Tips & Tricks

I once inherited a battered walnut sideboard from a relative I’d barely met. It was dark, scratched, slightly lopsided, and took…

I’ve sold a lot of furniture over the years. I’ve also massively underpriced a solid oak sideboard at a garage sale,…

I once pushed a loveseat against every wall in my living room, convinced that “hugging the perimeter” would open up the…

The first time my dog chewed through a chair leg, I genuinely thought I could sand it smooth and nobody would…

If you have a sofa taking up half your living room and zero emotional attachment to it, donating is genuinely one…

My dog Max discovered the couch the same week I bought it. By week two, he had claimed the left cushion…

I have sold a lot of furniture. Some pieces moved in under 24 hours. One sofa sat in my garage for…

Buying furniture sounds simple until you are standing in a showroom holding a measuring tape you forgot to actually use before…

Every spring I do a walk around my patio and make the same assessment: the furniture looks like it has been…

I have cleaned a lot of leather furniture over the years, and I have also ruined a piece or two in…

There comes a point when every piece of furniture has outlived its welcome. For me, it was a sectional sofa that…

I once bought a solid oak dresser at an estate sale for $40. It was buried under a pile of slightly…