Deals & A Steal From Home Goods

On a side note which has nothing to do with the title of this blog post, wasn't today just beautiful?! I think it hit about 70 degrees here in Louisville with gorgeous sunshine. These beautiful flowers in my office just added to the euphoria I was feeling from the weather.


Aren't they lovely? The variety of colors are just beautiful and perfect for spring. This beautiful arrangement was waiting for me when I returned to the office yesterday afternoon - they are from Ryan's uncle, aunt and cousin for the recent passing of my grandfather. Thank you Monty, Carolyn & Tyler - the flowers are gorgeous and made my week! Let's take a look at those pretty stems again, shall we?



Alright, back to the subject of this post. On Monday, I was asked to head down to Nashville the following day to attend the deposition of an expert witness. Of course, I said yes - my first thought was, "Great billable hours!" My second thought was, "I wonder if I would have time to stop anywhere and shop?"

Yes, my mind will always find an excuse for a good shopping experience.

I have somehow managed to parlay my last 3 trips out-of-town for work into some decent shopping. When I was in Chicago in February, I made off like a bandit at Filene's Basement and H&M. While in Indianapolis a couple of weeks ago, I stopped at the outlets on the way home (I exercised some restraint and only bought a handful of summer outfits at Carter's for the little one - I somehow managed to avoid the temptation of the J. Crew outlet). So when I found out I was headed to Music City, I knew I could probably find some shopping success...and did I ever!

I'm constantly reading on a few different design blogs the great finds that can be had at Home Goods. We have a Home Goods here in Louisville, but it is technically part of the TJ Maxx and it can be hit and miss. So I decided to stop at a Home Goods just north of the city in Hendersonville ... and it did not disappoint.

I picked up four giraffe print placemats for our kitchen table ($10):


These beautiful Waverly print boxes will go great in our master bedroom ($20):


This next one is definitely the "steal" of the bunch. I was walking down the clearance aisle and I spotted this pretty in pink Chinese garden stool that had been marked down to $22:


Yes, you read that right, $22! The cheapest I have ever seen these go for was on Overstock and I think that was $120! If it had been red or green, that would have just been beyond perfect for our living room. Fortunately, with a little girl I can always find room for something pink so this sweet little stool is now sitting in Alexandra's nursery.

I saved the best for last...

With the warm temperatures we've been experiencing lately, Ryan and I have started working in earnest on beautifying our outdoor living area. Last year we purchased a pretty outdoor love seat, 2 chairs and coffee table from Home Depot. The cushions are a subtle brown print which I love, but the throw pillows that came with the set were this heinous purple print. I picked up some outdoor fabric in a pretty green medallion print at a local interior design shop, and my crafty mom re-covered the throw pillows. You can see a couple of them in this picture below, which I took last summer of one of our dear friends and her cute little girl:


In addition to this furniture set, we have a black wrought iron table with four chairs that my inlaws so generously handed down to us. Since last summer, I knew I wanted to find some comfortable cushions to sit in those wrought iron chairs.

Well, look what I lucked upon!



Can you believe that Home Goods had four chair cushions that fit perfectly in the same exact print?! Really, what are the odds of that happening?

I think I'm going to be looking for some more work trips to Nashville, just so I can hit up this great Home Goods store again!