5 incredible deals on home decor at Zulily right now. It’s holiday entertaining season!
If you’re looking to score some deals right now without dealing with the Black Friday madness, our partner Zulily.Is a great option. You’ll find thousands of products up to 70% off including an entire home & garden category. If you’re freshening...
This piggy bank helps put kids on a great track to smarter money management
We’re big believers in helping kids to be mindful about how they save and spend their money, and we’re so excited to find this beautifully designed Give Spend Save piggy bank to help reinforce what we’re all helping teach our children anyway. CMP is...
5 ideas for cool coffee bar carts for your home, whatever your decorating style. Barista not included.
I’m thinking of taking my coffee obsession to the next level, with one of these cool coffee bar carts. Kind of like bar carts, only…for coffee. I’m seeing them absolutely everywhere, and I love the idea of a dedicated space for my coffee supplies...
Home decor inspiration: How to hang fabric on your walls instead of wallpaper
It’s that time a year that I start to get a little stir crazy at home and have this major urge to redecorate. The newest home decor trend that caught my eye: fabric walls instead of wallpaper. Okay, so it kind of hit the internets about six or seven years ago,...
3 inspirational art prints to celebrate Mary Oliver’s wild and precious life
I was so sad to find out that one of my favorite poets, the bestselling and Pulitzer prize winning Mary Oliver, passed away earlier today. Her poetry collections were some of my all-time favorites: Wild Geese helped me slow down and appreciate the natural world; Dog...
Garmentory: One-stop shopping for stunning indie boutiques and emerging designers
I’m not sure if it was an Instagram ad or something else that made me click over to Garmentory, but I did, and I’m in love. We’re always looking for new designers or indie brands, and what a delight to find this site that’s kind of like the...
Harry Potter Collection at Pottery Barn | Editors Top 10 of the Year
Welcome to our annual editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we’ll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we’ve shared, but these things are...
Small Business Saturday Deals: The shops we’d support even if they were full price
The #shopsmall movement is one we’ve been supporting even before there was an unofficial Small Business Saturday followed by a very official Small Business Saturday (now kindly supported by American Express). Lots of our favorite indie businesses, small shops,...
Ever wanted to see your face in sequins? Here’s your chance.
We’re always looking for personalized gifts you just don’t see everywhere, and this year, the personalized flip sequin pillows from The Mermaid Pillow Co definitely makes my list of It Gifts. As if my kids weren’t already crazy enough for the...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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