A Topper on a Sofa Bed: The Cheap Comfort Fix
I bought my first sofa bed in 1979, the year my husband and I moved into the house I still live in now, and for a solid decade I operated…
A Futon on a Bed Frame: Will It Sit Right?
My mom walked into my apartment in October, took one look at the bed in the corner, and said, “Chloe. What is that.” Not even a question. Flat statement, the…
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…
Candles in the Bedroom: Cozy Habit or Bad Idea?
Fran was staying over for a conference at Brown, sleeping in my spare room, which in a hundred and thirty year old triple-decker means sleeping approximately four feet from whatever…
Bed Frame Quizzes and What They Get Wrong
My buddy Marcus texted me a link at eleven at night with the message “just take this thing it’ll be faster than asking you.” It was one of those “What…
Pillows Behind the Headboard: Solving the Odd Gap
Okay so real talk, I thought pillows behind a headboard was one of those things influencers do purely so the bed looks like it belongs in a boutique hotel lobby,…
Mattress Protectors and the Dryer: Mind the Waterproof Layer
Somebody asked me last week, over text, completely out of nowhere, “can you put a mattress protector in the dryer or does it melt.” That was the whole message. No…
Sofa Beds: Two Jobs Done Well or Badly?
I’m on my knees on the floor of what my mortgage paperwork optimistically calls a “second bedroom,” measuring the gap between the window and the closet door with a tape…
Throw Pillows in the Washer: What Actually Survives
I pull four throw pillows off my couch every single night, set them on the armchair like I’m clearing a job site before the crew shows up, and about twice…
A Firm Topper on a Soft Mattress: Fix or Fudge?
My sister stayed over three weekends ago, slept in my guest room on the topper I’d just put on my own bed for a night because the guest mattress was…