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THE ADORE JOURNAL

Style & Stories

Design inspiration, room-by-room styling guides, and the stories behind the pieces we love.

What Size Rug Do You Need? A Room-by-Room Guide

The rug sizes that actually work in each room, the measurements behind them, and the few rules worth following before you buy.

Setting Up a Home Office You Will Actually Use

Desk placement, task lighting, chair height and the decorative touches that make a working corner feel like part of the house.

Wall Clocks and Wall Decor: Filling the Awkward Wall

What to do with the wall that is too narrow for art, too wide for nothing — clocks, sculptural decor, shelves and mixed arrangements.

Small Space Decorating: 11 Tricks That Add Visual Square Footage

Eleven practical moves for apartments and small rooms — leg height, sightlines, mirrors, vertical storage and the scale mistake everyone makes.

Curtains: Length, Width and Hanging Height, Settled

How high to mount the rod, how wide to go, and which of the four curtain lengths to choose — the measurements that make ceilings look taller.

Shelf Styling: How to Fill Shelves Without Clutter

The rule of thirds, negative space and the triangle trick — how to style bookshelves and floating shelves so they look composed.

Shag, Flatweave or Hand-Knotted: Choosing a Rug by How You Live

A plain-English guide to rug construction — what shag, flatweave, hand-tufted and hand-knotted actually mean for comfort, cleaning and lifespan.

Round Rugs: The Rooms Where They Work Best

Round rugs solve problems square ones cannot — under round tables, in entries, in tight corners. Here is how to size and place them.

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