What Goes in a Bowl on a Coffee Table
Renata walked into my apartment two weekends ago, stopped dead in front of the coffee table, and said, “Chloe. Is that a bowl of rocks.” Not a question really. More…
What to Put on a Coffee Table: Height, Texture and Restraint
Coffee tables have a reputation problem, and it’s the same one that ruins pantries and closets and every other surface that gets photographed for design blogs: they’re supposed to look…
Charcoal Sofa Pillows and Coffee Tables That Work
I bought my first charcoal sofa in 2011 convinced I was buying black, and I want you to sit with that for a second before you judge me too hard,…
Chocolate Brown Sofa: Pillows and Coffee Tables That Suit It
My sister walked into my living room in January, still wearing her coat because the house was doing its usual impression of a meat locker, took one look at the…
Coffee Tables That Work With a Chesterfield Sofa
I bought my chesterfield off a guy in Ballantyne who was getting divorced and needed it gone by Saturday, and every single piece I read afterward about styling one said…
Picking a Coffee Table for an L Shaped Couch
Okay so my roommate Dana walked into the living room, looked at the coffee table I’d just wrestled through the door, and just went “why is it shaped like that.”…
Light Gray Sofa Pillows and Coffee Tables That Balance a Pale Base
You know that thirty seconds where you’re standing in the checkout line at the thrift store, holding two throw pillows, and the guy behind you is doing that thing where…
Why a Tray Makes a Coffee Table Look Finished
“Just get a nice tray, it’ll pull the whole table together.” That’s what the woman two desks over told me when I mentioned my coffee table looked like a table…
Dark Brown Leather Couch: Coffee Tables, Pillows and Armchairs That Work
You’re standing in the delivery guy’s way while he waits for you to sign off on this dark brown leather couch that just got carried up three flights of stairs,…
Coffee Table Trial and Error: What Stayed and What Got Moved
What do you actually think a coffee table is for? Because I spent about three years furnishing mine like the answer was “displaying a single orchid and a stack of…