Beautiful (Affordable) Art

I stumbled upon these prints the other day while doing an e-design board. I have since used them for another client and have been coveting them.

The artist is named Yulan He, and I found the prints on... wait for it.... art.com. I've always sort of rolled my eyes at art.com because I thought everything they had looked like this:


I do love the Beatles, but John Lennon's memorial on my wall doesn't do it for me.

BUT I was wrong. Back to Yulan He... here are some of his posters I found:

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I love that most of his prints come in BIG sizes (like 40 x 30). The 40 x 30 is only $99, which is a great price for such a huge piece.

When you purchase a giclee print like this online, I recommend having your framer cut the white edges off.. it makes it look less poster-y and more like you found it at a gallery :) I typically go with a thin frame and a thick mat (depending on the piece).

I Love Thrifting!

Mr. Goodwill Hunting dubbed Saturday July 9th "I Love Thrifting Day" and of course I had to be there! We all met at Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which was HUGE... I will definitely be back.

Images of the Restore via Amanda (my Blogfest partner in crime!)

It was at Goodwill that I found some great stuff! Yes, my bag was almost as big as I am.



Check out my loot...



I saw a woman (not in our I Love Thrifting party) pick up the magazine rack and put it back. I went and grabbed it.. I love the preppy trim and bamboo frame.

I also love anything cobalt so the cobalt stemware glasses went into my cart. (Yes I had a cart)

The little clock won my heart because it reminds me of a little port hole.

Isn't this shell dish beautiful? I love the detail.. you can see the ridges on the shell and everything. It'd be perfect for holding jewelry.



This brass box stood out to me.. I LOVE the small quatrefoil cut-outs (when I thrift, it's usually the details that makes or breaks it). Anything with quatrefoil - I'm sold.



Since my Colorado trip, I've been missing my bffs and baby Claire, so I had to go check out the baby section to see if there was anything she had to have. These adorable outfits were less than $2!! Whenever I have kids, I will definitely be shopping Goodwill for their clothes.



And because she's adorable, I'll use this opportunity to post another picture of her:


We call this move "Lounging At The Beach". I think she'll look pretty darn cute in her new thrifted digs.

All the above I got for around $21!! I call that a successful day.

These are a few of my favorite things...

Houzz.com has asked me to put together a series of 20 products every month that I love. How could I say no???

This month, I focused on my favorite home fragrances (all of which I use on a regular basis). Check it out here!