Here’s where the Crawl takes a little detour into What Are They Thinking?

Take this modern pendant light, for instance. I kind of applaud the contrast between the hard, forged steel and the idea of a soft flower, but I can’t get past the idea that somewhere there is a giant playing an enormous claw machine wherein someone gets picked off at the dining table every night. Run for your hipster lives!

Fiore Pendant Lamp, $159.

Fiore Pendant Lamp, $159.

Come get your Hee Haw gingham chair, ladies! Blech. Even the feet offend me.

Piazza Gingham Chair, $899.

Piazza Gingham Chair, $899.

Cheeses, I want to like this chair, I really do! It’s just that its ugliness is getting in the way of that.