My grandmother's dining table has survived three generations of family dinners, countless homework sessions, and more than a few heated political discussions. Made from solid walnut sometime in the 1940s,…
Last Tuesday, I was helping my neighbour Sarah replace the particleboard dresser in her daughter's room. You know how those things are… they start sagging after about eighteen months, the…
My nephew Oliver just turned three, and watching my sister Jessica frantically research toddler beds sent me down a rabbit hole I wasn't expecting. You know how it is when…
I never expected to find myself standing in a Milan showroom at 8:30 AM, jet-lagged and clutching what had to be my fourth espresso of the day, staring at a…
Walking through a friend's newly furnished apartment last month, I couldn't help but notice something that's been bothering me about the furniture industry for years. Every piece looked identical to…
My friend Sarah called me last Tuesday, absolutely panicked about her new dining table. She'd spent three weeks researching "eco-friendly" furniture options online, finally settling on what seemed like a…
Walking through a Pottery Barn last month with my sister, who was shopping for her new apartment, I found myself doing that thing I always do – mentally cataloging the…
My friend Sarah called me last Thursday, completely frustrated. She'd been furniture shopping for her new apartment in Fishtown for weeks, trying to find pieces that wouldn't make her feel…
My friend Sarah called me last Tuesday, practically hyperventilating about her new couch. Not because she loved it, mind you, but because every time she walked into her living room,…
Last month I made a furniture mistake that taught me more about sustainable design than any trade show ever could. I'd been helping my neighbour Sarah renovate her living room,…