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How to choose a vase for the flowers you actually buy
How to choose a vase that suits the flowers you actually bring home: height, neck shape and when a low bowl beats a vase, worked through with new pieces from...
A Collected Room, Not a Matching Set: How to Choose What Comes Next
A room can be entirely functional and still feel unresolved. How to work out what it is actually short of, choose between contrast and continuity, and decide what comes next...
The case for handmade cabinet hardware
Yes, handmade cabinet hardware is worth it. A guide to what separates CERCLE by Maha Alavi from builder-grade, and how to choose the right piece.
Every Tera Lamp finish, explained
The Ceramicah Tera Lamp comes in fourteen finishes across four families. Here is what separates them.
What you’re paying for when you buy a hand-blown glass
Hand-blown glassware is worth it. Here is what you are actually paying for, using La Soufflerie as the reference point.
Why Handmade Home Goods Cost More, and Why That's Actually the Point
Handmade home goods cost more than mass-produced alternatives. Here is what you are actually paying for, and why it tends to be the smarter buy in the long run.
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