bedroom design – This is my hobby.

Pouf! A Bedroom Solution

I’ve always loved the idea of a bench at the foot of our bed, and keep my eyes peeled for one at all times while perusing the shops.

They are hard to find! I guess people tend to hang on to their benches.

Granted, I haven’t been overly serious about finding one and am only willing to pay Goodwill prices, so that narrows down my possibility of snagging the perfect bench, I guess.

Would scream if I found something like this in the shops.

During my latest Goodwill trip, my eyes fell upon two seagrass poufs. I almost passed them up, because I truly have enough furniture in my living room and loft, and couldn’t immediately think of a place for them.

I stood thinking over it for a while before moving on, though, because I knew those things were expensive and I could snag them for $20 each — a steal.

Then, I realized — I could put these at the foot of my bed in lieu of a bench! I hadn’t really seen this before, but a quick Google search confirmed that it’s a thing:

I’m pretty sure these are the poufs. I was right about the original price!

The floral pillows are from Goodwill too!

The thrifterverse provides yet again. I’m so pleased with this purchase.

Do you think the poufs work here? Or would they be better suited in a different setting?

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With the weather cooling down in FL, I drove past several garage sales while out running errands over the weekend. Here’s what I found:

A basket as big as my baby and the sunglasses she’s wearing (she picked them out) — the basket was only $10!

Things I left at Goodwill:

This rattan napkin holder. Would be good for parties, but I already have several little basket caddies that I use for napkins and party flatware, so I left this for a fellow thrifter to find.

Look at the prices on these Tory Burch espadrilles! I didn’t leave these by choice – they were both too small for me. 🥲

These lime green sunglasses that Elaine looked FAB in.

I also attended a holiday home tour event in an historic district of West Palm Beach over the weekend, which was a blast and also inspiring.

I loved seeing how people have cared for and upgraded their old homes — my community has such great taste!

Me, my mom, and our friend Jill at the holiday home tours event.

My favorite shop keeper, Inge, from the absolute best vintage and handmade shop, Stone Button Studio, was part of the event’s holiday market, so I grabbed a few of her treasures — I can never resist!

I love collecting Inge’s hand painted stones and tucking them on shelves and desks, the same way I place my shells.

I have several of her hanging charms in windows and on plants throughout my house.

This table runner is so gorgeous, I can’t wait to style a tablescape with it.

I hope you’re having as much fun as I am this holiday season, friends.

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Last week’s thrifted ‘fits round- up:

>> Goodwill Thrift Trip Video on my Instagram Profile! <<

Holiday party green dress from Goodwill West Palm Beach, Vintage glass candy earrings from the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival

Baby girl’s bumblebee dress from Goodwill West Palm Beach

Basket my life, baby.

Living with a lot of people means you’re also living with clutter. It just builds up — even if you’re not a maximalist like me. 😉

My solution?

BASKETS

I might have a bit of a basket problem, tbh.

I’ve embraced that at this stage in my life, toys are part of the home aesthetic. I know that one day, I’ll look around and wish there were toys on the floor, so I accept it with my whole heart. Toy Basket Source: Stone Button Studio West Palm Beach, Mini Rattan Chair Source: SoFlo Finds Delray Beach

It started with my daughter’s toys. The two baskets I got for the living room quickly overflowed, though, which actually made things look more cluttered, imo (my solution for that further down).

Baby Girl’s Shoe Basket Source: Stone Button Studio West Palm Beach

This kid has a lot of toys but it isn’t entirely her mom and dad’s fault.

When you have a baby (especially one as cute as mine 😏) people start bringing toys every time they see you or visit, it just happens!

Anyway, back to baskets.

Magazine Holder Source: The Cozy Cottage Lake Worth Beach, Basket Source: Nearly New Thrift Shop West Palm Beach

I’m married to a recovering clutter bug.

You can track his movements throughout the house based on the trail of items left on counters and floors.

Until a few weeks ago his bedside table was…atrocious.

Upon it sat a mountain of the miscellaneous: remote controls, books, snacks, cups, glasses, etc. etc. etc.

My solution was this cute lil basket! Now, instead of me worrying about putting the items back constantly, they’re thrown in here so I don’t have to look at them!