I desire examples of this aesthetic.
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I’m picturing a lot of books. But I, too, would love examples!
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Yes, lots of books! Other elements of this style that I have decided is a thing:
- Lots of dark, natural wood, including hardwood floors
- Gads of bright natural light, with windows that show beautiful views (trees, hills, the ocean, etc)
- Persian + Islamic rugs (what we used to call oriental rugs) that don’t match each other
- Textured wallpaper
- Interesting artifacts from around the world
- Chairs and couches are overstuffed and very comfortable
- Mostly neutral tones with some mellow greens and reds mixed in
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I don’t live anywhere near Berkeley but I do live in a university area and the expensive houses the professors and doctors live in look exactly like this. Like, get some blinds people, some of us don’t want to see your beautiful historically restored dining room. There is a very specific palette of greens that are in vogue hahaha 
(does this sound envious? It’s because I am)
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Ooh, I’ve been watching this show Home Town, and they renovate a lot of Craftsman style houses like this. Scads of old wood floors and wall details, interesting wallpapers, many shades of greens and earth tones.
I’m very jealous, and want to paint my cabinets a moss color now.
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If you’re looking for inspiration online, look up boho styles.
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My sister moved back home for the pandemic and painted her room super dark green. I was very skeptical but it looks great!
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I like this style
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Um yes please.
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This sounds like an aesthetic/style called “dark academia”.
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I have used Havenly twice. Had a great experience the first time and love the resulting room (guest room, then quarantine office, now nursery). It probably helped that I made an extensive Pinterest board and also spent a lot of time finding a designer’s profile whose work I liked. The second time (with the same designer) was only so-so — I think I wasn’t super decisive on what functions I wanted for the space and was unwilling to shell out for all the furnishings recommended. If you’re hesitant about the cost, West Elm also has a free design consult service. They assume you’ll buy all their stuff but there’s no obligation.
But I’ve also gotten good results by collecting tons and tons of photos, studying the similarities, and then going slow while bringing it to life at home.
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Can “clean lines, modern, lots of white” inform your furniture decisions and then the berkeley prof vibe inform the layering and accessorizing of the space? Or work on how different rooms will have different proportions of those two styles so both of you feel like you have your perspectives included and have spaces that feel more “you”, while still maintaining a cohesive feel.
Updating to get away from that very 2000s look can often be as easy as paint and window treatments. Rip out swags and valances and go for high installed long lush curtains. Vertical or mini blinds can be replaced with the 2 inch horizontal wood look one or cordless roman shades. Even floors can be made easier by the layering of rugs (I’m a big fan of Savafieh for the type of rug you mentioned and they are very affordably priced.)
Layout will really depend on the space and your needs/ lifestyle. I’m happy to take a look and we can talk through the space if you want. Honestly your style sounds a bit like what I’ve got going in the main floor of my house, although we went for the more bright side of eccentric berkeley professor, we get too much light from our windows to pull off the moody tones I lust over.
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Lots of good food for thought here: thank you!! Excited to dig in more.
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Happy to help. I’m pretty happy with how my house is now and so have limited opportunities to do this sort of thought experiment. Very fun for me so I appreciate the bat signal 
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A friend of mine is in need of full-finger, lightweight gloves to protect her hands from sun exposure due to medical shenanigans. A lot of what I’ve seen so far looks really sporty. I feel like there are probably cute Korean or Japanese fashion versions out there, or at least options that look more like clothes than gymwear! Anyone have ideas?
pinging @Meowkins maybe since I think you know things about skincare stuff
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I hope someone has better ideas, but etsy had some nice ones, including thin leather…some were fingerless but you could probably request custom, and this company popped up in a search https://www.coolibar.com/accessories/gloves-sleeves.html?msclkid=d703b30b5aba1789707ad3797d1156d8&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BA-US-Accessories-AllDev&utm_term=%2Bsun%20%2Bgloves&utm_content=Sleeves%2FGloves
I like the aqua and pink, maybe good for the more extreme days too
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Sorry to disappoint, not sure where to start for cute gloves. I know that @anomalily often shops asian fashion, maybe she knows?
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Generally, size up when dealing with asian clothing including gloves!
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One other thought, search “modest” and “hijab”+ “mesh gloves”. You can find absolutely beautiful patterns on lightweight gloves for conservative hijab, mostly in hot countries. The downside is that they may not be designed for sun protection like korean and chinese gloves will be.
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Thank you! This really helps.
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