Category Archives: HomeGoods

04.10.13

The Princess and the F.R.O.G.

A few months ago, my niece Allie emailed me that she wanted a “cooler” place for her and her friends to hang out.  You see the F.R.O.G (Front Room Over the Garage) in their house was her designated area and it just didn’t meet her style.  Since she was a high school senior and my sister and brother in-law would be moving upon her graduation, we had a very tight budget to work within.  Here are some befores..
Allie and I worked around some of her favorite things… Her favorite color was turquoise and she wanted it to have a cool vibe.  Since we were on a limited budget, all of them items were wither DIY or on the cheap.  They live in Chapel Hill, NC, so everything was done virtually.  Here was the plan we worked up.
I received pictures from them after just a few changes and wow, what a difference a coat of paint and some elbow grease makes.
Keep up the good work, ladies!

02.28.13

HomeGoodies.

I did it again….  Totally crushed it at HomeGoods.

 I wanted this settee, but all I took home was these two.
How adorable for a little girl’s bathroom?

Chartreuse.  Say no more.

Side tables galore.

Love the colors in this Suzani chair.

Gorg.

Scooped up these two for my basement.

A little turquoise sparkle.

 I was DYING over this campaign desk.  It was huge.  If I only had room for it.  I hope whoever gets it give it a good home.

I also bought two of these for my basement. Spoiler alert: orange, orange everywhere!

I so wanted to buy this and paint it.  Unfortunately I was out of time, space and money.  Until next time HomeGoods!

12.04.12

The One That Got Away.

You know you have issues when you dream about furniture that you just couldn’t let go of.  For one reason or another, it just wasn’t meant to be.  Without further adieu, let me introduce you to my last lost love.
I first saw her at HomeGoods in Venice, Fla.  She was perfect.  
Lacquer top, Linen fronts, gorgeous gold hardware
and PINK organizers in each drawer.
The detailing was impeccable.
I tried to talk my Pops into hauling it up north for our family beach house, but he refused. 🙁
So very sad.

11.15.12

E’s Room… Coming Along.

As most of you know, we are in the midst of redesigning E’s room.  She wanted purple and pink… her two favorite colors.  That was all I needed to get started.  When designing a room, I start with one thing, whether it be a piece of art, rug or piece of furniture- and build on it.  For E’s room- It all started with these pillows.  I fell in love.  
We painted the walls months ago.. but due to life and health issues, had a major hault.  Slowly but surely we are piecing it together. 

You saw her new ottoman

I am so in love.  And totally jealous.

 We added some really beautiful polished nailheads and added a skirt because I was not in love with the legs.

The reason that I chose it is because of the great storage space.

She’s got her reading chair.

and her new lamp.

And fully dressed windows.

Next up– I need to hang her Juju Hat that is sitting in the corner… More on that debacle later.

11.14.12

A Little Bit of Lilac Never Hurt Nobody.

What should have taken me 3 hours total, ended up being a project that sat in my garage for weeks.  It all started with this lamp.
I was wanting a lamp similar to this one, but there were many reasons why it wouldn’t work:  1.) The price.  2.) The size.  3.) The color was a little but more grey than I was looking for.

So, after finding this lamp at Target, I figured I’d make it work.  First, I primed it with STIX, painted it with leftover paint (we used that as the base color on E’s walls) and lacquered it.

 I topped it off with a $12.99 shade from HomeGoods and here she is now.  A perfect match!
Check in tomorrow to see more previews of E’s Room.

11.13.12

Pink and Purple Makeover!

Remember this ottoman from HomeGoods?
Well, she has gotten a major makeover.

And this rocking chair that I bought for $20 on CraigList?  The frame used to be a dilapidated brown. (Sorry, I can’t find the original CL pic.)  We stripped it and painted it a high-gloss black.  Here she is before the new fabric…

And here she is now.
We still have a ways to go, but her room is really coming together.  We need to stay on track so that we can make room for her new homework desk that she will be getting for Christmas.
More pics of her room tomorrow!