Things we saved for, and still use every day.

Real stories about the things we've saved up for and lived with for years, why we bought them, and whether we'd choose them again.

Two Bialetti Moka Induction pots, a red four-cup and a black six-cup
20+ years in

Somehow we ended up with three Moka pots

Two Bialetti moka pots we still use daily, and the one before them that gave over twenty years.

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Heal's Lars six-drawer chest in olive green with oak trim
16 months in

We've had a side each ever since

A Heal's Lars chest of drawers in olive green, and the side each we didn't expect.

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Cornilleau 200X Sport outdoor table tennis table in the garden with bats on top
3 years in

The one good thing from a disappointing holiday

A Cornilleau 200X Sport table tennis table, bought after a memorable game on holiday.

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Fermob Luxembourg table and chairs in Cactus and Storm Grey on a garden patio
3 years in

We fell for it in a Paris park

A Fermob Luxembourg table and chairs, upsized once already and coming with us again.

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Close-up of the Pow Pots pot, showing the red and white zigzag pattern
3 years in

Tired of terracotta

A Pow Pots plant pot, hand-painted in the Lake District, bought after getting fed up with traditional terracotta.

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Vitsœ 606 shelving detail, styled with a plant and small objects
4 years in

Great design but I'm clearly not a stylist

A Vitsœ 606 shelving system, four years on, no gloss.

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The purple Hachiman bucket, zoomed out to show it in the room
5 years in

Just buckets, I thought

Three Hachiman buckets, an odd birthday present that turned out to be one of the most useful things we own.

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Close-up of the Tylko shelf top, with books, games and odds and ends
4 years in

The room we didn't know what to do with

A made-to-measure Tylko unit, built for an awkward vaulted landing.

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Maruni Lightwood table and six webbed chairs
3 years in

The table we finally got right

A Maruni Lightwood table and six chairs, after two dining tables got it wrong.

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Eucalyptus Dualit toaster on the kitchen counter
18 months in

Inspired over a hotel breakfast

A Dualit toaster and kettle, bought after too many cheap ones broke.

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Lamino armchair and footstool in sheepskin
4 years in

A chair built for one

A Lamino armchair, built for one person and nobody else.

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Falcon enamelware pie dishes
4–5 years in

The dishes we use every day

Falcon enamelware, one chip, thousands of dinners.

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String shelving unit
5 years in

The shelf that used to be a desk

A String system, reconfigured once already, with more planned.

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Robin Day Forum sofa
2 years in

Fifteen years of sofa longing

A Robin Day Forum sofa, two years into daily kitchen-diner life.

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“Not a publication about beautiful things. A publication about the things that are still earning their place, years later.”

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