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…
Matching Pillows to a Gray Sofa Without Playing It Safe
The received wisdom on gray sofa pillows is that you play it safe: white, ivory, maybe a “brave” charcoal if you’re feeling reckless, and you call the room finished. I…
Mocha Sofa Pillows: Warm Neutrals That Play Well Together
I counted them once, on a Sunday afternoon when I should have been reconciling my own budget spreadsheet instead of my throw pillow inventory. Fourteen. Fourteen pillows, rotating through one…
Perking Up a Plain Gray Couch With Pillows
I ran the numbers on this once, out of genuine curiosity rather than any need to justify it to anyone, and worked out that I reach for a throw pillow…
Best Pillow Colors to Pair With a Gray Sofa
My sister walked into my condo in December, looked at the gray sofa with its brand new blush pink pillows on it, picked one up, turned it over like she…
Where Bathroom Lighting Color Goes Wrong
I was standing at the bathroom sink at 7:12 on a Tuesday, one eye done, one eye looking distinctly unwell, and I remember thinking, quite calmly, that I looked like…
Getting Tulips to Stand Up Straight in a Vase
I used to think tulips were the high maintenance ex of the flower world. Gorgeous for about four days, then an absolute mess, stems bent over the side of the…
Bedding Ideas for a Light Gray Headboard
Light gray headboards have a reputation for being the furniture equivalent of a beige rental wall, the safe choice you make when you’ve run out of decision making energy and…
Coffee Tables That Work With a Chesterfield Sofa
I bought my chesterfield off a guy in Ballantyne who was getting divorced and needed it gone by Saturday, and every single piece I read afterward about styling one said…
Setting Up a Living Room Around a Cream Sofa
My colleague from two desks over came into a meeting last month holding a red Solo cup full of coffee, the kind you’d bring to a tailgate, not a Tuesday…