Styling a Bathroom Around a Gray Vanity
I painted my first bathroom four times before I got it right, and I want to be honest about why, because it wasn’t bad luck, it was me refusing to…
Under an Outdoor Rug: Pads, Drainage and Deck Protection
I ruined a rug in one season and I want to be very clear about how avoidable that was, because the whole thing came down to a decision I made…
Nightstand Styling: What You Reach for in the Dark
I counted them last Sunday, out of something between curiosity and dread, standing at my own nightstand at eleven at night instead of doing literally anything else with my evening.…
Top of a Console Table: Fewer Objects, Better Result
My sister walked into my condo two Saturdays ago, took one look at my console table, and said, “Aisha, this looks like a garage sale that got promoted.” She wasn’t…
Filling the Gaps Beside a Living Room TV Stand
I was on the floor on a Sunday afternoon, untangling three HDMI cables and one very confused ethernet cord that had somehow wrapped itself around a lamp base, when it…
Kitchen Display Cabinet Ideas
I’m standing on a step stool at 9pm on a Tuesday, counting mugs. Not drinking out of one, counting them, out loud, like an actual inventory audit, because I have…
Fire Pit on Concrete: What Goes in the Bottom
My dad stood on my patio in Charlotte, coffee in hand, looked down at the fire pit I’d just assembled on the bare concrete, and said, “You’re gonna crack that…
Keeping Roses Fresh in a Vase
Fourteen. I counted them properly on a Sunday afternoon that I will not be getting back, standing in front of the cabinet under my kitchen sink pulling out vase after…
Black Bed Frame: What Goes With It
Dana stood in my bedroom doorway for a solid five seconds before she said anything, which for Dana is basically a monologue. Then: “Okay, but why does it feel like…
Wardrobe Colors for a Room With Gray Carpet
I painted a wardrobe door swatch on a Sunday afternoon, propped it against the wall of my bedroom, decided it looked “elevated and moody” in the four minutes of northern…