Living With a Round Dining Table: The Honest Version
Half of us think a round table is the single best decision you can make in a dining room, the other half think it’s a shape that only works if…
The Day We Finally Replaced the White Dining Chair
The delivery driver was the one who said it, not any of us. He carried the new chairs in two at a time, stacked them against his chest like he…
The Ones Who Love the White Dining Table and the Ones Who Don’t
This isn’t really a disagreement about a table. It’s a disagreement about how a person wants to live, and the white dining table just happens to be the thing that…
The Upholstered Dining Chair That Won Over the Skeptics
One of us thinks upholstered dining chairs are a mistake dressed up as a good idea, something you buy in a showroom under flattering lighting and regret the first time…
Where We Landed on a Velvet Dining Chair
The velvet dining chairs were bought for a dining room that, if we are honest with ourselves, gets used properly maybe six times a year. Christmas, one birthday, and whatever…
The Small Dining Set We’d Skip Next Time
Half of us think this table was a mistake within about six weeks of owning it, the other half still defend it like it’s a family member, and honestly both…
The Small Dining Table That Won Over the Skeptics
There was a two year argument in this office about whether a small dining table could ever survive an actual household, or whether it was just a nice idea for…
The Round Dining Set That Looks Better in Real Life
Every product photo of a round dining table gets staged with two place settings, a small vase, and absolutely no evidence that anyone has ever eaten a meal at it.…
The Day We Finally Replaced the Rattan Dining Chair
It was a guest who said it, not one of us, which is honestly the only reason anyone in the office listened. She sat down at the table, shifted twice,…
Where We Landed on a Rattan Outdoor Dining Set
Whoever leaves the cushions out when rain is forecast has still, to this day, never once apologized for it, and at this point we’ve stopped expecting them to. The forecast…