Walking through my neighbour Sarah's house last month, I couldn't stop staring at her dining table. Not because it was particularly fancy or expensive-looking, but because she mentioned it was…
My neighbour's golden retriever, Max, spent most of his life sleeping on a synthetic foam bed that made my skin crawl just looking at it. The thing was covered in…
When my sister announced she was pregnant with her second child, I found myself in an unexpected position. You know how it is when someone asks for advice in your…
Last Tuesday, I found myself crawling around my friend Sarah's nursery floor, examining the off-gassing smell coming from her brand-new crib. She'd spent months researching the "safest" baby furniture, reading…
My daughter's fascination with tiny furniture began when she discovered my architectural model-making supplies scattered across my home office desk. She was three then, carefully arranging miniature chairs and tables…
Walking through a client's master bedroom last Tuesday, I couldn't help but cringe at the mismatched chaos. Beautiful reclaimed wood bed frame, gorgeous. Plastic nightstands that looked like they'd melt…
Three months ago, my neighbour Sarah called me in a panic. She'd just moved into her first apartment and needed to furnish it on a $1,200 budget. "I want to…
Walking through my client Sarah's master bedroom last month, I couldn't help but notice how her traditional oak furniture dominated the space. Heavy, dark pieces that seemed to absorb light…
My neighbour Sarah knocked on my door last month holding a cracked wooden chair, practically in tears. Her toddler had just broken the second piece of furniture that week, and…
Standing in a Tucson preschool last month watching twenty kids attempt to use furniture that was clearly designed by someone who'd never spent five minutes with actual children, I couldn't…