The White Crib That Looked Better Online
The white cot itself isn’t really the argument. The argument underneath it is about whether you’re the kind of person who wipes things down immediately or the kind of person…
The White Desk That Looked Simple and Wasn’t
Four of us have bought a white desk in the last two years, separately, without telling each other, which we found out about only when comparing delivery horror stories in…
The White Office Cabinet Nobody Warned Us About
The delivery driver who dropped ours off said, unprompted, “oh, another one of these,” and left before anyone could ask what he meant by it. We’ve thought about that sentence…
Bed Frame Colors That Stand Out Against White Walls
My sister walked into my bedroom in April, took one look at the new bed frame, and said, “Well. That’s certainly a choice.” Then she sat on the end of…
Bulb Warmth for White Walls
My mom walked into my living room in November, took one look at the lamp by the couch, and said, “why does it look like you’re running a dentist’s office…
Mirrors for a White Vanity
I own seven mirrors right now, in a condo with exactly one vanity, and I want to be honest that four of them are currently stacked against the wall of…
Vanity Top Colors for a White Vanity
I currently have four white vanities in this house, and five vanity tops sitting on top of them, because the powder room got done twice when I couldn’t leave well…
Choosing a Wardrobe for Plain White Walls
I was standing in the middle of my own spare room with a pencil behind my ear and a roll of blue tape in my hand, marking out where things…
White Wardrobes: What to Put Around Them So They Dont Look Flat
I was standing in the doorway of the spare room on a Tuesday afternoon with an armful of flat sheets I hadn’t folded properly in maybe four years, trying to…
Lampshade Colors for White Walls
My sister texted me a photo of her new living room at eleven at night, all caps in the message before I’d even opened the image: “IS WHITE ON WHITE…