CSN Finds + GIVEAWAY!

Ya'll know how I love my one-stop-shops! Who doesn't?! My current list is long and includes all sorts of things. So, I headed over to CSN to find everything I need!
First up: Counter Stools for the M's. Right now they have stools at the kitchen island that take up too much space. What they need is a couple of stools that are backless and tuck right under the counter. I'm thinking something like these:

Next: China Cabinet for the H's. They are redoing their formal dining room. The "vision" is black, white and grey and I think they've settled on an antique white china cabinet. One of these might work:

After That: a NEW sofa for Brother. I've always hated his sofa set. It's comfortable but it isn't attractive. During my last visit, I managed to accidently break it. I really promise it wasn't intentional but when I regained my breath from laughing so hard, the first thing out of my mouth was "I'm not even SORRY!!". Good thing he is undergoing a complete remodel and needs new everything! What do you think of this one, Bubba?

Lastly: Something fun for me! I found these great mirrors at The Big Flea antique show last weekend that would have been perfect to go over the nightstands in the Master. But, the guy wouldn't bargain and so I walked away. They look very similar to this beauty!

And I couldn't stop at just ONE thing I wanted for myself. I am a shopaholic, afterall. So here are a few other things on my Lust-List (or maybe Christmas wishlist?...*hint hint, wink wink*)

This grey Fallon rug goes with everything! Just need to decide which room to use it. 

And these Safavieh chairs will be around my dining room table some day...they WILL... 

And just in case there is something YOU want from CSN, we're doing a GIVEAWAY!! (City Southern's FIRST giveaway to be exact!) $35 good at any of their 200+ online stores! Want to know how to enter? It's easy!
1. Be a blog follower through Google or NetworkedBlogs
2. Leave a comment on this blog post
3. Check back on Friday November 19 to see if you won!

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Congratulations to the winner! Random.org selected for me and came up with number SIX. Sixty-Fifth-Avenue, you're the big winner! Be sure to let me know what email to have the gift certificate sent to  (city.southern -at- yahoo)

*Lust List* ...Frameless Mirror

Remember the gorgeous frameless mirror from yesterday's post?



It's an Uttermost mirror available at stores like Bed Bath & Beyond and Bellacor for around $220.00. Pottery Barn has their own version, the Elise Mirror for $189.00. But you can also buy the same mirror by Allen + Roth for just under $80.00 at Lowes!




I can't take credit for the Allen + Roth find - all the credit goes to the ever fabulous Decorpad. They have a great "look 4 less" section of their website. Not only do they find specific items for less, but they take whole ROOMS and tell you where to find all the pieces for a low cost.

Check out this Sophisticated Bedroom Look:


And the same look for LESS:
Get all the details on this and other looks over at Decorpad!

*Lust List* ...for LESS!

Wow! My *Lust List* just got a LOT longer. Chris and I are saving for our first house (and paying off all our debt) and it's time to really buckle down and get serious! I'm truly excited about it and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I am such a shopaholic so this is going to be a struggle for me. It will be a challenge that I am more than willing to accept!

My list used to be things I might someday buy but are just a touch out of my price range at the moment. My list will now include things like shampoo when it's not on sale, and the more expensive cut of meat at the grocery store. Don't worry, I won't bother to post those items on my blog =). I will however try to find comparable things at better prices - sort of a Luxe for Less edition of my Lustworthy items.

So...Here it is, Luxe for Less...I always hated my headboard as a child. I had a Laura Ashley fabric for my bedspread with the same fabric as curtains and an upholstered headboard. It looked like a Laura Ashley store threw up in my bedroom, but then again so did everyone else's bedroom my age! I was so excited when my Mom let me re-do my room (in a new Laura Ashley pattern of course) but I was unable to escape the headboard! So, here I am as an adult and what do I have on my *lust list*?...an upholstered headboard of course!

The beds and headboards below are listed with the more expensive version on the left and the less expensive version on the right. They are pretty much identical (looking) in all cases but the savings speak for themselves. Listed in order of savings:

Left: Home Decorators Collection $399 Queen; Right: Home Shopping Network $299 any size

Left: Crate & Barrel Colette Bed $1,599 Queen; Right: Urban Home Lauren $599 Queen

Left: OLY Design Studio Dakota Bed $4,125 - $11,525; Right: Nate Berkus (HSN) $449.90

...*sigh* ...now I just have to WAIT to buy one!

*Lust List* #1

I figured I would start a couple of repeat blog topics to help organize myself. (me, organizing...go figure!) Today I will start my *Lust List* - a list that is exactly what it sounds like: items I am lusting after.

First item up:

This GORGEOUS mirror from none other than Layla Grayce. It comes in either Cyan (sort of teal blue) or Crossroads Rosa (a delicious creamy white color). What a statement piece this is! More like artwork than a mirror. Now to decide what color I want...