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…
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…
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…
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 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…
The Black C Table That Won Over the Skeptics
Half of us think a black C table is the smartest small object in the room, the other half think it’s a tray on legs pretending to be furniture, and…
Is a Black Bookcase Overrated? We Argued About It
The argument that finally cracked this one open wasn’t about the bookcase at all. It was about what kind of person owns things. Half the group treats a bookcase as…
The Black Outdoor Storage Box That Survived the Kids and the Dog
Half of us think a black storage box in the garden is a design decision. The other half think it’s just the bin you’re too embarrassed to leave the football…
The Black Floor Lamp That Earned Its Place at Home
There was a proper argument the day someone turned up with a black floor lamp for the corner that had been empty, and therefore fine, for about two years. The…
Is a Black Floating Shelf Really Worth the Money?
One of us thinks a black floating shelf is the single cheapest way to make a wall look like it was designed on purpose. Another thinks we have collectively lost…