The details that make style and interiors feel considered
Practical guides to dressing well, recognising quality and creating a home that feels considered, warm and timeless.
The Essentials
A selection of the ideas that define Simple Luxuries Diary.
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The Row Formula: How to Dress Effortlessly Elegant
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Why Some Effortless Outfits Look Elegant and Others Feel Unfinished
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How to Use Linen in Interior Design
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How to Dress for Your Body Type Using Proportion, Not Shape Rules
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Frama Copenhagen: The Formula to Create Cohesive Interiors
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How to Make Your Home Look More Expensive: Thoughtful Design
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Clothes that feel effortless but considered. Interiors that are warm, layered and refined. And understanding why certain proportions, materials and details work while others do not.
Simple Luxuries Diary explores the principles behind personal style and thoughtful interiors through practical guides to quality, composition and creating a more considered everyday life.
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Recent guides on personal style, thoughtful interiors and the details that make everyday life feel more considered.
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When looking for the best wool coats for women, the label can make you feel more certain than you really are. “100% wool” sounds reassuring. Cashmere sounds even better. A four-figure price can make you assume the rest has already been taken care of. But none of those things, on their own, tell you whether…
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Neutral rooms can be beautifully furnished and still feel flat. The same soft shapes repeat from sofa to chair to coffee table. Pale wood appears everywhere. The art picks up the same colours. Every surface looks equally new. Nothing is obviously wrong. The room is just repeating itself. If you are trying to understand how…
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Knowing how to spot quality clothes becomes easier once you stop relying on the label and look at the finished piece. A loose thread may catch your attention first, but a trouser leg that twists or a lining that pulls will affect the garment much more. The clothes that look well made usually sit well…
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Knowing how to style your home can feel difficult because every decision affects another. You choose curtains, then realise their colour changes which table will work. The table affects the lamp, the lamp affects the corner, and suddenly one small choice has become part of a much larger puzzle. When it becomes hard to see…
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Toteme autumn outfits follow a surprisingly consistent formula. Across recent autumn and winter collections, the same combinations appear again and again: tailored coats with tapered trousers, sculpted skirts with tall boots, and long knits over fluid trousers. The pieces change from season to season, but the way they are put together stays surprisingly consistent. That…
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Natural materials are everywhere in interior design, but they are usually discussed one at a time. There are guides to choosing oak flooring, articles comparing marble and quartz, and endless advice about linen curtains. That is useful when you are buying something specific, but it doesn’t explain why some homes feel beautifully put together while…
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The right interior design brands make it easier to find pieces that feel special without making a room look overdone. Some are known for chairs, some for lighting, some for sofas, and some for the kind of sculptural pieces that make a simple room feel more finished. Every designer brand has its strengths, so knowing…
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When decorating a home, I think marble decor is a good reminder that the material matters just as much as the object itself. We spend time looking for the right tray, vase or candle holder, but don’t always think about what it is made from. And yet, the material can completely change how that object…
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For years, I thought learning how to style clothes meant trying things on until something finally worked. I would put on a pair of trousers, try one top, then another, then another. Sometimes changing the shoes made everything look better. Other times nothing seemed quite right, even though I liked every piece on its own.…
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Rechargeable lamps have become one of my favourite ways to add warmth and atmosphere to a home. They can transform a dark corner, create a softer evening mood, or bring light exactly where you need it, without relying on sockets or hardwiring. The challenge is that many cordless lamps still feel overly practical or temporary.…
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