Good Morning! I missed all of you yesterday! Instead of a workout, I enjoyed being pampered at the salon last night…it was PURE BLISS. A good rest day is just what I needed.
Now, on to home decor shopping! After living in our house for just under a couple months, I’m slowly but surely making progress on decorating, but still have so far to go. I’m the type that would rather have bare walls and wait for the perfect piece or idea to come along instead of just throwing something up there to fill the space. However, I feel like I’m on somewhat of a time crunch because I’d really like to have a bunch of the rooms finished before our twins come in late March. I know my time for extra things like decorating will be very limited after their arrival.
With that said, I need your help! I would love your suggestions on where you have had luck finding home decor for your home. I’m pretty thrifty when it comes to decorations, so I’d welcome recommendations for places that give you a big bang for your buck. I tend to like a bit of a rustic and antique style of decor. Truth be told, most of my things come from Home Goods. My house would be completely bare without that place!
Here’s a sample of the type of look I’m going for with my house…we found all these pieces for our mantle at…you guessed it, Home Goods! I especially enjoy the decorations when they’re paired with watching Sean on Live! With Kelly & Michael. š
Question for YOU:
Where do you buy your home decor? Where can I find good deals, friends? Please share your secrets!
Make it a wonderful day today, finding a few minutes of “me time!”
Amber
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Your mantle looks very nice! I wish I had a fireplace but there’s not much need for one in Florida.. When we moved into our house 2 years ago we got a lot of our decor from Old Time Pottery, Target and Wal-mart. We got a bookcase from Wal-mart and put it together and it looks really nice (even next to our more expensive furniture). I’d look at Ikea too, they’re pretty affordable!
Good Luck! I’d like to see some before and after pics of the house (future post?)!
I’m not a very good decorator, but for unique one-of-a-kind things I think the best places to check are thrift stores and antique stores. I guess that’s a no-brainer. You could pair up finding some unique picture frames or old ugly furniture pieces with a DIY project where you paint and bring them back to life and make them fit your home. I have lots of visions in my head for things I’d love to have on my walls by upcycling and painting, I just haven’t followed through yet! I know of a good antique store but it’s way up in Osseo.
Your mantle looks very nice! I love antique store and thrift stores but sometimes it takes a lot of looking around to find something really nice. When we bought our house two years ago we got a lot of things from Old Time Pottery, Target, Wal-Mart and a few things from Ikea. I found all of those places to be affordable. We got a bookcase from Wal-mart and put it together and it looks really good (even next to our nicer furniture).
Good luck with the decorating! I’d love to see some before and after pictures! (maybe an idea for a future post?)
I LOVE Home Goods!! I like to check out the clearance at Pier One. I also like to look at Michael’s and Joann’s- you think of them as “craft stores”, but surprisingly they also have some nice home decor items!
I LOVE shopping the sale home section at Anthropologie. Sometimes the stuff is super wacky, but we’ve found a few things with super minor dings in them for a quarter of the full price. Also, Cost Plus/World Market has super unique stuff for fairly cheap. I’ve noticed the stuff on your mantle in other pics…super cute!
Thanks for the tip about Anthropologie! I wouldn’t have thought to look there! And you know I LOVE how you decorate…I’ll have to check that out as well as World Market!
Oh my word…when looking back over this comment to you, I didn’t realize how much I wrote the word “SUPER”. Bah! I sound like such an airhead. Haha! Apparently I was pumped about everything I had to say..it was all so SUPER! š
Haha! I love all your supers! (Honestly, didn’t even notice! I’m all about the supers and exclamation points!)
This is such a random late response, but I feel like a really awesome hidden gem for home stuff is Gordman’s! Random, right? I don’t think there are even very many of them in the twin cities, I’ve only been to the one next to Kohl’s in Roseville. Anyway, they have tons of really cute pieces, lots of color schemes, art, wall quotes, small furniture, and just generally unique pieces. When I really need something for a space I am never disappointed with what I find there!
Hi Karen! Thank you for the heads up! That’s a great idea! We actually have a Gordman’s in Woodbury but I haven’t spent time in there! I will definitely have to check it out! Thank you!!!
Thank you for the suggestion, Karen! We have a Gordmans here in Woodbury but I haven’t spent time in there – I’m definitely going to need to check it out now!