West Elm SALE!

Ohhhh, may someone out there benefit from my duvet cover browsing.  I am not in search of a king size duvet cover, but just came across this stunner, that is on wicked discount.  King size sale price $39!  Get you some! 

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Just add some crisp white sheets, you are set! I love most

anything with a Greek Key pattern.  It's a pattern that you will 

often find in old architecture and it always makes me happy.

I love this pattern, but also love the ticking stripes pattern in the

 picture below.  I switched out our bedding and our bed is currently 

covered in a lonely, coverless duvet.  Sad story for that poor guy. 

 I might do a combo of these two patterns.  

My love of ticking stripes always makes me feel like I should live

in the country and work at a general store.  It's a big love.

Bonus, this duvet is on sale for $39!!!  

I am thinking I will order the duvet cover in the ticking stripes 

pattern, along with two of the standard shams in the ticking stripes.  

Then I will order a Euro size (oversized and square) in the other 

pattern, to garnish the stripes.

Then look at this cutie in the same hue, that will sit pretty 

with the mash up of patterns. Ohhh, I am excited.

Now, must get my order in, before they run out!

OH, AND DON'T FORGET TO GOOGLE DISCOUNTS

I WAS ABLE TO SCORE FREE SHIPPING, ON TOP

OF THE DISCOUNTS!

xo

Deck the Halls...

Hodge Podge cuteness, if you ask me! 

It all started with some bulbs...I bought loads of shatter proof bulbs

at Target after last Christmas.  Great deals and I just knew I would

find a tree-free purpose for them, this holiday.  New (deeply discounted) 

bulbs, a few old bulbs, fish line...and I was off.

This old dresser (a fantastic mid-century Craigslist find) usually is

the base for family photos, some family art and the candles (as seen).

I pulled the photos and art and moved in some holiday cheer.

My mom gave me the Twinkle sign years ago and it is still a holiday favorite 

and looks cutie with the (once again,a cheapy find at Target) felted trees.  

I pulled out my trifle dish, filled it with bulbs and balanced it with a holiday postcard 

that I plopped in a frame (the postcard looks vintage, which I totally love).

Simply plopping the glitter bulbs on top of the well used 

candles adds quick and instant holiday pizazz.  To add a bit 

 more dimension, I threw the remaining bulbs (that were housed in 

a tube, 8 bulbs total, in the $1 section at Target...which I 

 proudly paid 50 cents for) in a vintage mason jar.  

The BE MERRY sign was also sourced from the 

$1 section at Target (again, a 50 cent score!)

I just picked the table runner up at Home Goods (because, as they 

say, Home Goods makes you happy) and pulled out a rad enamel bowl

that I picked up years ago at a garage sale (for $1...for reals) and filled it

with several of my favorite, oversize bulbs.  I filled a vintage mason jar with the

 garland beads I usually string from a cut tree.  I topped my favorite little cake

stand with a glass dome (filled with bulbs).  Major props to that cute little

dome.  I picked it up at Goodwill (it was the topper of a wooden cheese board).

I just bought the topper, for $1.  Keep watch for them, as they seem to be plentiful 

on the shelves of thrift stores, and make a wonderful statement for a birthday cupcake,

stack of cookies or...a pile of Christmas bulbs. 

I want to live in this potpourri of colorful holiday cheer!

Seriously, how fab is this bowl?  I am mildly obsessed with it's beat up beauty!

I went fish line crazy with the table lighting.  Super random, yet balanced.

Logi has stood on the table no less than 10 times and asked me,

 is it snowing? while she bangs these around.  Lawdy!

Super simple, quick and wicked cheap holiday creation!!!

I purchased a few packages of faux greenery 

garland (last winter, after season sale, of course)

knowing that I wanted to doll up the stairs.

Using fish line I bundled random bulbs and 

tied to the posts.

Bundle of bulbs!

I tucked this gorgeous winter picture of my nieces

on my metro rack of crazy.  It looks perfect.

In other news...

Logi is ready to take on winter!

Countertops...ask (for a discount) and you shall receive

I just want to throw it out there that:

1. We went to the stone yard yesterday to see the Super White Quartzite and it is FABULOUS
2. The stone is expensive (lame, right)
3. I asked the fabricator (the guy who will turn the slabs into counters) for a discount
4. He agreed

The moral of this story, it never hurts to ask!

Onward to kitchen completion, my friends!