What The Room Recipes is for
Most decor advice assumes you own the place, have a spare room, and can knock out a wall. The Room Recipes assumes the opposite: that you are working with the space you have, a landlord who says no, and a budget with a ceiling.
So every post here is built around one idea — a room is a formula, not a shopping list. Get the layout, the light and the proportions right, and cheap furniture looks considered. Get them wrong, and expensive furniture still looks off.
How I write these
Each post covers one room or one problem, with specific choices instead of vague inspiration. Where I recommend a product, I say what it actually does well and where it falls short. Where a trick only works in certain rooms, I say which ones.
I would rather give you five things that work than thirty things that photograph well.
Who is behind it
Hi, I’m Nora. I’ve spent years decorating spaces I’m not allowed to paint, drill, or permanently change, so I know every trick for making a rental feel like home. I share renter-safe swaps, small-space fixes, and budget finds that look far pricier than they are.
How this site makes money
The Room Recipes earns through affiliate links and display advertising. If you buy something through a link here, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. That never changes what I recommend or what I say about it — if something is not worth your money, I say so.
Get in touch
Questions, corrections and partnership enquiries all go through the contact page.