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…
The Empty Space on Top of Your Wardrobe: Use It, Style It or Leave It
Picture it: I’m standing on a barstool that is one hundred percent not rated for standing on, holding a shoebox full of tangled Christmas lights, one foot already committed to…
Light Pink Walls Without the Nursery Look
My sister repainted her guest room in what the paint chip called “Blush Whisper” right before her father in law came to visit for two weeks, and by the time…
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,…
Cashmere Colored Wardrobes and the Colors That Sit Nicely Beside Them
I was standing in a stranger’s kitchen in Ardsley Park, half a wardrobe door hanging off the wall unit behind me, trying to explain to a paint rep on the…
Pillows for a Cream Sofa That Add Interest Without Adding Stress
I used to tell people to keep pillows on a cream sofa strictly neutral. Cream, white, maybe a very apologetic beige, nothing that could stain, nothing that could clash, nothing…
Gray Headboards and What Really Goes With Them
“What goes with a gray headboard” is doing something a little dishonest as a question, because it implies gray is one fixed input you’re solving around, like it’s a constant…
Gray Wardrobes: Which Walls and Colors Play Well With Them
I once had someone tell me, dead serious, in a lighting showroom of all places, that “gray furniture is what happens when a person gives up on having opinions.” Direct…
What Goes Beside, Inside and Under a TV Stand
I was standing in Target with a rug swatch in one hand and my phone in the other, texting a photo of my TV stand to the group chat with…
What Belongs on a Dressing Table, and What Should Go Elsewhere
“If it’s on the table, you use it every day. That’s the rule.” That’s what my cousin said, standing in my bedroom, looking at the little marble topped vanity I’d…