The Velvet Bar Stool Nobody Talks About Enough
There is a running joke in the group chat that one of us cannot walk past a velvet bar stool without touching it, palm flat, like checking a horse’s flank,…
The Walnut Console Table We Keep Talking About
The walnut console table comes up in the office at least once a month, usually when somebody’s mid renovation and asking what to put behind the sofa that isn’t just…
The Velvet Curtains We Didn’t Expect to Love
If you go back through what this site has said about velvet curtains over the years, there’s a real shift buried in there. Early on the tone was mostly suspicious,…
The Velvet Throw Pillow That Earned Its Place at Home
There was a period, roughly two winters long, when this whole site was quietly anti velvet cushion. Too much like something a hotel lobby would have. Too shiny. Someone described…
The Tiered Plant Stand We Live With Every Single Day
Nearly everyone here thinks the tiered plant stand is the single best thing we’ve done for our windowsills in years. One person disagrees, and she disagrees loudly, and we’re going…
The Ones Who Love the Toddler Bed and the Ones Who Don’t
There’s a fight that resurfaces every few months about whether the toddler bed in this house is a bed or a very expensive floor decoration, and nobody has won it…
Where We Landed on a Velvet Dining Chair
The velvet dining chairs were bought for a dining room that, if we are honest with ourselves, gets used properly maybe six times a year. Christmas, one birthday, and whatever…
Should You Buy a 13.5 Tog Comforter? The Team Is Split
The 13.5 tog argument had been going on so long in this office that nobody could actually remember who started it. One side wanted it as the only duvet in…
The Touch Bedside Lamp We’d Skip Next Time
Somebody, and we’re not naming names, has been slapping this lamp with the flat of their whole hand at midnight like it owes them money, and then complaining when it…
Do You Actually Need a Touch Desk Lamp?
The real fight in this office isn’t about the lamp. It’s about what kind of person taps a metal base at eleven at night instead of just reaching for a…