"Special Delivery: Bath Sneak Peek"

You know the feeling you get when you order something online and you eagerly anticipate it's arrival at your front door?  You find yourself looking out the window each time you hear a truck approaching, hoping it's the Fed Ex or UPS delivery person with your package.  Well, today as I rounded the corner onto my street I could see from a distance a medium sized box...

.... just the size of the pendant light fixture that I ordered last week. 

Home Decorator's

Needless to say I was extremely excited and made a beeline to my master bath, where the current lighting situation was shameful....

In less than 10 minutes (and that includes going to get my ladder).  This sad pot light became this...

I love it!  You probably noticed that I've also switched out my shower curtain.  You may also have noticed that it's at the ceiling.  I had this one made and apparently I got a little over zealous with the fabric, because not only is it tall but it's so wide that I'm going to need two packs of shower curtain hooks (pay no attention to the temporary ones I'm using). 

The funny thing is, I really like the height with the pendant.  As it would turn out, I may have really been on to something.  Check out these great examples....

Refresh Restyle (great article here)

Tobi Fairley (one of my favs)

Atlanta Design Works/ Charlie Cannon Photography

It makes the room super tall, something I'll need to consider in my wall art selection.   The natural look of the pendant's shade has me thinking about  the adjacent window.  A natural roman shade probably makes more sense than my current blinds.  This one from Lowe's might work.....

And then there's the rug.  Right now it's a toss up....


Grey/White Damask Floral?

Natural?

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Chevron?

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Decisions, decisions, decisions.... It's a work in progress.  As always, I'll keep you posted.

Lastly,                                        

Congratulations to

April Morton

of

Charlotte, North Carolina

Winner of the the April/May Dwell by Cheryl Giveaway! Thanks April for your great organization tip you shared in a comment on this post.

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"Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda - Retail Regrets"

Because I'm a big time bargain shopper, I'm often faced with unbelievable "shopportunities" to get great deals on just about everything.  I've said time and time again that this is both a blessing and a curse.  It all comes down to having to decide whether to get it or to leave it, and often that's not the easiest decision to make. 

Today's post contains several items that I'm regretting not purchasing to this very day. 

Case in point....

• You may recall this pendant fixture that I blogged about HERE.  It was priced at $50 and I'm almost certain I "coulda" gotten it for $40.  When I think back, passing on this one was probably a huge mistake.   Especially considering that this similar option retails for just under $300. 





Lamps Plus

I can totally imagine how great it would look in the right space.  Like this one....

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• Then there was the brand new (still with tags) Target lamp that I left at Goodwill ($7.99).  I know, I know, Goodwill again. 



 But seriously, if I "woulda" known that I'd come home and find the SAME one on Target.com on sale NOW.  I definitely "woulda" gotten this.



Target

Add to that the fact that Target has some really cute Mix and Match shades for less than $20....




Target



 

Target

Emily A. Clark Interiors



Totally missed the boat on this one.

• And, the biggest regret of them all were these two banana leaf dining chairs at Kirkland's.  I actually had a really hard time finding a photo since the product is no longer available, but they were a lot like the darker Pottery Barn version here. 







Pottery Barn

I was in Kirkland's browsing for some items for a client when a lady walked in to return two of these chairs.  I heard her say that they just didn't work in her space.  One was still wrapped in plastic and cardboard.  I didn't pay much attention until I realized that when they returned them to the floor, they were placed in the Clearance section and this happened to be the weekend when there was an extra 25% off all clearance merchandise.  After making my way over and checking the price, I realized with the discount they were going to be $42 each. 

Awhhhh, what "coulda" been.....



Pottery Barn



• Lastly, just before Christmas I ran into this oh so cute Martha Steward blanket/throw, originally sold at Macy's for $80. 





I actually passed it at one of my deeply discounted shoe retailers in South Carolina.   I was trying so hard to stay on task and stick to the Christmas shopping list, so I was determined to stay focused on the task at hand.  Unfortunately, the thought of the Kelly green pom-pom throw continued to haunt me far beyond the holidays.   

I'm pleased to report that this week I picked it up in the very same place I left it in December (very rare) and even better is was 30% off!  I paid just $17.00.



This is one deal that I actually got a second chance at and my Martha Stewart Pom-Pom throw has found a home in my morning devotional chair. 

So, don't live with the shoulda, woulda, coulda's of design.  If you see it and you love it and it's in the budget, get it.  You only live once.  Right?