Living With a Floral Rug: The Honest Version
Half of us think a floral rug makes a room look like someone lives there on purpose. The other half think it makes a room look like a granny sold…
What Owning an Artificial Plant Is Really Like
The fake fiddle leaf fig was bought to fill the dead corner by the stairs, the one nothing else would grow in because nothing else gets any light there, and…
A Fabric Sofa Six Months In
Someone on the team owned up to it first, unprompted, which never happens: the pale grey was a mistake, and everyone knew it within about three weeks but nobody wanted…
The Double Door Wardrobe We Wish We Had Measured For
We keep coming back to the same two wardrobes when this argument starts up again, which it does, roughly every time someone moves house. There was the one in the…
“The Fabric Recliner Chair We Regret
There is a fabric recliner in the corner of the shared living room that has caused more low grade tension than the thermostat, and that is saying something in this…
The Fabric Office Chair Our Guests Always Comment On
Nobody in this office visits without saying something about the chair, which we didn’t ask for and honestly can’t explain anymore, we’ve stopped bracing for it. One of us thinks…
The Fabric Bed Frame We’d Happily Buy Twice
Someone on the team finally admitted, unprompted, that the first fabric bed frame we bought was chosen entirely because it looked good in a photo taken from a flattering angle,…
The Grommet Curtains That Won Over the Skeptics
A guest at one of our gatherings, standing in front of the window with a wine glass, said “oh, I didn’t know anyone still did the metal ring thing” in…
The Ones Who Love the Extendable Kitchen Table and the Ones Who Don’t
Someone on this team admitted last week, completely unprompted, that they spent two years telling anyone who’d listen that extendable tables were a scam for people who couldn’t commit to…
The Extendable Dining Table Nobody Talks About Enough
Nobody on this team actually argues about the table itself. What we argue about is what kind of person needs twelve seats twice a year and keeps the leaves in…