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”
RS January 2026 · Updated May 2026 RS Studio / Design History Furniture Guide What Is a Wingback Chair? Everything you need to know about wingback chairs, from their original purpose to modern styling and dimensions. A wingback chair is a high-backed armchair with projecting side wings, originally designed to block drafts and hold warmth … 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”
Wingback Chairs Traditional high-back seating in solid wood frames, designed for proportion, comfort, and permanence. Saratoga, California · Showroom Open Mon–Sat View the Collection Wingback chairs are high-back upholstered armchairs with distinctive side wings that define their structure and presence in a room. Its defining feature is not decoration, but proportion — the relationship between … Continue reading “Wingback Chair”
RS RS Studio · Design Philosophy · April 2026 The California Grand Estate Texture, structure, and rooms that last. On grounding California interiors with weight, material, and proportion. Scroll The Problem California has a way of making interiors look effortless. Light pours in, ceilings disappear, and the landscape takes over. This is one of California’s … Continue reading “California Grand Estate Interiors”
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”