January Is a Great Time to Upgrade Your Life (a Little)

January Is a Great Time to Upgrade Your Life (a Little)

Who needs resolutions when you can buy some good stuff on sale?

The consumer frenzy that is the holiday season has died down, but there's no rest for the weary—or the wicked. Now that we’re smack in the middle of "Bad Winter", you might as well take a long, hard look at your belongings and see if they can't use a little refresh. Ahead, some excellent deals for every room of the home on products that will make your life slightly better in every which way, be it comfort, aesthetics, or, ideally, a combination of both. 

Acrylic storage bins are one way to organize your things, but these Shoji-inspired bamboo bins for the pantry from Ms. Organization herself, Marie Kondo, are on sale and, dare we say, beautiful?

Marie Kondo Narrow Shoji Bamboo Pantry Bin
Marie Kondo Narrow Shoji Bamboo Pantry Bin
Part of our exclusive collection of sustainable products designed by Marie Kondo, these bins have been handmade of bamboo, an easily renewable resource.

It won’t feel like midnight at 5 P.M. if you light these candles! (You’ll need the candlesticks, too.)

Ombre Taper Candle Set
Ombre Taper Candle Set
Bring a colorful glow to your next tabletop display when you set the mood with these ombre-hued taper candles. Set of 4 candles with rounded shaping and single wick on each. To get your candle to fit in your favorite taper candle holder, simply melt the base to the necessary size.


Hay Flare Candleholder
Hay Flare Candleholder
Flare Candleholder is crafted out of colored, mouth-blown glass and features tinted rims that catch the eye, as well as a raised cup shaped to hold a candle and a lower tray for easy handling.  



Cold Picnic’s textiles are instantly iconic and recognizable, so please do not sleep on this rug, for whatever area of your home that might need a little pick-me-up. 

Cold Picnic Walkabout Rug
Cold Picnic Walkabout Rug
An homage to the beauty, ruthlessness, and sadness of Nicholas Roeg’s 1971 film Walkabout.

If you run hot or share a bed with a person whose body temperature at night feels like cuddling next to a furnace, then this set of bedding essentials from Buffy will fix it. 

Buffy The Hot Sleeper Bundle
Buffy The Hot Sleeper Bundle
The Buffy Hot Sleeper Bundle is everything you love about premium bedding, redesigned for those of us who sleep hot.

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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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