Floor feels like a cloud

We used a cheap faux runner in the living room for years and it always felt plasticky. This Grade A rug has been down since late fall. Morning coffee, I stand on it in socks and the wool is actually warm. One edge still looks a bit wild, which I like. Not a showroom piece, just honest underfoot. We used a cheap faux runner in the living room for years and it always felt plasticky. This Grade A rug has been down since late fall. Morning coffee, I stand on it in socks and the wool is actually... We used a cheap faux runner in the living room for years and it always felt plasticky. This Grade A rug has been down since late fall. Morning coffee, I stand on it in socks and the wool is actually warm. One edge still looks a bit wild, which I like. Not a showroom piece, just honest underfoot. Read more

Chair is finally kind

My old dining chair pads were thin foam that slid around. I put a sheepskin pad on the one I sit at for evening emails. After three weeks my hips notice the difference. Wool sheds a little at first, nothing dramatic. I would not put it on a high-traffic stool, but for the quiet chair it is the right call. My old dining chair pads were thin foam that slid around. I put a sheepskin pad on the one I sit at for evening emails. After three weeks my hips notice the difference. Wool sheds a little at first, nothing... My old dining chair pads were thin foam that slid around. I put a sheepskin pad on the one I sit at for evening emails. After three weeks my hips notice the difference. Wool sheds a little at first, nothing dramatic. I would not put it on a high-traffic stool, but for the quiet chair it is the right call. Read more

Short wool in the hands

I bought a spotted Icelandic because I wanted something I could actually touch, not a long shaggy pile. It lives on the sofa arm. When I am wound up after work I run my fingers through the short wool. The spots are clearer in daylight than I expected. It is not huge, which is fine for that corner. I bought a spotted Icelandic because I wanted something I could actually touch, not a long shaggy pile. It lives on the sofa arm. When I am wound up after work I run my fingers through the short wool. The... I bought a spotted Icelandic because I wanted something I could actually touch, not a long shaggy pile. It lives on the sofa arm. When I am wound up after work I run my fingers through the short wool. The spots are clearer in daylight than I expected. It is not huge, which is fine for that corner. Read more

Cowhide in the hall

We wanted something rustic that still felt soft when you walk through in bare feet. The hide went down in the hall last month. Grain is uneven in a good way. I vacuum it on low and that is it. Kids still drop backpacks on it, so it is lived-in, not precious. We wanted something rustic that still felt soft when you walk through in bare feet. The hide went down in the hall last month. Grain is uneven in a good way. I vacuum it on low and that is it.... We wanted something rustic that still felt soft when you walk through in bare feet. The hide went down in the hall last month. Grain is uneven in a good way. I vacuum it on low and that is it. Kids still drop backpacks on it, so it is lived-in, not precious. Read more

Wrap on cold mornings

I used a cotton throw on the reading chair and it never held warmth. Now I pull a merino piece over my knees while I read before work. Had it about two months. It is heavier than I thought, in a good way. A few fibres on dark trousers, that is my only note. I used a cotton throw on the reading chair and it never held warmth. Now I pull a merino piece over my knees while I read before work. Had it about two months. It is heavier than I thought, in... I used a cotton throw on the reading chair and it never held warmth. Now I pull a merino piece over my knees while I read before work. Had it about two months. It is heavier than I thought, in a good way. A few fibres on dark trousers, that is my only note. Read more