Mismatched Nightstands: Charming or Chaotic?
My sister walked into my bedroom, stopped in the doorway, and said, “Did you run out of money halfway through buying furniture?” She was looking at the two nightstands flanking…
Gazebo Fire Pit Debate: Does a Roof Change Everything?
My friend Dana sent me a photo at eleven at night of her brand new ten by twelve gazebo with a fire pit table already glowing away underneath it, captioned…
A Whole Day Lying in Bed: What Your Body Says
I woke up on a Sunday in November, decided the rain outside was reason enough to stay exactly where I was, and made it to about 2pm before I noticed…
Wallpaper Lampshade: The Craft Project Idea
I set fire to a lampshade once. Not dramatically, no flames licking the ceiling, but enough scorching on a scrap of William Morris style wallpaper that the whole apartment smelled…
Tatami on a Western Bed Frame
I bought a tatami mat off a marketplace listing at eleven at night, half asleep, convinced it would function exactly like a very expensive mattress topper. It arrived four days…
Rug on Top of Carpet: Layers Done Right
I own six rugs sitting directly on top of wall to wall carpet right now, in an apartment where every single room already came carpeted before I moved a single…
Reclining Sofa Meets Coffee Table
My brother Danny stopped in the doorway of my living room in March, looked at the eighteen inches between my coffee table and my sofa, and said, “Priya, is this…
The Penny in the Vase: Old Trick or Old Wives Tale?
A friend of mine, Jonah, walked into my kitchen last week, took one look at the mason jar of grocery store tulips on the counter, and said, “Why is there…
Vinted Wardrobe Spotlight: Paying for Attention
My phone buzzed while I was mid scroll through my own Vinted closet, seeing what needed reshuffling before the weekend. My friend Marnie, who’d come round to drop off a…
Vases Without Flowers: What I Have Tried
I bought a bunch of ranunculus from the corner store on Clement Street for fourteen dollars, got them home, cut the stems at an angle like you’re supposed to, put…