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Young House Love » Our First House » White Hot

| By Sherry Petersik | March 28, 2008 | 16 Comments

White Hot

We’ve have a hypothesis: around 75% of the stuff we bring into our house is white. And what better way to substantiate this theory than to share some of our latest and greatest home purchases. First, one of our favorite finds of all time- a playmate for my concrete greyhound V-day present from John.

Ceramicdog 1

Another amazing Home Goods find, our jumbo ceramic pooch was only $29. Which puts it around $436 cheaper than this almost identical version from Perch.

Score. And now he can guard the sunroom while his concrete older brother keeps an eye on the living room.

And while I was toting our new four-legged friend around the store, this little gem practically jumped off the shelf into my arms. I’d actually seen exactly the same delicate ceramic votive holder in a gift shop a few weeks ago for sixteen buckaroos but I passed it up. Good thing I did because this one only ran me $4.95.

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Moving right along, next we have our new favorite kitchen accessories that were a b-day prezzie from my best buddy Cat. These adorable glass containers (which I think are from West Elm) can hold anything from bath soaps to peanuts to candy, but of course we filled them with stuff that’s white: flour, sugar, and salt.

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And now for an update on the ever-growing wall of (white) frames in our third bedroom. You can see we hung my absolutely priceless b-day silhouette of Burger and also added a black and white sketch of our house (top right) and a funny computer illustration of Burger drawn on my Facebook graffiti wall by my crafty friend Heather (top left).

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In summary, our theory seems to be pretty accurate, although we’re majorly coveting this super fun rug from Pottery Barn (in blue) so there are certainly exceptions to the rule.

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Comments

  1. Avatar for petworthdcpetworthdc says

    March 28, 2008 at 11:41 am

    I love the Pottery Barn rug too! I want it!

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  2. Avatar for ScottScott says

    March 28, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    The white accents look fantastic! Care to share where you scored the wooden chair next to your new greyhound? I’ve been looking for something similar for my back deck.

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  3. Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

    March 28, 2008 at 12:54 pm

    Thanks Scott,

    We snagged the teak chair from Ikea of all places. We actually picked two of them up last year but we were just there this weekend and saw them again. They’re super cheap (real teak and something like $30 each!) and they even recline. They’ll probably only be around for the next month or so (seasonal stuff tends to go fast) so good luck scoring a few of your own. Can’t beat that price.

    Sherry

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  4. Avatar for HeatherHeather says

    March 28, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    Thanks for putting my lil portrait of Burger on the wall of fame. I’m very honored.
    xoxo H

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  5. Avatar for IsabellaIsabella says

    March 28, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    Beautiful! And I covet that votive holder… so pretty!

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  6. Avatar for KatyKaty says

    March 28, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    After finding your blog last Thursday and spending Friday reading the whole thing, I am AMAZED at the good deals you find at Home Goods. I looked up the Home Goods closest to my house and drove about 35 minutes to get there and didn’t find anything as fabulous as your finds. I’m thinking it’s probably dependent upon where you live.

    Also, I love the glass canisters! So fresh and clean. Your whole house is amazing and makes me want to move somewhere so I can renovate!

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  7. Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

    March 28, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    Hi Katy,

    Home Goods has definitely treated us well. There are two near my parents’ house (2 hours from Richmond near DC) and one is great and the other is a so-so, kind of like the one you made the trip to. I guess they’re one of those hit-or-miss stores. Hopefully you’ll come across some hits soon.

    -John

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  8. Avatar for MrsLimestoneMrsLimestone says

    March 29, 2008 at 8:53 am

    I love your asymmetrical photo wall! Ive always wanted to do something like it but I don’t have the courage to put so many holes in my wall fearing it won’t look a chic as I want it to be. Great job!

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  9. Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

    March 29, 2008 at 4:46 pm

    Thanks Mrs Limestone! Coming from your fabulous self that’s quite the compliment.

    xo,
    Sherry

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  10. Avatar for lsaspaceylsaspacey says

    March 30, 2008 at 7:23 pm

    I was just going to ask where the Home Goods store was but saw it above. Rats, I never really went there when I lived in Arlington, but could definitely use it now.

    So how do we get them to open up a store here in Richmond? I’m in if you’re in.

    By the way, which one up there is the good one?

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  11. Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

    March 30, 2008 at 9:07 pm

    The one that we call “the good one” is in the Fair Lakes shopping center in Fairfax and “the not-so-good-one” is in Potomac Mills. Fingers crossed that a “fantastic one” comes to Richmond one of these days…

    xo
    Sherry

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  12. Avatar for JenniferJennifer says

    March 31, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    There is something very nice and crisp about white… love the finds!

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  13. Avatar for AllisonAllison says

    January 5, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    I love the look of the glass canisters that you have your sugar, flour, and salt in. Do they have an airtight seal or just a regular glass lid?

    I have some with the regular glass lid, and I’m wondering whether food would stay fresh in there or not.

    Thanks!

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    • Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

      January 5, 2010 at 4:34 pm

      Hey Allison,

      They don’t have any plastic to make them technically “air-tight” but they are very snug fitting substantial glass lids that we’ve used for a looong time to store things like sugar, salt, flour, rice, coffee beans, etc and everything stays fresh and clean in them. Hope it helps!

      xo,
      s

  14. Avatar for Elena @ `a casarellaElena @ `a casarella says

    September 20, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    I know you lost your beloved (ceramic) dog awhile back. Have you seen this miniature version at Target?

    http://instagram.com/p/PzlPvIzGik/

    –Elena
    acasarella.blogspot.com

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    • Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

      September 20, 2012 at 2:41 pm

      LOVE him!!

      xo
      s

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