If there's one thing you learn being a shopping writer, it's that Black Friday sales never come too early. Even in October, we're snooping on the early Crate & Barrel Black Friday sales to see where we can score big deals on some of our favorite sectionals, home decor, and furniture collabs (see Jeremiah Brent, Athena Calderone, and Louise Roe).
Nature is often the go-to inspiration for design, but award-winning French designer and De La Espada Atelier take that idea and make it strikingly literal. Their limited-edition Ensemble collection doesn't just nod to the outdoors but borrows directly from its forms and silhouettes, reinterpreting them in wood, stone, and textiles. The result is the next best thing to being in the forest, only brought indoors.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced new punitive tariffs on a wide range of imported goods to come into effect on October 1. These include tariffs of 100% on branded pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture, and 25% on heavy-duty trucks. The announcements did not specify whether the new tariffs would apply in addition to other national tariffs or whether countries and regions with trade deals, such as the European Union and Japan, would be exempted.
If you have anything resembling taste, outfitting your house or apartment can feel overwhelming. To-buy lists are endless, archives are long, and every competent purchase begets another. Buying one special piece often casts a harsh light on the rest of your belongings. Finally found your dream couch? Well, a month into it and you'll have a brutal itch to swap out your coffee table.
Moving into a new apartment or finally hunkering down after a summer of travel? Good news: Labor Day is coming in hot, and nearly every home retailer is slashing prices to make room for new arrivals. Discounts are already hitting up to 70 percent off, which means you can refresh your space for next to nothing. From luxury couches to top-rated mattresses and bestselling kitchen gearthink our favorite smart meat thermometer and high-tech mini fridgewe've rounded up the best home deals live right now.
Modern sleeper sofas have improved significantly, featuring thicker mattresses and easy mechanisms for opening, making them more comfortable than previous generations while still not matching regular mattresses.
A half-tester bed is a type of canopy bed where only the headboard is covered with fabric. Half-tester beds have been around for centuries and are excellent choices for rooms that may be overwhelmed by the size of a traditional canopy.
The designers wanted to create a bridge between the past and the present, awakening those joyful sensations with the simple act of sitting.
