What the $****#$ Friday: This is Bull

<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U7-olFPW6ZA/Tgf6UMBxGDI/AAAAAAAABk8/HttSe_z8UKA/s1600/AD397_main.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622737884528318514" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U7-olFPW6ZA/Tgf6UMBxGDI/AAAAAAAABk8/HttSe_z8UKA/s400/AD397_main.jpeg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Sometimes I struggle to find things I don't like for Fridays posts. I think many things, even some garish things, have a place <i>somewhere</i>. But Ballard Designs' Twine Bull ($59, was $89) may be one of those rare finds that is truly horrible. I am not sure this piece has a place anywhere but the garbage can.

What the $****#$ Friday: This is Bull

Sometimes I struggle to find things I don't like for Fridays posts. I think many things, even some garish things, have a place somewher...

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Timeless Texture

<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TcFvA4qiPPw/Tgf5mFXse9I/AAAAAAAABk0/IfJTLKpM5DU/s1600/img7m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622737092467260370" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TcFvA4qiPPw/Tgf5mFXse9I/AAAAAAAABk0/IfJTLKpM5DU/s400/img7m.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Prints come and go. But there is something timeless about texture. The touch of something unexpected just never gets old. That's why I think William Sonoma's Coral Embroidered Pillow is such a find, especially at $39 (was $55).

Timeless Texture

Prints come and go. But there is something timeless about texture. The touch of something unexpected just never gets old. That's why ...

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Serving It Up!

<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BNB5utKPwS4/TgjOStXRFUI/AAAAAAAABlM/j4MRiFVmFM4/s1600/HGS85279.big.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622970955582215490" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BNB5utKPwS4/TgjOStXRFUI/AAAAAAAABlM/j4MRiFVmFM4/s400/HGS85279.big.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Tonight I am having the neighbors and their baby over for dinner. On the menu: Buffalo chicken sandwiches (thanks for the recipe, Nana Kim!), tater tots, salad, and--drumroll, please--cheesecake brownies. Dinner sounds great (if I do say so myself). However, it would sound perfect if I were serving the brownies on Fishs Eddy's Polka Dot Oval Tray ($3, was $6).

Serving It Up!

Tonight I am having the neighbors and their baby over for dinner. On the menu: Buffalo chicken sandwiches (thanks for the recipe, Nana Kim...

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TMI Tuesday: Very Low Standards

<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HDAfio2rtBo/Tgf47UoBhKI/AAAAAAAABks/BNoCkPGWv44/s1600/Banana-Dish-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622736357827904674" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HDAfio2rtBo/Tgf47UoBhKI/AAAAAAAABks/BNoCkPGWv44/s400/Banana-Dish-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a><br />Secret is out: I have very low standards when it comes to Warhol. He is my favorite and I love almost everything by him. If it is in a bold color and has his scribbled signature, I'm sold! Yes, even this melamine dish has won my heart. Sign me up for a set of his faux hand-signed Banana Bowls from Shine ($14, was $18)!

TMI Tuesday: Very Low Standards

Secret is out: I have very low standards when it comes to Warhol. He is my favorite and I love almost everything by him. If it is in a bo...

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Black and White

<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eyFmVqxT5cc/Tgf3VCAL70I/AAAAAAAABkc/wfku2jgauVE/s1600/128_large.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622734600482320194" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eyFmVqxT5cc/Tgf3VCAL70I/AAAAAAAABkc/wfku2jgauVE/s400/128_large.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 358px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Is there anything better than a truly unique and versatile piece? I love finding something that looks one-of-a-kind online--better yet, on sale. For those reasons and more, I love Stray Dog's Sandy Glass Lamp (now $275, was $400)!</div>

Black and White

Is there anything better than a truly unique and versatile piece? I love finding something that looks one-of-a-kind online--better yet, on ...

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What the $****#$ Fridays: Chicken Scratch

<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c5czEXdzgVE/Tf7D7hPGU-I/AAAAAAAABkM/nzeNX-GYn-A/s1600/35321.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620144812306355170" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c5czEXdzgVE/Tf7D7hPGU-I/AAAAAAAABkM/nzeNX-GYn-A/s400/35321.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" /></a><br />I'd rather miss all my messages than have Napa Style's Rooster Call Message Board hanging around my kitchen. Tacky, clutter, and overpriced at any price, this piece is an eye-sore any way you cut it. I'd toss it even if it was free--and it's not ($19, was $39).

What the $****#$ Fridays: Chicken Scratch

I'd rather miss all my messages than have Napa Style's Rooster Call Message Board hanging around my kitchen. Tacky, clutter, and ov...

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Heavens to Betty!

<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YW8z8r6flKc/Tf7CuBXgTyI/AAAAAAAABkE/-d6fjrTULvY/s1600/L12942424.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620143480901750562" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YW8z8r6flKc/Tf7CuBXgTyI/AAAAAAAABkE/-d6fjrTULvY/s400/L12942424.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Love, love, love this bed from Overstock. The Betty Grey Queen Bed ($987, $1,007) is definitely a favorite piece of mine. Sure West Elm and Crate and Barrel have similar versions. But what other site is going to offer you $3 shipping? Take my advice and go with Overstock!

Heavens to Betty!

Love, love, love this bed from Overstock. The Betty Grey Queen Bed ($987, $1,007) is definitely a favorite piece of mine. Sure West Elm an...

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A Tisket

<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tl_AFPSxfbE/Tf7A8913F7I/AAAAAAAABj8/Ho4ZEPjf38o/s1600/img14m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620141538630113202" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tl_AFPSxfbE/Tf7A8913F7I/AAAAAAAABj8/Ho4ZEPjf38o/s400/img14m.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 363px; height: 363px;" /></a><br />A tasket, a beautifully simple basket. I love West Elm's Ribbon basket for it's clean lines, simplicity, and price (now $59, was $79)!

A Tisket

A tasket, a beautifully simple basket. I love West Elm's Ribbon basket for it's clean lines, simplicity, and price (now $59, was $...

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TMI Tuesday: First Father's Day

<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qQ0o-eCV8PA/Tf6vVh9ISeI/AAAAAAAABj0/pFnZt3zxAZQ/s1600/Bedtime.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620122169431837154" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qQ0o-eCV8PA/Tf6vVh9ISeI/AAAAAAAABj0/pFnZt3zxAZQ/s400/Bedtime.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MLWt_3eoMTY/Tf6vMTExmqI/AAAAAAAABjs/1hUwCwmcwr8/s1600/41dBW0zT6VL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620122010818550434" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MLWt_3eoMTY/Tf6vMTExmqI/AAAAAAAABjs/1hUwCwmcwr8/s400/41dBW0zT6VL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />This past Sunday was my husband's first Father's Day. His present was a life-changing item I would recommend to anyone: a head massager. I got this electronic one from Amazon for $9.95 (was $12.50)--perhaps more of a present to myself than him but that will be our little secret. Love it!

TMI Tuesday: First Father's Day

This past Sunday was my husband's first Father's Day. His present was a life-changing item I would recommend to anyone: a head mas...

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Extraordinary Outdoors!

<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fj9YRf_3dWc/Tf6tEV7Z72I/AAAAAAAABjk/Ke84j5UCEIE/s1600/img3m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620119675122347874" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fj9YRf_3dWc/Tf6tEV7Z72I/AAAAAAAABjk/Ke84j5UCEIE/s400/img3m.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 383px; height: 344px;" /></a><br />Normally outdoor pillows are pretty boring. Typically they are a solid color or striped. But every now and again, an unexpected pattern pops up in outdoor decor. Cue Pottery Barn's Lyndsay Paisley Outdoor Pillow. It's colorful, attractive, and on sale for $28 (was $34).

Extraordinary Outdoors!

Normally outdoor pillows are pretty boring. Typically they are a solid color or striped. But every now and again, an unexpected pattern po...

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