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5 things to buy on sale…right now! Anthropologie, Serena & Lily, and more

Annie Elliott | January 4, 2016

Happy 2016! With the winter holidays barely over, the last thing you (and your credit cards) may be thinking about is spending more money. And yet…

Online bargains are unbelievable right now. So if you can stomach it, consider digging deep for one of these items. (They’re on sale as of the publishing of this post, but a chair I found this morning was sold out a few hours later. Act quickly!)

From Anthropologie, the Perfect Symmetry Rug. I love the colors; it looks lovely with strong walls, as in the picture below, or in a more muted setting. Picture Robin’s egg blue walls or a pale dove gray…

Multi-colored dhurrie
Perfect Symmetry Rug from Anthropologie
Blue bedroom with brown tufted leather headboard
Perfect Symmetry Rug

From Mitchell Gold, the VanDyke Bar. I’m a fan of the entire VanDyke line — the finish is lovely, and I love the soft brass hardware — and this 40″ tall bar is a great piece.

Tall wooden bar with soft brass legs in gray dining room
Mitchell Gold’s VanDyke Bar

From Garnet Hill, the Modern Star Quilt and Sham. I’m just a sucker for a bold, colorful quilt in a guest room!

Colorful quilt in blue bedroom with rag rug
Garnet Hill’s Modern Star Quilt

Serena & Lily‘s Topanga Chair is perfect as a pull-up chair in a sunroom or tucked away in the corner of a bedroom or bath. Small-scale, informal chairs are hard to find, and this one is attractive and versatile.

Versatile bamboo rattan chair
Serena & Lily’s Topanga Chair

Finally, The Company Store‘s Knitted Baskets are great for kids’ stuff, rolled-up towels, pet toys…whatever. Clutter corral-ers always come in handy.

Brightly colored open baskets
The Company Store’s Knitted Baskets

If, bargains aside, spending several hundred dollars doesn’t appeal right now, consider these colorful bargains.

Green picture frames
Serena & Lily’s Woven Raffia Frames — in bright green!
Blue pillow cover
Anthropologie’s Zocalo Embroidered Euro Sham. Two of these on a crisp white duvet or goldenrod quilt? Magnificent
Brightly colored polka-dot linens
Serena & Lily’s Confetti Dot Napkins will brighten any table

Hard to resist, aren’t they? NOW you can put your wallet away.

Bossy color | Annie Elliott interior design is based in Washington, D.C. We create outrageously beautiful homes for fascinating people — starting with color. 

Category: Bedroom, Color + paint color, Furniture + upholstery, RugsTag: Anthropologie, bamboo chair, bar, bargains, Bedding, colorful baskets, Euro sham, flatweave rug, Garnet Hill, kids' baskets, Mitchell Gold, napkins, occasional chair, picture frames, pillow cover, rattan chair, rug, Serena & Lily, storage baskets, table linens, The Company Store, VanDyke

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