“The Black Dresser We Talked Ourselves Out Of
The whole argument started because two of us have owned black chests of drawers that could not be more different, and neither side will admit the other one wins. One…
Should You Buy a Black Coat Rack? The Team Is Split
Whoever hangs their coat on the black coat rack by the door has clearly never once considered that it also needs to hold three scarves, a dog lead, and somebody’s…
The Black Console Table We Keep Moving Around the House
The black console table has lived in the entryway, behind the sofa, in the hallway nobody uses, and briefly in a bedroom during a phase we don’t talk about. Four…
A Black Desk in Real Life: Love It or Leave It
Half of us think a black desk looks like you’ve got your life together. The other half think it looks like a mistake you’ll be dusting for the rest of…
Living With a Black Desk Lamp: The Honest Version
There is one person on this team who photographs every desk lamp switched off, in daylight, angled like it’s auditioning for a catalogue, and it is genuinely become a bit…
The Ones Who Love the Black Wall Clock and the Ones Who Don’t
Half of us think a black wall clock makes a room look like it knows what it’s doing. The other half think it makes a room look like a dentist’s…
The Black Wall Sconce We Keep Moving Around the House
This one has moved house more times than any of us, and none of those moves had anything to do with the sconce itself. It has lived above a headboard,…
The Black Dining Table Debate in Our Group Chat
Someone dropped a photo into the group chat of a black table with chunky pedestal legs and the words “this one, non negotiable” and honestly it has not settled since.…
Our Long Running Black Vanity Table Argument
One of us thinks a black vanity table is the single best piece of furniture a bedroom can own, and another has been quietly campaigning to have hers removed for…
The Black End Table We Keep Buying for Friends
We are, as a group, nearly unanimous that this thing is the correct answer whenever somebody’s moving in together, turning thirty, or getting divorced and furnishing a sad new flat…