Nightstands for a Metal Bed Frame
My dad walked into my bedroom last spring, looked at the new bed frame I’d just leveled out, then looked at the nightstand I’d shoved next to it, and said…
End Tables for a Dark Gray Couch
I did a rough count of drink rings on the current end tables in this living room last month, purely out of curiosity, and got to fourteen across three tables…
Rugs for Mid Century Modern Rooms
Ask anyone who’s furnished a mid century room and they’ll tell you the rug barely matters. The sofa’s the hero, the walnut credenza’s the hero, the pendant light gets photographed…
Flooring Colors for Light Gray Walls
I’ve got thirty eight flooring samples sitting in a milk crate in the back of my truck right now. Not swatches, actual samples, the six inch chunks of engineered oak…
Going Without a Headboard: Protecting the Wall and Finishing the Look
I told a colleague, the woman two desks over who has strong opinions about everything from her lunch order to my monitor arm setup, that I was skipping a headboard…
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…
What Goes in a Clear Glass Vase
I have three clear glass vases in steady rotation and one of them has not been properly empty since the end of September. That is close to two months, which…
Outdoor Light Color: What Suits a Yard or Patio
My sister Maddie walked onto my patio last June, looked straight up at the string of bulbs I’d just spent forty five minutes untangling and clipping to the fence, and…
Styling a Vase of Roses So It Doesnt Look Like a Store Bouquet
I own fourteen vases. Fourteen. I counted them properly last month while looking for a specific ironstone jug that had gone missing into the depths of my kitchen cabinet, and…
Reading Light at Night: Getting the Warmth Right
My mom walked into my bedroom last November, took one look at the lamp on my nightstand, and said, “Why does your room look like a hospital corridor at 2am?”…