Oh hay. Good morning. This post is coming to you from my aching shoulders and back. Not that I’m complaining, but reader, if you decide to DIY the majority of the remodeling in your house, HIRE someone to do the ceilings because it’s torturous. Right now we’re elbow deep in applying our textured ceilings (to our increasingly high ceilings) and the work is just terrible. But that’s enough of that.
To save our sanity from the exhaustion and fumes (only a couple weeks left! only a couple weeks left!) we escaped to Target the other night and I bought some nifty things for the house for the first time ever!!! Like completely fluffy, superfluous things that are fun and not found in the ceiling paint aisle of Home Depot.
Check out this Threshold pillow I’ve had my eye on for a while, which originally retailed for $29.99
I picked this bad boy up for around $7! (Who pays $30 for a pillow??) I love the pattern and the colors, and although it’s not very cozy–it’s like a burlap-y fabric–I’m super excited to plop this down on the couch. You know, when my living room resembles a living room and not a war zone. NEXT!
During the homebuying process when I couldn’t spend a dime while I was scrutinized by the financing people, the “boutiques” at Target came out and I LOVED the homegoods from the Curiosity Shop. But I couldn’t buy them. And that led me to much sadness.
Lo and behold! These oversized mugs were just waiting to be picked up for $3 a piece! We didn’t get the plates, although I wish they still had them left. But I’ve been dreaming about a tiny coffee station (A La Steph) where I can display these and enjoy a gargantuan cup of Joe every morning!
I know they’re not much but just these couple purchases have brought me some hope during the endless project that has been ceiling makeover. I can’t wait until we have a functioning home to place these in!
P.S. Another step in making our home functioning is flooring in the three rooms were working on right now. Although we found gorgeous hardwoods in the living room, the bedrooms have unfortunately suffered a different fate. So we’re cutting our losses and compromising with some carpeting. Tomorrow the carpet people will be measuring out the rooms and hopefully by next week I’ll have this sweet thing installed:
It’s Chatsworth from the Martha Stewart Living Collection in “nimbus cloud”. Hopefully it’ll look as nice as I think it will once it’s all installed!
Cheers!
Itty Bitty Living 