Reconsider this: upholstered beds

Plus, secondhand shopping is always worth it.

Spring has become my entire personality. I put on a sundress for the first time last weekend and suddenly had to deep-clean our washing machine (highly recommend changing first, oops). I’m also itching to finally finish decorating our sunroom and rearrange our daughter’s nursery, aka I’m in the mood to shop. So I don’t know about you, but this installment of Reconsider This feels like it’s speaking straight to me.

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Reconsider This

Design and Photography by Leanne Kilroy

Shopping for the Short Term
It’s worth taking a look at how to shift the conversation away from what is cool now to what will be cool forever. If our homes are meant to nurture and sustain us as well as spark joy, then the longevity of our design decisions should really be the priority. Nothing is less joyful (or more wasteful) than poor-quality items failing, falling apart, or quickly becoming dated. There can be lots of joy in making something new again, but my stance is that a home and most of the things in it should be designed to last for the long haul, even if that means building in flexibility for life’s inevitable changes. —Leanne Kilroy of The Good Bones Life