Great Idea

Do you love this dressing room/closet by Jeffrey Bilhuber? I am obsessed with it. I would change the wallpaper, but what I love the most about it is the center island for jewelry and accessories.

So here is what I would do - get this craft island by Martha Stewart from Home Decorators collection, glue fabric to the top and nailhead the sides, or have a marble top cut and replace the knobs with brass ones. So gorg!
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Knockoff Knowledge

In my deranged hunt for a glam table lamp I found this amazing knockoff that you NEED to know about:
The original Willy Daro Brazilian Agate table lamp with night light that lights up the agate sells for $5000.

This knockoff sells for $250 and I actually like it better. Somebody buy a pair of these now. Thanks.
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Non- Buyer's remorse

You know how some people have buyer's remorse immediately after purchasing something? They get caught up in the heat of the moment, the excitement of the auction perhaps, and then slap their forehead and think, "What did I DO?!"
Well, I am like that with things I DON'T purchase, or don't win in auctions. You know I am the Ebay queen, and often find delicious goodies on there that others don't recognize as valuable and wonderful, and sometimes I just don't have the money to buy it at that moment. Sometimes there are other sharks out there who recognize it's worth as well, and outbid me. I always regret it when I don't push my $ envelope a little bit to make the big score.
This happened recently when a young lady in upstate Louisiana had one of these Sciolari chandeliers.

Tides South Beach - Kelly Wearstler

 She had no idea who the designer was (Sciolari), or what the value of the chandelier was ($2k - $4k in that size). She was offering it for $80 bucks! Unfortunately I only had about $300 to play with that day and someone swooped in during the last 5 seconds to push it over $500. There were several of us who noticed that she had no idea what she had in her garage.
I sure do wish I had won that chandelier. But anyhoo, I am also the queen of finding cheaper knockoffs. This Vertigo chandelier comes in three different sizes and two colors. However, nothing beats the original and I hate the way the spirals are connected.

I have a very exciting find in the works right now and hope to be able to share it at the end of the week. Stay tuned! And if you want me to find you a knockoff of anything - send me a comment or email. It is sort of my hobby!
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