At two in the morning the room is dark, the chair is pulled close to the bed, and she's finally sat down. The Small Hours is five things for that chair and the table beside it, each one there for a reason: the drink that would otherwise go cold, the feet that won't warm up, the lips that go dry with the heat on, the hands washed more times than anyone counts, and the bed made ready for whenever she gets to it.
Nothing in it is for the baby. Nothing in it means getting up.
Why we built it
The Small Hours is the Edit we built for the chair, the dark and the one hand free. Everything in it is within reach, and all of it can be found without turning on a light.
The pieces, and why
OHOM, Neo Self-Heating Mug Set
For the tea that would otherwise go cold.
A ceramic mug on a warming base that holds a drink at temperature for as long as she's in the chair. The one piece here that solves a problem every night.
ACTIVIST, A.M.S Mānuka Honey Lip Balm
For lips that go dry with the heat on all night.
Raw mānuka honey and mānuka oil in organic beeswax, in a refillable polished-metal tube from the Topanga house. Found by feel on the side table.
KIP, Pure Cashmere Socks in Grey
For cold feet tucked up in the chair.
Cashmere bed socks in a soft grey, cut loose at the ankle so nothing pinches.
Mienne, Hand Crème in Fleurir
For hands washed more times than anyone counts.
Peptides and niacinamide in a base of botanical oils and butters with a soft floral scent, from the Houston house, in a brushed aluminum tube that lives beside the balm.
PJ Society, The Interior Mist in Pillow Talk
So the bed is ready when she is.
A linen mist for the pillow, sprayed before she goes back to it.
Good to know
- One size throughout. Nothing for the baby
- The hand cream and the mist are lightly scented. The balm and the socks are not
- Composed to order. Wrapped in tissue with the handwritten card on top
