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Affordable Home Decor: Look what $50{ or less} will buy you!

February 3, 2015

Who besides me loves a great deal? When it comes to decorating my house, I love nothing more than finding a great looking item at an incredible price. I am constantly shopping at big box stores like HomeGoods and TJ Maxx for budget friendly decor and just recently started shopping H and M Home.

I’ve always shopped H and M for inexpensive fashion accessories and was thrilled to learn that they offer home products. Just like the jewelry and clothing that H and M sells, the home decor pieces aren’t investment pieces that will last a lifetime. Their items are great for seasonal updates and if you love to change out your decor on a frequent basis like me, the H and M home prices allow you to do that without guilt.

I did a little surfing this weekend on the H and M site and found lots of items that I really love. Here are six items that have great style and would be great for a end-of-winter decor update.

Brass accessories are a hot trend and this beautiful swan would make a wonderful tabletop statement. I’d use it to hold lush green plant or beautiful orchid. Brass Swan $14.95

Another hot trend this spring is floral decor. You can mix this floral duvet with solid colored linens to create a really great look for your bedroom. Floral Duvet Cover $49.95

This gold tray is a great buy and would look stunning on a vanity or bar card. Gold Tray $14.95

I think every household in America owns that black and white pillow covers from Ikea so I’m happy to see a new kid on the block. This classic black and white stripe will never go out of style and at this price you can’t go wrong. Striped Pillow Cushion $5.95

As a bookshelf accessory or flower vase, this textured glass vase packs and lot of style for a small price. Glass Vase $19.95

When it comes to picture frames this marble finish is a stylish accent that will work with any style decor. Marble Look Picture Frame $9.95

You can check out the full line of H and M home decor item here.

Happy Shopping!

Trend Spotting at the Atlanta Gift & Furniture Show

July 16, 2014

In addition to attending the Haven conference last week, I also squeezed in a couple of days at the Atlanta Gift & Furniture show. The Atlanta show is one of the largest industry trade shows where the focus in home decor, furnishings and gift items. If you’ve read any of my previous post on the show you know that there are three massive buildings with hundreds and hundreds and showrooms featuring the latest and greatest design and product trends for home and gifts.

I always attend the shows looking for new resources to use in my design business but also as a way to stay on top of the newest design, color and styling trends in home decor. While I won’t say that I say any totally new trends at this market, I did see lots of trends that have been building over the last couple of years becoming even stronger. Want to know what’s hot, check out the trends I spotted (s0rry in advance for the not so stellar iPhone photos)…

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My Latest Thrifting Finds

June 20, 2014

It’s Friday and I’m so, so happy!

I told you that during our vacation last week we squeezed in some thrifting and hit a few antique and thrift shops in Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Florida. I had a few things on my shopping list and while I didn’t find everything I was looking for I did score a few nice pieces.

On the list:

Ironstone

Brass

Vintage Linens

Small Accent Furniture

Vintage Decor Book

This is what I found…

A malachite ice bucket that was a real bargain for $4.00

Ironstone Sugar and Creamer for less than $10

a ironstone casserole dish

a cute clove leave shaped brass planter

and this amazing brass stool. If you follow me on Instagram you saw the post where a friend found this stool on-line selling for $225.00. I paid $20!

Thrift shopping in the Jacksonville area was great. There are lots of shops with a vast array of antiques. If you’re in the Jacksonville area, be sure to check out these shops:

Antique Market of San Jose

5107 San Jose Blvd.

Jacksonville, FL

Avonlea Antiques & Design Gallery

8101 Philips Hwy

Jacksonville, FL

Fans & Stoves Antique Mall

1059 Park St.

Jacksonville, FL

5 Points Antiques

1046 Park St.

Jacksonville, Fl

Southern Crossing Antique Mall

2718 Park St.

Jacksonville, FL

Rusted: A Vintage Market

1523 San Marco Blvd,

Jacksonville, Fl

The thrill of the hunt never gets old. What’s on your thrifting list?

Best of Etsy: Bold & Brass

June 11, 2014

I written about my love of Brass on several occasions and find myself drawn to it more and more each day. Whether it’s a bold accent or a simple detail, brass adds such a sophisticated and polished feel to a piece of furniture or the decor of a room.

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{who wouldn’t kill to own these?}

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{such fun way to dress up a functional piece of furniture}

Since Brass is such a hot design trend and in case you wanted to indulge your brass obsession like me, I thought I’d share a few brass accessory pieces available on Etsy.

Vintage Brass Container / Brass Buddha / Brass Elephant Hook / Brass Horn of Plenty Vase

Brass Pelican / Brass Ship Wheel Bell / Brass Letter Holder

Happy Shopping!

11 Design Details I’m Loving & that you can do in your own home

April 4, 2014

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times, Design is in the Details. And that’s one of the things I love about design. The fact that you can take a basic ordinary architectural element, accessory, furniture piece or decorative element and use it to create something unique and beautiful for your home. I’m working on a project that is requiring me to think about details and how they can be used to transform a space and save money at the same time. With details on my mind I thought I’d share 11 of my favorite ideas, ideas you can use in your own home.

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Shopping with ConfettiStyle

August 26, 2013

I’ve been hoarding some of my recent vintage finds and finally found time to get them added to the ConfettiStyle Designs shop. In the shop you’ll find home décor items, tabletop serving pieces and accessories, milk glass and ironstone and lots of other pieces that I think are pretty great. Here are a few of my favorite items.