Things we saved for,
and still use every day.

Honest write-ups of the furniture and objects we've actually lived with for years — what's held up, what hasn't, and whether it was worth it.

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Robin Day Forum sofa in green wool
2 years in

The sofa I used to sit on at work

Bought a Robin Day Forum sofa after fifteen years of admiring one in an office reception. Two years of daily kitchen-diner use later, here's what actually happened.

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String shelving unit in the kitchen diner
5 years in

The shelf that used to be a desk

A String system bought for a Covid-era home office, reconfigured into shelving eighteen months later. Same ladders, three different jobs, still going.

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Falcon enamelware pie dishes and bowl
4–5 years in

The dishes we actually use every day

A Falcon enamelware collection that started as someone else's birthday present and grew on a holiday to Falmouth. One chip, thousands of dinners.

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“Not a blog about beautiful things. A blog about the things that are still earning their place, years later.”

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