My sister called me last Tuesday, completely frazzled. She's expecting her first baby in about three months and had just spent the weekend furniture shopping in Manchester. "Everything's either ridiculously…
You know what's fascinating? I never expected to become someone who cares deeply about baby furniture, but life has a funny way of throwing curveballs at you. My neighbour's daughter…
My neighbour Sarah called me last Tuesday, absolutely livid about the dining table she'd just bought. "It's supposed to be eco-friendly," she said, "but I swear the thing smells like…
Last month I helped a friend build a bookshelf for her daughter's room, and she insisted we had to use plywood because "that's what furniture is made from." I didn't…
My neighbour Sarah called me in a panic last month. Her sister's baby was arriving three weeks early, and she'd volunteered to help set up the nursery. The problem? She'd…
Last year, a childcare director from Honolulu called me completely out of the blue. She'd somehow found my building performance articles and figured I might know something about furniture for…
My cousin Sarah called me last Tuesday, panic in her voice. "I'm three months pregnant and just read that my crib could poison my baby." She'd fallen down one of…
My neighbour Maria knocked on my door last Tuesday holding a catalogue from one of those big furniture chains, looking absolutely defeated. "Everything's particle board and plastic," she said, flipping…
When my neighbour Sarah asked me to help her furnish her new apartment last month, I thought it'd be straightforward. She had a decent budget, cared about the environment, and…
You know what really gets under my skin? Walking into a daycare facility and seeing cheap particleboard furniture outgassing formaldehyde while three-year-olds are trying to learn their colours. I mean,…