Author: The Gentleman

  • Building a Small But Serious Book Collection

    Chances are high that your bookshelf is in disarray right now. We all have faced this challenge at least once in our lives. You keep your undergrad textbooks in there and couple of books you grabbed somewhere from Target. Now is the time to fix it. Having a library of thousands of books does not…

  • The Case for Real Wood Furniture Over Particleboard

    Office design in this modern era is a temporary design. One gets his desk constructed of particle board because of its cheapness. After just six months of intense typing, the desk becomes shaky. To be honest, its coating resembles a skin badly affected by sunburn. Natural wooden furniture gives authority to the office space. The…

  • A Man’s Desk: What Belongs On It and What Doesn’t

    Imagine your desk as a little stage, and your role as the producer makes you choose exactly which image you are going to show to other people. It says a lot about you no matter what statement you want to make. Being an executive halfway through your career path, you have to think carefully about…

  • The Leather Sofa Argument: Why It’s Worth the Investment

    You are looking at your bank account, and your bank account is judging you. In this essay, I will write about furniture and luxurious leather sofa, which you think you cannot afford. I am quite sure that your current sofa is not that different from that one, which was left to you by your relatives…

  • Building a Home Bar Worth Being Proud Of

    But enough with the circumlocution – the counter in your apartment is not a bar. Well, at least, until now. You are a graduate student who knows about complex theories and their ramifications, but who serves wine in mismatched mugs. It has to be changed instantly. After all, you definitely deserve to create a place…

  • Cast Iron Cookware: The Pan That Gets Better With Age

    There is something unique about confidence in handling cast iron when the steak sizzles over a centuries-old surface. You may try to build a career, or even reputation, but your kitchen setup is definitely ridiculous. It is clear enough. Your non-stick pan that was bought on Amazon last year has been flaking into your eggs.…