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…


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.

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

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.

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.

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



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