Thinking About a Tall Vase? Read This First
There was a stretch of about two years where this whole team was firmly anti tall vase. It came up in three separate house discussions and lost every time, mostly…
The Terracotta Vase We Wish We Had Measured For
There was a period, roughly two years ago now, when this whole site was a bit sniffy about terracotta vases. Too rustic, too Pinterest, too many of them turning up…
“We Bought a Ribbed Vase
Someone brought the ribbed vase into the office wrapped in three layers of tissue paper like it was a christening gift, set it on the big table without a word,…
The Ceramic Vase Nobody Talks About Enough
Someone on the team admitted last week, completely unprompted, that they spent four years buying vases for the flowers they thought they’d have rather than the flowers they actually bring…
What Owning a Black Vase Is Really Like
Someone brought a black vase into the office to settle a debate about whether the matte finish shows dust more than gloss, and it caused a proper argument that ran…
Ceramic Vases and Hairline Cracks
I was standing at the sideboard on a Sunday evening, the one that belonged to my grandmother and has survived two moves, a flood in 2019, and one memorable Thanksgiving…
Water in a Clay Vase: Sweat Marks and Surprises
I was doing the most boring possible Sunday chore, wiping down the shelf above my radiator with a Clorox wipe because dust in this apartment is genuinely a personality trait…
The Penny in the Vase: Old Trick or Old Wives Tale?
A friend of mine, Jonah, walked into my kitchen last week, took one look at the mason jar of grocery store tulips on the counter, and said, “Why is there…
Real Flowers in a Ceramic Vase: The Glaze Question
The internet’s whole vibe on ceramic vases is that they’re basically foolproof. You buy a vase, you fill it with water, you jam some tulips in, done, this is the…
Vases Without Flowers: What I Have Tried
I bought a bunch of ranunculus from the corner store on Clement Street for fourteen dollars, got them home, cut the stems at an angle like you’re supposed to, put…