Why We Keep Coming Back to a Velvet Armchair
The argument was technically about linen versus velvet and it ran for the better part of a year, until someone dragged out the office chair from the spare room, the…
The Upholstered Dining Chair That Won Over the Skeptics
One of us thinks upholstered dining chairs are a mistake dressed up as a good idea, something you buy in a showroom under flattering lighting and regret the first time…
The Upholstered Bed Frame We’d Pick Again in a Heartbeat
For months there was a genuine standoff in the group chat about how high off the ground this bed should sit. One camp wanted it low, moody, almost floor level,…
The Trouble With Buying a Toy Storage Unit
Someone brought a bin measurement into the group chat once, forty two litres versus thirty eight, and it caused a proper argument that ran for two days and nearly ended…
Where We Landed on a Velvet Dining Chair
The velvet dining chairs were bought for a dining room that, if we are honest with ourselves, gets used properly maybe six times a year. Christmas, one birthday, and whatever…
The Velvet Bedroom Chair Debate in Our Group Chat
The group chat has been going for eleven months now, on and off, about a chair nobody actually needs. One of us thinks a velvet bedroom chair is the single…
The Tripod Floor Lamp Our Guests Always Comment On
Nearly everyone here agrees the tripod lamp is the single best thing we’ve bought for making a rented living room look like someone chose it on purpose, rather than inherited…
The Touch Table Lamp We Bought on a Whim
Nobody remembers who actually put this thing in the checkout basket. It was midnight, there was a browser tab open for an entirely different reason, and somehow twelve pounds and…
Do You Actually Need a Touch Desk Lamp?
The real fight in this office isn’t about the lamp. It’s about what kind of person taps a metal base at eleven at night instead of just reaching for a…
The Touch Bedside Lamp We’d Skip Next Time
Somebody, and we’re not naming names, has been slapping this lamp with the flat of their whole hand at midnight like it owes them money, and then complaining when it…