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Showing posts with label Pottery Barn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pottery Barn. Show all posts

Thursday, December 27, 2012

I got it!

Hello, friends! We had an amazing time traveling and celebrating with family over the last week. I stopped to count my blessings as I realized how fortunate we are to have family members we enjoy being around and who make hanging out and doing nothing lots of fun!

Before Christmas, I shared that I was hoping to decorate with magnolia leaves this year but couldn't find an affordable option. I told you all about it here and also told you I'd be stalking the after Christmas sales to snag some up for next year.

Well, guess what I found at Pottery Barn yesterday?...
The exact Magnolia Leaf Garland I was stalking hoping to score. But, wait, it gets better! They only had 2 left and they were pre-lit. I was so pleased to gaze at that little price tag and see that I was about to purchase 2 garlands for less than the original price of one. Yep, certainly a great deal and well worth a bit of delayed gratification!

I was hoping to pass this steal onto you guys but it doesn't appear to be on sale on the website. Guess you'll have to make a quick run to the store if you're interested.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Steals and Deals

I left the house yesterday and had no intentions of spending hundreds of dollars, but my neighbor had other plans for me! "Hey, I'm going to the Pottery Barn Outlet today, wanna go?" she said. "Sure," I say. See, I'm really good at going shopping without buying. I tend to go and "catalog." I like to see what's out there and remember it for friends and clients. But lo and behold, look what was waiting for me when I walked in those doors...

West Elm
Friends, let me introduce you to the "tulip chair" in elephant gray. It's exactly what I've been on the hunt for and it was $200 less than what I'd pay for it on-line or in the store!


Check out the other colors available. Don't fall in love with the honey color unless you want to spend an extra $100! Why do they charge more just because it's a more popular color? It is really pretty in that color though, I have to admit.

We hit the jackpot on bargains, I tell ya! Here's my other purchase...


This is the Bobble-Knit Throw from Pottery Barn. It's no longer available, hence the $4.97 price tag. That's right, any guesses how much this hand-knit throw was sold for originally? A whopping $99.00! It would have never found a place in my home at that price, but I can certainly swallow $4.97!


Here she is in her new home. My camera's memory card decided it didn't want to play well with others today, so I leave with a grainy iphone picture. Oh well, you get the idea.

Have you found any steals or deals recently? Do share!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Cork Trivets turned Corkboard!

Okay quick, think of a young girl/tween's bedroom and tell me the first thing that pops into your mind when you access her needs in a bedroom. Did you answer "corkboard?" It's an essential item, right? I mean, where else is she going to hang her drawings, pictures, and movie stubs! There are many really cute corkboards available to purchase, but some cost a pretty penny. Like these from Pottery Barn Kids.


This is a precious idea that I completely intend to duplicate some day as a DIY project, but honestly, I don't have the $299.00 to spend on it. Can you believe the price of this baby, friends?!



This one seems simple and wouldn't lead you to believe a huge price tag was attached, right? Well, think again, it's currently on sale for $139.00. Wow, what a steal! (Please hear the sarcasm dripping from my words.)

Don't get me wrong, if you've got the budget to buy these, then I say "do it." They're cute and most likely really well made. But if you're in the same boat as me, don't have all that extra cash and know that your daughter's taste is going to change, then let me show you the alternative I came up with.

I used these cork trivets from IKEA...


And various shades of this paint from Hobby Lobby




To create this...


close up

We added a few pieces of white trim on the top and side to frame it out.


After painting the background solid pink, I started nailing the trivets to the wall, one by one, until it was at a height I was comfortable with. After that, I painted the acrylic paint on random trivets to add some interest and bring in the other colors in the room. Easy and simple, and I promise it didn't cost anywhere close to the costly catalog finds.

Have you created your own version of a corkboard? I'd love to see your creations, send me a picture!


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