A Topper on a Sofa Bed: The Cheap Comfort Fix
I bought my first sofa bed in 1979, the year my husband and I moved into the house I still live in now, and for a solid decade I operated…
Wardrobe Spotlight on Resale Apps: Worth a Try?
My mom looked at my phone over my shoulder while I was mid scroll and said, “Wait, you’re paying them to sell your own stuff?” She said it the way…
Composite Decking and Fire Pits: Melting Is the Worry
I own eleven offcuts of composite decking board right now, sitting in a milk crate in my garage, and every single one of them has some kind of scorch mark,…
A Vanity Table as a Desk: Working From the Makeup Corner
The reputation is pretty simple: a vanity table is a place you sit for twenty minutes with a ring light and a beauty blender, not a place you sit for…
Pillows Behind the Headboard: Solving the Odd Gap
Okay so real talk, I thought pillows behind a headboard was one of those things influencers do purely so the bed looks like it belongs in a boutique hotel lobby,…
The Penny in the Vase: Old Trick or Old Wives Tale?
A friend of mine, Jonah, walked into my kitchen last week, took one look at the mason jar of grocery store tulips on the counter, and said, “Why is there…
Where I Would Shop for Table Lamps
I was standing in my living room at eleven at night, barefoot on the rug, holding a lamp up against the wall like I was trying to guess its weight.…
Sizing a Lampshade by Eye and by Ruler
I got my first lampshade rule from a laminated card that came free with a lamp base I bought at a yard sale in Pawtucket for eight dollars. The card…
Bed Frame Quizzes and What They Get Wrong
My buddy Marcus texted me a link at eleven at night with the message “just take this thing it’ll be faster than asking you.” It was one of those “What…
Is a Fire Pit on a Deck Actually Safe?
I have measured the distance between my fire pit and my deck railing four separate times this summer, with an actual tape measure, standing there in my socks like a…