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An Instagram reel got me thinking about something that has bothered me since I was a child: why do adults finally get their own homes, then decorate them according to somebody else’s idea of what a grown up home should look like? From safe beige adulthood to MTV Cribs excess and Trump’s gold plated performance of power, this is about taste, status, interior cosplay and one simple question: if nobody else ever saw the room, would you still choose it?

From bland lockdown DJ streams to identikit podcast sets, too many creators waste the space behind them. This post explores how backgrounds shape trust, identity and memorability, and why a distinctive on screen environment can become a powerful part of your brand.

We'd never decorate a child's room entirely in beige and grey. So why do we do it to ourselves? A look at how our interiors might be shaping our wellbeing.

Bold interiors aren’t necessarily expensive interiors. A lot of the best ideas come from experimentation, customisation, second-hand finds and simply having the confidence to try something different.

Hotels, bars and Airbnbs increasingly seem to blur into the same safe, algorithm-friendly aesthetic. So why are the more memorable, personality-filled spaces often the ones people are willing to pay more for?

After 550 job applications, countless rejections and being told my designs were “too bold”, I reluctantly started my own design studio. This is the story behind Acid House Designs