Journal

Two people unrolling a jute rug across a bare wooden floor
Rooms come together in the wrong order
Everybody buys the sofa first. Start with the floor and the light instead, and the rest decides itself. Read more...
Hands resting on the linen arm and walnut frame of a sofa
What actually changes when a sofa costs more
Frame, springs, foam, fabric — in the order they change. And the one line in a specification worth reading. Read more...
Someone measuring out a sofa footprint on the floor with tape
Measure twice, then buy the sofa
Most sofas that come back never fit in the first place. Twenty minutes with a tape measure is the whole fix. Read more...