kirklands home anybody?

ok i have a major confession to make.
and many of you probably have been there.
and im not knocking those who still are....
BUT when stephen and i were first married we lived in an apartment in montgomery, al.  {note: thats not the confession :)}

we lived there for about 5 or 6 months, surrounded by all the goodness that is bachelor-with-hand-me-down-navy-and-maroon-furniture.  dont get me wrong, we were grateful for it.  and its not like we had any money to be buying things ourselves, so hand me downs were FABULOUS.  thankfully i had also not "come into my own" when it came to: what exactly is natalie's grown up adult taste aside from the taste of the company she works and designs for?.

yea, i wasnt really "there" yet.

anyway, we bought our first house in a wonderful little...cookie cutter...neighborhood.  we envisioned strolling our babies on the perfectly groomed sidewalks to the picturesque little pond and feeding the ducks after work.
i would tell people "turn onto grayson grove, drive a little ways, and its the third house that looks exactly the same on the left."
there is a lot of nostalgia tied up in that great little house...we drive by it every time we visit or even drive through montgomery.
well, after being in the house for probably 2 or 3 weeks i made a trip to target and then kirklands home.  two wonderful wallet friendly stops to quickly "decorate" our new home. {insert clearing of the throat}
i came home with a trunk full of towels, tuscan inspired "wall art", clocks, candle sticks, and other rusti-cized metal decorative objects...with receipts totaling right over $200.

it was stephens and my first...discussion...concerning finances and what exactly we are to be spending money on {i.e. NOT stuff to decorate the house...think power bill and a brand spankin new mortgage}.

oh the good ole days

well, i still love me some target, and thankfully they have stepped it up over the past seven or so years with some nicely stylish things for the home {i still occasionally spec their stuff for clients}.

kirklands, however....well to say ive avoided the place is an understatement.
its just not my bag baby.

so enter pleasantly surprised me when i stumbled upon their website {due to a pinterest find, then curiosity, then click...}.  they actually have some fabulous little gems hidden between all the particle board, polyester, and "s" scrolls.

let me treat you to a few

and because halloween is right around the corner:

 for your door, not your wall of course

amazing right? i love seeing these consumer stores step it up a notch and infuse some sophisticated style on their shelves.

maybe i should stop by ours and see if my $8 merchandise credit is still good.......