Arranging with Anthro Goods

The day before mother's day, as a special little gift from my uber fantastic man, he took me to a place I have been longing to see.  A place that seemed like a myth because it is one that I have only seen in online photos and read about on blogs, yet had never seen with my own two eyes.

Eiffel tower?  Nope.  The Pyramids of Egypt?  Still No.  House of Chanel.  Not quite.

An Anthropologie shop is located approximately one hour and two minutes from my humble abode and was artwork to my eyes from the outside, and as we walked from the car to the front doors, I got giddier by the step.

Once inside I was on sensory overload, but my man told me to take my time and browse until I covered every inch of store floor.  I had a small agenda and as much as I could have spent hours browsing through all of the fabulous apparel, I went straight for the home good items.

After wondering around in bliss, I left with only three things in hand, since I had to have some moola restraint...

I know it's been seen before, but IHeart being a copy cat when I benefit from it!  So now next to the pillow in which I rest my head each night, my nightstand now boasts a pretty ceramic egg crate to cradle my jewels.

The sky color is the perfect precious touch to my bedside, I just heart it so!

And so does my jewelry!  It used to be torn between an ice cube tray in my closet and a small dish that was previously bedside, but now it's living life in luxury!

Next was a super quick and easy way to give my bathroom some added bliss.  And that was via this gorgeous sparkling glass, in which I splurged on because it also doubled as a new toothbrush holder.  If purchased as a set, this glass would be spendy, but when it does double duty as a glass and toothbrush holder, and only one was needed, I was able to justify!

My last edition was to the family room media cabinet, in the form of a monogrammed mug.

I am slightly monogrammed obsessed.  I have them lingering here and there, and I couldn't be cheekier about the new accessory.  And I know it can't wait to get to work holding all sorts of cute blooms down the road, since that will be it's sole purpose going forward instead of my typical kitchen mug that had been doing the job previously!

It was such a treat to have a moment to myself to enjoy the store.  There was so much inspiration to be found.  Being a mom of three little joyful boys keeps me super busy day and night, and when I live in small community with a minimum of an hour drive to any good shops, it's rare that I get to find my way to somewhere beyond Target {which is why I am a frequent Target shopper!}  It is definitely a goal of mine this year to find more local businesses with inspiring home finds, if only I was better at taking some alone away from home time!

What about you all?  Where is your favorite place to venture to find little bits of treasure for your home?  Anyone have a new home accessory that was added, that completely brought new life to your space?  One that brings a smile to your face every time you enter the room?  Accessorize the comment button with stories of your favorite home accessory and why, I would heart to know!