Zip System Furniture

Imagine that you're walking down the street and look into a shop window and you see this: The unfinished pressboard edges face toward the street so that those inside the shop get the good, finished melamine side. I don't like this. The cubby-shelf-thing is gross. There is no good side. It is that it passes … Continue reading Zip System Furniture →

King Size Bed

Earlier this month I completed a king size bed. It is perhaps a bit aspirational. I have always been enamored by the king size. So big. Extravagant. Superfluous. Remarkable. Impractical. At 76" wide, not many rooms can comfortably accommodate the king. The queen is ample, but I am deeply impractical and like trying to find … Continue reading King Size Bed →

Drawers

I think drawers in bedroom furniture are too deep and not wide enough. And we might want to have more of them. Having read Marie Kondo, I like the idea of not stacking clothing. Stacking does not encourage the frequent, easy assessment of items in inventory. Out of sight, out of mind. Out of mind, … Continue reading Drawers →