Journal

Most furniture sites show you the finished piece and stop there. We think the unglamorous middle part, legs and brackets laid out on your own coffee table before anything's assembled,... Read more...

Will It Tip Over? What We Actually Built In, and What's Still on You

It's a fair question and most furniture sites dodge it. A TV stand is low, wide, and has real weight sitting on top of it, which puts it in the... Read more...

How We Think About Wood That Doesn't Try to Impress You

Walk into most furniture showrooms and the wood is doing a performance. Bookmatched grain, high gloss, a finish so deep you can see your own face in it. It's impressive,... Read more...

Why We Give Everyone 14 Days, Not Just the EU

EU law requires it. Fourteen days to change your mind, no reason needed, full stop. It's not a favor, it's a right, and it exists because buying furniture online is... Read more...

Should Your TV Go Above the Fireplace? An Honest Answer

It is the most argued-about spot in the living room, and the honest answer is not the one the showrooms give you. Mounting a TV above the fireplace looks tidy... Read more...

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How Far Should You Sit From Your TV?

There are only two questions that decide whether a TV is comfortable to watch: how high it sits, and how far away you are. We have covered the height. This... Read more...

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How to Hide TV Cables on an Open Stand

An open TV stand looks light and uncluttered right up until you plug something in. With no cabinet to swallow the cords, every cable is on show, and a low,... Read more...

The Case for a Low TV Stand

Furniture has quietly been getting taller for years. Taller sideboards, taller media units, tall cabinets built to hoist a screen up to standing eye level. We went the other way... Read more...

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Wood and Steel, and Why Those Two

Most furniture is one material doing its best to look like another: particleboard wearing a photograph of oak, plastic pretending to be metal. A Vislund stand is two honest materials,... Read more...

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Will It Fit? Measuring Your Space Before You Order

There are two ways a TV stand disappoints you on delivery day. It is too big for the wall you had in mind, or it is too small under the... Read more...

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Wall Mount or Stand? An Honest Case for the Floor

Before you choose a TV stand, you make a quieter decision first: stand, or a bracket bolted into the wall? Most guides skip straight past it. It is actually the... Read more...