18 Times Restoration Hardware Went Too Damn Far

    An $800 chalkboard? Is this real life?

    1. When they pretended this planter is inspired by "18th century French rocaille style" instead of admitting it's inspired by the Perfect Tortilla Pan.

    2. The time they tried to sell you a bunch of blank books for $125.

    3. When they tried to make a $745 chalkboard happen.

    4. When they assumed that anyone who could buy this "industrial" $395 chalkboard would ~naturally~ refer to eggs as "oeufs."

    5. When they created a $4000 vintagey foosball table.

    6. The day they decided what you really need is a $179 version of Connect Four.

    7. When they committed this crime against both horses and good taste.

    8. When they offered to let you pay $1195 for the privilege of making your home look just like basically every freshman girl's dorm room.

    9. When they decided that most people have an extra $70 to spend on a vintage racing cap and coordinating goggles.

    10. But how else are they going to look stylish when riding around in their "le mans pedal car"?

    11. Your kiddo can also fuel up at this $149 pretend gas pump.

    12. When they made this concrete "play table" for your kids that costs $799.

    13. When they offered a way make your dogs look like rich ladies vacationing in Aspen.

    14. When they said the perfect way to "reassure little ones bound for dreamland" is a nightlight that costs $129.

    15. The time they pretended you would like to replace your plastic safety goggles with this fancy pair.

    16. When they called a bulletin board a "pinboard" so they could charge $400 for it.

    17. When they said this faux fur sleeping bag for children offered "unsurpassed snuggliness" and chose and chose to call the color 'Wolf'.

    18. When they called their catalogues "source books" and mailed the stack of them (which weighed about 20 pounds) to everyone who has ever so much as driven by a Restoration Hardware.