# Turn vague decor advice into an inch rule

A home and real estate format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/home-and-real-estate/turn-vague-decor-advice-into-an-inch-rule

Replace fuzzy aesthetic advice with a strict number (inches or fractions) for a common task. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 30x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head, Video.

## Why it works

An exact figure is something people save, and it settles the "how high / how far apart" question. Showing the wrong version first makes the right one land.

## How to make it

1. Name the common task (gallery wall, art over sofa, seat height)
2. Show the wrong version, via a roast or an awkward pose
3. Give the exact measurement

## Hook formula

Your [project] is a mess, here's the [X]-inch rule.

## Examples

- @cooper.osinski (11K followers, TikTok talking head): 130x their usual views. Hook: “YOUR GALLERY WALL IS A MESS.” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@cooper.osinski/video/7699134314700754190)
- @olena_prykhodko_design (318K followers, Instagram video): 30x their usual views. Hook: “30 in” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/De13lWJM_ao/)
- @courtneyungarodesign (122K followers, TikTok talking head): 5.9x their usual views. Hook: “Art Over Sofa” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneyungarodesign/video/7693907552035179796)

More home and real estate formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/home-and-real-estate.md

## Get the full library

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Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Home and real estate")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Home and real estate")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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