The Top 20 Products Dwell Readers Bought in February
We’ve got bathmats and bedding and a very French home fragrance solution.
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What’s that in the air? Sunshine? Happiness? The scent of tulips and their attendant pollen? Depending on where you live and where you’re at, it could be all of those things, but really, what we’re trying to say here is that spring is imminent. And maybe, just maybe, the products purchased by Dwell readers in February, are all one might need to prep for sunnier days ahead.
These charming French papers are a very continental answer to the question of how to make a room smell nice with little muss or fuss.
Older than the Eiffel Tower, Papier d’Arménie was born in Paris in 1885 as a result of the experiments of a chemist and a scientist. The idea came from a travel to Armenia, country where the benzoin resin, derived from the bark of trees—the major ingredient of the booklet—was used to purify the air.
Chores: we must do them! And I guess it’s nicer to do so if you’ve got a coat made for such tasks.
Soft, sustainable essentials for sun and swell. Pursuing your passion is 99% hard work, countless hours that all culminate into that 1% payoff. For those behind the scenes hours, turn to Wellen’s Chore Coat.
Some people swear by a bamboo bathmat, but clearly not our readers, who understand the necessity of textiles underfoot in the restroom.
Style meets tile. Take tried-and-true fabric-making techniques, weave in a healthy dose of minimalist style, and you get: these head-turning bathmats. Each one’s lovingly handwoven by artisans in Ethiopia (you bet they’re fair trade).
(If you’d prefer orchid for your restroom textiles, though, this is a great option.)
Put some play into your pampering, with a fun, checkered pattern and cozy texture. This subtle statement maker balances design with function—creating a quick-dry essential worthy of any bathtime routine.
Some more useful things for the restroom include this body serum, which will help you shed your little winter scales like a snake might shed its skin.
Asking for a friend, where can one find a shortcut to smooth skin? Right here, friend, wink wink. Cheat Sheet delivers on your most delicious skin while you sleep, with pore unclogging glycolic acid, texture smoothing lactic acid, and hydrating Atlantic sea kelp.
A nice towel for cleaning up all of your skincare goops.
Rectangular organic cotton terrycloth towel featuring jacquard woven check pattern in green and white. Woven trim in white at ends.
Linen bedding remains a classic and will never get old!
We love an alarm clock that wakes you up gently, instead of with a blaring siren that sounds like an emergency.
Loftie is a thoughtfully connected alarm clock designed to help you break up with your smartphone alarms and get more sleep.
Dogs deserve the best and that includes a Pendleton dog bed that’ll look great on the hearth of the woodstove in your lil’ cabin.
The Pendleton Grand Canyon National Park Dog Bed is the paw-fect Arizona inspired color palette to match your rugged pooch. As your furry friend drifts off to dreams filled with tranquil sunsets and beautiful red rocks, the lofted bed will provide unbeatable support and comfort.
Is your dog bored? Do you just think your dog is bored? Regardless, this is fun.
The Game is a great way to help treat anxiety and boredom by providing interactive entertainment for up to thirty minutes.
Never enough mugs!
Mugs tend to pile up in your cupboard. You get one from a gift shop at a National Park, another at a holiday gift exchange, another at a craft fair. Like your stuffed animals when you were a kid, you take turns using each one cuz you kinda feel bad for them. Until this one came along.
....or rugs.
This handmade 100% jute rug is a stylish and eco-friendly floor covering made from renewable material. Bring a warm, neutral look to any room, whether you seek a nautical rug, a boho rug, or anything in-between. This sophisticated floor piece can seamlessly integrate with any existing decor.
New knives are always a treat.
Our Five Two knives have handles that are good-looking enough to steal the whole show—but that’s just the beginning. Our Five Two knives have handles that are good-looking enough to steal the whole show—but that’s just the beginning.
Butter can go in the fridge, but if you want to actually use it when you want to use it, invest in a butter keeper.
Protect your butter. Here's an earthen, French-country way to keep your butter soft and spreadable. Originating in the late 1800s, this method involves adding water to the base of the keeper so that, coupled with anywhere from 1/2 a stick to a full stick of butter, it creates an airtight seal.
A Sodastream is charming because it looks like a little penguin, but this water carbonator is as sexy as a device that makes fizzy water can be.
Bring on the bubbles. Who knew an at-home carbonator could be such a head-turner? This countertop hero sports an ultra-slim and compact design, plus a sleek finish that’ll dazzle wherever you set it. When you wanna add a little fizz to your water, just fill the bottle to the line, screw it into...
You need a little dish for all your little things and, specifically, this one.
A real beaut. We’ve never seen a dish quite like this, and oh, do we have plans for it. From our friends at Mosser who brought us everyone’s favorite cake stand, the Bathing Beauty is made of hand-pressed glass and comes in the same candy colors you know and love.
Babies need things, like a crib that turns into a bed and isn’t so hideous that it’ll look out of place in little Caponata’s tastefully-decorated bedroom.
The Wave Crib, inspired by the movement of the ocean, converts from a mini crib, to full crib, to toddler bed. Its lockable wheels make it a breeze to move from room to room without compromising safety.
Fun activity for Caponata's big sister, Opal: making sushi!
Engage in the meditative process of hand rolling a special meal with this modern sushi making kit, which comes with a bamboo mat for rolling, as well as a box for shaping and lid to compress each careful creation.
Le Labo’s Santal 26 is a classic and somehow smells (and looks) better when it's in this banged-up tin can.
This candle by Le Labo comes inside a unique vintage tin can container that has been distressed with a special aging process. Inside you'll find 100 percent soy wax hand-poured in Mississippi and a pure, cotton wick for a clean, fragrant burn.
It’s a coffee table! It’s a magazine storage rack! It’s a laptop tray! It’s whatever you want it to be.
The Embrace Table is a clever coffee table comprised of two smaller tables that can serve a variety of uses. Designed to store modern media, this award winning piece of furniture offers a low shelf, table top and angled magazine storage when the two tables are joined together in an 'embrace'.
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Megan Reynolds
Senior Home Guides Editor
Megan Reynolds is Dwell's Senior Home Guides Editor. She's previously worked at Jezebel, The Billfold, and many others. She feels strongly about neon as a neutral and loves a good lamp. Holler: megan.reynolds @ dwell dot com.
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