Dark interiors succeed or fail on undertone, balance and light. A colour-led guide to making a deep, moody scheme feel considered, warm and enduring across a whole home.

A house becomes a home when it is built around the life inside it. This is the thinking behind every Kaiko Design project: where interior design parts ways with architecture, why a concept anchors a space, and how one Darlinghurst apartment was shaped entirely around its owner.