Where We Landed on a Rattan Outdoor Dining Set
Whoever leaves the cushions out when rain is forecast has still, to this day, never once apologized for it, and at this point we’ve stopped expecting them to. The forecast…
The Day We Finally Replaced the Memory Foam Pillow
The old pillow finally gave up sometime around the four year mark, though “gave up” is generous, it had actually been dead for at least a year and a half…
The Rattan Outdoor Sofa We Overthought
We spent about six weeks on this decision, which for a sofa is a genuinely unhinged amount of time, and now half of us think that research paid off while…
A Personalized Throw Pillow in Real Life: Love It or Leave It
There’s a personalized cushion on the sofa with a photo of a dog that died four years ago printed onto it, slightly faded now because it sits in a patch…
The Rattan Pendant Light That Survived the Kids and the Dog
Opinion on rattan pendants around here has done a full lap over the years. When we first started buying them the whole site was suspicious, mostly because everyone had a…
The Pillar Candle We Keep Buying for Friends
Someone on this team finally admitted, unprompted, that the scented three wick monstrosity they gifted two Christmases running was a mistake, and that the recipient had been quietly regifting it…
Is a Lockable Filing Cabinet Really Worth the Money?
Opinion on the lockable filing cabinet has done a full loop through this office over the years. There was a stretch, maybe two years ago, when nobody would have admitted…
The Low Bed Frame We Keep Moving Around the House
This bed frame has lived in four rooms of the same house, which tells you either that it is remarkably easy to move or that none of us can commit…
The Machine Washable Rug We Still Have and Still Like
Someone on the team finally admitted, unprompted, that they spent two years telling everyone the beige one was a mistake and it wasn’t, they just hadn’t washed it right. That’s…
The Ones Who Love the Manual Recliner Chair and the Ones Who Don’t
The manual recliner chair does not announce itself the way its electric cousin does. There is no whirring, no soft mechanical hum that makes guests ask “ooh, is that one…