When it comes to home decor choices [1], I am fully willing to admit I usually opt for form over function. (Unless it's my bed [2], where I prefer a cloud-like feel, even if the down comforter, feather topper, and linen sheets give it a disheveled, puffy look.) But that design-driven taste definitely won out when it comes to my office, as one of my more memorable splurges was on the Ghost Chair [3] I'd always coveted. Yes, it is essentially just a plastic seat, but I love the way it looks . . . and told myself the clear colour would take up less visible space in my small room, too.
But then, 2020 hit [4]. Before this year, I worked from home [5] about two days per month, max. Maybe I was still in the honeymoon phase, yet I don't remember giving the chair's feeling much thought until we became even better acquainted.
As soon as I began sitting there all week long, I knew this chair wouldn't do. At first, I swapped in one of my (slightly padded) dining chairs — better, not great — before a random conversation with friends finally shone a bright light on my new hero, the Purple cushion [6]. Come along on this journey ahead, and see why I don't diss comfort any longer.