Here’s the problem with HomeGoods (or perhaps the problem with me): every time I go there, I buy way more than I planned to. Take Friday evening, for example. I went into the store to look for a Christmas ornament for a family ornament swap. I left with:
- 3 ornaments
- gift for my mother-in-law
- gift for my best friend’s brand-new baby girl
- stocking stuffer for my husband
- roll of wrapping paper
- gift bags
- fabulous lamp
Upon returning home with everything, I said asked the husband to get the lamp out of the car.
Him: “A lamp?”
Me: “I went to HomeGoods, hon.” Really, that’s explanation enough.
Him: “Right…”
I just couldn’t resist the shiny, punched-out quatrefoil base and silky cream shade.
It’s a great new addition to our guest room, where it perches on a table I picked up at the Brimfield Antique Show a few months ago.
The table was cheap and hideous:
After two coats of Ralph Lauren’s “Sunwashed Blue” (which Home Depot put into Behr’s semi-gloss paint + primer combo), it became a funky and useful bedside table. Eventually I’ll stash some magazines and a basket of travel size toiletries on the shelf.
What’s your favorite HomeGoods find?
Great find! The lamp is gorgeous, and I love the shade of blue you picked for the side table. It ties in perfectly with the throw pillows and adds a great punch of color!
Your new lamp was quite the score!
I wouldn’t feel too bad about your latest trip to HG. You got some Christmas shopping out of the way and probably got a good price on what you bought too.
I am so with you on this one. HomeGoods = Danger Zone. But, the lamp is perfect on top of that fantastic table. You really didn’t have any choice but to buy it
Homegoods is bad, bad news. I never leave there with less than $100 in damage. I have to limit my trips there since I always manage to find something I need.
GREAT lamp. I’m a sucker for quatrefoil, too!
Great table makeover – and I love that lamp!