Swoon Interiors

interiors that make your heart skip a beat.

Lovely for Less: Jonathan Adler rug

I love the look of these blue chevron rugs.

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via Houzz

via Decorpad

Recently I saw that the Johnathan Adler website has a really cool feature where you can design your own rug. Pick the size, pattern, background color, fabric, the whole shebang. I came up with this …

The cost? $1050 for a 5×7. Hmmm.

Just so happens that Urban Outfitters sells this ….

The cost? $69.00 for a 5×7.

While I’ve finally come to the realization that I may be too old to shop for clothes at Urban Outfitters much longer (if it all?), they have a surprisingly swoon worthy collection of rugs and home decor items that certainly fall under the category Lovely for Less. Here’s just a few I spied at first glance …

CoCo Cabana Chair $189
Slipper chair $329
Industrial Vintage Rolling Side Table $169
 

Lovely for Less: Home Decorators

Do you get Home Decorators catalog in the mail?  If you look really closely, you’ll see that they have quite a few … shall we say … replicas (sounds nicer than knockoffs)… of some pretty high end pieces you may have seen elsewhere. And some of them are pretty spectacular.  See for yourself …

Sundance 1934 Dining Chair $245

Home Decorators Garden Chair $89

Layla Grace’s Somerset Bay Essex Chest $3,461  
Home Decorator’s Left Bank Chest $259 
Circa Lighting Stacked Ball Glass Table Lamp $1,190

Home Decorators Lafayette Table Lamp $249

Madeline Weinrib’s Mandala Rug Beige and Blue (many, many thousands of dollars) 
Home Decorator’s Rosa Area Rug Ivory and Navy $279 for a 5’x8″ 
Neiman Marcus Arched Mirror $750
Home Decorators Amiel Arched Mirror $239
Restoration Hardware’s Brickmaker’s Coffee Table $1,360  
Home Decorator’s Holbrook Coffee Table $329  
Circa Lighting Desmond Table Lamp $483
Home Decorators Adonis Table Lamp $129
Aidan Gray Cushion Le Jardin from Layla Grace $225
Home Decorators Louvre Square Cushion $24

Aiden Gray French Pillow from Layla Grace $105

Home Decorators Belle Jardiniere Pillow $34

 See …  In some cases, I think I even like the Home Decorators version better.  It’s a great lesson in decorating and something I think we all do in fashion as well.  We see an $800 dollar lamp or a $2000 dress that we love in a magazine. No, of course we’re not going to buy it … but we can be inspired by it to look for something with similar lines, colors, patterns, etc. that is a little more friendly to the pocketbook. 

What are some of your favorite “Lovely for Less” pieces?