2020, which was either just last year or many lifetimes ago, was a horror—we can all agree on that. This year delivered better news in fits and starts: some things changed, while others solidly didn't. One thing that hasn't changed? Our deepened relationships with our homes, and what we continue to crave from it: security, safety, comfort—even an escape.all the time
more palatable. We finally bought the splurge-y couches that would get a ton of use, housing us, our laptops, our dinners, and our pets ; the adjustable WFH standing desks to spare bad backs; and barista-grade espresso machines to help with [insert favorite coffee shop] midday latte withdrawals. While we did enter this year feeling better-adjusted to our new normal, we continued to have pretty lofty expectations from our homes. What's changed, though, is that we're making active choices to improve them: We're renovating our spaces so they fit better with our shifting lifestyles; we are DIY-ing a whole lot ; and we're filling them up with happy-making decor .
So, I did it again: I asked the Food52 team what the best things they bought for their homes this year were (Mine are this