Cashmere Colored Wardrobes and the Colors That Sit Nicely Beside Them
I was standing in a stranger’s kitchen in Ardsley Park, half a wardrobe door hanging off the wall unit behind me, trying to explain to a paint rep on the…
Gray Headboards and What Really Goes With Them
“What goes with a gray headboard” is doing something a little dishonest as a question, because it implies gray is one fixed input you’re solving around, like it’s a constant…
Gray Beds and the Nightstands That Suit Them
I was standing in the cereal aisle at Star Market on a Tuesday night, genuinely deliberating between two brands of granola I already know taste identical, when my phone buzzed…
Above, Behind and Over: Dealing With the Wall Around a Headboard
“What to put above your headboard” and “what to put behind your headboard” get typed into Google as if they’re two different questions with two different answers. They’re not. They’re…
The Empty Space on Top of Your Wardrobe: Use It, Style It or Leave It
Picture it: I’m standing on a barstool that is one hundred percent not rated for standing on, holding a shoebox full of tangled Christmas lights, one foot already committed to…
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,…
Pillows for a Cream Sofa That Add Interest Without Adding Stress
I used to tell people to keep pillows on a cream sofa strictly neutral. Cream, white, maybe a very apologetic beige, nothing that could stain, nothing that could clash, nothing…
Gray Wardrobes: Which Walls and Colors Play Well With Them
I once had someone tell me, dead serious, in a lighting showroom of all places, that “gray furniture is what happens when a person gives up on having opinions.” Direct…
What Belongs on a Dressing Table, and What Should Go Elsewhere
“If it’s on the table, you use it every day. That’s the rule.” That’s what my cousin said, standing in my bedroom, looking at the little marble topped vanity I’d…
Pairing Things With Light Blue Walls: Bedding, Rugs, Curtains and Floors
“That’s a nursery color, Aisha, you’re painting your bedroom like a nursery.” That was the guy I was seeing for about four months last year, standing in my bedroom doorway…