Begin with the light
Map how daylight travels through the room before you buy a single thing. North-facing rooms want warm, chalky tones; south-facing rooms can carry cooler greens and deeper blues without feeling cold.
London · Interiors Studio
Decorate your home the way a stylist would
Mayfair Studio teaches the quiet craft behind rooms that feel finished — light, proportion, texture and restraint. Read the lessons below for free, then join our members' group for the homeware actually worth buying.
The free course
Six lessons that change how a room feels
Anchor, then layer
Choose one anchor piece per room — a sofa, a rug, a dresser — and build outwards. Everything after it is a supporting act, which keeps a scheme calm instead of competing.
Three heights, always
On any surface, group objects at three different heights and in odd numbers. A tall stem, a mid-height lamp or vase, a low bowl or stack of books. It reads as styled, not staged.
Texture does the heavy lifting
A quiet, tonal room only works if the materials vary: linen against oak, wool against plaster, aged brass against ceramic. Contrast in touch, not just in colour.
Light in layers, never overhead alone
Aim for at least three sources per room at different levels — a floor lamp, a table lamp, a wall light or candle. Put them on dimmers and the room changes character after dark.
Leave breathing room
Roughly a third of every surface should stay empty. Editing is the most underrated decorating skill, and it costs nothing at all.
Colour & texture
Build a scheme from four tones
A dependable British palette: a soft plaster base across the walls, a muted green on joinery, a warm clay for textiles, and a near-black for frames and ironmongery. Hold the ratio at roughly 60 / 25 / 10 / 5 and almost any room settles.
- Plaster
- Walls, large surfaces
- Sage
- Joinery and cabinetry
- Clay
- Accents and textiles
- Ink
- Frames, ironmongery
The membership
The group for Britain's best home products
We spend our weeks sourcing for clients. The membership is simply that research, shared: the pieces that hold up, the makers worth waiting for, and the ones to walk past.
- A private members' group with new product drops every week
- Our vetted list of UK homeware makers, from Yorkshire pottery to Wiltshire linen
- Sale alerts and member-only discount codes from partner brands
- Monthly room clinics — post your space, get a styling plan back
- The seasonal Mayfair Studio sourcing guide as a downloadable PDF
- Lifetime access. One payment of £25, never a subscription.
Lifetime access
£25
One payment · No renewal
Claim your place14-day money-back guarantee. Places are limited each month so the group stays useful.
Questions
Before you join
- Is the £25 a one-off payment?
- Yes. It is a single payment of £25 for lifetime access to the members' group and every guide we publish. There is no renewal and no subscription.
- Do I need any design experience?
- None at all. Most members are decorating their own home for the first time, usually a flat or a period property somewhere in the UK.
- Are the recommended products UK-based?
- The majority are UK makers and retailers who ship nationwide, so you avoid import duty and long lead times. We flag anything that ships from abroad.
- How do I get in touch before joining?
- Email us at mayfaitstudio@gmail.com and we will reply within two working days.