Alice Lane Interior Design crafts a more modern take on the dark academia aesthetic in a library for Rachel Parcell. Photo: Lindsay Salazar. Courtesy of Alice Lane Interior Design.

Key design elements of the Dark Academia style include vintage furnishings, rich fabrics, dark, moody paint colors, prominent bookcases and a diverse range of artworks, Oswald said.

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The latest aesthetic of the moment is known as "Dark Academia." This trend draws on the ambiances of horror films and dusty libraries, as well as preppy and gothic styles.

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Against a dark wall, the colors of the furniture and art pop and can command more attention than they might in a bright room. “I want my house to feel kind of like a museum,” Ms. Peterson said.