At Home with eBay!
What is it about home decor that just makes me want to spend all of my money? I feel like anytime I start to try and update or add to one room, suddenly the entire house needs some freshening up! I want my house to look put together, but I also don’t actually want to spend a fortune. Let me just tell you how much fun I had shopping online at eBay’s End of Season Sale!! I currently have my feet up on my new off-white leather ottoman, and I’m just a little over the moon for it. I love to scout ideas, fold things down in the magazines I can’t afford, and get ideas on what I love and make it happen for less, way less. Case and I have put some work into our home. It is a 1962 ranch style renovation and we love it. We have had to do our own updates bits at a time and now we are making the details of home decor come to life.
The Bar Cart - I now suddenly want to host friends and family because I feel “oh so important" with my chic bar cart. However the only visitors I have had are my 2 kids who in fact love it and think it is their personal snack cart. Everyday I walk by someone who has taken one of the drinks off and declared it their “fancy drink” time. (only the non-alcoholic ones!! lol) It's definitely a family favorite and I love that they are enjoying the update as well! I’m really enjoying the look of hosting and setting out pretty drinks. It just makes it feel homey somehow.
The Basket for ALL of the throws - We are a blanket family, for sure. My kids usually want two a piece, although I have no idea why when one gets the job done! What this ensures is that my couch is covered in throws and now you can’t see all 20 of my decorative pillows:) I love this basket I found on eBay and it was again an amazing price. Such an easy way to store my throws until my little wild ones grab them to snuggle! I like storage that is pretty to look at too, and this basket was made to go right where it is!
The Storage Bench - When you have an older home, most of the time storage can be tricky. I hate having things scattered about because I don’t like messes, but I do want my kids to have plenty of things to entertain themselves. This storage bench has been a dream for my obsessive need to pick up all the things. Inside it are my kids board games, puzzles, and small crafts. It all looks neat and tidy, plus current and fresh. They know exactly where to put up the fun when it’s time to clean up and I couldn’t be happier with the quality. Again, I have seen this exact bench while out and about “idea shopping”, and it was much more expensive.
The Leather Ottoman - I have my “work chair”, which is just my chair that I like to sit in when I write blogs or work online and it needed something in front of it. This was another fun item I didn’t necessarily need but I really wanted “the look”. I couldn't justify over spending on something for my feet to rest on, and also something that my husband refers to as a leather “plop”. I am over the moon with eBay and this find during the End of Season Sale! This was definitely worth waiting on because again, it was the exact quality that I wanted for half the price!
The Bathtub Tray - Oh, I am a tub girl! I hate that I don’t take them as much as I would like, but I make sure and relax in the bathtub at least once a week. I had an older tray that was rusting and needed to go, so when I was searching on eBay I naturally had to snag this during the sale! This particular one had all the little details I was looking for - a wine glass holder, a book & iPad tray, room for a candle, and a place to set my body wash. And I love how this cedar contrasts in my white bathroom!
Just purchasing these few sale items has made such a difference in my decor and overall feel in different parts of my house. I love a bargain, but not at the risk of buying something I will have to replace in a few months time. My eBay home shopping experience was truly a home run. Everything came in perfect condition, and all within a week from my order time! Now, what can I convince Case to let me work on next, and better yet, how can I keep my bar cart stocked with my kids around!?
xo
Riane
This blog has been sponsored by eBay, all thoughts and opinions are my own.