After going through a divorce, artist Simone Polk says she needed a “soft landing.” She found a light-filled apartment in Copenhagen to share with her 12-year-old daughter, Ava. They’ve since moved on, but here’s a tour of the space that took Simone through a tough transition, welcomed new friends, and served as a backdrop for her...

Living with ADHD means we’re constantly navigating brains that don’t exactly want to play by the same rules as typical productivity gurus. Time moves weirdly, objects disappear, and motivation can trike at 2 in the morning…if it strikes at all. While I’m learning to work with my brain (rather than against it), I still rely...

Why It Feels So Wrong at First There’s baggage. Jewelry, for a lot of men, brings up a flood of doubts: Is this too much? Too feminine? Too Vegas? But men have always worn some jewelry. Rings, chains, medals, cufflinks, class rings, ID bracelets; it was part of the uniform. The suspicion toward adornment grew...

Colorful wallpaper has become one of my favorite ways to shift the mood of a room. Each pattern started as a hunch, something I wanted to feel, and then became a backdrop we now live with every day. Together they tell a story of how our house has taken shape, layer by layer. These are...

We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. I like to think of September as a soft start to fall. When the first of the month hits, our cravings orient toward all things cozy: blankets, socks, warm drinks, and activities to help us make the...

You’re packing up your suitcase, getting ready to check out of your hotel, and there they are on the bathroom counter: tiny shampoo and lotion bottles, still half full. But should you use hotel toiletry bottles? And should you save them for later? On the surface saving them to reuse later seems like a win. And...