see so good: to the maxx

the other day i went to tj maxx on a whim and was completely bowled over by the home furnishings that were in the store that day.  i actually had never seen such a great variety of furniture options and prices in the well, ummmm, let’s just say decade that i had been shopping there.  it was like a treasure chest filled with all kinds of goodies - upholstery, wood pieces, fun accessories and even a yummy cowhide rug.  this was too good to be true and i needed to share my new found pot of gold.

so away i went, snapping my camera phone like a mad photographer, when an even better idea formed, why not pull a whole room together!  what a wonderfully happy idea, especially since i had reigned in a lovely sofa and wood pieces that rival high end retail furniture stores.  the fun began and i staged the scene with pillows,  a concept for a clock wall and a color palette of plum, taupe and black.  there was no stopping me…like a scene from Saturday Night Fever, the wheels were spinning out of control…and the next thing i knew…

The Trammps, Disco Inferno (video from www.youtube.com)

okay, okay i’m back, but really, why not compare what i had found at tj maxx with matching (or close to it) brand name items, it was pure shopping genius, not to mention a super fun challenge.  i hope you enjoy “to the maxx” and for those of you who have $$$ to spare, check out “maxxed out” for the retailer goods!

  all the above from tj maxx, prices of some items as follows:

1. sofa - $699.99
2. black leather chair - $199.99
3. various clocks - $19.99
4. wood chest – ?
5. metal stool - $59.99
6. wood chair - $199.99
7. wood chair – $199.99 + fabric from Designer’s Guild to recover the end chairs (see no. 7 below)
8. column lamp - $39.99
9. table lamp – ?
10. pillow - $24.99
11. pillow - $19.99
12. accessories – ?
13. accessories – ?
14. coffee table - ?

sources and links to the above items…

1. Kensington Sofa from Restoration Hardware
2. Neptune chair in black from Chiasso
3. various clocks from Restoration Hardware
4. Ettore Console from Anthropologie
5. French sewing stool from Restoration Hardware
6. Louis XVI End Chair from Wisteria
7. Culswick (Phipps-Rasberry) fabric to recover end chairs (no. 6) from Designer’s Guild
8. slender rustic table lamp from Wisteria
9. Off-White Cotton Linen Table Lamp Shade and Prema Punched Metal Table Lamp Base
10. Vintage French Linen Pillow covers from Restoration Hardware
11. Hand Blocked Paisley Pillow from West Elm
12. sculpture from Global Views
13. Buffalo Horn Ring on Stands from Z Gallerie
14. Printmaker’s sideboard from Restoration Hardware
15. Carved Wood Coffee Table from West Elm

see ya soon [X] [X]!!