The Velvet Throw Pillow That Earned Its Place at Home
There was a period, roughly two winters long, when this whole site was quietly anti velvet cushion. Too much like something a hotel lobby would have. Too shiny. Someone described…
Is a Velvet Pillow Cover Really Worth the Money?
The velvet pillow cover fight in this house was never really about velvet. It was about whether you’re the kind of person who eats crackers on the sofa or the…
The Tassel Throw Pillow We Almost Sent Back
It came in the box already looking suspicious. Tassels everywhere, four fat corner ones and a fringe running the whole seam, the kind of pillow that photographs like it’s trying…
A Personalized Throw Pillow in Real Life: Love It or Leave It
There’s a personalized cushion on the sofa with a photo of a dog that died four years ago printed onto it, slightly faded now because it sits in a patch…
The Day We Finally Replaced the Memory Foam Pillow
The old pillow finally gave up sometime around the four year mark, though “gave up” is generous, it had actually been dead for at least a year and a half…
The Day We Finally Replaced the Linen Pillow Cover
The old linen cover finally went in the bin after nearly four years, and almost everyone in the office agrees this was overdue, except one person who genuinely mourned it,…
The Geometric Throw Pillow We Still Have and Still Like
One of us thinks the geometric cushion is the only thing that stops a beige sofa looking like a waiting room. Another thinks it’s the interiors equivalent of a shoulder…
The Day We Finally Replaced the Cotton Blanket
The old cotton blanket finally got binned after someone staying over asked, very politely, if we had “a spare one that wasn’t see through.” That was the whole review, really,…
Thinking About a Cotton Throw? Read This First
Whoever is on sofa duty at the end of the night is expected to fold the throw. Nobody assigned this. It just became true, the way a lot of things…
Outdoor Cushions Living Outdoors: Is the Label Telling the Truth?
Outdoor cushions have a reputation, and it’s not a good one. Everyone I know treats the word “outdoor” on a cushion tag the way you’d treat a stranger’s promise to…