{"id":138,"date":"2026-08-19T13:19:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patterns.flatsome.com\/home-furniture\/journal\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:55:15","slug":"journal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patterns.flatsome.com\/home-furniture\/journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The journal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes on living well, from the workshop and the homes we furnish.<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\n
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Care guides, room notes and the occasional opinion. Published when there is something worth saying, which is roughly once a month.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

How to layer textiles without it looking like a showroom<\/span><\/a>\n
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How to layer textiles without it looking like a showroom<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

Three fabrics, two textures, one colour family. A working method for rugs, throws and cushions that feels lived in rather than styled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Caring for solid oak: the twenty-minute fix<\/span><\/a>\n
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Caring for solid oak: the twenty-minute fix<\/a><\/h3>\n\n

Water rings, scratches and dull patches are not damage. On an oiled oak table they are a Sunday job with…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

A calmer home office in three moves<\/span><\/a>\n
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A calmer home office in three moves<\/a><\/h3>\n\n

You do not need a room. You need a desk that faces the right way, one good lamp and somewhere…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

Light as a material<\/span><\/a>\n
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Light as a material<\/a><\/h3>\n\n

The best thing in most rooms is free. Notes on arranging furniture around the sun rather than the television.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

Inside the workshop: a day on the bench<\/span><\/a>\n
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Inside the workshop: a day on the bench<\/a><\/h3>\n\n

From rough-sawn boards to an oiled tabletop in one long day with the people who make Halden pieces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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The Halden letter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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