Window Shopping At World Market: a house log

We are doing our best to keep our word to those who have requested more window shopping posts, so we chose to keep the lively going by hitting up World Market (and taking you with us). For those who remember these things, we simply stroll around a store (we have done big chains, small local shops, and even random little stores that we find while road-tripping) and take photos of all of the things we enjoy. Not for compensation or anything – these sprees are simply for lively. So let us all go skipping through World Market together, shall we?

First there were the fairly drinking glasses that were the reason for our visit (we got a few green and blue ones a few years back, but realized we did not have sufficient to fully set the table for bigger gatherings, so we grabbed three more green ones and three more blue ones).

At $2.99 a pop they rival some pricier versions we have seen at Sur La Table and Anthropologie, and we enjoy that they come in four colors (blue, green, purple, and clear).

These nested dishes were $7.99 for the set of three, and I enjoyed how they looked like they went together but were not fully matchy-matchy. They would look so fairly with little snacks like candy and nuts set out on a table (and could make a truly sweet hostess gift).

These fairly butterfly bowls did not feel too saccharine (no glitter or bubble gum pink) so they were sort of sciene-y and cool. I thought a bunch of them would have looked sweet stacked on our open shelves, but I somehow resisted.

There were also these excellent colorful bowls that once again went together without feeling too matchy. Instead of buying all turquoise or all yellow I think it would be lively to get a few distinct colors and stack them on an open shelf or in a glass fronted cabinet – like the stack on the right of this pic:

But somehow I left the store without them. Might have to go back. Haha.

There were also butterfly mugs as well as fairly ceramic coffee cups with those handy rubber lids and bands that can be reused again and again. I also thought one of these could make a sweet gift for a coffee drinker.

These $14.99 tea kettles were lively and colorful too:

I thought these $9.99 cast iron trivets were truly intricate looking and I enjoyed the bold colors. Not only could they protect counters or tables from hot dishes, but they’d also look truly cool hanging in a grouping on a kitchen wall (you know, like how you might hang a group of plates for some graphic interest).

I was straight up charmed by this $9.99 ceramic container. Is not it retro and sweet? Might be strong on a counter for holding anything from cookies to flour.

This $29.99 compost container was also fairly old-school sweet. We simply use a white bowl for our scraps between trips out to the compost bin in our yard, but a charcoal filter would certainly be an upgrade.

These magnetic spice containers were lively, especially the turquoise one in the middle of the stainless steel cluster.

While this is not exactly decor-related, this Orange Blossom cream soda had our mouths watering. And if you were hosting something at your place or attending a little get-together, it might be a lively thing to pick up simply because they feel special and less common than a six-pack of Coke. Update: Simply learned this stuff’s alcoholic (we assumed it was like how birch beer is truly soda). Still sounds delicious though!

These worldly turquoise and royal blue bathroom vessels (the thing on the left is a soap dish and the thing on the right could be for cotton balls or q-pointers) were truly fairly and I think the price was good (forgot to take a picture to capture it, boo!).

This funny little whale soap dish was $6.99, and I thought it could add some pleasant whimsy to a serious bathroom (perhaps something with navy walls and a bit of a grown-up nautical theme, simply to show people that you do not take yourself too seriously).

These grilling planks are meant for… grilling. But they could be lively to use in a bathroom with a glass dome over them to create a little cloche – or even simply as a place to put soaps and stuff for a natural look by the sink. Sort of like the soap display in this post.

These $3.99 glass knobs would look truly fairly as the new hardware in a bathroom, kitchen, or laundry room (we in fact used something similar in our laundry room last year).

This giraffe hook was $9.99 and I enjoyed the bright color. Would not he be cute in a kid’s room or a mudroom for backpacks and jackets?

This sparked a little Hands-on idea so I thought I’d share the pic. If you have a frame that you could paint and then remove the glass, you could then add some burlap and a few hooks that you could twist into the frame backing to hold your jewelry. I especially enjoyed how ornate the frames were and how plain the small hooks were (which could likely be found at a craft store).

These fairly open weave baskets caught my eye as a strong place for anything from kids toys to books or magazines next to the sofa. They were not low-cost (I think the biggest one was $34) but they seem like one of those things where you’d buy them and use them for years and truly enjoy that they are a little more special than a plain old neutral-toned basket.

This tin pendant was $69.99 and I enjoyed the bronze exterior with the glad turquoise interior – and all the little cutouts looked like they’d toss such fairly shadows around a room. I also thought it could spark a lively Hands-on idea (if you already have a pendant, you could paint the inside or outside of the metal with a bright color to punch things up). Simply be sure the bulb does not touch the paint (it should not ever do that anyway) and that the heat from the light has sufficient room to escape to keep the lamp from getting too hot (again, it should be made so there is not a worry about this).

The winner for the item I was most in love with was this guy (so of course I got home and realized this picture was blurry- figures!). I was head over heels in love with this red, blue, white, and brown curtain panel. Perhaps because we are loving our red patio chairs with our blue hydrangeas these days?

They also had them in an ochre, gray, charcoal, and white color scheme, which are also truly cool.

Speaking of colors, their collection of bold storage baskets in nearly every color of the rainbow is consistently lively to stare at. I like to stand there and think “someday my linen closet will be full of these folks.” Someday…

Oh and although it is going to be a while until Clara’s third birthday, these lively containers did catch my eye as a cool idea for party favors (you could get them in any color and stuff them with whatever pertains to your party theme). Even using the red ones to wrap small Christmas gifts and lining them up on your mantel or sticking them into a few stockings could be lively.

They even had adirondack chairs (and we all know how we feel about those!). These white and blue ones were a bit smaller than ours, but at $99 each they were priced to move!

So that is what we found on our whirlwind World Market trip. Have you folks been window-shopping lately? What caught your eye? Any go-tos from the items we shared above?