Category Archives: HomeGoods

02.23.12

Home Goods Homerun.

I was feeling a little down on HomeGoods after the holidays as the place seemed cleaned out. But I had a few projects which warranted a visit, and I am happy to report that they have restocked and my local store is chock full of great buys.

Beautiful Suzanis.

LOVE this purple rug.

How great would this be in a little girl’s room?

I would love to paint this.

How great would these look reupholstered?

Moroccan tables galore.

This would look fabulous painted a bright color.

I am a sucker for apothecaries.

Gorg!

$500 is a little steep to pay for a chair that I’d turn around and reupholster, but I’ve got my eye on this baby for a markdown.

Great side table.

I am in love with these pink velvet benches.

Two of these in an office? Yes, please.

Lotus flower chandy. Looks a lot like this baby.

Pair of Ikat chairs.

Couldn’t resist this lamp at $18.00. This DEFINITELY needs a make-over, but it’s got good bones.

I came looking for two lamps that would be perfect candidates for our living room. Tune in next week for their new look.

I bought this lamp because I loved it so, but it’s really, really tall. I am desperately looking for a home for it, but it wasn’t cheap, so I may need to return it. Sigh.

10.13.11

Thank You Washington Post!

If you are a Washingtonian, be sure to pick up the Washington Post today where you will see a spread on Lou’s room!

Last month, a friend of mine (Thanks JJ!) sent me an email about a Kid’s Room Contest, and suggested that I enter Lou’s room. When I went to the site to submit, it didn’t seem to be working, so I figured that my entry didn’t “take.” Well what a surprise when I received a call last week from Delece Smith-Barrow from the Washington Post that we won! They came out last Friday to take pictures and Lou had a ball entertaining them in her room.

09.27.11

Lou’s Room: The Reveal.

Bit by bit, we have been working on Lou’s big girl room since last spring. And I am proud to finally show all of you the finished product.

In between work, kids and blogging, we built the room, step by step. It all started with a plan.

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Unfortunately, the fabric for the curtains has been discontinued. It is a P. Kaufman fabric. The Pattern is Camelot and the color is Lake.

We were able to repurpose the bed skirt from the crib to make the bed skirt and borders for the throw pillows. The sconces were on sale at Restoration Hardware.

Corrine Marlowe painted the stripes on the ceiling in the same Melon Shine paint that I used on the bed.

I kept the Little Castle glider from the nursery because I love it so much. The store that I bought it from (that has since gone out of business) allowed me to customize it with my own fabrics. The little chair was a gift that Mom brought back from Rhode Island when she found out I was pregnant with E.

Luckily our changing table was convertible. The mirror was a originally a butterfly picture that I scored on clearance at Home Goods. I painted it Pear Green.

I knew exactly what I wanted for the chandelier… the problem is that it didn’t exist.

Then I found Lindsey at Simply Salvage, who worked tirelessly on this baby. Poor Lindsey had no idea what she got herself into with me. This took over 4,000 hand painted beads. She painted them Bird’s Egg to match the walls.

My little Lou Lou Bug simply adores her room. When it was finally done she stayed in there for hours. While in another room, I heard her talking to herself saying “This is a dream come true!!! I love my room. I love my chandelier… I love my pink bed… I love my special lights (that would be the sconces.)…. I love my flowers.. ” Yada, yada, yada. It warmed my heart. And that my friends, made it all worth it. She has slept in her room every night since.

Photos by Ryann Colleen Photography

07.12.11

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes.

If you don’t know by now, our house is in a constant state of “progress.” It drives my poor husband crazy. We have made some progress on little Lou’s room. Here are some sneak peaks of the work in progress.

When I originally had the nursery painted six years ago, I had my amazingly talented artist Corinne Marlowe paint this Lion over the changing table and a laurel wreath around her chandelier. (More of Corinne’s work on our house to come.) As you can see the big girl bed takes up a bit more room than a crib.

That changing table has now been converted into a dresser, and between the new bed and the shelves that we were installing, the dresser had to be moved a few inches to the left. Here’s the problem with that:

As much as it killed me to paint over that little lion, he had to go. Now the question was, what to put in his place. I knew I wanted a mirror, but couldn’t find anything that was better than what I had in my head… so I took matters into my own hands.

I found this guy at Home Goods. On clearance for $25.

I primed him,

Painted him,

and had a mirror cut for inside.

I should also mention that Corinne replaced the laurel wreath with stripes on the ceiling.

Love them.

(I was actually in her closet taking this picture… You can see the door on the side.)

The left shelving unit is lacking as you can see. We added more drawers to the shelving units than I expected, so I am waiting on more bin pulls. I would also like to work on the styling of the lefthand shelves.

Next up: Pillows, pictures and a new chandelier! Stay tuned.

06.15.11

Progress.

Remember this update on Lou’s big girl room? Well, I was finally able to paint her bed. This bed has special meaning, it was mine when I was a little girl. I had to prime it first. The bed was originally white, but my brother painted it black when he inherited it for his bachelor pad in Georgetown. Gone are his bachelor days… He’s now living in the burbs with his wife, Milena and baby girl, Olivia. They didn’t need the bed in their new house and I thought it would be so great for Lou to have it.

It took me almost an entire day to paint this baby. Here is is (back to white) with the primer.

… And the finished product. I used Duron’s Melon Shine. I love the color!

I am somewhat embarrassed to show this picture as there is still so much left to do on “Project Big Girl Room.” But we’ve come a long way, baby. Here’s a peek at what that poor little girl was sleeping on for two months until her Momma painted her bed.

So uncomfortable. It was two mattresses stacked together. No wonder why she wouldn’t stay in her bed!

As you can see, her room is pretty small. Here are some shots of it when we were awaiting the arrival of it’s original occupant. Perfect for a crib!

A little more crammed with a Big Girl Bed…

But we are making progress. I just picked up the green pillows and coverlet at HomeGoods for a grand total of $80. God, I love that store. The “Anna” letters will be 86’ed. I’m in the process of designing her new bedskirt and a few other really exciting changes are in the works. The bookshelves should be done this week. I am sorry to say that most of the fabrics that I used (I originally designed the nursery 6 years ago) are now discontinued.

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Stay tuned.. This one’s gonna be GOOD.

02.24.11

The Big Game.

For those of you who know me personally know that I am not into sports. I know, it’s pitiful. I was the girl in gym class who literally walked the mile. Opposites attract, they say, and I happened to marry the Sports Guy. Because I never really played any serious sports, Mike likes to call shopping my sport. And nothing truly gets me more in the competitive spirit more than a good HomeGoods or TJ Maxx run. Seriously, I imagine it’s much like Tom Brady feels like before the big game. My blood pressure rises, I start sweating and I begin sizing up the competition. I would even block or tackle if I had to.

So, last weekend after perusing through HomeGoods, here are some goodies that I spotted….

Gold dresser- $149.99

Green Klismos Chairs- $249.99 each.

Leather Studded Console Tables- $249.99 and $129.99

Upholstered Nailhead Headboard- $499.99

And…..

I found this on clearance for $35.

And here she is at Casa De Salmon. Now I actually don’t mind the clickers being visible.

This thing is huge- about 19″ square. The bigger the better- and I am so in love with the horns. It’s such a great compliment to my family room.

So, being the giver that I am, I was able to find something similar for all of you!

Enjoy!

01.05.11

A HomeGoods HomeRun.

Last week I stopped by my HomeGoods, which coincidentally is only a few miles from my house. I spotted some great bargains, and if I wasn’t on double secret probation from our AMX bill last month, many of these items would have come home with me.