The journal
Lahore and the seasons
Heat, monsoon, dust and wedding season — what this city does to a house, and where to buy in it.
Where to buy furniture in Lahore: an honest area guide
Every part of this city sells furniture and each one is good at something different. What to buy where, what to expect to pay, and where I would not send you.
20 Aug 2026
Preparing a home for wedding season
A house designed for eight has to hold forty for three days, twice a year. What to move, what to buy, what to hire, and the decisions to take in October rather than the week before.
19 Aug 2026
Monsoon, humidity, and why your drawer stopped closing
Every August, doors bind and drawers stick and people assume something is broken. Nothing is broken. This is what timber does, and here is how good furniture is built to absorb it.
19 Aug 2026
Furniture that survives a Lahore summer
Forty-five degrees, ultraviolet at a level northern Europe never sees, and dust in everything. What actually fails between April and September, and how to specify around it.
18 Aug 2026