We promised a post about the project that kept us busy yesterday, so we’ll be sharing that as soon as we can get the pics uploaded and sized (we had to wait until this morning to shoot afters in the daylight). Until then, here’s another pillow post (notice a theme lately?) that we’ve owed you for the past week.
We mentioned during our failed shower curtain attempt that our trip to HomeGoods wasn’t entirely fruitless. But we just realized we never elaborated about the, er, fruit. So here we go: we found this bold pair of greeny-gold pillows that practically screamed “I want to date your duvet.” So we introduced them:
They were just $24 for the pair (12 bucks a pop), and we thought they’d complement our bedding perfectly – especially with that subtle lattice pattern and the shiny fabric to add some texture and interest. And we like the idea of a white pillow in front of them for contrast, so we’re thinking we’ll try to hunt down something similar to the ruffled pillow in the West Elm picture below on the cheap from TJ Maxx or World Market instead. Or maybe we’ll just go crazy and pick up a bright randomly colored pillow (eggplant? navy?) and work it in with art and other accessories that’ll be introduced to the room as we go. For now our white Paris pillow above works as a placeholder of sorts. No rush.
We’re enjoying the extra dose of color among our formerly-all-white pillow collection on the new bed. And that “we” includes Clara (who likes to play hide and seek behind them)…
…and her big brother (who likes to go crazy in general, on and around them). Watch his antics below or over here on YouTube:
Ah dogs and pillows. Gotta love them.
Beefier post to come when we’re done uploading and sizing pics!
I LOVE Clara & Burger!
Love the colour, texture and the baby!
Talking of uploading photos, the eye-fi card my boyfriend bought me for christmas finally arrived yesterday (long story) and I love it. It’s so magical and almost spooky the way the pictures turn up on your screen! And I’d never have known about if it wasn’t for you guys, so thank you.
Agreed! Thanks for the heads up! I love my eye-fi card:)
Love the color of the pillows. Clara seems to like them too.
Love the texture of those pillows and it’s awesome they matched the green-gold in your duvet!
Our dog acts just like Burger! (except Harlow has about 40 lbs on him…!)
I have a FAB idea for the white pillow! How about this: http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2008/09/petal-pillow-tutorial.html
And if you don’t sew, you could always enlist a fab Etsy shop to do it for you? (wink wink, nudge nudge) ;-)
I do not like the goldy yellow pillows at all! Way too poop colored for me. :(
But I can’t wait to see how the whole rooms comes together, because right now it looks like so many different, strange colors.
You guys do have the cutest little girl though — great photo!
Perfect match with those pillows! I think I have the same ones in a more aqua color (got them at HomeGoods). The white ruffles are definitely cool, but I’m digging your gut feeling on the eggplant! You have that dark purple in your overall house color scheme too.
Clara is just the cutest thing ever! :-)
I realize that you guys are probably playing around with ideas for a new and larger media console and aren’t yet committed to any certain one, but do you have any suggestions for specific pieces or sites to check for not-so-bulky and more vertical pieces? I have been checking Overstock, JCPenney, Macy’s, C&B, West Elm, Ikea, etc. and it is hard to find anything that isn’t a) pretty expensive or b) pretty cheapy looking. We would love to have something that doesn’t scream, “HEY, LOOK AT THE TV!” and instead incorporates shelves for pictures, books, plants, etc. (so the TV “blends” in a bit more). Have you seen anything cool lately? Thanks for your thoughts!
Hey Kim,
Yes, we’re definitely planning to upgrade but we haven’t specifically started hunting. We definitely love looking on craigslist and in secondhand stores to see if there’s something we can rescue and refresh. There are also cool building plans for them over on ana-white.com.
xo,
s
I hope you can see this picture. This person
has their flatscreen on a dresser against a
blank wall. Then they have framed photos arranged
on the wall around the tv in such a way that
the tv itself actually becomes part of the
display. It really eliminates the LOOK AT ME
feel that usually happens with entertainment
centers. Hope this helps!
http://cdn.thenester.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_0115.jpg
Very very very charming. Love it!
xo,
s
Photojenic, I love that picture!
SO, you all have been doing a lot of shopping lately. How do you do it? Do you gather a list and go out once in a while, or do you take little trips daily just to not feel too housebound?
Hey Vonda,
We actually swung through HomeGoods in search of a mirror for above the sink a few weeks ago and didn’t find one that we liked but that’s when we picked up the shower curtain that we linked to in this post. When that didn’t work we just went back to return it and that’s when we came across these pillows! And as for the Target pillows, we were just there doing some regular shopping (for laundry detergent and toothpaste) when we waltzed through the pillow section and those babies caught our eye. So I guess it’s safe to say that we’re “open to things” and we do our fair share of browsing while we’re in a store for another purpose, but we don’t specifically go out shopping for pillows, at least in those two scenarios. We have just learned that if we come across something that we like we should probably buy it (assuming we can afford it and have a need and a spot for it, etc) since we don’t want to kick ourselves if it’s gone later when we come back for it. We definitely try to get out of the house every day for a walk and run errands every few days or so, just so we don’t feel housebound. But to save gas and feel efficient we definitely don’t drop in on different stores every day or anything like that. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
I HAVE to know where you found the Paris pillow!
Hey Hollie,
That was from SaSea Boutique on etsy. Here ya go: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaSeaBoutique
xo,
s
Thanks! I was wondering that too! I love it.
I love those pillows! I have the same duvet and have also been looking around for some good accent pillows – it’s amazing that you found some that match the gold/green tone perfectly. And thank you for using Clara for scale – they’re bigger than I first thought!
Clara is so darn cute (and Burger, too)! The pillows are looking good.
rubbing my hands together with anticipation…
Am thinking you made your curtains??!
p.s. The bed pillows look great — I thought you were going to say you made them! : )
I have great predictions that those pillows and that duvet will produce lovely miniature pillows and possibly throw blankets of the fleecy variety. Here’s to their new-found courtship. Perhaps they have a coral/salmon shaded relative you could introduce to my comforter…
Ha! Crazy Burger! Love it! The pillows are great too :)
So cute :o) I love how it’s all slowly coming together. Thank you for allowing us the peek into your home life!
LOL Burger is a nut.
I have a duvet like this from Crate & Barrel and can not seem to keep it from wrinkling! Any tips on that? All the pictures you see from their sites show a perfectly non-wrinkled duvet.. sigh…
We just embrace the wrinkles! I bet you could steam or iron it, but we just think it looks well loved!
xo,
s
Love the pillows- and Clara!
Clara looks so cute peaking out behind them lol.
http://jannsboutique.blogspot.com/
The pillows match perfectly! Your dog is hilarious!
Love the pillows. And congrats on your Homies nomination. I’ll be sure to vote for you!
Clara and Burger are so cute! :) I love those pillows – great buy. Can’t wait to see the project you guys have been working on!!
Your duvet and the pillows make the perfect couple! I’m so glad they decided to date :)
Oooh so cute! And grown-up at the same time. *loves*
Love the texture and color of the pillows!
Hilarious! Our dog does the same thing, we call it “getting crazed”- except she’s almost 60 lbs lol. Love the new pillows :)
awww, clara peeking out from behind those pillows is too cute!! and what a crazy big brother burger is. too fun! oh yeah, the pillows look great too. ;)
I wish we could have a dog at our apartment :0( One of our dogs…at my parents house…used to tuck his tail under and go SPASTIC around the house in circles like Burger in the video, but he’s too old now :0( I love your bed!!
Oh. My. Gosh. Just too awesome (the pillows), too adorable (Clara) and fun (Burger) for words. I don’t care what anybody else says; I LOVE your “soap opera.” ; )
Clara is beyond adorable! I love, love, love the pillows – they’re a perfect match!
great pillows!! Burger was crackin me up!!!
Hey Youngsters, you might want to check out this Kissing Pleat Bolster from Target, similar look to the West Elm pillow at $24.99. Loving the progress!
http://www.target.com/Home-Kissing-Pleat-Bolster-Pillow/dp/B003V6G8CE/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&searchView=list&keywords=kissing%20pleat&fromGsearch=true&sr=1-7&qid=1296140109&rh=&searchRank=target104545&id=Home%20Kissing%20Pleat%20Bolster%20Pillow&node=1038576|1287991011&searchSize=30&searchPage=1&searchNodeID=1038576|1287991011&searchBinNameList=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Ctarget_com_primary_color-bin%2Ctarget_com_size-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&frombrowse=0
I was also going to suggest a target pillow I saw today. The fieldcrest bedding stuff was 75% off and I bought some brown textured ones and they also had white ones for 8 bucks and change. Love the bedroom and the picture of Clara is too cute!
your kids are so cute ;)
i LOVE the eggplant idea!
Love the pillows and Clara looks so cute playing hide n seek with them.
Burger is so cute…but Clara has him beat! She is precious! Love the new pillows…they look great with your new comforter.
Susan
I adore Burger! I think he and my Bogart are brothers from another mother :)
I seriously heart your bed. The bed, the duvet, the whole sha-bang. Sooooo great. And I love the Paris pillow!! I know it’s not one you plan on keeping there, but I think it’s great. :)
She looks so tiny behind that pillow! What a cutie!
Great pillows!
Personally, I hope you bring in that inky blue-green color from the built-ins into this room somehow… love it. Hehe… I actually think of that color whenever I run in the evening… the sky over my neighborhood is exactly that color, and I always think about how good it looks with the lit-up green palm trees, which are kind of the greeny-gold color you have going here. :)
Also, my cat totally watched the Burger video.
Love that idea. And love that you think about paint when you run. A girl after my own heart!!!
xo,
s
Sure that puppy isn’t sneaking a few cans of Red Bull in the morning when you’re not looking?
LURVE them! And Clara is adorable!
hey guys! maybe i’ve missed it, but have you said where you got the Paris pillow? Me likey!
Also, I MUST say that Clara is the ~happiest~ and most ~alert~ looking baby I’ve ever seen! Cuteness!
That pillow was actually an etsy find from here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaSeaBoutique
xo,
s
Love the Paris pillow! Where’d you guys get it?
Hey Sophie,
That was an etsy find: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaSeaBoutique
xo,
s
the new pillows are perfect on your bed. I found a pillow similar to the white WE one at Home Goods:
http://ourhumbleabowed.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/when-blog-friends-and-shopping-collide/
Pier 1 has lots of ruffly pillows in good colors, also.
That white pillow you are looking to get a similar one of? I just bought one like it at HomeGoods last week. White, ribbed in a really awesome way – the ribs/pleats run vertically rather than on a slant though – it’s about 12″ high and 20″ long. It’s fantastic, and the cover zips off. The pillow is really full and perfect. I think it was $16. I’m planning to dye it to match some other pillows I’m making.
Might be worth another gander at HomeGoods! I found it squished on a back endcap, not in the aisles with other decorative pillows.
I have to laugh because my mom had those EXACT pillows, but in an aqua color, that went with the avacado and aqua couch and aqua shag carpet in our living room in… ’74.