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L Shaped Sectional With Chaise: How to Choose and Place One
An L shaped sectional with chaise can make a living room feel generous or take it over, and the difference is almost always placement. I compare chaise, modular and corner styles and tell you to tape it on the floor first.
FUNBOY Pool Floats: The Best Picks Right Now
FUNBOY is the Venice Beach family business that turned pool floats into something closer to functional art. I will admit a giant inflatable swan makes me happier than most things I could name, and this edit is about the rest of the flock.
KINTO Home Accessories: A Shopper's Guide
KINTO is the Japanese tableware house from Hikone, Shiga that makes quiet, useful objects for coffee, water and the table. I like things that can stay out on the counter because they are good to look at and good to hold.
Voluspa Candles: The Scents Worth Burning First
Voluspa is a California fragrance house that began in a Costa Mesa kitchen in 1999 and still makes its candles in Irvine. I love how seriously it takes the glass, the wax and the idea that every room needs its own scent.
MALIN+GOETZ Candles: A Guide to Signature Scents
MALIN+GOETZ is the New York apothecary that makes candles, skincare and fragrance for every skin type and every gender. I like it because the whole shelf feels calm, and this edit is about building a few small rituals from sink to bedside table.
Verve Culture Kitchen Gifts: A Better Way to Give
Verve Culture is a women-run kitchen and home brand from Steamboat Springs, built by a mother and daughter who wanted objects with a maker behind them. I like it for glassware, juicers and games that get used, not displayed.
The Ceremony Club Wedding Albums: What to Keep
The Ceremony Club is the sisters' label that began with custom wedding newspapers in 2022 and now makes albums and boxes for the memories that outlast a party. I like it because it asks which moments you want to see again, and then gives them somewhere to live.
UGG Home Throws: The Pieces Worth the Price
UGG Home takes the California comfort story behind the sheepskin boot and carries it into throws, pet beds and a travel set. I like it for texture that does the work, with no pressure to make every corner match.
Vaisselle Tableware: Pieces for Playful Tables
Vaisselle is the tableware label Léa Zana started during the 2020 lockdown, and it is the most cheerful thing I have looked at all week. Hand-painted bowls, gingham dispensers and floral vases for a table that feels collected, never matched.
Kitchen With Subway Tile Backsplash: How to Choose the Tile
A kitchen subway tile backsplash is the safest choice in design, which is exactly why it is worth doing thoughtfully. Here is how I would choose the tile, the finish and the layout, including options for renters.
Can You Sit on a Storage Ottoman: Yes, It Is Also a Table
Yes, you can sit on a storage ottoman: it works as a footrest, a coffee table and an extra seat, with room inside to hide the throws. I went through round, rectangular and tufted storage ottomans so you can pick the shape that fits your room.
Deep Cloud Couch: Modular and Curved Sofas for Sinking In
A cloud couch started as one famous white sofa in 2015, and this edit sorts the overstuffed sofas, the modular sectionals and the curved, rounded shapes. I go through seat depth, cushions and scale, with a note on measuring your doorway.
Bathroom Vanity: From Washstand and Pitcher to the Built-In Cabinet
This bathroom vanity selects that covers single, double, floating, furniture-style and powder room vanities, with notes on height and tops.
Dresser Shopping Starts With the Wall: Wide, Tall and Small Chests to Measure For
A dresser is the piece that decides how a bedroom wall feels, and this edit sorts the wide six and eight drawer pieces, the tall chests of drawers and the small bachelor's chests. It also covers measuring the wall and the door swing before you buy.
Coastal Decor Ideas Without the Anchors
The best coastal decor ideas skip the anchors, ship wheels and signs that say Beach, and go for light, washed blues and natural texture instead. Here is how I would get that feeling with striped linen, jute and rattan, and a few blue and white ceramics.
Open Floor House Plans, and How to Furnish One
Open floor house plans look wonderful on paper and a little overwhelming once the boxes are unpacked. Here is how I would furnish one, with rugs, a console and open shelving doing the work walls used to do.
Finding a Sofa for Small Living Room Layouts
Choosing a sofa for small living room layouts is mostly about three measurements and one honest question about how you sit. Here are the apartment-size sofas, settees and armless pieces I would look at.
Entryway Design Ideas for Every Kind of Front Door
The best entryway design ideas start with what you drop the second you walk in: keys, bags, shoes, the mail. Here is how I would set up a bench or console, a mirror and hooks, and a few baskets and trays, for a real foyer or a door that opens straight into the living room.
What to Check Before You Buy a Queen Mattress on Sale
A discounted queen mattress is only a good find if it suits the way you sleep and you can still send it back. Here is what I would check first, plus the foam, hybrid and protector options I would look at.
An Olive Green Color Palette for Every Room
An olive green color palette works in almost any room because it behaves like a neutral with a little life in it. Here is how I would bring it in, from a pillow and a few candles to the rug or chair you sit in every day.
Very Small Open Plan Kitchen Living Room Ideas That Actually Work
Very small open plan kitchen living room ideas come down to three things: seating that tucks away, a table that fits, and light that tells each zone what it is for. Here is what I would use in a tight space.
Black Wood Flooring and What to Put on It
Black wood flooring looks dramatic in photos and surprisingly calm in real life, as long as what sits on it is pale. Here are floors to sample, plus the rugs and light wood furniture I would put on top.
Hostess Gifts By Price: What Changes From $40 To $450
What a hostess gift actually buys at $40, at $150 and at $400, and how to pick one that gets used instead of stored.
Modern Rugs For Your Floor
Floor anchors curated for you — modern, hand-knotted, wool, and jute rugs from Jaipur Living, Armadillo, Lulu and Georgia, Soho Home, Tigmi Trading.