WTF Friday: Non-Healing Message

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FoN0D15rGQM/UD5IaUuPUqI/AAAAAAAACng/acHIlGiBsvw/s1600/zm_fa12_dd_16300118-a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FoN0D15rGQM/UD5IaUuPUqI/AAAAAAAACng/acHIlGiBsvw/s400/zm_fa12_dd_16300118-a.jpg" width="358" /></a></div>You know what makes me feel angsty and unhealthy:  generic artwork.  Art that is mass-produced and supposed to feel unique makes me viscerally upset.  That's why VivaTerra's Kataka Mudra Healing Wall Hanging ($169, was $198) is making me anything but better.  If you want a piece to heal you, go to etsy.com and purchase an original for roughly the same price.

WTF Friday: Non-Healing Message

You know what makes me feel angsty and unhealthy:  generic artwork.  Art that is mass-produced and supposed to feel unique makes me visceral...

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Turquoise Trends

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7dhORQ3nXTc/UD5G8EJxAdI/AAAAAAAACnY/RXT9HextD2M/s1600/zig-zag-candle-aquamarine-221114168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7dhORQ3nXTc/UD5G8EJxAdI/AAAAAAAACnY/RXT9HextD2M/s400/zig-zag-candle-aquamarine-221114168.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Not only is turquoise a hot color for fall, the chevron pattern is the new polka dot!  However, you know how trends can be:  here today, out tomorrow.  So snatch up ZGallerie's Zig Zag Candles ($9, were $19) and set them out while they are still stylish!

Turquoise Trends

Not only is turquoise a hot color for fall, the chevron pattern is the new polka dot!  However, you know how trends can be:  here today, out...

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Delightful Dents

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2tsXYF6Hfi8/UD5GHoum5gI/AAAAAAAACnI/0M3GHEfT_rE/s1600/img21o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2tsXYF6Hfi8/UD5GHoum5gI/AAAAAAAACnI/0M3GHEfT_rE/s400/img21o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-phqFs80dnzU/UD5GH9TxFLI/AAAAAAAACnQ/sOP5OlniTxU/s1600/img90o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-phqFs80dnzU/UD5GH9TxFLI/AAAAAAAACnQ/sOP5OlniTxU/s400/img90o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Some people might call them dents.  I call the marks in William Sonoma's Hammered Metal Jars texture.  These stately-looking accessories are stunning atop a credenza, impactful on a bookcase, or chic on a dining table.  Get both now that they are on sale for $248 (were $498).

Delightful Dents

Some people might call them dents.  I call the marks in William Sonoma's Hammered Metal Jars texture.  These stately-looking accessories...

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Buy This!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CmTQUMub-B0/UD5EtePk5BI/AAAAAAAACmw/MGWuR4I_wdI/s1600/T_WithZoom-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CmTQUMub-B0/UD5EtePk5BI/AAAAAAAACmw/MGWuR4I_wdI/s400/T_WithZoom-1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xi6KVJ09244/UD5Et9pOG5I/AAAAAAAACm4/u7D8zic-m2g/s1600/T_WithZoom.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xi6KVJ09244/UD5Et9pOG5I/AAAAAAAACm4/u7D8zic-m2g/s400/T_WithZoom.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Last Friday I told you what not to buy for your garden.  This Tuesday I am commanding that you buy Ballard's special, amazing-looking Firenze Garden Stool ($80, $120).  However, you don't have to put it in your garden.  I prefer it inside next to an arm chair of beside a sofa as an extra surface for drinks or a good book.

Buy This!

Last Friday I told you what not to buy for your garden.  This Tuesday I am commanding that you buy Ballard's special, amazing-looking Fi...

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Not Laboring Today

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8n0aAYFsWM/UD5FY3CkMoI/AAAAAAAACnA/3n0XB60BB9g/s1600/labor_day.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8n0aAYFsWM/UD5FY3CkMoI/AAAAAAAACnA/3n0XB60BB9g/s400/labor_day.gif" width="342" /></a></div>I am a hard-working gal.  Affordable Interior Design is a one-gal operation.  And I work 6 days a week.  So this lil' mama has decided not to work this Labor Day.  Yep, I'm taking the day off--hopefully you are, too!!!

Not Laboring Today

I am a hard-working gal.  Affordable Interior Design is a one-gal operation.  And I work 6 days a week.  So this lil' mama has decided n...

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