The Journal—exploring how a home is felt, not just seen—and how thoughtful, considered design can bring a space back into alignment with the way you live.

Reflections on living, feeling, and creating a more considered home.

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The Poetics of Home

What WOW!house Taught Me About Myself
Mary Malde Mary Malde

What WOW!house Taught Me About Myself

What happens when you experience WOW!house before anyone else's opinions shape your own? In this personal reflection, I explore how colour psychology, design psychology and trusting my sensory compass changed the way I see interior design—and why creating a home that supports your nervous system matters more than following trends.

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What to Do When Your Home No Longer Feels Like You
Mary Malde Mary Malde

What to Do When Your Home No Longer Feels Like You

When your home no longer feels quite right, the instinct can be to start changing things. But before adding, removing or replacing anything, begin by noticing your responses. What you’re drawn towards — and away from — can provide a much clearer place to begin.

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How to Recognise When Your Home No Longer Fits
Mary Malde Mary Malde

How to Recognise When Your Home No Longer Fits

When your home no longer feels quite right, it doesn't necessarily mean you've outgrown it. Sometimes the way you live has changed. Sometimes you're simply beginning to recognise more clearly what has — and hasn't — been right for you all along.

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An Evolved Home for an Expanding Life
Mary Malde Mary Malde

An Evolved Home for an Expanding Life

As life changes, our homes sometimes need to change with it. But an evolved home isn't defined by a particular look. It's shaped by understanding what still feels right, what no longer works, and what the way you live now asks of your home.

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The Poetics of Home: On Relaxed Luxury
Mary Malde Mary Malde

The Poetics of Home: On Relaxed Luxury

Relaxed luxury is often associated with restraint, natural materials and quiet refinement. But what if it isn't an aesthetic at all? Perhaps the real luxury lies in creating a home whose qualities feel naturally right to the people who live there.

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The Allure of Dark, Moody Interiors in Winter
Mary Malde Mary Malde

The Allure of Dark, Moody Interiors in Winter

Dark, moody interiors can feel especially enticing as winter draws in — but not to everyone. The colours, light, materials and sense of enclosure that feel wonderfully inviting to one person can feel entirely different to another.

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A More Considered Way to Live at Home
Mary Malde Mary Malde

A More Considered Way to Live at Home

A considered home isn't defined by a particular style. It begins with understanding how you live, what feels naturally right to you, and how the qualities of your home can work with both.

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