Wardrobe Moths: What Actually Keeps Them Away
I own fourteen cedar blocks, six sachets of dried lavender that came from three different stores because I forgot I’d already bought some, two pheromone traps stuck to the inside…
Stopping Mold in a Wardrobe Before It Spreads
I was pulling my green wool coat off the rail on a Tuesday morning in October, already running late, and it smelled like the inside of a gym bag that…
The Wall and Ceiling Space Above a Wardrobe
I bought four wicker baskets and a fake trailing plant for the top of my first proper wardrobe, in my first proper apartment in Somerville, because a magazine told me…
Beds With No Headboard: What to Put Behind Instead
I’ve slept in a bed with no headboard for going on six years now, ever since the actual headboard I owned, a sad particleboard thing from a big box store,…
Stopping a Headboard From Banging the Wall
I used to think the fix for a banging headboard was a folded up moving blanket, duct taped to the wall at exactly headboard height, because that’s what my buddy…
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…
Choosing a Wardrobe for Plain White Walls
I was standing in the middle of my own spare room with a pencil behind my ear and a roll of blue tape in my hand, marking out where things…
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…
What to Hang Above a Bed Frame
The space above a bed frame has a reputation for being the wall nobody actually plans, the one you deal with last, after the mattress and the frame and the…
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…