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Window Shopping At World Market

We’re doing our best to keep our word to those who have requested more window shopping posts, so we decided to keep the fun going by hitting up World Market (and taking you with us). For those who remember these things, we just stroll around a store (we’ve done big chains, small local shops, and even random little stores that we find while road-tripping) and take photos of all of the things we love. Not for compensation or anything – these sprees are just for fun. So let’s all go skipping through World Market together, shall we?

First there were the pretty drinking glasses that were the reason for our visit (we got a few green and blue ones a few years back, but realized we didn’t have enough to fully set the table for bigger gatherings, so we grabbed three more green ones and three more blue ones).

Glass Cups 2.99

At $2.99 a pop they rival some pricier versions we’ve seen at Sur La Table and Anthropologie, and we love that they come in four colors (blue, green, purple, and clear).

These nested dishes were $7.99 for the set of three, and I loved how they looked like they went together but weren’t completely matchy-matchy. They would look so pretty with little snacks like candy and nuts set out on a table (and could make a really sweet hostess gift).

Nested Dishes 7.99

These pretty butterfly bowls didn’t feel too saccharine (no glitter or bubble gum pink) so they were sort of sciene-y and cool. I thought a bunch of them would have looked sweet stacked on our open shelves, but I somehow resisted.

Pretty Bowls2

There were also these awesome colorful bowls that once again went together without feeling too matchy. Instead of buying all turquoise or all yellow I think it would be fun to get a few different colors and stack them on an open shelf or in a glass fronted cabinet – like the stack on the right of this pic:

Pretty Bowls

But somehow I left the store without them. Might have to go back. Haha.

There were also butterfly mugs as well as pretty ceramic coffee cups with those handy rubber lids and bands that can be reused again and again. I also thought one of these could make a sweet gift for a coffee drinker.

Coffee Cups Mug

These $14.99 tea kettles were fun and colorful too:

Tea Kettles 14.99

I thought these $9.99 cast iron trivets were really intricate looking and I loved the bold colors.  Not only could they protect counters or tables from hot dishes, but they’d also look really cool hanging in a grouping on a kitchen wall (you know, like how you might hang a group of plates for some graphic interest).

Cast Iron Trivets 9.99

I was straight up charmed by this $9.99 ceramic container. Isn’t it retro and sweet? Might be great on a counter for holding anything from cookies to flour.

Ceramic Container 9.99

This $29.99 compost container was also pretty old-school sweet. We just use a white bowl for our scraps between trips out to the compost bin in our yard, but a charcoal filter would definitely be an upgrade.

Compost Container 29.99

These magnetic spice containers were fun, especially the turquoise one in the middle of the stainless steel cluster.

Magnetic Spice Containers

While this isn’t exactly decor-related, this Orange Blossom cream soda had our mouths watering. And if you were hosting something at your place or attending a little get-together, it might be a fun thing to pick up just because they feel special and less common than a six-pack of Coke. Update: Just learned this stuff’s alcoholic (we assumed it was like how birch beer is really soda). Still sounds delicious though!

Orange Blossom Cream Soda

These worldly turquoise and royal blue bathroom vessels (the thing on the left is a soap dish and the thing on the right could be for cotton balls or q-tips) were really pretty and I think the price was good (forgot to take a picture to capture it, boo!).

Bathroom Vessels

This funny little whale soap dish was $6.99, and I thought it could add some nice whimsy to a serious bathroom (maybe something with navy walls and a bit of a grown-up nautical theme, just to show people that you don’t take yourself too seriously).

Whale Soap Dish 6.99

These grilling planks are meant for… grilling. But they could be fun to use in a bathroom with a glass dome over them to create a little cloche – or even just as a place to put soaps and stuff for a natural look by the sink. Sort of like the soap display in this post.

Grilling Planks

These $3.99 glass knobs would look really pretty as the new hardware in a bathroom, kitchen, or laundry room (we actually used something similar in our laundry room last year).

3.99 Glass Knobs

This giraffe hook was $9.99 and I loved the bright color. Wouldn’t he be cute in a kid’s room or a mudroom for backpacks and jackets?

Giraffe Hook 9.99

This sparked a little DIY idea so I thought I’d share the pic. If you have a frame that you could paint and then remove the glass, you could then add some burlap and a few hooks that you could twist into the frame backing to hold your jewelry. I especially loved how ornate the frames were and how simple the small hooks were (which could probably be found at a craft store).

Framed Burlap Jewelry Frames

These pretty open weave baskets caught my eye as a great place for anything from kids toys to books or magazines next to the sofa. They weren’t cheap (I think the biggest one was $34) but they seem like one of those things where you’d buy them and use them for years and really love that they’re a little more special than a plain old neutral-toned basket.

Storage Baskets Big $34

This tin pendant was $69.99 and I loved the bronze exterior with the happy turquoise interior – and all the little cutouts looked like they’d toss such pretty shadows around a room. I also thought it could spark a fun DIY idea (if you already have a pendant, you could paint the inside or outside of the metal with a bright color to punch things up). Just be sure the bulb doesn’t touch the paint (it shouldn’t ever do that anyway) and that the heat from the light has enough room to escape to keep the lamp from getting too hot (again, it should be made so there’s not a worry about this).

Metal Pendant $69

The winner for the item I was most in love with was this guy (so of course I got home and realized this picture was blurry- figures!). I was head over heels in love with this red, blue, white, and brown curtain panel. Perhaps because we’re loving our red patio chairs with our blue hydrangeas these days?

Curtains2

They also had them in an ochre, gray, charcoal, and white color scheme, which are also really cool.

Curtains

Speaking of colors, their collection of bold storage baskets in nearly every color of the rainbow is always fun to stare at. I like to stand there and think “someday my linen closet will be full of these guys.” Someday…

Storage Boxes

Oh and although it’s going to be a while until Clara’s third birthday, these fun containers did catch my eye as a cool idea for party favors (you could get them in any color and stuff them with whatever pertains to your party theme). Even using the red ones to wrap small Christmas gifts and lining them up on your mantel or sticking them into a few stockings could be fun.

Party Favors

They even had adirondack chairs (and we all know how we feel about those!). These white and blue ones were a bit smaller than ours, but at $99 each they were priced to move!

Outdoor Chairs 99

So that’s what we found on our whirlwind World Market trip. Have you guys been window-shopping lately? What caught your eye? Any favorites from the items we shared above?

Comments

  5. Emily says

    I love World Market, but sadly, they closed up and moved out of my area a few years ago :( I miss browsing their aisles. Thanks for this little shopping trip! It made me smile!

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  6. Adria says

    I love love love your window shopping posts! You have a great eye. I had been looking for the perfect table runner for a while, and your last window shopping spree at Target solved that dilemma for me. Now I think a trip to World Market is in order. Can’t wait for your next window shopping post!

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  7. Paula M. says

    Nice tour! Love the bowls in the third shot, and the ikat drapes caught my eye…. These affordable prices are making me think twice about some of the pricier versions I’ve been eyeing on other sites, that’s for sure!

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    • ECK says

      It’s not a cream soda, it’s an orange cream ale, as in beer. It’s absolutely delicious, though!

  9. Sally says

    Love shopping vicariously with you. I’m from the states but live in Australia, and I really miss the shopping!

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  11. Born and Raised RVA says

    Thanks for the window shopping! I will be heading home this weekend to visit my grandfather for Father’s Day and will have to make a stop there. I had no idea that they had such cute stuff at such affordable prices!

    P.S. Happy Father’s Day, John!

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  12. Susan says

    I think you guys need to do one of these at a Dollar Tree. Just to shake things up. It’d be like a Design Star challenge!

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  13. Jessica says

    I have that pendant light. LOVE it! I have it hanging in my breakfast nook. It looks very magical at night with a turquois glow and little points of light radiating out. I wouldn’t recommend it if you need a ton of light, though. it is more a “mood” light.

    I was so excited to buy it but I mistakenly thought that it was a complete light set. But I was able to fix it with a cheap pendant light kit from Lowes.

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  14. Suzy says

    Miss World Market…none in Tulsa ok. Love the cute storage baskets & curtains…good pics. Glad they had ur glasses. Need to head to Dallas…road trip!!

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  16. Jennifer says

    Im in love with those butterfly bowls!!! I have not been in World Market for a bit but you really make me wanna go and spend some mulah!!!!

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  17. lesli devito says

    Thanks …I am going today…
    Giraffe- for my dining room
    ikat fabric panels? dining room?
    baskets – kids cubbies…
    glasses – kitchen
    OMG am I in trouble!

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  18. Tanja says

    Thanks so much for the shopping trip. I pinned a number of things for future projects. Like the take out boxes for party favors.

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  20. Sandi says

    Looks like I’ll be hitting up our World Market soon! I am in dire NEED of pieces to style our new house. I never knew what “kind” of store it was–I assumed it was groceries.

    You’re bad for my wallet :)

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  21. Bianca C. says

    This is one of my favorite things you guys do! Seriously keep it up! :) (have you guys tried consignment shops, oh and big lots have cheap sometimes good stuff )

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  24. Amber says

    The colorful square baskets you were ogling for your linen closet? I use them in my son’s Expedit bookcase from IKEA. They fit perfect, but they don’t take up the whole cube. They end up like drawers where you can easily pull things out, and still see them when they’re on the shelf. Ours are filled with books, various toys, and diapers. They’re a great buy for around $8.

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  25. kat says

    The butterfly patterns on the bowls look like bicycles when the bowls are stacked.

    Randomly curious, do you guys drink alcohol?

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  26. World Market says

    Thank you for posting about World Market. We’d love to share it on our social sites in the next couple of weeks if you are interested. We’re on several social networks including Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and more.

    Thanks again!
    World Market

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  27. Gretchen says

    I LOVE World Market! I actually worked there one summer, but ended up spending almost all of the money I made. Whoops!

    This is a great post because it lets you focus on individual items. World Market always has so much great stuff that it’s easy to get overwhelmed by it all.

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  28. Joy G says

    I am so excited that you showed the ceramic reusable coffee mug with the hummingbird on it. I received that same mug (in yellow) in the mail from my best friend just today! We don’t even have a world market, so it made me smile to see it in two places in one day!

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  29. Candi says

    Love, love, love World Market!! My 10 year old daughter & I love window shopping there. This is a snippet of our conversation as we walk through, “Oooh look at this!” “Mom look at this!” “Oh Alei, look at this” x 10 throughout the whole store. We love it so much. I really love those cups at the top.

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  31. Jenny Hill says

    welcome to the world of Orange Blossom. That stuff is adictive, but it is a cool thing to have in the house, my friends are always curious what it is and what it tastes like… be warned one 6-pack may not be enough once your friends have a taste of it!

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  33. Angie Lee says

    Thanks for the shopping spree. I love World Market but I don’t get there as often as I’d like. You just gave me a preview of what I’m missing! :)

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  34. Lisa says

    Hi Sherry! I went to World Market the day after you posted the red & blue curtains. They only had the ochre ones and then some that were orange and turquoise. We’re you in the Short Pump store or in Charlottesville?

    Thanks! I love your blog by the way.

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  35. Jess @ Crunchy Hot Mama says

    Love the window shopping and the hostess gift ideas! I have to wonder if people look at you weird for snapping photos around their store or do you ever explain that you have a blog? Just curious.

    Also, just saw the cover of the book-LOVE IT!! It’s already on my wish list and my hubby has been checking to see when it comes available (smart guy). You guys are awesome :)

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Oddly enough I do it right in front of shoppers and sales people and no one blinks an eye. I think so many people take photos with their phone or camera for so many reasons (to email to relatives to see if they like an item of clothing or furniture) that maybe they’re used to it? And thanks for the sweet note about the book. It’s so crazy to see it on amazon!

      xo,
      s

  36. Angie says

    I love the giraffe hook… I bought 2 of those and some deer hooks that they had over the winter. however, they will end up as coat hooks in my lab at work… it needs some whimsey!

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  38. lynne says

    buyer beware… i have a compost bin (not red, stainless) with a filter and if you ever have a fruit fly problem, you will never get rid of it! they lay eggs in the filter and it is just nasty! i know you used to be able to get stainless ones with no holes in the lid and they were the best, they don’t hold odours and keep the little fly buggers out!

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  39. Sara says

    What a great post, you did the shopping for us. My husband and I live in Portland, OR and found a great World Market near by. Those drawer pulls were just what we were looking for for the dresser in our nursery!

    Thanks from 2 former Virginians :)

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  42. Kelly says

    Ever since this post I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that adorable whale soap dish. I’m putting the finishing touches on my bathroom makeover, so today I went to World Market and snapped one up. It looks so cute in person and a little bar of soap inside looks like his tongue, which I never would have thought to predict!

    While I was there, I saw these dining chair slipcovers and thought, “These would look great in John and Sherry’s dining room!” And I’m such a YHL fan dork that I actually pulled my camera out of my purse to snap a pic for you before bringing myself back to reality and realizing that a) they might be too expensive, even on sale; b) the colors, as close as they are, might be too earthy; and of course, c) I could just find them online and send you the link. (Not to mention the fact that you might not even like them – ha!)

    http://www.worldmarket.com/product/mosaic-short-anna-chair-slipcover.do?sortby=priceAscend&from=fn

    So this is just to say that someone in a World Market in Austin, Texas was clutching her new whaley friend and considering whether a chair slipcover would go with your dining room curtains. Weird, but true.

    Anyway, I love this post and my bathroom is so much cuter for it – thanks!

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