Madeline Weinrib Sample Sale (New Rug for the Girls Room!)

**Sorry for double posting this. Blogger has been having site-wide technical difficulties and all of yesterday's posts and comments were lost. Bummer. **

I got a little preview yesterday of the Madeline Weinrib sample sale happening at ABC today through next Monday. There were TONS of great rugs, pillows and fabrics.

My little Gracie Girl, who is not yet six and who has lost FOUR teeth in the past two months (!!!), was my shopping partner in crime. We made a little mommy/daughter date of the outing and indulged in Shake Shack afterwards.

Madeline Weinrib products are not inexpensive, but the designs are gorgeous and the quality is amazing - totally splurge worthy. The 30-70% off at this sale helps too, making a large cotton flatweave about the price of a Pottery Barn rug.

I picked out a couple pillows and rugs for clients and Grace tried her best to convince me on the pink and red chevron tote (close, but no cigar).

Instead I used my motherly powers of persuasion to get G to fall in love with this fun dhurrie. I've had my eye on the design for a while now and there was only one of these at the sale. It just happened to be the exact size I needed for the girls room, so we'll just say it was fate and that I couldn't say no. Plus, it's called the Jellybaby Rug. I mean, come on. So cute.

If you're in the city, stop by the sale ASAP - it's worth it! If you're not local, try giving Rick, who is the manager of the clearance basement at ABC, a call and tell him I sent you. They are so helpful and are always willing to ship to other states.

(Heaven on earth, I say...)

Mint and Cobalt

Do you ever look at a piece of clothing and wonder why (WHY?!) don't we make home fabrics in colors and patterns as gorgeous and fresh as fashion fabrics?

Today I am shopping for a fabric or bedding for a client's master that looks just like this Rebecca Taylor skirt.

I'm going to swing by ABC to see if there is anything new for me on the bedding floor. And speaking of ABC, who's joining me for the Madeline Weinrib sample sale this week? 40-70% off this Thursday through Monday, in the clearance basement at 881 Broadway.

20x200 on OKL

I am such a huge fan of 20x200, a really great and affordable online art gallery. One Kings Lane is having a sale on gift cards to the site right now. $59 for a $100 gift card. I know I would be thrilled to get one or two of these for Christmas! I might just pick up a couple for myself before the sale ends on December 2. (And if you need a One Kings Lane account, click here to hook a sister up.)

Here are some of my favorites on 20x200 right now. I like to search by artist. It gives you little thumbnails of all the prints available on the site.

Very pretty day on Kite Hill

Perfect for that teenaged boy in your life! Love that inky blue.

I love cheeky art. This one is called Sad Vader.

The best art sucks you in and tells a story. Love this one called Ringside.

Cool? Or maybe a little creepy? Like, I'm thinking that looks a little too LOST smoke monster at first glance.

I really love this one of a volcanic land fissure in Iceland. The natural disaster swallowed up 360 houses in the 70's. Can you imagine living in that house on the end there? I think they probably felt pretty lucky.

Subtle nature shot. Love the color here.

And of course the Christian Chaize that I've been eying for a while now...

Pretty Rugs at Burke Decor

Burke Decor is a new-to-me resource. I'm loving their rug selection.

Here are a few that I'm considering for our home:

blue and ivory

gray stripe

black floral

white and beige geometric

PS - saw this ad on Lonny for an extra 7% off at Burke using the code "HEARTS". Every little bit helps!

Huge Ottoman Tray

I've been on the lookout for an oversized tray for our ottoman and finally found a cheap one at PB Teen of all places.


This is definitely the best price I've seen on a tray this size (nearly 30x30").


Looks like the white is sold out (available finishes are espresso and honey, below) - but this would be an easy project for a can of Rustoleum or Krylon.

How about adding a DIY monogram? Or maybe you're brave and you'd be willing to try your hand at decoupage? Or how about snakeskin contact paper (found via Domestikated Life)?


You just might end up with the tray version of this lovely table from decorator Lindsey Coral Harper.

image via My Home Ideas

Pier 1 Side tables

I recently had some store credit at Pier 1, so I went in looking for some accessories and came out with a pair of black side tables.



They were on clearance for $40 each. And I love them more each day. They are the perfect size for my sofa and the wall space I had to work with.

Gray Linen Storage Benches

I made a late-night run to Target last night to pick up a couple picture frames for my above-the-sofa-art and what do you think I spied in the clearance section??

My favorite gray linen storage ottomans marked down 50% to $39.99!


I was so tempted to buy a pair of these for my girls' room to put at the foot of their twin beds. I think it would be adorable to add some ribbon trim in a fun, punchy color.

There were still four benches left at my neighborhood store, so I decided to sleep on it - but I'm sure they won't last long at that price!

Dwell Sale

Been waiting for your favorite DwellStudio item to go on sale? Now's the time.


Enter: SALEONSALE09 for an additional 25% off sale items. Some favorites on sale now:








And don't forget to check Bluefly, eBay and the Anthro sale room if you're looking for an item not on sale at on the Dwell website...

Two Headboards, Fit for a King (size bed)

If anyone is looking for an amazing and unique headboard in king size and has $524.95, I say go for this beauty from Anthropologie.
{or you could buy a t-shirt there for the same price}

After about 0.002 seconds of admiring this gem, my fabric radar went off and I realized that is the same orangey-red/persimmon fabric on the famous and fabulous Asrid chair. This picture of the fabric here on the chair helps to give you a sense of the scale of the headboard. Big and beautiful.

Just please don't tell me about it if you do end up buying the bed.
{jealous}

Also up for your consideration...this ($749.95 for a king)

Which has a striking resemblance to this. Though definitely not as cool.

image via Cookie Mag

Great Knock-off

I was floored when Bryn posted about this Pier 1 console table last week.


Would you believe this beauty only costs $39? A great buy...

GORGEOUS Penguin Classics

Are you a book junkie like me?

Remember last week when I posted about these great books from the Selby? Yeah, the French ones that I still really want even though I don't really understand French.

I knew the book covers reminded me of other books I had seen online, but couldn't remember where.

Then I saw this post on A Little Sussy, that reminded me of this post on Design*Sponge. Ah, yes. The gorgeous Penguin Classics with covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.
The limited edition books were published by Penguin UK and were originally offered only at the UK-based bookstore, Waterstone's. The Design*Sponge post has the link to the books where they were sold for about $32 each. Despite the price setback, I was disappointed to discover the books are not on the Waterstone's website anymore. Sold out maybe? I was so bummed.

BUT! After poking around on the internet and searching for the books' ISBNs, I discovered that Indigo Books out of Canada now sells the series. The great part? They are on sale for $14.99!!


The best part? The price is listed in Canadian dollars, so the books are a little more than $11 US each! So exciting, right? Some of the best titles, all wrapped up in the prettiest covers you've ever seen. Heavenly.