Singing Our Sponsors’ Praises
It’s time once again for our monthly public showing of gratitude to the folks who help keep this little site of ours alive: our wonderful sponsors.
New to these shout outs is The Glass Mosaic Outlet, whose web site is like pure eye candy for anyone planning (or even just daydreaming) about a bathroom, kitchen or other reno that involves tiling. Plus, if you check out the Fusion style called Tsunami you’ll catch some pics of our very own reader’s kitchen (it looks great Jill G!).
We’ve also got Shades of Light, who you may remember from their fab freebie earlier this year. They offer a great selection of lighting (table lamps, chandeliers, sconces) of all styles (modern, traditional, vintage) along with furniture, rugs and mirrors. We even recently snagged a swing arm lamp from one of their local outlets for my sister’s nursery makeover on the cheap.
And right in time for the holiday season, Cardboard Safari is reminding us that they do more than quirky animal heads. They’ve got Halloween themed products like skull wreaths and a puzzle skull. Plus, once this spooky season is over, there are other holiday-related products like Christmas trees and fall leaf wreaths – all made out of cardboard (we’re especially digging the snowflake one)!
Speaking of quirky, we’re also happily welcoming Quirk Gallery to our list of sponsors. This Richmond art gallery + gift shop + general source of cool decor has long been a favorite local spot for us. If you’re local you can check them out in person this Saturday as part of Antiques on Broad (we’ll be stopping by) or if you live further away you can check out their blog for a sampling of their fun offerings and to meet their awesome staff, two of whom we’ve house crashed (see those here and here)!
Another great spot for one-of-a-kind items is Century Finds. We always have fun perusing their collection of vintage home goods – for your wall, your kitchen, your garden and even your bookshelf. Here are some things from their site that had us feeling blue… in a good way.
Also new this time around is Fresh Nest Design. This design blog by Deb and Erin covers all sorts of home-related topics and crafty ideas. We’ve been especially enjoying some of their recent posts that are really getting us into the fall spirit. Mmmm… cider….
Plus we can’t forget Name Your Design, whose custom modern artwork continues to be a fun, personalized touch for all ages. They’ve been on our minds lately with my sister’s new baby boy just right around the corner. But what to choose… the rocker, the giraffe or the silhouette?
And last but not least, The Natural Sleep Store gets our personal thanks for giving us a good, eco-friendly night’s sleep thanks to our organic mattress (after we bought our mattress from them they decided to team up with us). Check ‘em out if you’re in the market to green up your bedroom or even your nursery.
That’s all the sponsortastic gratitude we’re dishing out this month. So thanks again to all of these great folks for supporting us and making this crazy life of blogging possible.
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I love, love, love that Happy Trellis rug (the green one above) from Shades of Light. It’s also the one Katie Bower has in her kitchen… however it’s so dern expensive!
I found a similar rug, that’s whole lot cheaper — hope you like! I have it and it’s great!
http://www.softsurroundings.com/P/Medina_Rug/
Here’s a quick question – how are the new regulations on product review going to effect the way you guys have to blog? When I heard about this hot mess on the radio my first thought was how was it going to affect (effect? I can never remember which on to use) my favorite blogs, including you guys….this could be a total debbie downer issue but I thought I would throw it out there.
Hey Christina,
Good question! It doesn’t really effect us at all. We’ve always been very clear to point out when something was sent to us for free or when we were provided with a gift card to spend (like when we did the BHG challenge with Home Depot) so we’ll just have to keep being ethical and upfront, which has always been our goal as bloggers (what’s the point of tricking our lovely readers into anything?).
We believe that there’s no need to be shady and we’ve always had a no-paid-post policy (which means people can’t secretly pay us to write good things about their company or products in a post, so we have to genuinely like something to endorse it without being paid- like this paint brush or this vacuum for example) and we’re always super quick to point out that we’re not affiliated with them in any way and weren’t paid or otherwise perk’d to mention them on our site.
The only time we promote products and companies for compensation are when they’re clearly marked as sponsors on our sidebar (and in this once a month post) so there’s no funny business going on and everyone knows who is paying for placement and that all other posts are completely unpaid and unsolicited endorsements. And of course we’re happy to talk about new products and companies when they offer up a freebie to our readers (which is very clearly explained in our weekly freebie posts).
We really value our readers’ trust and would never want to compromise it in any way, even if the new blog regulations weren’t in effect (which is why we’ve been operating as if blog ethics were regulated for the past 2+ years). We wanna be 100% transparent and truthful with you guys since we’re offering up so many tips and tutorials and never want you guys to think we’re biased or compromised in any way. Hope it helps!
xo,
Sherry (& John)
Sherry, does Shades of Light happen to have a special discount code for YHL readers? I found so many things I want on their site that I had to breathe into a paper bag for a few minutes. But the hubs is urging fiscal responsibility, so I figure it can’t hurt to ask about any special codes!
Hey Lisa,
Unfortunately they offered up a discount (09YHL) back when they did a fab freebie with us a while ago, but it was only supposed to be valid for a little while. I guess there’s no harm in trying it to see if it still works right…?
xo,
s
Glass Mosaic Tile is the very place I purchased my gorgeous Goldeneye glass tile that I used for tiling my fireplace. I fell in love with this particular tile during Home & Garden’s Miles of Style and spent the time looking it up online. Their prices beat any other place I looked.
Hey Maura,
We promise to shout any discounts that we have from the rooftops! These fabulous companies are our sponsors but they usually only offer coupon codes when they do a Fab Freebie, so stay tuned to see if any of them come down the pipeline in the future…
xo,
s
Holy cow! I looooove The Glass Mosaic Tile pictures! When I get my own place someday (instead of renting), I will probably cover my entire house in them. Ok, so not the whole thing – but I want them as my kitchen backsplash, the shower surround, accents in bathrooms, fireplaces, you name it. I’ll have to hang on to this link until then!
Thanks for posting the Shades of Light link! I’ve had such a hard time finding light fixtures I need for my new house, and this site has everything I’ve been looking for. They even have the moravian star light I’ve been wanting for my entryway. Ahhh, I love this blog. Thanks S&J!