Living With Aura

Find your aura

Question

Which light would you keep forever?

Living room with a curved white sofa in soft pale morning light through sheer linen curtains

First light

Pale, soft and slow to arrive

The same living room in amber sunset light, with long window shadows across the plaster wall

Sunset

Amber, low and glowing

The same living room on a rainy afternoon, in cool silvery daylight

A rainy afternoon

Cool, silver and even

The same living room after dark, lit by one arc lamp against deep violet shadows

One lamp, after dark

Deep, warm and close

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Question

Pick the colors you'd live with.

Oat, linen and pale oak

Terracotta, ochre and cream

Sage, sea glass and fog

Aubergine, rust and brass

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Question

It's a free evening. What's the plan?

Clean sheets and an early night

Cooking for friends who stay too late

A long bath with my phone in another room

A good book and one more chapter, past midnight

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Question

What would you touch first?

Chunky oatmeal knit throw on a bed with an oak frame and linen bedding

A chunky knit

Amber glass carafe beside a speckled bowl of pears on a round oak table

Warm glass and stoneware

White stone vessel basin on an oak vanity against glazed sage tile

Cool glazed tile

Rust velvet wing armchair with a plaid wool throw over one arm

Rust velvet

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Serene bedroom with an oak platform bed in oatmeal linen, a knit throw, a rattan pendant, a ceramic lamp on a round table and a tall arched mirror

Your aura is

Morning Linen

You want your home to feel like a deep breath. You like soft light, clear surfaces and natural fabrics, and you’d rather have a few good things than many.

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Warm dining nook with a round oak table, boucle chairs and a pleated pendant lamp against a terracotta wall

Your aura is

Golden Hour

Your home is for other people as much as for you. You like warm color and a big table, and you want guests to lose track of the time.

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Spa-like bathroom with glazed sage tile, a white stone tub, an oak vanity, an oval brass mirror and a wooden stool with a towel and candle

Your aura is

Still Water

You come home to reset. You like cool color, soft shine and very little noise, and you want a space that helps your mind go quiet.

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Aubergine reading lounge with a rust velvet armchair, wool throw, brass dome lamp on a walnut table and a vintage-style rug

Your aura is

Velvet Dusk

You love a room with some mystery. You like deep color, rich texture and low light, and you’ve never once wanted the big light on.

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