A record of Go To List Of Go To Sources

This post has been a long time coming. For years people have been asking us where we like to look for rugs and where we find low-cost but chic lamps. And thanks to whipping up over 120 mood boards (see them all en masse right here) as well is transforming our whole house, we are fairly well versed in hunting down many an item from many a store. Now we are letting it all hang out in one mondo post full of our go-to places to shop for house stuff. Hold on to your hats folks, this could get crazy.

We did our best to include stores that should be fairly universally available in the US (and sometimes beyond) so we left off the local folks that we enjoy (which we also wholeheartedly support) since they are less accessible to the majority of our readers. But certainly do not forget to check out local boutiques and family owned businesses to troll their aisles as well. You can find remarkable nearby haunts by checking out your Yellow Pages, googling around, asking friends and neighbors, and even hitting up sites like yelp.com. But let us get this show on the road, shall we?

Chandeliers & Pendant Lights: West Elm, Lamps Plus, CB2, Overstock, Z Gallerie, Ballard Designs, World Market, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ikea, and Marshall’s (where we found a sweet $30 green chandelier for this makeover).

Table & Floor Lamps: Target, JC Penney, CB2, West Elm, ZGallerie, Crate & Barrel, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ikea, Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock, World Market, and Walmart (they have a strong low-cost collection called Canopy).

Swing-Arm Lamps & Sconces: Any local lamp outlet or store (check your Yellow Pages or google), Z Gallerie, JC Penney, Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, West Elm, and Overstock.

Rugs: Overstock (this is by far our go-to rug resource- they have a ton of affordable stuff in all sizes and colors), Flor, Home Goods, Marshall’s, The Company Store, Crate & Barrel, Pier 1, West Elm, Ikea, Pottery Barn, Dash & Albert, CB2, JC Penney, Lowe’s, Home Depot, and World Market (where we got our bedroom rug below).

Sinks, Faucets & Kitchen/Bath Fixtures: Overstock (once again they are our go-to resource for sinks, faucets, and bath fixtures at nearly impossible prices), Lowe’s, Home Depot, Plumber’s Surplus, Ikea, and eBay.

Curtains: Urban Outfitters, Bed Bath & Beyond, JC Penney, West Elm, Target, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, World Market, Pier 1, Overstock and Ikea (where we got all of the curtains in our whole house).

Curtain Rods: Lowe’s, Home Depot, JC Penney (these first three have extra long rods for large windows & extender rod pieces), Target, and Ikea.

Blinds & Roman Shades: Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s, West Elm, Pottery Barn, Ikea and Walmart (where we got nearly all of the bamboo blinds in our house).

Frames: Ikea, Target (nothing beats these first two when it comes to price, style, and variety), Bed Bath & Beyond, Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, Marshall’s, Home Goods, TJ Maxx, and Red Envelope (they sell strong framing systems that hang en masse on a rod).

Armchairs/Slipper Chairs: Overstock, Target (these two are the ones we consistently hit up first), West Elm, Ikea, Home Goods, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, JC Penney, Pier 1, Craigslist, thrift stores.

Desks: West Elm, CB2, Ikea, JC Penney, Target, Overstock, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, and Room & Board.

Desk Chairs: Target (we consistently enjoy a leather parson’s chair), Ikea, CB2, Overstock, JC Penney, West Elm, Crate & Barrel, Marshall’s, TJ Maxx, and Home Goods.

Sofas: Any Rowe retailer (check your Yellow Pages or google around for one near you), Ikea, Room & Board, Crate & Barrel, JC Penney, and Overstock.

Dining Tables & Chairs: Target (where we got ours), Ikea, JC Penney, Overstock, West Elm, World Market, Pier 1, Craigslist, and thrift stores.

Console & Media Tables: Target (where we got both of ours), JC Penney, West Elm, CB2, Ikea, and World Market.

Coffee Tables & Side Tables: Target, Ikea, West Elm, CB2, JC Penney, Z Gallerie, Crate & Barrel, Coffee Tables Galore, Craigslist and thrift stores.

Throw Pillows, Towels, Etc: Target, Home Goods, Pier 1, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, CB2, Overstock, Kohl’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Z Gallerie, Urban Outfitters, and West Elm.

Hardwood Floors: Lumber Liquidators (where we got ours for a steal), Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Ikea.

Televisions, Radios & Other Electronics: Target (where we got both of ours), Best Buy, and Walmart.

Ottomans & Benches: Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, West Elm, TJ Maxx, Home Goods, Marshall’s, JC Penney, and Overstock.

Decorative Accessories: Z Gallerie, Target, West Elm, Home Goods, Marshall’s, TJ Maxx, World Market, Pier 1, Ballard Designs, Ikea, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, CB2, Anthropologie, and Urban Outfitters.

Wall & Floor Mirrors: Target, West Elm, Home Goods, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, JC Penney, Ballard Designs, Z Gallerie, and Overstock.

Art/Wall Decor: Ikea, Etsy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Pier 1, West Elm, Target, Ballard Designs, Z Gallerie, Home Goods, Marshall’s, TJ Maxx, and JC Penney.

Servingware, Platters, Mugs, Etc: Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Anthropologie, Crate & Barrel, World Market, Pier 1, Home Goods, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s and Ikea.

Vases: Micheal’s (where we got all the centerpiece vases we used for our backyard wedding), Target, Crate & Barrel, thrift stores and Ikea.

Boxes, Bins, & Baskets: Ikea (where we grab nearly all of ours), Target, Marshall’s, Home Goods, TJ Maxx, The Container Store, Bed Bath & Beyond, West Em, and Crate & Barrel.

Cabinetry & Countertops: Home Depot (where we got ours), Ikea (they have strong chic & low-cost butcher block counters and affordable cabinetry a plenty), Lowe’s, KraftMaid, local stoneyards (simply google around or crack a Yellow Pages), and Corian (we like their snow white counters that look & feel like crisp marble).

Kitchen & Laundry Appliances: Home Depot (where we got our range hood pictured below), Lowe’s (where we got nearly every other appliance in our house), Sears, and Best Buy.

Duvets, Quilts, & Bedding: Bed Bath & Beyond (they consistently have a strong clearance section), West Elm, Target, Ikea, JC Penney, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, The Company Store, Overstock, Home Goods, TJ Maxx, and Marshall’s.

Floating Shelves & Bookcases: Ikea, Target, World Market, Bed Bath & Beyond, JC Penney, Overstock, West Elm, and CB2.

Ceramic Animals (yes, we realize we are weird): ZGallierie, Ballard Designs, Target, Home Goods, Marshall’s, TJ Maxx, thrift stores, and eBay.

Pet Bowls & Beds: Target (we picked up two ceramic ramekins and a white ceramic tray to make a cute little food & water station for Burger and grabbed a few floor pillows to serve as little doggie beds for him to lounge on in the sunroom), Overstock (chic under-$40 beds like this can be found, which are all over $100 on other sites), All Modern Pet also has some strong discounted designers doggie duds and digs.

Shower Curtains & Liners: Amazon.com (they have plenty of extra long ones, which we enjoy), Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Anthropologie, Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, JC Penney, and even Walmart (we have admired this one in person).

Dressers & Armoires: Target, West Elm, Ikea, JC Penney, Overstock, World Market, Craigslist, thrift stores.

Outdoor Furniture: Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart (it is in fact where we got the lounge chairs on our patio) and Target.

Other Online Shops To Hit Up: amazon.com, ebay.com, kaboodle.com, and nextag.com are also strong places to search for nearly anything from multiple vendors (simply drop in a keyword or a plain description and see what pops up).

And do not forget that you can Hands-on things like pillows, curtains, shower curtains and more by snagging fabric and whipping something up yourself. Heck you can even make a headboard, build a pedestal table or reupholster a chair to give it a whole new look, so you do not consistently have to buy new to get something that looks fresh and current in your home.

But what about you folks? Not only do we want this post to become an straightforward reference, we also want everyone else to chime in with their go-to places for furnishings and accessories so the comments will become a veritable extension of our list. So what say you our lovely readers? Where do you go for what? Any unexpected places that consistently deliver the goods? Oh and we simply know we are forgetting something so if you can think of any categories that we did not cover or stores that we were fools not to mention simply let us know!

Psst- Wanna know where we got nearly every item in our house? Click here for a full breakdown in our room by room source list. And if any of those items are no longer available, we have searched high and low for extremely similar (or identical) options right here in our amazon shop so swing through there to see that collection as well. Glad hunting…