We want to hear about it: Submit to Curbed?s Show & Tell column So many of the things we live with are in fact objects that we love?objects that tell stories about ourselves and our lives. Enter Show & Tell, Curbed?s first-person column dedicated to those things we?re obsessed with in our homes.
Whether the perfect minimalist dinnerware set that Jenny Xie snagged on a massive Black Friday discount, or an authentic Provençal tablecloth that Megan Barber found on Amazon, each Show & Tell details the story of a home object adored both for its functionality and, crucially, its personal aesthetic appeal?meaning, it?s something you?d be eager to show off if we were to come photograph your place for, say, our home tour series. Have an object story you want to share" Good news: Show & Tell is now taking submissions.

Click the banner above, or send pitches to [email protected].
If your pitch is accepted, we?ll ask for a draft of 500 words maximum and will pay $250 per essay. You should also be able to provide one or more illustrative elements of your object (e.g. photos, an embeddable Instagram post, diagrams, etc.) to accompany the text?the show aspect of the column.
To get you thinking about what to pitch, read our favorite Show & Tells to date: They run the gamut from a design-minded cat tree and a yard sale-sourced vintage candleholders to a good ol? low-maintenance houseplant.

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