Home & Decor

Rooms that get used, not staged.

Our house is a 1962 ranch with good bones, bad closets and one wall I have painted three times. I am not a decorator. I’m just someone who has learned, slowly, that the rooms I love are the ones that got used before they got finished.

A worn armchair with a sage cushion, books stacked on the floor and a lamp on in the corner
Ninja Crispi Pro Cyberspace glass air fryer with a whole chicken you can see through the glass
Home & DecorAugust 15, 20267 min read

Why I finally wanted an air fryer

Rey stood on a chair and watched the chicken brown through the glass. That is the moment I knew I was not going back to a coated basket.

A worn armchair with a sage cushion, a stack of books and a lit lamp in a quiet corner
Home & DecorJune 12, 20263 min read

Why every room in my house has a small lamp

The cheapest thing I ever did for this house was stop using the ceiling lights after six o’clock. Everything softened, including me.