Bargain Find Bar Cart

Um....

STOP THE PRESSES.  Have you guys seen one of the newest additions to Target's Threshold Fall collection???

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That's right... that's a brushed brass bar cart (with wood shelves)!

Look at it styled up all pretty on their site...

I looked for pictures of it styled in someone's actual home, but it's still so new, there were none to be found.  I was a little curious about what the quality would be like... I mean it's Target right?  Well it's got glowing reviews online, and everyone says the "wood" is real wood!  Holla!!

Let's talk about price... $129 is AN UNREAL PRICE for a bar cart.

Don't believe me??  Check out the competition I've rounded up...

The CHEAPEST brass bar cart I could find was still going to be well over $600 from Crate and Barrel once you factor in tax and delivery.  I don't know what made these become popular... perhaps all the great mid-century furniture on Mad Men?? but regardless, current prices definitely reflect their current popularity.  My point, this little Target bar cart is a bargain and a half - run, don't walk if you want one.

My friend Lindsay recently scored a bar cart from her new husbands old boss for a STEAL, but that is so rare to find one of these at a good cost.

Do you remember the bar cart I found last year at the antique shop near my house??  I am still kicking myself for passing that up... the one that got away!  It was perfect.  Ah, live and learn.

We don't really have a spot in our apartment that is crying out for a bar cart, I feel like I need it since I've wanted one for so long... perhaps I'll head over to Target to snag it this weekend, and if it doesn't work, I can always take it back... right??

Happy Friday!

Deal Alert: Picture Frames ANY size!

I just had to share!!

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Aaron Brothers is having their annual 1 cent sale (buy one picture frame, get one for a penny).  It is seriously one of the best sales of the year - if you've ever bought frames, you'll know how quickly the bill ads up!  Large frames like a 24"x36" are $60 at the lowest price.  That's $120 for two!!

Knowing that I've got plans for my gallery wall in the hallway of ornate frames, you can bet your buttons that I'll be hitting up Aaron Brothers this weekend!  You can shop their site, or go in store.

Happy shopping :-)

Deal of the Century - $70 Chandelier

Does anyone else follow Emily Hewitt of A Well Dressed Home?  Her taste is very similar to mine in terms of the palattes she goes for, and I absolutely adore her bedroom.

The color is great, I LOVE that upholstered headboard, and the bedding is classic and soft.  Looking beyond everything fabulous that is happening here, the real gem of this room is that chandelier!  And guess where it's from??  The Home Depot - and it's plastic.  She posts about it here, and I agree - for $100 it's a steal, and since no one goes to touch your chandelier, who cares what it's made of as long as it looks real!

This brings me to my find this morning... Joss & Main is having a sale from AF Lighting (sale here), and guess what I found??  I nearly identical chandelier to the one Emily has hanging in her room... same specs, but ~$40 cheaper!  Holla!


I know a great deal when I see one, so I snatched this pretty chandy up faster than a fat kid going after the last donut hole.  With an additional 5% off (hey, I'll take it where I can get it) I snagged this lovely fixture for $70 - shipping included.

I'm no electrician, but I'm sure we can figure this out.  The hardest decision is deciding where we should hang it - in our bedroom to replace the current boob light the landlord so lovingly installed, or in the dining room, where there is an equally hideous light fixture??

For those unfamiliar with the boob light, feast your eyes:

Decisions, decisions... sounds like it's going to ship pretty quickly, so I'm looking forward to a special package in the mail.  Next up, getting a pretty ceiling medallion for the installation!

Fabulous Find: Fun, Funky Fabric (like the alliteration?)

There is a good thing going on at Lewis and Sheron Textiles with tons - and I mean TONS - of amazing interior fabrics to choose from.  They have a promotion right now for 20% off all fabrics when you use the code LSFABRICS FIRST.  I'm thinking that since I'm doing a little freshening up at our house, it could be a great chance to get a few designer patterns at a discount!

I'm loving the citron colors in these patterns:

Clockwise from top left: Secret Gate, Coral Splendor, Azzuro, Kalita

I'm also really loving this bird print, and dabbling with the idea of ordering a bit of it since it's just so pretty!  What I will do with it, I'm not sure yet, but I have a few ideas in mind...

This set of indigo prints are so pretty - this is one color that I love, but it doesn't exist anywhere in our house.  I'm thinking that this might be really soothing and pretty for the bedding in our bedroom.  The rest of the room is pretty much a neutral palate with light taupe walls, bright white trim, and creme colored silk curtains.  With white fluffy bedding, and an upholstered headboard with nail head trim... a few pillows in these prints could really wake things up.

Clockwise from top left: Cross Section, Casablanca Whtfla, Joy (very aptly named I might add... this linking print in a blue bell color just makes me happy), Bloom Stripe

Finally, I just LOVE this water colored floral print - it's pretty enough to frame!  I'd love to order it, but I don't really have a great spot for it at the moment...