The Journal
Conversations with makers, room-by-room style notes, and the occasional letter from the studio.
A guide to choosing cabinet hinges — the quiet detail that decides how a kitchen door swings, wears and reads, from concealed fittings to hand-forged brass, pewter and black iron.
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The bedside table is the smallest room-within-a-room in the house. A designer's guide to styling it with a lamp, scent, water and one object with meaning — and the discipline to leave...
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What belongs on a bedside table — and what doesn't. A designer's guide to the lamp, the candle, the frame and the few considered pieces worth keeping within arm's reach.
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A British guide to choosing pillar candles — sizes, colours, ribbed and smooth finishes, burn time and how to style them on a mantelpiece or table without cluttering the room.
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The cloakroom is the smallest room in the house and the most forgiving place to be brave. A designer's guide to styling a cloakroom with hooks, hardware, scent and colour.
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A considered comparison of mother of pearl and marble drawer pulls — where each statement material earns a drawer, where each fails, and how to use both in the same house without...
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A considered comparison of brass and chrome cabinet knobs for the American kitchen — how the finish balance shifted after 2018, when each metal earns its place, and how to mix them...
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A considered guide to polished and satin brass cabinet hardware in American kitchens — how the same alloy becomes two different design decisions, when each finish wins, and how to mix them...
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The complete guide to mother of pearl drawer pulls and cabinet knobs — what nacre is, where it is ethically sourced, how it catches light, which cabinet colours flatter it, and how...
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A practical sizing and installation guide for US kitchen cabinet hardware — face-frame vs. frameless, standard centre-to-centre measurements, correct knob and pull placement, and how to specify screw lengths for ¾” American...
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A guide for owners of American historic homes — sourcing period-correct cabinet knobs, pulls and door hardware for Federal, Victorian, Craftsman and Colonial Revival houses, in materials that read as native to...
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A design guide to farmhouse drawer pulls for the American kitchen — aged brass, forged iron and hammered finishes, correct sizing for pan drawers, and the warm-white palette that lets the hardware...
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