As bloggers, we all seem to have some sort of relationship with Pottery Barn. Whether it’s as an avid customer, a once-in-a-while-I’ll-buy-something-if-it’s-on-sale customer or perhaps just as a window shopper. No matter what your design style, it’s a pretty sure bet that once you walk in a store you will find something you like. I have to admit that I don’t really shop there. I love to look, I adore their catalogs, but I usually just don’t want to pay their prices. Recently though, I went on a bit of a shopping spree. I had received a gift card for my birthday from my husband and son.
Oh was it fun.
First thing I picked out was this Savannah basket on wheels. I wanted something beside this chair and it’s great for the dog toys.
It adds much-needed texture and takes up some floor space.
I was on a basket binge so the next thing I chose was this Savannah Underbed Basket. As you can see I’m using it under my coffee table instead of under a bed. I totally guessed on the size but it fits perfectly between the legs of the table. Pure luck.
Right now I have my demijohns in it but I’m sure soon that will change. My original idea was to use it for my favorite decorating books and magazines. I would still love to do that.
Moving on through the store I came across this picture frame. I didn’t even hesitate. In my basket it went.
I checked the website and the 4 x 6 is sold out. The 8 X 10 is still available and on sale. Mmmmm…something to think about. When my son saw it he asked if I had covered the frame myself. I was pleasantly surprised that he had picked up on the fact that I was obsessed with grain sacks. I guess he is paying better attention than I thought.
My gift card was quickly running out but I had just enough left to bring home this gorgeous pillow cover. I had to adjust the size a bit to fit my insert but I didn’t lose any of the design. I only buy a pillow cover when it’s something I can’t make. I could not have made this with the lovely embroidery. No way.
There are even tiny beads sewn on the middle of the flower.
Even though she looks a little annoyed, or maybe just bored, Kelly gave the pillow cover her stamp of approval by snuggling right up beside it.
So…that was my big adventure. I walked out with $1.27 left on the gift card. Not surprisingly, it was the most fun I’ve ever had in a Pottery Barn.
What’s your opinion of Pottery Barn? Love it, like it, hate it?
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Hi Ann,
I love all of the things that you bought at PB. I went to a PB outlet with my sister and it was amazing. I did buy some things there. I like getting ideas from their stores, but I think they are a little over priced. Love their stuff though.
hugs,
Sissie
You got some great things Ann. I love Pottery Barn for inspiration, but those prices are out of my reach. I still love browsing through the catalog and drooling.
I love Pottery Barn of course! They have those baskets and that picture frame at our outlet. My daughter bought the frame and I started, too. I will probably go back and get one.They only had the 8 x 10. I wish they had the smaller ones.
I LOVE Pottery Barn! In fact, I might buy that same picture frame! Sounds like you had a great time shopping!
-Shelley
You know I love PB! I love all your purchases Ann, they look fabulous in your living room!
Love the goodies you bought! You can’t go wrong with those baskets. I think Pottery Barn has a wonderful selection. Love that cute frame too. You know…….I wonder if you could make those for your shop? I bet you could! That sunflower pillow is perfect in that room too. Looks like you had a successful shopping spree. Aren’t gift cards the best?!
I love PB and your purchases. I almost bought the sa,e pillow cover. Like your Savsnnah basket, it is gorgeous. I also received your pillow cover, love it. Getting ready to include it in one of my dining rooms post.
Your purchases are lovely! I never have a issue with PB style or quality…but they sure cause a love-hate relationship for me when I look at the price. My BIG peeve is “the found” description..and the tripled price! Awesome your son thought you made it.
Ann,
Lucky you, what a great gift. I have looked at the sunflower pillows several times but never wanted to pay the price. It looks great in your home.
Gorgeous Pillow cover, but you know I DO love me some sunflowers!! I love Pottery Barn, but I sure do look for the sales!
You found some wonderful things and best of all, it was paid for already!! ;-D I love baskets and these look so well made. The pillow is pretty, too. Your dog seems to like it! I just ordered a pillow cover from PB today that reminds me of Anthropologie. I then looked for coordinating curtain panels and said bye-bye to the prices! Found something similar on the Target website. This is for my bedroom. Sometimes it’s hit or miss at some of these stores. But it’s always fun to look!
XO,
Jane
I love PB and I LOVE your finds!!
Love most of their ideas, hate all their prices.! Fun post!
I love Pottery Barn, but I only have a few pieces from there. I do not want to pay their prices either, so I usually go to the outlet store. Love the baskets that you got and that sunflower pillow!!
Cindy
That sunflower pillow looks fabulous in your living room. Obviously Kelly know a good thing when she sees it. And we all have to have a place to stash those dog toys! Pottery Barn is my go-to place for ideas, then I look around to see if I can find something similar but cheaper. I did buy most of our window treatments (the Peyton drapes) from PB, and I still love them because they hang beautifully. There is a PB outlet in our state which I have never been to, but a road trip could be on the horizon!
I too am a Pottery Barn lover. It is probably a good thing that the nearest store is about 50 miles from me! I have purchased their silk draperies with the grommets & love them. They were well worth the money. And in my bathroom remodel, we ordered 2 large baskets, similar to yours, & attached them to roll out shelves. I use them for towel storage. I am always excited when I see a new catalog in my mailbox & use their ideas for decorating. Wish we had an Outlet close by! You did great with your purchases!!!
I’m definitely a Love It kinda gal, but not so much my debit card. :) I try to catch things on sale, or in the case of a pillow or accessory I fall in love with every now and then, I bite the bullet and hold my breath and go for it. LOVE your baskets.
You lucky girl! What fun to run amok in Pottery Barn! You picked out some beatiful items, Ann.
I like Pottery Barn, but since the closest one is an hour drive (probably a good thing), I don’t shop there often.
Looks like you had fun at PB. We dont’ have one close to us so I am jealous! xo Diana
When I worked and was decorating my home, I was a Pottery Barn person. I still love the store, but I rarely shop home decor now. We do tend to go there though and Restoration Hardware. We had an interior designer help us with our room though, but with the kids and clutter, it never looks great unless we’re hosting people. :) We do have a lot of things from Pottery Barn though.
I love Pottery Barn! If I had a lot of money I’d buy everything from there but I don’t so I haunt Craiglist and try to find what I’d like to have cheaply! Like my PB coffee table, really lucky that day:) It’s fun though!
I so love your baskets and the pillow cover with the beads is adorable!!!
I like Pottery Barn, but I am more inclined to find a better price on something they are selling. I love all of the items you bought and it would be hard to recreate the baskets. I agree with your son. I think you could totally recreate the frame. You are really talented and have the access to the grain sacks…
Hugs,
Penny
Don’t get to PB too often, too far away. If I recall though it was very expensive. The prices here are way up compared to there. We are coming to NY next week and I hope to visit a PB. Love your cute pillow. I’m a sucker for sunflowers….
I like Pottery Barn, but I’ve never bought anything there. I lean more toward Crate and Barrel. Six or seven years ago I had a brief career in real estate. I was always kind of amused and bemused by the houses that looked like everything in a room came from Pottery Barn or one of the other nesting stores. I think a few pieces, like your lovely baskets, add a lot, but I like a room that has real personal touches and looks like it came together over time (as your house does) rather than straight out of a catalog.
I pretty much love it, but I usually troll the sale items. Right after Christmas is the best! Love the touches of yellow and the baskets in your room. Everything looks so fresh and airy!
I love PB but generally shop only when things are on sale. I love your photo frame and the adorable pillow! Your demijohns and French Enamel Body Pitcher are swoon-worthy…and of course, the ironstone is a perennial favorite of mine as well. Your room is beautiful! xo, Kimberly
Love the baskets and frame you got at PB, and the pillow is gorgeous! You made some great selections! :) I personally like PB, but not the prices! I usually only buy the sale items! I’m cheap that way! ha! But I have a friend who is a Interior Decorator by professional trade, and know of another local one, and they really throw off on “the PB Generation of decorating!” But me, I buy what I like, regardless of the source, and mix it up!
I love your choices. I am very very much a big fan of Pottery Barn. My fave purchases are the bus ticket wall art and the huge black insurance sign. I should take pictures – they are hung across from each other in my makeshift entryway. I always enjoy your posts. thanks!
I like Pottery Barn. To visit the store I must travel a long distance. If I buy I purchase online and only one item usually because of price. I do frequent the outlet and buy pillow inserts and what I determine to be priced better and what I can really use. I have been fortunate to find PB linens at garage sales and at Goodwill. I do like your frame and it is very much your style.
I am a huge Pottery Barn lover. I love the the items your purchased they are very pretty. I am in the ptocess of making a PB knock with a twist. I will post it Sun. or Mon.
Cynthia
Pottery Barn overall is not my taste, but you are so right in saying that they have something for everyone. Every single time I have ever been in the store I have found a few items I love! I guess that’s why they are so popular because although there is a PB style, they also bring in elements to appeal to diverse tastes.
I try not to go in there because I get into trouble! I love your baskets and the other items, too. Each one adds neat texture to your room. Great job! :D
xo,
RJ
Still here….your room is gorgeous, by the way…love the yellow!
Ann, you used your gift card well, and I love all of your purchases. The pillow is gorgeous.
I find I am more of a looker than shopper in Pottery Barn. I see many things I like, but I agree that they tend to be pricey.
Love the Pottery Barn…. Love their “Look”!! I admit though…. do not really shop there because of the prices !! (Just a bit too steep for my budget.. LOL) … but I also admit I save the magazines that come in the mail …. for great decor ideas!!!! :)
I love your choices from Pottery Barn. The baskets are perfect as we look forward to fall. Pottery Barn has great accessories, but I usually don’t actually purchase anything…unless there’s some huge, gigantic sale going on. Love to walk through it though and look at all their amazing stuff.
Mary Alice
Hi, Ann, You picked out some nice items from Pottery Barn. I love their look, most of the time, but I think their things are over priced unless they are on sale. I did buy a lamp from them one time that wasn’t on sale, but I had to have it, and I’m glad I bought it when I did because they only carried it for a short while. Thanks for the great post on your purchases!
I can’t walk out of a Pottery Barn without something, but overall their look is different than mine. I really like the baskets you chose. The one under the coffee table looks awesome there- Your Demijohns look so good too….lots of ideas! You could even roll up some afghan/throws and lay them in there. The magazines or books idea is great too… I love that it’s a flexible for many ideas! The basket on wheels is very cool! I’ve never seen it before. The frame was a perfect fit…looks like you had a great time!
Ann you purchased some great items. Love baskets and use them a lot in my home. The pillows are gorgeous and really fun pop of yellow in your room. I love pottery barn. I would not do a whole room or home in it, but I think they always have great items that can be put into a room. So I guess I love it!! xo Kathysue
Ann, I saw that frame on sale in Pottery Barn and passed on it! When I went back, of course it was gone! It suits your style perfectly, and I’m so glad you got it! I usually look for their sales, which can be very good. I do love the Pottery Barn look, and their catalogues offer many ideas. Sometimes they have great drapery panels on sale, and seasonal items. Once, I ordered a queen size duvet in a fabric I liked and used it to make a slipcover for a small wing chair! We all have to think outside of the box! A gift card to Pottery Barn is a happy thing!
Love the catalog. Love to look. But seldom buy, unless it’s on clearance.
Brenda
I love everything you bought and I love Pottery Barn so much I could marry it.
Great buys. I love the basket beside your chair and the pretty cushion. I adore PB – love their merchandise and love the styling in their catalogue.
Very beautiful finds! They are usually way out of my comfortable price range since I am raising children, but I do love to pour over their catalogue, especially the seasonal section!
Gosh I used to go into Pottery Barn all the time. At our mall, they moved the store to a new spot some time ago and I rarely go into it anymore. I think it feels like with the move the prices went up. If there’s something on super clearance I might get it, but I do enjoy looking around. Thanks for stopping by Quirky Vistas and leaving me a sweet comment!
Liz
I am a PB addict…. love all your purchases! I’ve been eyeing those baskets… I need to add some texture to my family room because all my wooden furniture is painted. Also, really like your rug. Where did you get it? New follower from Serenity Now’s weekend link up party! -Mary
I love Pottery Barn! I look at each catalog (even the Kids one) over and over for inspiration! You definitely came home with some real treasures… love those baskets and the sunflower pillow cover is amazing!
Kuddos to your hubby and son for the gift card. That is usually when I allow myself to purchase those splurge items is when I have birthday or Christmas money from someone. I love the baskets, pillow and picture frame – Those items add that bit of spark to the room as well as providing added functionality.
Anne, I love everything you got, the Savannah basket is perfect and I love the sunflower pillow with the beads on the flower heads. You did good, Ann! I really like PB’s style but usually wait till they have a sale, unless it’s something I “can’t live without.”
Hugs,
Babs
I’ve been in PB a couple of times and I LOVE what I see, but I do not love the prices. I’ve never purchased anything there. I love their catalogue and I love seeing what is coming in style.
You found some great stuff, I adore the frame and pillow particularly.
Hugs, Cindy
Love Pottery Barn! In fact I have a gift card from there that I received as a birthday gift. I need to get to my PB and start shopping! There is a chandelier online that I had in my old house and I’d like to purchase that for the new house….just waiting for some coupons to hit the in-box!