If November could be expressed as a decorating style, Dark Academia would come pretty close to fitting the bill.  

Though it’s been attracting some buzz lately, the origins of the style aren’t really that new. Victorian and Edwardian decor styles figure as influences, but it’s anything but traditional in the usual sense. Its roots go back to the pre-war Ivy League academic life of musty old libraries, shabbily furnished study rooms and cluttered professors’ offices. It took off during COVID, when people were drawn to interiors that were comforting, but with room for individual self-expression, putting it right in tune with 2025.