I was first introduced to the concept of the ex-boyfriend (or girlfriend) box by the one and only Lorelai Gilmore. She advised her daughter Rory to throw all the mementos from her just-ended relationship into a box. That way, Rory wouldn't have to look at them, but someday, when she was old and grey, she could go through all her old boyfriend boxes and think, "My, what an interesting life I've had." Does that work in real-life, or just in Stars Hollow?

High Fidelity keeps coming up in conversation, and it's made me think of this exchange between Rob and Laura: "And then I come home, and there´s no lingerie and..." "I have lingerie." "Yes, you do. You have great lingerie, but you also have the cotton underwear that´s been washed a thousand times, and it´s hanging on the thing.." I'd like to avoid that exchange.

Laura and Dan live together in Somerville, Massachusetts, and with their upcoming wedding, they are looking to merge her penchant for things girly and growing with his love of local art and a need to feel comfortable. Both want to make their loft a cozy and welcoming space. Here's how we combined their styles:

Name: Evan, 4
Location: United States

In honor of the historic marriage equality cases being put before the Supreme Court this week, I've gathered a few same-sex couple-inspired home goods. Now, bear with me, because as with any theme (baseball, Mother's Day, fireworks), there's a lot of cheese you have to wade through to get to the good stuff. I've found a few cool things, but would love to have your contributions!