Author: Jack Sullivan

I don’t know what it is about terra cotta planters, but they just have this quiet charm. Maybe it’s the warm, earthy color. Maybe it’s the fact that they’re cheap (bless you, three-dollar Home Depot section). Or maybe it’s because they look good no matter what you do to them. Plain, they’re rustic. Painted? They’re…

When I moved into my first studio apartment, I was thrilled at the idea of decorating my own little space. Then reality hit: I had one big room where my bed, “living room,” kitchen table, and work desk all had to live together without looking like a cluttered dorm room. Studio apartments are cozy and…

So the other day, I logged into Bloxburg (after promising myself I’d only “check in” for five minutes, which—ha—turned into an hour), and I realized something tragic: my dining room looked like an afterthought. Like, yes, technically there was a table and some chairs, but the vibe was somewhere between “school cafeteria” and “waiting room.”…

When I was a kid, my grandmother had a little white wooden gate at the entrance of her porch. It wasn’t fancy—just a simple slatted design with a squeaky hinge—but for me, it was magic. That gate was the line between the world outside and the cozy, welcoming world of her home. To this day,…