misosouper, a shopping blog

In my design handbook, lipstick red barstools are heart-stoppers.

I saw this wall-mountable, aluminum chair a million years ago in Domino Magazine (RIP), and had all but forgotten about it until this evening, when I was crouched in an eight-month-pregnant pretzel trying to bathe my daughter.  Bathrooms, kitchens, garages:  the possibilities are endless.

I’m fully on team ottoman!  Check out the full post over at TheFind.

Searching for the perfect accessory to complement my new John Derian sofa has been a challenge. I’m looking for extra seating that can be used as a coffee table for cocktail party guests and is suitable for the neighborhod kids to roll ’round on during movie night. Our Victorian home is furnished using both modern and traditional pieces with a bit of vintage glam tossed in to make it interesting. I found Moroccan pouf ottomans to be the perfect solution. I picked up a few of these Dosa square leather poufs which sit nicely in a row as an adhoc coffee table or strewn about for extra guest seating. I’ve also put a couple white Moroccan pouf ottomans in my daughter’s room, the kids love to sit on them or use them as a table for dress-up tea parties.

Ottoman poufs featured above, from top left clockwise:

Dosa leather pouf/ottoman in silt, $437.00 at maxwellsilverny.com
Moroccan Pouf Footstool Red, $69.95 at fine-crafts.com
Moroccan Square Pouf Footstool Beige, $79.95 at fine-crafts.com
Moroccan Silver Poof, $299.00 at e-mosaik.com
Agadir Pouf- yellow, Large, $298.00 at anthropologie.com
Moroccan Pouf Footstool Black and Beige, $69.95 at fine-crafts.com

West Elm has sales all the time; I try to check out the discounted merch every couple of weeks, and generally avoid the “HUGE SALE” e-mails that arrive in my inbox, because inevitably all the good stuff is already gone.

Here’s what I’m ogling today:

1.  Wood Wedges (honestly, these ledges couldn’t look more adorable in a kid’s room, and for $9.99, you can get them in multiples); 2.  Lutz & Patmos Zigzag Throw (these are yummy soft, and worth stashing in the closet for next year’s holiday gifts); 3.  Uneven Squares Quilt and Shams (simplicity at its best, made even better at 50% off); 4.  Quilted Wingback Headboard (if you sleep in a California King–lucky!–this regal bed is a steal);  5.  Upholstered Bed Frame and Headboard (for the rest of us plebes, this headboard comes in smaller sizes and still ups the nighttime reading comfy factor); 6.  Rope Candleholders (just look at them…do they need commentary?); 7.  Wall-Mount Pendant (I love how these make a grand statement, for $69.99); 8.  Abaca Pendant Lamp (summer, at 82% off); 9.  Square Metal Sofa; 10.  Water Hyacinth Pillows (I dare you to show me a house these wouldn’t look great it); 11.  Beach Club Floral Print Pillow (as a rule, I buy anything that has “beach club” in its name); 12.  Sydney Bar (I’m totally putting this inside my house, but I live in Florida, so hopefully all will be forgiven).

As of this post’s publication, some version of the above items was in stock, although it probably won’t be for long.