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A Colorful, Playful Home With Ikea Finds and Vegetable Lamps
Photos by Leela Cyd.
Tina Tuason and her husband, Jeffrey, have always had a playful sense of style. “We love graphic artwork and toys,” she says. Three years ago, they bought Jeffrey’s childhood home, in Lakewood, California, from his
2025 Holiday Gift Guide: Husbands
A red beanie (everyone looks cute in one), $58, or gloves from an alpaca farm in Montana, $23, to keep him warm all winter.
A “rip-roaring” “gorgeously reported” book about New York from 1986-1990, $30, or one of the best
The Treat I’m Bringing to Gathering Season
I am physically incapable of showing up empty-handed. If you say, “Just bring yourself,” my brain goes into overdrive, thinking of the perfect gift. I’m cataloging your apartment: Have I ever seen a plant that’s not on life support? Are
2025 Holiday Gift Guide: Sisters
A giant alpaca scarf to keep her cozy all winter, available in 14 beautiful colors, $105; or a gift set of the scarf plus a beanie.
A French butter spreader, $19, (or a cute standing one, $10) with
My Wheelchair House | Cup of Jo
It’s post-nap. My 18-month-old son opens his dresser, takes out one shirt at a time, and places them around the room: a yellow shirt in the corner, the denim oxford on my knee, and a ringer tee on his head.
A First Thanksgiving Without My Dad
I’ve never been one for enormous Thanksgivings. It’s not that I don’t like an extended-family holiday — in general, I do — but to me, Thanksgiving is different. To me, Thanksgiving is for my dad and me…
My parents divorced
2025 Holiday Gift Guide: Moms
A simple candleholder, from $36, with beeswax tapers, $24. We have these around our house and I love them so much.
Styling oil to make her hair smooth and shiny, $45 (15% off with COJ15). She taught you
A City Hall Wedding With a Special Guest in Tow
“Mitch and I weren’t together for very long before I got pregnant,” says Sarah-Jane Ashby. A few years later, they decided to get married, and their daughter, Marlowe, was the star of the guest list. Below, Sarah-Jane shares the whole
A Make-Ahead Thanksgiving | Cup of Jo
Thanksgiving is a couple weeks away, and I don’t want to put any pressure on you, but guess what? There are several things you can make the day before the feast, and a ton of tasks you can just cross