A HomeGoods Shopping Spree

I was so excited with what I bought of this shopping spree that I wanted to share that with you first.


I wanted some new outdoor planters for around my gazebo.  I wanted to add texture and style to what I already have outside.  You can check that out here if you want to see what I already have around the gazebo.  I need to take some updated pictures once I get some plants into these planters.  I have lots of styling that I want to do with the gazebo, but it can't all take place at once.  Budget is always in mind.  ;)

Let's take a closer look at each of the planters.  I absolutely loved this planter for it's color and texture.  It just called out to me.

This pretty one just called out my name.  I have been loving yellow lately and really wanted to add more yellow to our outdoor space.  It makes me smile.

I also wanted a planter with some graphic shapes on it.  I love the free hand design of this one.  Plus blue is one of my favorite colors if you couldn't tell from my house already.  ;)

I have been looking for a new set of sheets for awhile now and I found this awesome geographic design one at HomeGoods.  And I love grey.

For years now I have wanted some Japanese Fishing Glass Balls.  You can check out loads of Google images of these fishing balls here.  They actually come in all different shapes, colors and sizes.

I finally bought some faux coral.  I have always loved beachy decor and now I have found a way to add just a little into my home.  I have a few nautical pieces around the house as well.  Some really old pieces from my Grandma's house too.  Love mixing the old with the new.

Here is a better look at the glass fishing balls.  I just love the rope netting that is around each one as well.  It gives great texture to the smooth glass.

Of course I had to figure out an awesome place to display the glass fishing balls and then I saw this lovely distressed wire basket.  I love the look.  Sort of reminds me of fishing cages.  I'm going to add some fish netting to the bottom of the basket and I will probably use this as my centerpiece on my Dining Room table for now.

Of course I needed a new table runner for the Dining Room table then.  I think I see a new tablescape coming up soon.  I have to pull some stuff together and see what works best.  Not sure if these flowers will work well with the fishing balls and the basket.  We shall see.  I have to play around with a few ideas first.

Gorgeous right?  Love the blue/green/yellow combo with a touch of brown.

Now onto my pictures that I took while shopping.  I had to give you more eye candy then just what I bought that day.  I want to apologize first for the bad cell phone pictures.  It's what I had with me for this trip.


This dinnerware set was a nice light blue.  It was gorgeous in person.  Looks like hand made pottery.

I told you I love blues and these vases were just calling out to me.  I need like 10 house so I can buy everything I want from HomeGoods.  haha

I believe this was some sort of laundry hamper.  Nothing too big, but it was pretty in person.

Here we have the outdoor section.  I could have bought some many things from this section.  I know I have to stop just looking at the blue decor.  haha.  It's just such a calming color to me and I'm always drawn to it.

Here were all of the glass fishing balls....I only bought three of them.  ;)

These chairs were gorgeous.  The turquoise color in person was to die for.  Gorgeous glossy white trim.  Wish I had a place in my house for them.

Some gorgeous lamps.  These lamps were so cool.

Lots and lots of ottomans.  So many to look at.  Some great prices too.

I wish I had a place in my home for this Ikat ottoman.  Gorgeous...just gorgeous!!!

Love the legs on this ottoman!!!

Hello pillows and more pillows and more pillows.  HomeGoods always has a great selection.

I thought these glasses were so cute.  The word "water" was etched in the top of these glasses.

And if light blue/green glasses aren't your thing, they have these gorgeous jewel tone glasses too.

OK, who is into Sangria?  I'm lovin' it right now.  Of course you can use these drink dispensers for ice tea or lemonade.  ;)

They had a whole isle just for melamine glasses and plates.  Great for summertime.

Now lets look at some kids stuff.  Lots of pillows and baskets.

Lots of fun stuff for kids.

Isn't this little girls chair adorable?

If ever looking for baskets, they have lots and lots of them in every size, type and shape.

All I can say about these chairs is "Oh My Gosh...GORGEOUS"!!!  I was drooling and wished I could take them home with me.

Can't forget about their lamp section.  Always an area to drool over.  These are just some of what HomeGoods carry.

Well that was the end of my shopping spree.  So who has been to HomeGoods recently?  What did you buy?  What did you drool over?  I'm extremely lucky to have around 5-6 stores in my area.


Thanks for stopping by everyone!!!  Have a great day!!!  :)

Organizing...Moving Things Around

Well we have been ramping up for a "Garage Sale" this weekend and I have been purging left and right around here.  I just can't take it anymore, so it has to go.  Stuff is priced to sell.  If it doesn't sell then it will go off to The Salvation Army and not back into our home.


Here is one spot in our home office that really needed to be cleaned out.  I have an old armoire from my Grandma that I use to store home decor in mostly, but it has gotten out of hand at this point.  Before I took this picture you couldn't even see the cookbooks because they were behind a pile of candles and such.  Sorry I didn't take a picture before that.  But really these cookbooks were not doing me any good in the office.  So I reorganized the condiments cabinet in the kitchen and added the cookbooks in the kitchen.  I know crazy place to have cookbooks right?  ha ha.  I just never felt there was enough room in the kitchen and that is why they were in the office, but I never used them because they were in the office.

Here is the cabinet in the kitchen that I reorganized to fit the cookbooks.

Before

After

I moved the top shelf up higher and only put little things up there that I don't use too often so that I could fit all the cookbooks on the second shelf.

All of my fresh dried condiments there were just in baggies on the top shelf before are now in cute little jars that I picked up at Ikea months ago.  What? What did you think those baggies were full of anyway on the top shelf?  ha ha

Plus these little guys hold all my cookbooks upright now.  There are four of those little jars.  Two are behind the two in front.

Here are those spice jars I used.

Rajtan Spice Jar @ Ikea for $3.99 {4 pack}

Let's check out some other kitchen organization that I need or want to put into my kitchen cabinets.

I really want a knife tray inside of my draw.  I have knifes just laying around in a draw organizer, so they are separate from other things, but we always have to be careful when we take one out.  Not a good thing.  This knife tray will help organize the draw more and it will also be safer when we are looking for a knife.

Rationell knife tray @ Ikea for $14.99

Rationell Variera Insert Spice Jar holder @ Ikea for $3.99

I would love this plate holder....now only if I had cabinet drawers for this sort of stuff.  Oh to dream.  Ikea, I wish I knew about your great kitchens before I redid my kitchen 5 years ago.  Maybe in the future if I have the chance to remodel, there will be big deep drawers for plates and pots and pans.  Only a dream for right now.

Rationell Variera Plate Holder @ Ikea for $9.99


Now this is something that I could really use in my kitchen.  It's a pot lid organizer.  It seems that you can make it shorter or longer to hold more or less lids.  Love it.  This piece will be going on my list to get for the kitchen.

Rationell Variera Pot Lid Organizer @ Ikea for $4.99

Droppar Spice Jars @ Ikea for $2.99 {2 pack}


The Droppar Series of jars


Kitchen Organizational Ideas from my Pinterest Board.

I need to do this with my cabinet that has all of my serving stuff.

Love the storage for the pot lids.

Gotta have your under cabinet sink organized too right?  ;)

These are dollar store spice jars.  Cheap and cute.

This is why I love Ikea kitchens so much.  Such an awesome idea.


What have you organized in your kitchen or in your home lately?  Spill the beans because everyone would love to hear about your organization too.  Leave a story or a link in the comment area.


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