Category — Home & Living

If you follow my blog you know how much I love Etsy, they have great designers who create every handmade item you can think of usually for much less than a retail store charges. I don’t typically write about home goods but these sequin letters from twisted twig are just too cute to pass up. You can customize your order choosing any letters and colors you want…I am thinking of getting a word for above my bed and will update with a pic. Happy Friday!

Customizable by twisted twig

I have been cheating on my fashion addiction with home design, which is the only reasoning I have for dreaming of Ikat print pillows lately. I love Ikat on pretty much everything, but I am not paying $500 for an Ikat pillow. To me, that is the definition of crazy (right up there with wearing denim on denim). Instead of throwing your money away on an overpriced pillow, visit Etsy and get two very similar Ikat print pillow covers for just under $50. Need some inspiration of your own? Check out my Pinterest boards.

Have a great weekend! tb

The Real:

Madeline Weinrib – $450 each

The Steal:

Two Yellow & White Ikat Pillow Covers – 18 x 18

Etsy – $48

I came across a new blog today {lovemaegan.com} where I proceeded to fall in love within one post. Not only did Maegan create her own DIY tassel fringe trimmed curtains a la Sex & the City, but the pink nickel nailhead ottoman hanging out in her place is to DIE for. My new infatuation immediately sent me on a mad web hunt and, voila: you can get the real for a steal at only $79.99.

{via lovemaegan.com}

The Real & The Steal:

Turquoise Leather with Nickel Nailhead Round Ottoman - $79.99

{comes in pink & turquoise + free shipping}

I’ve been searching for a rug for my living room for the past six months and had just about given up when I stumbled across this find on Amazon. Eerily similar to the Madeline Weinrib original and reminiscent of the West Elm Zig Zag rug everyone dies for, this black & white zig zag rug will only set you back $80 (5 x7). Swoon.

The Real:

Madeline Weinrib Black & White Zig Zag Rug

MW – $1,000 (8 x 5)

The Steal:

Alexa Chevron Vibe Zebra Rug (5 x 7)

Overstock – $80

{UPDATE}

Here is a photo of the rug in my living room!

{via instagram}

In addition to searching for designer discounts and style steals, part of my time is spent tracking down housewares on a budget. Case in point: I am obsessed with West Elm’s Organic Cotton Pin-tuck Duvet, but I can’t bring myself to drop over $100 on a duvet cover, not to mention the $30 for each matching sham. After countless hours spent trying to find a comparable option (there aren’t any btw) I realized that this project had DIY written all over it. And lucky for us, I found a fellow blogger who created her own for only $23 and shared how she did it. I will be breaking out my sewing machine this weekend; feel free to share your DIY duvet in the comments below!

The Real:

Organic Cotton Pin-tuck Duvet

West Elm – $100

The Steal:

DIY Pin-tuck Duvet

Your house – $23 or even less

Find out all the details @ livingonthechic.blogspot.com