June Park
Home & Objects Editor · Seoul, South Korea
June writes about furniture, rugs and the materials they are made from, with an eye for what a thing feels like after three years rather than three days. She is firmly of the opinion that most rooms are too full and too dark.
Air
Do rugs make allergies worse? Mine did — then I changed one thing.
I spent two winters blaming the rug and one winter actually looking at it. The material mattered more than the rug, and the underlay mattered more than both.
5 min read
Sleep
Linen sheets are worse than cotton for the first month
Linen is the sheet everyone recommends for a hot bedroom, and it is genuinely good — after ten washes. Here is what it is like before that, and what to buy if you want cool sheets tonight.
6 min read
Air
A new rug smells for about two weeks. Here is where to put it while it does
The smell is mostly the backing and the dye, and it fades faster in a ventilated room than in a bedroom. A practical plan for the first fortnight.
6 min read
Sleep
How many pillows you actually need, and how high they should be
The hotel pile is not the goal. One pillow at the right height does more than four at the wrong one, and you can find your height with a folded towel before you spend anything.
6 min read
Light
Warm or cool bulbs, room by room
The box says daylight. The room says office. A short guide to the one number worth reading on a bulb package, and what to put where.
6 min read
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