My living room, like so many rentals, is long and narrow. We’re talking 18 feet long by about 9 feet wide. For years, I just let it be a glorified hallway with a TV at one end, pushing all the furniture against the walls like it was in timeout. It felt like walking down a…
My living room had that “rental beige” look no matter what I tried — until I figured out it was the curtains. For years, I hung my curtains just above the window frame, like everyone else I knew. It seemed logical. The curtains were doing their job, blocking light, offering privacy. But the room always…
My living room, bless its heart, has one of those truly awkward corner spaces. You know the kind – not big enough for a whole extra seating area, too big to just ignore, and absolutely begging for a chaise lounge I neither want nor can afford. For months, it sat there, a forlorn patch of…
My living room, bless its heart, has one of those truly awkward corner spaces. You know the kind – not big enough for a whole extra seating area, too big to just ignore, and absolutely begging for a chaise lounge I neither want nor can afford. For months, it sat there, a forlorn patch of…
My living room, bless its heart, has one of those truly awkward corner spaces. You know the kind – not big enough for a whole extra seating area, too big to just ignore, and absolutely begging for a chaise lounge I neither want nor can afford. For months, it sat there, a forlorn patch of…
My living room, bless its heart, has one of those truly awkward corner spaces. You know the kind – not big enough for a whole extra seating area, too big to just ignore, and absolutely begging for a chaise lounge I neither want nor can afford. For months, it sat there, a forlorn patch of…
My living room, bless its heart, has one of those truly awkward corner spaces. You know the kind – not big enough for a whole extra seating area, too big to just ignore, and absolutely begging for a chaise lounge I neither want nor can afford. For months, it sat there, a forlorn patch of…
My living room, bless its heart, has one of those truly awkward corner spaces. You know the kind – not big enough for a whole extra seating area, too big to just ignore, and absolutely begging for a chaise lounge I neither want nor can afford. For months, it sat there, a forlorn patch of…
My living room, bless its heart, has one of those truly awkward corner spaces. You know the kind – not big enough for a whole extra seating area, too big to just ignore, and absolutely begging for a chaise lounge I neither want nor can afford. For months, it sat there, a forlorn patch of…
My living room, bless its heart, has one of those truly awkward corner spaces. You know the kind – not big enough for a whole extra seating area, too big to just ignore, and absolutely begging for a chaise lounge I neither want nor can afford. For months, it sat there, a forlorn patch of…