Rafael Ortega
Writes the design guides: styling how-tos, room-by-room ideas, and tips for exteriors and gardens.
Rafael Ortega is the byline for our design guides, from choosing a style for your living room to refreshing a house front or planning a garden.
Guides under this byline explain the steps in plain language and, where it helps, show how to try an idea on a photo of your own space with MyRoom Design. When a feature changes, the guide gets updated.
Writes: Design guides
Rafael Ortega is a pen name used by the MyRoom Design editorial team at Onka, not an individual person. Every page under this byline follows our editorial policy. Read our editorial policy →
Latest from Rafael Ortega
How to Rearrange Your Room
To rearrange your room, decide how you use it, clear and measure the floor, pick a focal point, place the biggest piece first, keep walkways clear, balance the weight and test the layout before you move anything heavy.
How to Redesign Your Room
To redesign your room, set a goal and budget, declutter, map the layout, pick one style, test it on a photo of your room, then update paint, furniture, lighting and decor in that order.
AI Room Decorator
An AI room decorator restyles your living space from a single photo, testing fresh palettes and furniture layouts. You can preview dozens of interior aesthetics before buying new decor or paint.
Christmas Bedroom Decor Ideas
Layering rich textiles, fragrant cedar garlands, and soft amber lighting helps you create cozy christmas bedroom decor that feels restful rather than cluttered. Thoughtful additions like textured waffle duvets and subtle evergreen accents bring seasonal warmth into your primary retreat.
Living Room Colors with Grey Couch
The best living room colors with grey couch seating combine warm creams, earthy terracotta, or soft sage green to balance the cool undertones of slate and heather fabric. Pairing these tones with textured wood accents and layered textiles creates a balanced, inviting space that feels intentional rather than cold.