It’s easy to fall for the new naturals; you touch them and they touch you back. Bring this fresh country look to your home.

Designer and photo stylist David Benrud knows his stuff. And the stuff he’s loving in his home can be classified as calm and classic naturals. Unlike the dark, shaggy, heavily patterned 1970s, the new expression of this look is gleaming raw woods, feel-good fabrics in wools and cottons, spare but organic accessories, and lots of light. “Plentiful natural light connects you to nature and creates inner calm,” says Benrud. “I can live without a sofa, but I can’t live without light.”