The Humble Side Table and How It Won Me Over
I ruined a rug that belonged to my mother in law over a cup of Earl Grey and a wingback chair that sat exactly four feet from the nearest flat…
Patio Cushions Left Out: The Slow Rot Problem
I currently own twenty seven outdoor cushions. Twenty seven. I counted them properly last week, laid every single one out on my building’s shared roof deck like some kind of…
Electric Blanket Under the Topper or Over It?
I turned my electric blanket on for the forty first night in a row this week. I know it was forty one because I actually kept a tally on my…
Bed Bug Spray: Does the Can Live Up to the Label?
Bed bug spray sells itself as a small, controlled act of war. You see the thing, you reach under the sink, you point and spray, and something in your nervous…
Rotating a Mattress: The Easy Chore Worth Doing
I bought a two thousand two hundred dollar mattress in 2019, the kind of purchase that comes with a hundred night trial and a company that emails you like it’s…
Electric Blankets on a Tempur Bed: A Warm Debate
I keep a running tally in my head some winters, and last January it hit thirty one nights straight of turning my electric blanket on before I’d even gotten my…
Soft, Medium or Firm: How I Would Choose
I complain about my mattress, out loud, probably four nights out of seven. Not really to my husband, more in his general direction, since he’s usually asleep by the time…
Borrowing the Carpet Shampooer for the Mattress
Okay so the internet’s official stance on carpet shampooers and mattresses is basically “absolutely not, are you insane, you will summon mold from another dimension.” I’ve read the forum threads.…
A Carpet Cleaner and a Mattress: Tempting, but Wait
Every fall, right around the time the Rug Doctor rental machines start reappearing by the door at my hardware store, someone on my street posts in the neighborhood group asking…
Electric Blankets and Memory Foam: An Odd Pairing
Okay so I need to tell you about the winter I basically cooked my own mattress, because it’s relevant, and also because I still think about it more than is…