A look

Modern luxe

Stone looks, fluted panels and a little brass.

A hotel-lobby calm at home: fluted panels, stone-look surfaces, dark wood and a little brass, in quiet colours.

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A living room in modern luxe: a fluted back wall, a long pale sofa with plum cushions, a dark low table, a round mirror and dark wood floor.Illustration

Colours · 60 / 30 / 10

  • Oat · 60%
  • Black pepper · 30%
  • Mangosteen · 10%

Our own colour families, not a paint brand's. Take the swatch to a paint shop and ask for a match.

Materials

  • Marble-look surfaces
  • Fluted panels
  • Dark wood
  • Brushed brass

Shapes

  • A long low sofa
  • A round mirror
  • A rectangular table
  • Wall lights

Belle's three rules for this look

Belle
  1. Shine in small doses: brass on handles and lamps, not everywhere.
  2. One fluted wall is enough.
  3. Dark wood and pale stone, nothing in between.

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Where 60 / 30 / 10 comes from

A floor for it

Engineered timber

A dark-stained engineered oak sits under pale stone and a little brass.

See it on the floors page

Sources

  1. 1Apartment Therapy, The 60-30-10 rule, explained, 28 Aug 2025A rule of thumb many designers use: about 60% main colour, 30% second colour and 10% accent.