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The 3% Rule: Design Micro-Adjustments Make a Big Difference

The 3% Rule is not about design restraint for its own sake, it’s about understanding where attention naturally lands, and making small, intelligent adjustments that recalibrate the whole picture. In…

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The 3% Rule is not about design restraint for its own sake, it’s about understanding where attention naturally lands, and making small, intelligent adjustments that recalibrate the whole picture. In interiors and gardens alike, this philosophy invites us to work with what already exists rather than racing to overwrite it.

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