Lampshade Colors for Gray Walls
I count my lampshades. Not on purpose, it just happens, usually around eleven at night when I’m too tired to unpack another box but not tired enough to stop looking…
Oatmeal Sofa Pillows: Layering Texture on a Quiet Base
Sunday afternoon, I’m on the living room floor with a seam ripper, taking the zipper out of a pillow cover that died on me after eight months, because the insert…
Nightstands for a Black Bed That Dont Just Vanish
I was on my knees in the bedroom on a Sunday night, phone flashlight in my teeth, trying to figure out why I could not find my glasses on the…
Reading Light: The Color That Actually Helps You Read
Everyone treats reading light like it’s a decor afterthought. Pick a lamp that looks nice on the nightstand, screw in whatever bulb came in the multipack from the hardware store,…
Lampshade Colors That Go With Brass
Brass has a reputation for being fussy. Ask around and people will tell you it only works with white shades, maybe black if you’re feeling brave, and that anything else…
Wooden Beds and Nightstands: Match the Wood or Mix It Up?
I bought a bed and nightstand set once. An actual set, matching pieces, same finish, same everything, because I’d read somewhere that matching furniture was the “grown up” way to…
Living With a White Sofa: What to Put Around It
“You’ll ruin it in a month,” she said, standing in my doorway with her shoes still on, which, fine, different battle. She meant the sofa. Cream boucle thing I’d just…
Light Gray Sofa Pillows and Coffee Tables That Balance a Pale Base
You know that thirty seconds where you’re standing in the checkout line at the thrift store, holding two throw pillows, and the guy behind you is doing that thing where…
What to Keep in a Nightstand Drawer
I used to think a nightstand drawer was basically a filing cabinet for my whole personality. Old receipts, three different lip balms all dried to nothing, a phone charger that…
Dark Brown Leather Couch: Coffee Tables, Pillows and Armchairs That Work
You’re standing in the delivery guy’s way while he waits for you to sign off on this dark brown leather couch that just got carried up three flights of stairs,…