Ebay win / Sigerson Morrison shoes

I am so thrilled about these new shoes I got really cheap on ebay today that I wanted to share their loveliness. They are by Belle by Sigerson Morrison. I love patent leather flats to begin with, and I find that particular green in patent leather especially adorable. Plus, the cut-out details and the flap in the center of them are very cute, and it is a very nice fit on the feet, as all Sigerson Morrison shoes are from my experience. Plus, we have the woven jute details around the bottom, which I have previously professed to love.

It was a total steal. New in box, and I won it at $33, when it had a retail value of $230. I never pay retail for anything. I shop primarily online; mostly I visit discount sites like gilt, ruelala, ideeli, hautelook, etc etc, and sometimes I come across good deals on ebay as well. Or I use coupon codes on pretty much any site out there when the items I desire go on sale. I save tons of money in a year. And I strongly suggest anybody reading this to do the same. You just gotta be patient, and not impulsively buy anything at full retail value.

 I do the same with grocery shopping by using lots of coupons.  For example, recently I got John Frieda hair dyes for free at Target. They were on sale at $ 12 , and I had  two manufacturer's coupons for $ 5 each and two Target coupons for $ 5 each ( at Target you can use both a manufacturer's coupon AND a Target coupon for the same item), and Target also had an additional promotion of if you bought two, you would get a $5 gift card. So, I bought two and not only did I get the hair dyes for free, but I even ended up making $1. Why not save money when you possibly can? Because anything else is pretty much throwing away money. And everybody, except perhaps for the filthy rich, can use some saving.

Quirky kitchen tools

Here are a couple of fun kitchen tools, a guitar spatula and a guitar cheese grater, which are currently on sale at Fab.com. Click here for Fab.com invite.

Lovely shoes

I want to make a shoes post today. I have always loved wedges, and this summer there were so many to choose from. My favourite has always been the jute ones, because it is such a raw material  that it makes the sandal look so natural and organic.

I don't normally wear heels, but high wedges are no problem to walk in. Like this woven jute one by BCBGMaxAzria:

I also love these sandals by Jil Sander. They are a mix of a Birkenstock and color-block wedges. And I have always loved the gray/silver-yellow color combination:

And one of my favourite brands due to the high-quality leather and other materials they use, is Sigerson Morrison, especially their Belle collections. This one with these colorful, beautiful ribbon lace-ups are great flats. They come as wedges too, but I got the beige suede flat ones (it had lots of colors from the ribbons but also was very summery because of the beige suede),  as soon as they went on sale for half the retail price. Here is the red one, and below is a picture of the beige suede one on my foot.

My bedside manner

I went with a salmonish color on my bedroom walls, and this is the look of what is on the left side of my bed. The wall decor is antique, the drum side table was bought at Target's online store many moons ago (I don't know if they still have it or not), the chair is from Anthropologie, the candelabra is from a store in Manhattan (forgot the name of the store, as it was long time ago), and is by a Mexican artist.  The lamp base is from Ikea, and the lamp shade is by Mibo.

My side table in my living room

I am not that big of a fan of white, but somehow I ended up with this lovely side table vignette in my living room. The bird porcelain box and the decanter are both by Jonathan Adler. The half-porcelain-half-glass vase is by Chapeaux. The table has a glass top, and underneath you can see pebbles painted in silver, with rusty, oxidized-looking in-betweens.

VOOS furniture

I want to talk about a showroom/store in Brooklyn called VOOS. It is co-owned by a friend of mine, Serap Demirag. They showcase and sell unique, creative works by local designers. And since Brooklyn is such a hot spot for innovative design minds, they carry some really noteworthy stuff, some of which are pictured below.

These cute felt lamps are designed by VOOS' co-owner Deger Cengiz.

Ameoba table by Re-Co-Bklyn:

Elefanti side table by 5flightsup:

Kief table by the Saftiuk Conservatory:

Spiro table by Debra Folz:

 Marino chair by Miron Lior:

 Ionic bench by Laurie Beckerman:

Nautilus Shell House

Talk about a unique organic house. No, these pictures are not from the set of Tim Burton's newest film project. This is an actual house, called Nautilus Shell House,  designed by Javier Senosiain. Beautifully crafted and creative.

Here are a few pics of Javier's other projects:

By the way, I am editing this post with good news.

I recently launched my online home decor store, ENVILU, where you can find unique, interesting European and American brands. We sell not only home decor items, but also jewelry and pet products. So please check it out, and enjoy 20% off on your first order with coupon code EN1ST.

Also, don't forget that we offer free shipping on orders over $100. If you have any questions, you can either post here or contact us at info@envilu.com. Thanks!