Window Shopping At Target: a house log

“Would enjoy to see another post about your favourite finds at Target. They are coming to Canada and I am so giddy I could piddle! Enjoy your journal!” – Jaye

It is been way too long since our last window shopping adventure (10 months?!?!), so to everyone who has been requesting them (especially if you used the word piddle), we are psyched to share the goods. 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 Target together, shall we? First there were these giant blue glass lamps for $49 that we thought were fairly excellent.

And you know we enjoy bees/hives, so these hex vases for $6.99 caught our eye.

There was a bit of an Americana theme going on, with plenty of red and white rugs, pillows, and clean-lined side tables in that area with all the featured home accents. The side tables were on sale but I forget what the price was (tried looking them up online but no dice). Hopefully they are still in the store if you feel like dropping in on them.

Speaking of Americana, this cool blue-stained wood mirror (for $19.99) could be truly cool in a frame arrangement or a wall full of mixed and matched mirrors.

At $79.99 these Privet House poufs were not especially low-cost, but they were fairly darn cute (especially the coral one). They felt quite West Elm/CB2 to us.

You know me and ceramic animals. We are like this (picture me crossing my fingers and my eyes). Ever since I spotted this yellow cow creamer here, I have been smitten. He’s meant for serving cream with coffee, but would not he look cute with a small bunch of flowers? $4.99 cow vase, anyone?

These deep coral geometric glasses (for $3.49 and $3.99) were fairly cute.

They also had them in green with a distinct geometric pattern (same prices):

These babies were $5.49 and $5.99. They’d look fairly charming in a room with some of the red, white, and blue stuff above. There is something truly “lobster-bake chic” about them. Haha.

This sweet little utensil basket would come in handy for carrying stuff out for dinner alfresco once we have our deck built. I think it was $9.99 (and it also came in blue). Did not grab it, but I might go back for it as a reward for surviving the big deck-build in a month or two (assuming we do, haha).

These navy striped sheets felt like they could work in a dorm or a fancy Thom Filicia design. I enjoy stuff with range like that. And I think a twin set was $20 and a queen set was $29 and a king set was $39 for anyone wondering.

These lamp shades could spice up a room for $19.99. I enjoy the idea of someone shaking things up in a neutral room by simply swapping out a white shade or two for one of these babies.

I guess I was subliminally on sort of a coral kick, huh? Anyway, I thought this quilt was interesting and sophisticated – sort of Thomas O’ Brien or Nate Berkus-ish thanks to the detailed nearly-tribal feeling. I can picture it with a deep gray headboard and some navy accents in the room to keep it from skewing too “lady-palace.”

Oh and this gradated serving tray was lively.

I hoped this $12.99 pillow. John had to physically restrain me verbally restrain me by pointing out I have a severe pillow surplus already. But let the record state that this guy would have come home with me if John hadn’t talked me out of it.

These runners were $17.99 (I would bet they’ll go on sale at some point though) and would be a cute way to wake up a table with basic white plates and glassware.

These $29 full sheet sets (and $39 queen ones) were so cute for spring/summer. They made me want to be one of those people who switches out our bedding for the season. In the end I have simply one set of sheets for each bed in our house, but at least it keeps things plain (and you know we are minimalists when it comes to storing things from our compact-apartmented days in NYC).

These doormats look a little lackluster in this picture, but I enjoyed them so much. They were soft but made from indoor/outdoor material, so we in fact grabbed a few of the green ones for the patio/sunroom to replace some old bedraggled jute ones from Ikea. They were $12 each I think, and so far we truly enjoy them (even after a rain/muddy feet, they look bright and glad).

This rug was excellent. I think it was 5 x 8′ and $126, and it had the coolest orange trim, which you can kind of see peeking out of the edge. It felt quite West Elm to us. It would be excellent in a little boy’s room or a living room alike.

These glass soap pumps and bathroom items were charming in that “old apothecary” way.

These soft pink ones were my go-to:

I also enjoyed the detailing on these tribal-ish white ones (they also reminded me of something Nate-Berkus-ish in their worldly sort of look):

Mmmm, gummy fried eggs from The Candy Store. Yes, please! If Clara decides to have an egg party next year I will have to hunt these down. Haha.

Two items that look cute in a garden, baskets and rain boots:

These all natural dog treats from Polka Dog Bakery were adorable.

And I enjoyed their dog toys and colorful bowls too. Too bad this ice cream sandwhich toy was a bit too big for Burger to handle. Haha.

Oh but there is one thing we picked up at Target a little while ago that we forgot to tell you about. But you might have seen it in Clara’s party pics:

See that toy storage bin next to those chairs we brought out? It is packed with footballs and soccer balls and toy trucks and a lot of rock-box items that do not fit in the rock box when the cover is down. So convenient! And it was on sale for $54 (down from $65) and we got another 5% off for using our Target card.

We have heard from a few folks that the lid can drop down on child fingers (there is no slow-closing function or anything), but since Clara plays in the fenced off patio area and we have this guy in the carport, we grab things for her and bring them over to the patio to play. So she will not be going in and out of this bin unassisted until she’s a lot bigger. So far we truly like how it is working out.

So there you have a whole lotta Target stuff for everyone who has been requesting a Window Shopping excursion. And it is so exciting that Tar-jay is at last coming to Canada. Have lively up there, folks! Haha. Tell me what you get!