Earning my stripes

Nothing is more crisp and timeless than bold simple stripes outdoors.  Since I cannot have awnings or amazingly over the top curtains like this...

Novogratzes again.

"I die" for the porch light.

The delightful Colony Palms Hotel in Palmy S. 

Lemonade Stand at the Parker. 

Round Hill in Jamaica...take me there!

Viceroy umbrellas and cabanas. 

I have implemented stripes into my outdoor decor in a tiny (and VERY affordable) fashion.  Courtney, proxy shopper extraordinaire, knew that I was on the hunt for the aforementioned bit o' stripes and sent me a text photograph from Ikea yesterday featuring this guy...

The Hallo cushion.  Um, $9.99.  Navy and white cabana stripe for my recently-painted yellow outdoor dining set. 

Now.  This post was going to end here.  UNTIL, I get an email from my friend today with "DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?" in the subject line and "WHY DIDN'T WE THINK OF THIS?" in the body. 

http://www.lovebluebag.com/

These geniuses people will drive to Houston and bring your Ikea goods back to you (if you live in Nola, BR, or the Gulf Coast).  They charge 20% of your Ikea total if you buy up to $1,000.00 worth of goods and 15% of your Ikea total if you buy over $1,000.00 of merch. 

No, no, I did know know about this.  [See the Lamar series here]

I will, however, be using this service if I am in desperate need of certain Ikea items  (Expedit shelves...more bath mats, scales, planters, outdoor loungers...) and want to deprive myself of Swedish fish and a 700 mile drive in a rental truck. 

Cheers,

JSH

P.S.  Countdown begins til tax day and, oh, Beau's birthday too.  

(Oldest lamest joke in the book is to call someone who was born on April 15 and tell them Happy Tax Day!)