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Restoration Hardware Style: How to Get the Look

My husband and I recently spent the weekend in downtown Denver, and one of the highlights of our stay was visiting the beautiful Restoration Hardware gallery just a couple of blocks from our hotel.  Even though my style isn’t quite as modern or minimal as RH, I still love this aesthetic and came home with all sorts of ideas I think would work perfectly with just about any decorating style.

With that in mind, today I’m taking a look at Restoration Hardware interior design, including easy ways to bring an elevated look to your home for less, images of beautiful interiors that reflect this aesthetic, places to shop for Restoration Hardware style decor in 2024, and more. 

Whether you’re already a fan of Restoration Hardware or are simply wondering what this style is all about, I hope you’ll find some helpful ideas and inspiration in this post.

A beautiful modern master bedroom from my visit to the restoration hardware gallery - jane at home

First, what interior design style is Restoration Hardware?

I’m sure there are many different ways to define Restoration Hardware style, but one way to describe this aesthetic is modern luxury. 

A Restoration Hardware space usually incorporates clean lines, neutral hues, oversized furniture, abstract artwork, symmetry, luxurious textiles, gilded mirrors, and glamorous metallic lighting.

Since Restoration Hardware also features  contemporary, beach house, modern, and ski house designer collections, this style could also be described as transitional, French country, organic modern, or California casual. 

No matter how you define it, the Restoration Hardware interior design style is always beautiful, chic, and timeless.

The stylish space shown below, which I shared in my entryway ideas post, was designed by RH Interior Design for actress Kerry Washington’s New York apartment.

Beautiful entryway with rustic console table - rh interior design for kerry washington - arch digest

Architectural Digestsimilar console table

How to bring Restoration Hardware style to your home

Visiting the RH showroom is a wonderful experience, and I highly recommend it.  Not only did my appreciation for this design style expand, I came home with a fresh perspective and lots of new ideas for our home.

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your home - jane at home

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However, if you don’t have an RH gallery nearby, you can always look through the online catalogs — they’re also a great source of design inspiration.

If you’d like to bring this aesthetic to your home, start with oversized neutral rugs in natural fibers like wool, jute, or cotton.

Then accent your spaces with large coffee table books, bowls and planters filled with moss, large artwork, touches of brass, and soft cashmere throws and velvet pillows in neutral hues. 

Lighting is almost always oversized and layered, with an interesting mix of floor lamps, table lamps, sconces, picture lights, and statement chandeliers.

You can absolutely create this look in your home without spending a lot of money.  It’s all about the styling. 

Focus on a neutral color palette, solids rather than patterns, symmetry and balance, a mix of hard and soft elements, and — when in doubt — go big!

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The Life Styled Co.coffee tables

Then add your own unique touch by incorporating treasured items from your travels, books that have special meaning to you, and original artwork.

A visit to any designer showroom, whether it’s Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, Serena & Lily, Crate & Barrel, Arhaus, BR Home, or West Elm, is a great way to expand your vision for your home and gather ideas for new ways of styling your spaces with pieces you already own. 

Slowly wander through and take note of how they’ve styled the beds, sofas, and coffee tables, what color schemes you’re drawn to, what you like and dislike about each space, etc. 

You’ll come home with a fresh perspective, clarity, and renewed creative energy for decorating your home.

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your home - jane at home

I loved the soothing feeling of this beautiful bedroom.  Hanging mirrors over the nightstands is an easy way to create a bit of drama and make your bedroom look larger.

Restoration Hardware Decorating Ideas: How to Get the Look in Your Home

Below, you’ll find a few photos I snapped as we wandered through the gallery, along with some tips and ideas for incorporating the Restoration Hardware aesthetic in your home.

No matter what design style you prefer, or what kind of budget you’re working with, the elements you’ll find in these spaces provide some great ideas for adding an elevated look to any space in your home.

Restoration Hardware style is based on a calming color palette, complete with soft neutral tones and textures, as shown in this luxurious bedroom:

How to get the Restoration Hardware look. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful style in your bedroom and home - jane at home

You’ll see a lot of symmetry in this style (which I love), as well as white furniture, neatly folded throws and blankets, show-stopping light fixtures, and super-sized plants in earthenware pots.

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your living room and home - jane at home

Some things I loved about this space were the layered bed linens — they’re simple and not overwhelming or overdone — the dark artwork balancing out the white bedding, the mirrors on either side of the bed, and the curtains hung at ceiling height.

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your bedroom, living room, dining room, and home - jane at home

A mix of hard surfaces, like marble and brass, mixed with soft textures, like velvet and plush rugs, creates instant visual interest and a feeling of quiet luxury in any space. 

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your home - jane at home

The gray velvet sofa, mixed with the warm brass elements and marble coffee table, creates a nice balance of tones and textures in this living room:

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your living room and home - jane at home

We saw lots of large bowls and planters filled with moss, which is such a great idea for decorating a coffee table!  It’s also an easy way to add a bit of color to a space. 

By the way, Amazon is a great source for decorative moss

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your living room and home - jane at home

This is a great idea for styling the dining room, as well.  I loved the sophisticated yet casual California coastal look of the dining space shown below.  The dining chairs were on casters, which I thought was a great idea.

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your home - jane at home

If you love coastal style, Restoration Hardware has an entire beach house collection filled with gorgeous California coastal style furniture and decor — and even some beautiful blues.  It’s a great source of contemporary coastal inspiration.  

My posts on California Casual Style Decorating Ideas for Your Home, Nancy Meyers style, beach house design, and modern coastal style also share more on this look.

Every space in the RH gallery featured balance and symmetry, via repeated decorations, matching nightstands, sofas facing each other, matching lamps, double cabinets and mirrors, etc.  

Even though I usually find symmetry very soothing, this space might be a bit too symmetrical for me! 

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your living room and home - jane at home

Most of the spaces in the gallery also featured oversized rugs, with all the furniture legs sitting on the rug, for an instant feeling of quiet luxury.

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your bedroom and home - jane at home

Everything was super-sized: the plants, the lighting, the rugs, the artwork, the coffee tables, and the seating.  I loved this white sectional — I wonder how many people it could seat!

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your home - jane at home

All the beds were simply styled and beautifully made. It made me realize how much I love a calm, minimal look in the bedroom.

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your living room, bedroom, and home - jane at home

Every space was decorated in tones of beige, neutral, white, black, and gray.  You’d think it would be boring, but I found the soft, neutral color palette very soothing. 

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your bedroom, living room and home - jane at home

I love the use of black mixed with warm wood tones in this elegant bedroom.

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your living room, bedroom, and home - jane at home

The top floor of the gallery had an indoor/outdoor showroom featuring their outdoor furniture collections.  I loved the elegant look of the vibrant green topiaries and boxwoods mixed with the white and black furniture, lighting, and pillows!

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your home - jane at home

Restoration Hardware style designer inspiration

For more ideas, here are a few spaces from interior designers I admire that beautifully reflect the elements of contemporary classic style.

You’ll see lots of clean lines, brass elements, neutral color palettes, oversized lighting and artwork, marble, stone, symmetry, large plants, and pops of black in these spaces.

Cambridge Home Co. – The Cabinet Gallery Utahpendant lightssimilar counter stools

Love this beautiful organic modern living room design with a fireplace, built-in shelving, and a round wood coffee table - the life styled co.The Life Styled Co.

Love this gorgeous living room design with a wood console table, a black fireplace,and neutral decor and furniture - the hillary styleThe Hillary Style

Love this beautiful modern organic dining room design ideas and trends for 2024, with designer inspiration, lighting, rugs, furniture, tables, chairs, sideboards, artwork, kitchen breakfast nooks, and more - remedy designRemedy Design Firm

The Life Styled Co.

Love this luxurious modern entryway with a teardrop chandelier, black front door, sidelights, and modern console table and decor - entry way - foyer ideas - foyer table - entryway lighting - entryway decor - entryway furniture - luxury home - luxury entryway - m lahr interiors

M Lahr Home Designchandelier – console cabinet – alternate source

Love this beautiful modern bathroom with a light oak wood vanity cabinet, marble countertops, and freestanding tub - bathroom remodel - master bathroom ideas - bathroom cabinet ideas - bathroom decor

Alisha Taylor Design

Love this beautiful living room design with neutral decor and furniture - m elle design

M Elle Design

Love this beautiful light and airy living room design with neutral furniture and decor - life styled co

The Life Styled Co.

Love this beautiful modern living room design with a wood plinth style coffee table, fireplace, tv wall, tall windows and ceilings, neutral decor and furniture, and chandelier - le clair decor

Le Clair Decorlight fixturechairscoffee table

Beautiful modern living room seating area with curved swivel chairs - elizabeth lawson design

Elizabeth Lawson Design

I love this beautiful modern dining room design, with its cane back dining chairs, long dining table and modern artwork - Studio McGee | dining ideas | dining furniture | dining room ideas

Studio McGeedining chairschandelier

Love this beautiful master bathroom with two light oak wood vanity cabinets, a freestanding tub, and vintage rug - bathroom remodel - bathroom ideas - bathroom decor - alexis andra austin Alexis Andra Austin

Gorgeous open floor plan living room and kitchen design

House Seven Designpendant lights 

Love this beautiful kitchen design with white cabinets, black countertops, brass sconces, and black framed windows - kitchen cabinet ideas - kitchen lighting - room decor - jen langston

Jen Langston Interiors

Luxurious living room - erin fetherston

Erin Fetherston via Rip & Tan

Athena Calderone

How to get the Restoration Hardware look on a budget. Luxury home styling tips you can use to create beautiful RH style in your home - Peridot Interiors - Tracey Ayton

Peridot Interiorschairsrug (a dark wall is a great way to disguise a TV!)

Budget friendly alternatives

Creating a luxurious look in your home doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. 

It’s all about the styling — so take note of what you love about the Restoration Hardware aesthetic and see if you can find similar alternatives or dupes elsewhere.

For large rugs, lamps, and modern artwork, check out TJ Maxx.

Another way to save money at Restoration Hardware is to sign up for their membership program.  For a yearly fee, members get special pricing and interior design services.

Here are a few home decor and furniture finds to create a modern classic look for less:

furniture and coffee tables:

contemporary home decor:

modern artwork and mirrors:

lighting ideas:

rug ideas:

Where to shop

If you love this look but don’t want to pay full price, my first recommendation would be to check out the Restoration Hardware outlet stores. This is probably the best way to get the RH look for less.

Below are a few brands and places to shop for similar decorative accent pieces, rugs, lighting, artwork, and furniture.

In my opinion, the store with the closest style is Arhaus.  Arhaus style is also modern, luxurious, and timeless, and their prices can be a bit more affordable, as they run regular sales.

Arhaus
BR Home
Pottery Barn
Rejuvenation (lighting, mirrors, cabinet pulls)
McGee & Co.
TJ Maxx
The Life Styled Co.
Alice Lane Home
Wayfair
Serena & Lily (sectionals, sofas, lighting, and rugs)
Crate and Barrel
Joss & Main
Jenni Kayne
CB2
Lulu & Georgia
Scout & Nimble

A few thoughts on Restoration Hardware style

I loved sharing my visit to the RH gallery with you — it’s a great place to gather inspiration, and I hope you found some helpful ideas in this post.  

To me, there’s something truly unique about Restoration Hardware’s contemporary yet timeless approach to interior decorating that can’t be found elsewhere. 

By the way, this post wasn’t sponsored and I’m not connected with Restoration Hardware in any way. 

The RH gallery personnel were kind enough to allow me to take some photos as we walked through, and I wanted to share my experience and offer some personal thoughts on this decorating style.

Also, my intention for this post isn’t about achieving an expensive look or impressing others.  Your home should capture the essence of your dream life, whatever that means to you.

Looking for more interior design trends, home decor, styling tips, and decorating ideas?  Here are a few favorite related posts from the blog:

2024 Home Decor Trends and Design Styles: 10 Ideas to Try This Year

California Casual Interior Design: How to Bring Chic West Coast Style to Your Home

Quiet Luxury Style Decorating Ideas

Transitional Style Decorating Ideas for Your Home

How to Decorate a Long Narrow Living Room: Solutions for Tricky Spaces

Modern Coastal Decorating Ideas for Your Home

My Favorite Nancy Meyers Home Interiors

Modern Dining Room Ideas for 2024

Modern Bedroom Design Ideas for a Dreamy Master Suite

A Simple Guide to Mixing Metals in the Bathroom

Modern Living Room Ideas and Trends

What is Coastal Grandmother Style? (and why I love it)

Color of the Year 2024 + Top Home Color Trends

Coffee Table Ideas for Every Style and Budget

Modern Pendant Lighting Ideas You Will Love

Area Rug Ideas for the Living Room, Bedroom and More

Wishing you a beautiful day!  xo Jane

 

   

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