Artificial Grass and Fire Pits: A Meltdown Waiting?
Okay so I currently own four fire pits. FOUR. One of those little tabletop propane ones that looks like a marshmallow toaster, one cheap steel bowl thing from a big…
Indoor Fire Pits: Love the Idea, Not the Reality
I have typed “can you have a fire pit indoors” into a search bar four separate times over the past two years, always in November, always on the first night…
City Backyard, Fire Pit: Squeezing One In
My mom stood in my backyard with a tape measure hanging out of her coat pocket, looked at the eight feet between my back door and the fence, then looked…
Two Coffee Tables, One Room
I own five coffee tables. Not in one room, to be clear, I’m not running a furniture showroom out of a one bedroom in Somerville, but five, spread across a…
Outdoor String Lights in the Living Room
My mom walked into my living room in February, took one look at the ceiling, and said, “Are those the lights from the porch?” Not a question, really. More like…
Storage Beds and Mattress Fit
Okay so it’s a Sunday, I’m doing the most boring task known to man, which is stripping my sheets because I spilled coffee on them at 8am like an absolute…
A Whole Day Lying in Bed: What Your Body Says
I woke up on a Sunday in November, decided the rain outside was reason enough to stay exactly where I was, and made it to about 2pm before I noticed…
Lava Rock in a Fire Pit
Lava rock has a reputation problem, and it is entirely the fault of every 1970s gas grill photograph ever taken. Say the words “lava rock” to most people and they…
Wallpaper Lampshade: The Craft Project Idea
I set fire to a lampshade once. Not dramatically, no flames licking the ceiling, but enough scorching on a scrap of William Morris style wallpaper that the whole apartment smelled…
Regular Bricks for a Fire Pit: The Budget Route
Every fire pit forum I’ve ever fallen down a rabbit hole on says the same thing with the confidence of someone who’s never actually tested it: regular bricks will crack,…