The Cheap White Office Storage Unit Versus the Nicer One
There is a white storage unit that lived in the corner of the office for forty pounds and did nothing wrong for two years, and there is the one that…
The Cheap Velvet Sofa Bed Versus the Nicer One
The real disagreement about the velvet sofa bed has nothing to do with the velvet or the sofa or the bed. It is about whether guests are an event you…
The Cheap Round End Table Versus the Nicer One
Whoever keeps putting mugs directly on the round end table without a coaster in sight needs to be named and shamed, and yet somehow it’s never anyone’s fault when we…
The Cheap Electric Recliner Chair Versus the Nicer One
Opinion on this whole category has done a full loop through the office over the years. There was a stretch, back when the first cheap one arrived, where the entire…
Regular Bricks for a Fire Pit: The Budget Route
Every fire pit forum I’ve ever fallen down a rabbit hole on says the same thing with the confidence of someone who’s never actually tested it: regular bricks will crack,…
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…