Decorating Alongside Ceramic Garden Stools
Another white ceramic thing came to live at Casa Petersik. I know, I know. We are nothing if not consistent. But this time it is not shaped like an animal. Do not dismay, it is still quite lively. Why look, it is a little ceramic garden stool:
Some people might declare that these little stools are too trendy, or even (gasp) over. But we do not truly subscribe to the notion that the world at large can decide when it is uncool to like something (perhaps it is why I wore bodysuits and stirrup pants far beyond the bounds of 5th grade, but I make no apologies and only blush profusely at the memory). Anyway, the truth is that we would have purchased this white ceramic guy ten years ago and we are sure we’d still enthusiastically snatch him up in ten years to come, so to us that spells classic with a capital C. Truly, it can live in any room of the house and work effortlessly with all of our decor. In other words, it had us at hello.
Of course we have seen these babies everywhere from Domino to Pottery Barn, but the normal $100+ price tag is consistently a bit of a drag (here is one that is right now selling at PB for $160). The truth is, we rarely spend over $75 on a small side table (thanks mostly to Victoria Hagan’s collection for Target). So we kept our eyes peeled for something a little less pricey- praying to the ceramic stool gods that a deal would come our way. Enter this lovely little lady, stage right. See the sweet paisley detailing?
And get a load of that price tag:
It says take me home immediately. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Do not stop to browse the exotic chocolate offerings near the checkout. Well, mission accomplished.
HomeGoods is a strong place (check it out if you have not been!) for thrifty little finds like this. And we pored over fifteen garden stools to find the best deal of the bunch. They in fact had a slew of them in distinct colors and patterns, but this white paisley guy was the only one that was $29 (while most of the others were $39-$59). It was meant to be!
So that concludes our ceramic stool enjoy-fest. What do you folks think? Are there any items out there that you folks enjoy but simply cannot bring yourselves to shell out the big bucks for? Tell us what you are coveting and we will send some good sale karma your way!
