“It’s beautifully described in the script, so when you read that sort of description as a designer, you’re like bring it, come on, let’s get this,” Davies told Architectural Digest. To achieve the effect, the production designer printed Robbie’s skin scan onto a “stretchy fabric”, then added padding and a sheer skin-toned latex over the top. “Before you know it, it is this perfect representation of visuals,” she continues, before going on to explain how the skin room fits into the overall aesthetic of “Wuthering Heights”. “All the senses are gonna get wound up in this film, and this skin room definitely does that.”

Speaking to Homes & Gardens, interior designer Nina Lichtenstein gave her professional opinion on how the “skin room” helps to intensify the film’s themes of visceral desire. “[The walls] create an atmosphere that feels lived-in, intimate, and psychologically charged,” she explained. “The soft pinks, creams, and worn neutrals aren’t sweet or romanticised. They feel tense. Enclosed. Almost breath-holding.”

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Sound tempting? Well, thanks to Airbnb, three couples have the opportunity to spend a night in a recreation of the “skin room”. At Holdsworth House, on the outskirts of Halifax, a suite has been renovated with Robbie’s skin wallpaper, complete with all the trimmings (read: literal mole hairs). Nothing says romance like a fleshy carpet…

Is the skin room in the book?

Believe it or not, Emily Brontë’s gothic novel did not feature a room made entirely from skin. Wuthering Heights already shocked readers when it was first published in 1847 – a literal “skin room” may have pushed things a little too far. Emerald Fennell has been very clear to state that this is her interpretation of the novel, not a faithful adaptation, so expect to see many more creative tweaks when you sit down with your popcorn to watch this weekend.

That said, there is a theory floating around the Internet that the skin room actually connects to a small historical detail in Brontë’s original story. In a passage about Cathy’s bedroom, the author describes what appears to be a “box-bed”, a period-specific design feature that’s essentially a wooden cupboard just big enough to contain a bed. What’s that got to do with those veiny walls? Well, TikTok account Designing Spaces suggests that, at the time, these spaces were sometimes nicknamed “skin rooms”. It’s hard to corroborate this speculation – “skin room” doesn’t appear to be a commonly known nickname for box-beds – but if it is true, that’s some next-level scriptwriting and set design by Fennell and Davies.