The journal: Care
Guides to buying, placing and caring for BDSM furniture, and longer reads on the archetypes and dynamics behind it.
Furnishing a studio
Read the article →Cleaning between sessions, checks before each one, one finish across the room, discretion and layout: furnishing a professional studio.
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What you can and can't know about a used piece, hygiene, the checks to make if you go ahead, and when buying new makes more sense.
A steel frame doesn't have to be noisy. Where noise comes from, and how to keep a restraint bed quiet.
Any steel can rust when water reaches it. What the coat does, how to keep it whole, and what to do if it's chipped through to...
A check before each scene takes moments once you know what to look for, and both of you begin knowing the piece is as it should...
A frame settles where restraints attach. How the bed feels, and how easy it is to keep fresh, come down to the mattress and the protector.
Keep bleach and harsh chemicals off the finish. A frame can still be kept properly clean.
Sollten Sie sich für BDSM-Möbel aus Metall oder Holz entscheiden? Dieser Leitfaden vergleicht Festigkeit, Haltbarkeit und Design, damit Sie entscheiden können, was am besten zu Ihrem...
Pulverbeschichtete Oberflächen bieten Schutz und geringen Wartungsaufwand, während Rohstahl Schweißnähte und Handwerkskunst mit einem industriellen Look hervorhebt.
Regelmäßige Reinigung und Wartung halten BDSM-Möbel stabil und zuverlässig. Dieser Leitfaden behandelt einfache Pflegeschritte für Stahlrahmen, pulverbeschichtete Oberflächen und Beschläge.
Find your archetype, then read about it.
Three private quizzes: a readiness profile, and dominant and submissive archetype tests. Each result opens onto a long read in the journal.
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The Sanctum Domina journal is where we write about everything around the furniture: how to choose a BDSM bed, cross or cage, how to fix and place it, how to clean powder-coated steel, and how to plan a room that works for the people using it.
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Alongside the practical guides are longer reads on power exchange itself. The archetype series looks at five dominant styles, from the Architect to the Sensation Dominant, and six submissive ones, from service to the brat, and each piece links to the quizzes that point you towards it. The femdom guide covers rituals, rooms and the furniture that suits a female-led dynamic.
Everything here is written to be read carefully. We keep safety advice general and point you to experienced educators for anything hands-on, and every guide puts consent and conversation first. New articles go out to the mailing list, and the most useful ones are linked from the beds, crosses and cages pages.