The Editorial of Private Spaces

Rooms designed for desire.

Furniture, room ideas, build sequences, and frank safety — for the most personal room in the home. Editorial guides, not staged photography, written for couples who would rather plan a renovation than improvise a scene.

Furniture · The Catalogue

§01 — Pieces made
to be lived with

Furniture first. Every piece in the catalogue is engineered for real loads, upholstered to be sat on for years, and quietly dual-purpose — a bench is a bench, a frame disappears into the ceiling.

  1. F-01 —

    The Spanking Bench

    Hardwood · vinyl · rated D-rings

    Kneeling-position · impact play
  2. F-02 —

    The Queening Chair

    Hardwood · 8" cutout · handholds

    Seated-position · oral
  3. F-03 —

    The Sex Swing

    Suspension · 600 lb WLL anchor

    Ceiling-mounted · weightless
  4. F-04 —

    The Bondage Bed

    Steel frame · integrated rings

    Static · multi-position
  5. F-05 —

    The Wardrobe

    Hardwood · felt-lined · locking

    Discreet storage
  6. F-06 —

    The Daybed

    Velvet · brass · low-rise

    Lounge · recovery

Room Ideas · Four Directions

Four rooms, one home.

Compact · Discreet · Convertible Plate · 01

The Hideaway

Spare bedroom · ~12 m²

The most common first build. A spare bedroom that reads as a guest room from the doorway and serves a different purpose with the door closed. Engineered ceiling mount, dimmable warm lighting, locking storage, finishes a building inspector wouldn't question.

Millwork · Acoustics · Lighting Plate · 02

Bedroom + Beyond

Primary suite, dual-use

A bedroom that reads as a bedroom — and quietly accommodates more. Concealed hardware behind millwork, a headboard built to take real loads, soft lighting on three circuits, full sound treatment on shared walls.

Stone · Plumbing · Steam Plate · 03

The Sanctuary

Basement conversion

A basement transformed into a wet-room-plus-ritual-space. Warm stone, deep tub, double shower, anchored wall rings, and a vanity that lets two people stand at it without negotiation.

Furniture · Hardware · Bar Plate · 04

The Salon

Lounge · play · entertain

A larger room for slow evenings — banquettes, a working bar, a record player that actually gets used, hooks set into the architecture, and a door that closes properly on the rest of the house.

Build · From Survey to Hand-over

How a private room gets built.

  1. PHASE I

    Survey

    Measure the room — walls, joists, ceiling height, electrical, ventilation. What the house can take, what it cannot.

  2. PHASE II

    Plan

    A drawn plan — programme, hardware loads, lighting circuits, soundproofing strategy, finishes, and which parts of the home it touches.

  3. PHASE III

    Build

    Trusted contractors, one point of contact, anchored hardware rated and documented, electrical to code. Inspections welcome.

  4. PHASE IV

    Hand-over

    Finishes installed, hardware tested under load, a written maintenance manual, a quiet walk-through. Photography optional.

Safety · Engineering & Care

The boring part.
The most important part.

Private rooms are engineered spaces. Loads are calculated. Circuits are dedicated. Air moves. Materials are specified to last and clean.

The list below is excerpted from the standard build documentation. Full structural calculations, electrical drawings, and material data sheets belong with every project.

  • Every overhead mount is engineered to a verified static load, anchored into structural members (not drywall), and labelled with its working limit. Spec sheets are part of the hand-over package.

  • Lighting and outlets meet local code, on dedicated circuits with GFCI/RCD where required. No daisy-chained extensions. Smoke detection is non-negotiable.

  • Active extraction sized to the room. Sealed walls, soft furnishings, and shared bathrooms get particular attention. Design for hours of use, not minutes.

  • Body-contact surfaces specified for use — medical-grade leather, sealed hardwoods, low-VOC finishes, plated hardware avoided. Cleanable, repairable, replaceable.

  • A room cannot consent for the people in it. Design generous sight-lines, a clear exit, a panic light, and — if asked — a hard-wired call button. Conversations happen before the build.

  • Locking storage for kit, soundproofing rated to 50+ STC on shared walls, exterior windows treated, and an architecture that reads as a guest room to anyone who shouldn't know otherwise.