i have officially dedicated the month of February to giving our apartment a little makeover. and i think i'm off to a freakishly good start. i found this pillow last week at TJMaxx for only $12.99!!!! you guys shop in the home section of TJMaxx, right?? because they have some real gems back there, i swear. like i'm seriously obsessed with this pillow [i think it's the radial symmetry] and i can't believe it was so cheap! i'm a real tightwad when it comes to spending money on things other than clothes, makeup, and food [that's not selfish of me, is it???] but i've suddenly become very willing to spend money on home decor for some reason.besides trying to be more willing to spend money on home decor [i really hate the word decor, by the way], my only challenge with this whole apartment makeover thing will be that i am expecting some serious resistance from my sweet little husband AARON. we don't always agree on what would look best in our apartment [other wives have that problem, right?], but.... i've realized that he only has an opinion when i involve him in the decision-making process! [he's the first to admit this so it's okay.] so the obvious solution is to just do it all behind his back and surprise him! crisis averted.
anyways, you probably won't hear any more about our apartment makeover again, but i just thought my new adorable pillow deserved a little shout out.... [love ya!] then again, i've contradicted myself on this blog before so whooooo knooooows! p.s. so happy it's friday!!!!!!!!
Oh my gosh. We have the same life. Seriously. Philip gives me resistance on house decorating stuff too, but when I surprise him with a change he almost always loves it! GENIUS.
ReplyDeleteAlso, must go to TJMaxx ASAP. That pillow is amazing.
decor sounds oh so fancy! have you been to the actual TJ Maxx Home Goods store? I think its in The District. A Tj Maxx filled with just home "decor"=amesome.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is so fun to read. :) I wish surprising my husband with new decor worked! I've had to return so much over the years... I love your new pillow!
ReplyDeletethanks you guys! and yes jen, i have been to Home Goods down in the district. it's totally awesome and i'll probably have to take a couple trips this month! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly how Quinn is! Which is why he is usually out of town when I re-do a room. He gets home and Suprise!! He usually likes it and it is done. So much easier than arguing over whether or not a mirror would look good here, of if you like this color paint, etc. :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. I am a big fan of TJ Maxx and Marshalls, and I second the Home Goods suggestion, I love that place!
Congrats! You figured out how to deal with husbands. I actually tell Patrick for a long time I am going to do something, then I just do it and he is surprised when he gets home, but usually because he thought I was all talk, but really I was just feelin' things out... (don't want to do anything that I couldn't do in his face I guess!)
ReplyDeleteOh and I LOVE LOVE that pillow, saw some like it at Z gallerie and totally want to try making one myself!
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