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The Dictionary of Interiors.
A Correction.
A satirical dictionary of interior design. Fifty-three words that sell us the idea of the perfect home, each with its own red correction.
So·faux·real/ˌsəʊ.fəʊˈrɪəl/n.Rhymes with surreal. The X is silent, like the agent on the damp.
Why it exists · in three corrections
Estate agents Us.
Satire about property usually aims at bad listings and the people who write them. This book turns the pen on the rest of us: the curated home, the perfect feed, the interiors magazine, the room that looks wonderful in a photograph and is cold, awkward and expensive to live in. The language of estate agents has become the way we describe our own homes. The book corrects it.
Pretty pictures A red pen.
First you see the correction. Then you read what it means. A pristine page, a word set in a fine serif — Timeless, Effortless, Curated — and across it, in red, in the Editor’s hand, the correction: Expensive. Four hours and a stylist. Bought. The red line becomes part of the image, not just of the word.
Coffee-table book The contradiction.
It meets every specification of the objects it mocks: sewn, with a red spine and red edges, printed on 150 g cream Munken Print paper, with a red ribbon for the page you disagree with. The hundred numbered copies come sealed in cellophane, for your protection. It is meant for exactly the coffee table it is laughing at.
A beautiful object that disapproves of beautiful objects.
Who are you?
A bookshop, or a store
The next edition is looking for its shelves.
- The trade edition, for bookshops, and design, concept, museum and gift stores, is in preparation. For availability and trade terms, contact the publisher directly.
- The hundred numbered copies are not for the trade. They are sold only on this site, gift-wrapped by the Editor, complimentary.
A publisher
Take the book further.
- Open to discussion: trade edition, translation and co-edition rights.
- Proposal and the full sample, on request.
Press
Write about it.
- Images below, free for editorial use.
- Review copies when printed, early 2027.
- Interviews in writing. The Editor does not give his name.
At a glance
- Title
- The Dictionary of Interiors. A Correction.
- By
- SoFAUXREAL. (the Editor)
- Format
- Hardback, 120 × 180 mm
- Extent
- TBC
- Inside
- 53 entries, 12 plates, 4 lots catalogued as at auction, 6 essays at greater length, a field guide, a house viewing, invented letters to the Editor, a short test
- Binding
- Sewn. Red spine, red edges, red headband, red endpapers
- Bookmark
- A red fabric ribbon. For the page you disagree with.
- Paper
- Munken Print Cream
- Printing
- Four-colour, on cream paper
- Numbered edition
- 100 copies, numbered by hand, sold only on book.sofauxreal.com. Nº 01 is the Editor’s own. Gift-wrapped by the Editor, complimentary.
- Trade edition
- For bookshops and concept stores. In preparation. Availability and trade terms from the publisher.
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- To be announced before release
- Release
- Early 2027
- Price
- €40roughly the price of a nice candle you didn’t need.
- Rights
- Open to discussion: trade edition, translation and co-edition rights
- Contact
- notes@sofauxreal.com
Both open with the code in the Editor’s letter.
Inside
Four spreads. The rest is in the book.
Downloads
Free to use for reviews and editorial features. Please credit © SoFAUXREAL.
Not only English
Every language has its own “stunning”.
The words change. The lie stays the same. A translation is not a translation: each edition finds its own words.
No translations exist yet. The lines below are the Editor’s own; the rights are open to discussion.
Ευήλιο χωρίς κουρτίνες.
Διαμπερές κάνει ρεύμα.
Ανακαινισμένο μόλις το βάψαμε.
Charmant petit.
Atypique bizarre.
Lumineux pas de rideaux.
Caratteristico umido.
Raccolto piccolo.
Da personalizzare da rifare.
Acogedor pequeño.
Para entrar a vivir pintado.
Con encanto sin ascensor.
Gemütlich klein.
Lichtdurchflutet keine Vorhänge.
Altbau-Charme Zugluft.
About SoFAUXREAL
An independent editorial platform examining art and interiors, and the language that sells them.
SoFAUXREAL examines the language of art and interiors: the words that sell the perfect home and the perfect piece, the absurdities around them, and the carefully staged realities behind them. It began as an archive of corrected captions and is now an editorial platform with three products. The Dictionary of Interiors. A Correction. is its first major publication.
- The Dictionary
- The printed, literary, collectible expression. One hundred numbered copies, then a trade edition.
- The Word, A–Z
- The public, practical glossary: what the estate agent meant, one hundred terms with the Editor’s correction and the question to ask before the viewing. Free, in six languages.
- The Editor app
- A bespoke editorial instrument, with a voice of its own. Show the Editor a photograph of an interior or a line of property copy. He strikes the claim and writes the correction in red. Not another AI with opinions. For a recognisable piece, an optional VERIFY asks him to look for sources. Every result can be saved as a Story or Post card. Free beta, six languages, no account. At editor.sofauxreal.com.
Try it with a listing from your city →
The Cosy Index: every month, the words the Corrector struck most often, language by language. Free to quote.
The small print
Images
The covers, spreads and logo on this page may be used for editorial coverage of the book: reviews, features, listings and interviews. Please credit © SoFAUXREAL. You may crop and resize them. Please do not alter them otherwise, use them in advertising, or use them to train AI models. For anything else, write first.
The book shown
The covers and photographs shown are mock-ups of the finished edition, made before printing. Colour, paper, band and number may vary slightly in print. The spreads show the final text.
What the book is
The Dictionary of Interiors is a satire of the language used to sell the perfect home: in property listings, interiors magazines, captions and conversation. It does not name or depict any real property, agent or person.
Reservations and rights
Reserving a lot is not a purchase. Nothing is paid, and nothing is binding, until the Editor confirms in writing. Rights and trade terms are agreed separately, in writing.
Ownership
Text and illustrations © SoFAUXREAL. All rights reserved. SoFAUXREAL.™ is a trademark of SoFAUXREAL. How your details are handled: Privacy.
Write to the Editor
Or use the letters page. Every letter is read. Most are answered.