The Nora Journal
Notes on living well
Maker stories, care guides and ideas for a calmer home, written by our editors and the makers themselves.
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Styling guides
How to layer a bed for autumn
Three layers, two textures and one rule: start with what touches your skin.
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Care & craft
Burn a candle well: eight things we wish everyone knew
From the first burn to the last centimetre of wax, a short guide from the Lume Works workshop.
Styling guides
A slow Sunday table, set in ten minutes
A linen cloth, a few stems and the bowls you already have: setting a table that makes people stay.
Maker stories
In the workshop with Studio Arca
Clay, kilns and the light of the Vieux-Port: a morning with the potters behind our bestselling mugs.
Care & craft
Washing linen: the short guide
Linen is easier to live with than its reputation. Forty degrees, no fabric softener, and never the iron.
Styling guides
Small living room, calm living room
Five rules a stylist uses to make a small room feel bigger, quieter and easier to live in.
Styling guides
Bringing the outside in: an autumn coffee table
Pine cones, dry grasses and a single candle: how to dress a coffee table for the season without buying anything new.
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