Wardrobe Moths: What Actually Keeps Them Away
I own fourteen cedar blocks, six sachets of dried lavender that came from three different stores because I forgot I’d already bought some, two pheromone traps stuck to the inside…
Stopping Mold in a Wardrobe Before It Spreads
I was pulling my green wool coat off the rail on a Tuesday morning in October, already running late, and it smelled like the inside of a gym bag that…
Baskets Under a Console Table: What Goes Inside
I used to think baskets under a console table were basically furniture jewelry. You put them there, they look woven and warm and instantly your entryway photographs like it belongs…
The Wall and Ceiling Space Above a Wardrobe
I bought four wicker baskets and a fake trailing plant for the top of my first proper wardrobe, in my first proper apartment in Somerville, because a magazine told me…
Filling a Display Cabinet Without Cluttering It
I counted eleven times last Tuesday. Eleven times I walked past my own display cabinet and adjusted something by maybe half an inch, then walked past it again ten minutes…
Putting Together a Fire Pit Gift Basket
My sister walked into my kitchen back in November, saw the counter covered in birch bark bundles, a box of long fireplace matches, two flasks, and a wool blanket still…
Wardrobe Colors for a Room With Gray Carpet
I painted a wardrobe door swatch on a Sunday afternoon, propped it against the wall of my bedroom, decided it looked “elevated and moody” in the four minutes of northern…
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…
Bathroom Vanity Storage: What Goes Inside
I own fourteen individual storage containers inside a vanity that is, and I measured this specifically for this post, thirty inches wide. Fourteen. Two drawers and one cabinet door hiding…
Bookcase Ideas Beyond Books
I bought my first bookcase off a listing that used the word “investment” unironically, which should have been my first warning, and then spent an entire Saturday alphabetizing by author…