I am a country girl.... well, at heart anyway. Our house has lots of heart of pine paneling, which may date it, but we love it! I believe it makes our home warm and comfortable. So, country casual is our style. I have a window flanked by rounded shelves over my kitchen sink. I have"
doo dads" or "what
nots", or whatever you want to call them decorating the shelves. The other day, I really looked at those shelves for the first time in a long time and thought.... I need some new stuff! I still like what is there, but I think a change would be nice and refreshing. So, this week I visited our local
Beall's Outlet (do you have those where you live?) and hit the jackpot!
Beall's carries name brands (Sag Harbor, Gloria
Vanderbilt, Chaps,
Haggar, etc) at discount prices. I have bought some nice things there...skirts, sweaters, blouses, even a pair of leather
Keds. I have also bought scrubs there for work. Anyway, in addition to clothes and accessories, they have housewares. I found 4 things for my shelves. I'll have to buy some other things or look in the attic for items I might recycle, but I was very happy with my "little treasures". So, here they are.....
My sweet little hen was the most expensive at $4, the other three were $1.50 each. The apple says" live simply", the verse on the hen says "within this home may love abide to bless all those who step inside". That has always been my hope and prayer...that those who visit us will feel welcome, loved, and comfortable. So, that was perfect and I just love that she is so chubby! I'm excited to see the end result. When I'm done, I'll let you see! :-)
My sweet little hen was the most expensive at $4, the other three were $1.50 each. The apple says" live simply", the verse on the hen says "within this home may love abide to bless all those who step inside". That has always been my hope and prayer...that those who visit us will feel welcome, loved, and comfortable. So, that was perfect and I just love that she is so chubby! I'm excited to see the end result. When I'm done, I'll let you see! :-)
real cute! that is a fat little hen and she's sweet. you didn't even tell me about this.
ReplyDeleteGreat finds!!! I can't wait to see the end result as well! Never been to a Beall's Outlet. I'm sure I would love it. I thrive on finding awesome trinkets for amazing deals! T.J. Max is a good one as well.
ReplyDeletetoo cute...now we need to see a pic of them in their new home, on your "doo-dad shelf"! ;)
ReplyDeleteI like your little table I see in the background, too.
I think finds like yours are so much fun. I like your contentment with your home's decor. I think your house sounds like a warm and welcoming place to visit. I hope you share a picture of your shelf with your new finds on it. Pine paneling reminds me of the house where we used to live. It was always a cozy room because of it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sending me a note about the table in the background being your grandma's old sewing machine cabinet. I have an antique wrought iron Singer sewing machine stand that no longer has the machine, too; mine has a square of marble on top of it for an accent table. Love this kind of heirloom!
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