Surround Yourself with Beauty!

After reading hundreds of decorating books and magazines as well as compiling a veritable library of self-help books, one of the often repeated suggestions is to surround one's self with beauty.

Now that's one order that is not difficult to follow. As a matter of fact, it's one of the best bits of advice I ever read and, believe me, it's an act of love to take it to heart. Perhaps that's why thrift store shopping is so appealing. One never knows what will be found and the financial damage can't be too high. I mean, it's not like going in to a high end store with high price tags.

So, on the first sunny Sunday in quite a spell, my car zipped down the turnpike to a city an hour away to visit one of my favorite thrift stores, Savers Now, I've mentioned Savers on this blog before but it bears repeating. Going there is like stepping into a sweeping thrift store "supermarket."

Everything is neat and clean. Clothing is color coordinated and everything on the numerous household goods racks is sparkling clean and priced to go.

One of my finds was the little brass basket, shown above. It's meant for potpourri but can be used in the front hallway for car keys! It's pretty, useful, and cost less than $4!

Because our kitchen is now blue and yellow, finding these cobalt blue glasses was cause for celebration. They were priced at $1.99 each so I bought all six! They are in perfect condition, nice and big, and a gorgeous color!

Next came a pitcher which spoke of spring. It has flowers on all sides, swirls, and more flowers running all the way down the handle. It was impossible to resist. Perhaps flowers had been delivered in it but it can certainly serve as a nice water pitcher. Here are photos of it from different angles so you can see the pretty designs.


The last time I had to put a hot dish on the table, my supply of trivets had diminished, so it was necessary to use an oven mitt. Consequently, it was great to find this pretty and useful trivet which matches the kitchen's color scheme perfectly.

Also got this candle with a nice design.

And last, but not least, this little napkin holder has a different floral design on each side. It'll be much better than keeping the napkins in a pile on top of the refrigerator!

That trip to Savers resulted in many things with which to surround one's self with beauty and the entire excursion was fun from start to finish!

WHAT IS ONE THING IN YOUR HOME YOU CONSIDER AS AN OBJECT OF BEAUTY WITH WHICH YOU SURROUND YOURSELF?