Top of a Headboard: Yes or No?
My sister in law Dana walked into the guest room last spring, stopped dead in the doorway, and said, “Ben. There’s nothing up there. It looks like you’re mid eviction.”…
Sides of a TV Stand: Lamps, Plants and Storage
I own fourteen things right now whose entire job in life is to sit on either side of my TV stand and look like they didn’t cost anything, when at…
Wall Colors for Rooms With Light Brown Tile
I’m sitting on my kitchen floor at eleven at night holding four paint chips up against my bathroom tile, phone propped against the cabinet filming because apparently I can’t do…
Metal Bed Frame: What Goes Under It
I reach under my bed frame roughly four times a week, which sounds like an oddly specific thing to track until you realize it’s basically the retrieval rate for one…
A Rug That Actually Protects Hardwood Floors
Okay so here’s the thing everyone assumes about area rugs: that just having one down is basically an act of floor protection. Like the rug is doing the wood a…
Outdoor Coffee Table: Built for Weather First
My mom walked into my backyard in July, looked at the new coffee table, and said, “Chloe, that thing looks like it’s already been through a hurricane.” I told her…
Ottoman Coffee Table: A Soft Surface Needs a Tray
I was reaching over to set my coffee down on the ottoman in my living room last Tuesday, mid text, not even looking, the way you do with an actual…
Entryway Console Table: First Impressions and Everyday Use
I own four entryway console tables right now, spread across a condo that has exactly one entryway. That number should embarrass me more than it does. One is in the…
End Table With No Lamp: What to Put There Instead
I counted the actual number one Tuesday in February, out of boredom, because the heat was doing that thing where it clunks on but doesn’t actually arrive anywhere near the…
What Belongs on Either Side of a TV Stand
I always figured the space on either side of a TV stand was decoration. Filler. The bit you throw a fern in or a stack of coffee table books you…