Category Archives: Deals and Steals

10.11.12

Nate Berkus for Target: October 21.

Ten more days until the release of Nate Berkus for Target. I for one, can’t wait… Here are some of my picks from the line:

Remember this post about Turtle Shells? As you can imagine, Nate’s are a lot more animal-friendly. I can’t wait to get my grubby little hands on them.

What’s your favorite?

09.21.12

Fashion Friday: Target’s Got It In The Bag.

We all love Target. I get it. But I am more of a kid’s clothes, home goods Target customer than women’s fashion. However, lately I have been buying quite a few pieces there for myself as we look forward to Fall. Here are just a few of the goodies that I’ve picked up.

(Not exactly Fall) but I found these bad boys on clearance in the store for $9.98… Sorry, still $19.99 online.

Totally into these.

I first bought these for E and was totes jealous and then I spotted a pair for myself, so now we can be matchers. (Sorry, couldn’t find the Women’s pair online.)

Love this sweater. The sizing is Junior, so order one size up.

Loved the colors in this flannel. Again, it’s a Junior- so go up a size!

LOVE. You know the routine (Junior..) Am I turning into a hipster?

06.08.12

Fashion Friday: AT’s Sunny Summer Accessories.

Today is my baby’s last day of First Grade. I can’t even stand it. I feel like it was just yesterday that I was sending her on the bus for the first time. The good news is that summer is officially here and with a few vacations planned this summer I am searching for some H-O-T summer accessories. Look no further than Ann Taylor. They took my breath away with their new jewelry collection this Spring.. and if you thought those pieces were amaze-balls, check out some of these…

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06.04.12

HomeGoods Hit List.

Our HomeGoods has been knocking it out of the park lately. Check out some of these finds…

I fell in love with this mirror. $299… It was so ginormous. I wish I had somewhere to put it!

Loved the rustic details….

I ended up taking these two home, determined to make them work in our living room.

I also took this home. I am going to rework it for E’s room. Stay tuned there.

Loved this mirror.

This would make a great bar.

This is just like the table in Lou’s Room!

I thought these lamps were so cool.

Loved this headboard and these huge wingback chairs. Perfect for a beach house!

Loved the nailhead design on these chairs.

Great bench!

Took these two home for E’s bookshelves.

There was a plethora of fabulous gold tables to choose from.

Loved this ottoman!

Lastly, picked up some Kate Spade sheets for our Guest Bedroom. They felt super-soft. I’ll give you the full review.

05.14.12

The Problem With Interpretation.

You say purple, I say blue.

I am so happy with the way E’s walls have turned out. I ended up paying my go-to painter Corinne, to do the walls because I honestly had no idea when I was going to get to it. At first I felt like a failure because I love doing things myself and feel like I should be like all of the other bloggers who do EVERYTHING themselves. Then I realize that I have a full-time job and two kids and I would rather spend the weekend playing with my kids that painting a room. Thus, the decision was made. Here is a teaser picture (taken with an iPad) while in progress.

Obviously, these pillows were a huge part of my inspiration. I saw them and just had to have them.

Next up.. I was looking for a bench that would be the perfect size for her bed. At first, I insisted on a storage bench, so I scoured HomeGoods to find one. I came home with this leather one, thinking I would reupholster in it a beautiful purple velvet.

However, the gorgeous purple velvet that I wanted was far more than what I wanted to spend on a bench for a six-year old so I continued my search and found this.

Perfect, right? And who can beat the price! SOLD. So I bought it and it showed up at my doorstep the next day. Only problem is that it wasn’t purple as advertised… it was clearly Navy Blue.

Looking a little more like this

BUMMER. Can you say false advertising? When I called BJ’s they said that the color is actually Navy, not purple. As you can see they have now edited the posting to more accurately represent the actual product. That doesn’t help my situation. They now have a p-i-s-s-e-d six year old to deal with.

04.13.12

Fashion Friday: H & M Conscious Collection

I am loving the Spring Conscious Collection from H & M. All made of 100% organic cotton and recycled hemp. A small step in the fashion industry’s attempt to create more sustainable, green products. All of these pieces went on sale yesterday so get them while you can!

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03.09.12

Fashion Friday: Holy Crapoly! Ann’s Got Her Groove Back.

I remember the ole’ college days when my girlfriends and I dreamed of the day that we could afford Ann Taylor clothes. It was all the rage. Then over the years, AT became (ok, I am just going to say it…..) busted. I am here to tell you the old Ann is gone.. this girl’s got a brand new look and it is on point. I was watching the Today show yesterday and spotted this neon number and my eyes just about popped out of my head.