A Room to Keep

A place for slower thoughts

A Room to Keep

Rooms that work for the people in them: rented corners, light and everyday clutter.

Words by Sophie Adeyemi

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From the notebook

2 stories

Beige minimalism is allowed to be boring

The room was beige, the blanket was beige and the decorative object had apparently been chosen for its ability to remain beige under several kinds of lighting. The caption called the space calm. I found

Another basket won’t fix the morning chaos

The keys landed beside the door. The bag landed on a chair. The scarf landed wherever gravity felt persuasive. Every evening, the flat demonstrated a routine. Every weekend, I tried to solve that routine by

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Sophie Adeyemi
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Renter and home-space enthusiast

I'm based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. I write about rooms that work for the people in them: rented corners, light and everyday clutter.