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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Tag You're "IT"-Tastemaker Sales

There are so many specialty shops that have

cropped up online that offer seemingly great values on

high-end designer items for a limited time...

One Kings Lane, Gilt, Joss & Main,
1stdibs.com, fab.com to name a few. These sites
offer sample sale type offerings usually
for 24-48 hours of time. They create a
sense of immediacy. And obsessive urgency.

Over time, I have developed
a love/ hate relationship with these sales.

(Check out my conflicted thoughts about OKL here).

Sure, they're supposed to

offer 50-70% savings, but I know

that's not always the case. I know because

I have tracked their offerings religiously.

And sometimes I have found these

super sales are not that super.

(One King's Lane-left; Restoration Hardware-right)

After a brief hiatus, I am reevaluating

the way these designer super sale

sites should be coveted.

I still love to peruse the sales, but

the hidden pearl is with

the Tastemaker Tag Sales.

A tastemaker is a visionary (a person) that has the

ability to influence styles in decor.

Sort of like, they say it's cool. Then it is.

This is where you'll find the

truly unique, vintage, one of a kind!

Check out some of the Tastemaker finds below:

Love the kelly green lacquer

dresser and trellis chairs!

Danish Woven Rush Seat
$309 vs. $550 Fab.com

Jay Jeffers Murano Blue Glass
$449 vs. $1850 One Kings Lane

Celerie Kemble Lacquer Standing Cabinet
$3999 vs $6200 One King's Lane

yes, sometimes vintage, one of a kind means a higher price tag

Windsor Smith Tastemaker Tag Sale

Milo Baughman Dining Chairs
$412 vs $850 Fab.com

Tamara Kay-Honey

Of course, for those of you that

read my Massimo Vitali OKL post yesterday,

you know that I had mass hysteria over the OKL sale yesterday.

This is what I used to experience on a

weekly basis. Lately, not so much!

I can only hope that I will be proven wrong with more exciting features like that one!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

It Pays To Shop Around

Do you ever find something that you really, really want and it doesn't matter how much it costs? You are determined to have it. You muuust have it. How can you possibly live without it?

I'm with you. That happened to me today.

And yesterday. And the day before.

In fact it happens to me so frequently that if I actually purchased every "must have", I'd be flat out broke!

I've learned that it pays to shop around.

Case in point. Check these out. Great decor items...and their less expensive counter parts. See if you can tell the difference!

The Eero Saarinen Table $1500-2000