Lighting
Bedroom Lighting Ideas You Can Reach From the Pillow
Thirteen ways to light a bedroom for reading, dressing, and winding down, from wall lights beside the bed…
Eleanor Marsh
Eleanor Marsh covers interiors and decor for Room Almanac, with a focus on color, materials, lighting, and the decisions that make a room feel coherent. Her guides look closely at proportion, finish, undertone, and how individual choices work together in a finished space.
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Lighting
Kitchens
What Size Cabinet Pulls Fit Each Door and Drawer?
How cabinet pulls are measured, what length suits each drawer width, and where pulls go on doors and…
Color
How Far to Take Color Drenching
Eleven ways to carry one paint color through a room, including the trim sheen, the ceiling, the radiator,…
Color
Chair Rail and Wainscoting Height for 8, 9, and 10 Foot Ceilings
How high to set a chair rail or wainscoting cap for 8, 9, and 10 foot ceilings, and…
Small Bedrooms
Why Some Small Bedrooms Look Bigger Than Others
Eight changes that make a small bedroom look larger, each with the reason it works, most of them…
Lighting
Table Lamp Size for Nightstands and Side Tables
A table lamp sized from where you sit: shade height at eye level, shade width inside the tabletop,…
Bedrooms
Kids’ Bedroom Ideas to Grow Into
Twelve ideas for a child's room that keeps working as the child grows, with the lasting pieces chosen…
Color
Choosing a White Paint for the Light Your Room Gets
How to choose a white paint for your room: undertone, window direction, LRV, the materials beside the wall,…
Decor & Accessories
Bookshelf Styling Starts With the Books
A shelf-by-shelf way to style a bookcase that holds books people read, covering stacking, order, objects, lighting, and…
Bedrooms
What Every Guest Room Needs
Twin beds that make a king, a lamp and an outlet on each side, half an empty closet,…
Bathrooms
13 Bathroom Ideas for the Remodel You Plan to Keep
Thirteen bathroom ideas chosen for how they hold up to steam, splashes, and cleaning, covering floor tile, shower…
Bathrooms
A Powder Room Can Take the Risks a Full Bathroom Can’t
A powder room has no shower, so it can take wallpaper on every surface, dark gloss paint, a…