Dark Academia decor style

Dark Academia is a decor style that fills a room with books, dark wood and low lamp light, as if for a scholar. It is moody, intellectual and built around the things you read and collect.

How it differs from Traditional

Traditional is formal and symmetrical. Dark Academia is looser and darker, centered on books and a worn, scholarly mood.

books, dark wood, lamp light, leather, oil paintings, deep green, brass, globes, wainscoting, moody

From the journal

• Dark Academia room ideas for small spaces

Related styles

• Traditional
• Maximalist
• Industrial

Find out if this is yours