio Furniture Rugs Interiors Journal Visit Home › Journal › How to Furnish an Open-Plan Living Room RS Studio — Design Guide How to Furnish anOpen-Plan Living Room The exact spatial principles, scale logic, and material strategies that transform … Continue reading “How to Furnish an Open-Plan Living Room So It Feels Warm”
Why Modern Homes Feel Cold | RS Studio RS Reeva Sethi Home RS Studio RS Studio RS Studio  · Design Diagnostics Why Modern HomesFeel Cold Not because modern architecture is automatically wrong, but because several common decisions often combine to make rooms feel exposed, acoustically harsh, and difficult to inhabit. By RS Studio Editorial  · … Continue reading “Why Modern Feels Cold”
Solid Wood vs Veneer vs MDF: What Furniture Is Actually Made Of | RS Studio RS Reeva Sethi Home RS Studio · Materials RS Studio RS Studio  · Materials Solid Woodvs Veneervs MDF A clear guide to what furniture is actually made of, how to tell the difference before you buy, and where each material … Continue reading “Solid Wood vs Veneer Vs MDF”
Jute vs Sisal vs Wool Rugs: Which One Actually Lasts? | RS Studio RS RS Studio Furniture Rugs Interiors Journal Visit Home › Journal › Jute vs Sisal vs Wool Rugs RS Studio — Materials & Durability Jute vs Sisalvs Wool Rugs Which one actually lasts? A technical analysis of natural fiber durability, lifespan, and … Continue reading “Jute vs Sisal vs Wool Rugs”
Reeva Sethi Home Saratoga · California · The Architecture of Curation The Collection · A Designer’s Point of View Rooms That Refuse to Age The most disciplined interiors are not designed around trends. They are built around permanence — the weight of correct proportion, the authority of true materials, the silence of a room that … Continue reading “Incorporating Color and Texture in Tasteful Interior Design”
A detailed, 5,000‑word guide to the best interior design software for planning a room before buying furniture—plus comparison table, workflow, mistakes to avoid, and shopping tips.