I'm obsessed with discount retailers. I love finding a great deal. Hunting through racks of clothes and sorting through accessories. I cannot begin to tell you the incredible finds I have discovered over the years- Jonathan Adler at Marshalls, the Stuart Weitzman sandals for Fin this summer, le Creuset, entire sets of All-Clad, a Gucci handbag on clearance at TJ Maxx, etc. etc. etc.
Lately I feel like they've been stepping up their game. Maybe it's the economy (another reason to love all things recession- the expensive stuff ends up at my favorite stores).
I was at the Maxx a few days ago and found the most incredible lamps. So much so I pulled out the phone and took pictures. I think they're the first phone pics I've ever taken.
I strolled down the lighting isle and this immediately caught my eye- I have a thing for herringbone...
I wanted to buy it and put it on a kelly green lacquered side table...right next to this:
Then there was this...something about orange lately just does it for me.
And these...
I'm still dreaming about that peacock blue...
I either need a really big house one day or someone needs to let me redo theirs.
Speaking of redo, in a totally unrelated, related sort of way, our kitchen is in the process of becoming finished- the last bank of cabinets, new wainscoting, new fixtures, grout for our backsplash, wallpaper (yes, I'm wallpapering my kitchen)...
We have a few white cabinets with glass doors and I'm thinking about wallpapering the inside...or perhaps painting them. Maybe that peacock blue with damask roman shades in the same shade for the windows. We need a pop of color in our all white and tan and beige kitchen...what color should it be? Navy? Lemon? Blue? Orange?
I'll give you a little sneak peak at just how far we've come:
Before
Eight hours after we closed on the house
Our current (and very unfinished) kitchen
Looking forward to sharing the finished project in a few weeks...
PS. I think Massachusetts ROCKS! In a state where Dems outnumber Republicans THREE to ONE the people have sent a very clear message- this health care bill BLOWS! Here's to 2010!
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