What a $740 rug buys that a $240 rug does not
Pile weight, backing and edge finish, measured across the nine rugs we have specified this year — with what each cost, how it wore after a winter, and the two we would not buy again.
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Nineteen posts since 2019
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Feb 282026
Method · 4 minute read
Photograph the room from four corners, not from the door
Why the shot everyone sends is the one we can use least, the four we actually need, and how to take them on a phone without a wide lens.
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Feb 62026
Budgets · 8 minute read
Where a kitchen budget actually goes
A line-by-line breakdown of a $9,600 kitchen, from cabinetry down to the handles, and the three places the money is usually wasted.
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Jan 222026
Sourcing · 5 minute read
Nine suppliers who ship to Portland in under three weeks
Lead times we have measured ourselves, updated every quarter, including the two we stopped using and why.
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Jan 92026
Method · 7 minute read
Dark rooms do not need more light. They need light in three places
What we specify when a client says the room feels gloomy, and why the ceiling fitting is almost never the answer.
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Dec 142025
Budgets · 6 minute read
The four pieces worth the trade discount, and the rest that are not
Where a trade account actually saves money on a $4,000 room, measured across the 62 rooms we drew last year.