adding a touch of mod

As you may know, I’ve been trying to update my place a bit by adding a touch of mod here and there.

Recently, I fell absolutely head over heels in love with this long, curly-haired wool pillow from Pier 1 Imports…

But at $39.99, I just couldn’t begin to justify buying it, let alone buying more than one.

Fortunately, fate intervened, in the form of my sister inviting me to go to Target on New Year’s Eve, where I was thrilled to find these fabulous cream-colored flokati knock-off pillows for a mere $12.99 each! Of course I bought two of them to mod up my couch a bit.

Here’s what my couch looked like before…

Nothing wrong with it. Just lacking punch. In a word…dull.

And now…

Definitely increased the mod factor and the fun factor. Plus, every time my 17-year-old daughter comes anywhere near the new pillows, she shouts the line from Despicable Me, “It’s so fluffy!”

The old green pillow covers are removable, so I will try to find some funky fabric to make new pillow covers to add to the fun. Of course you’ll hear about that here when it happens.

And, I want to get new throws although I’m not quite sure what kind yet. I’m thinking something nubby and textured, perhaps with yellows and oranges in it.

What kind of throw would you suggest?

Recently, I’ve been trying to add a touch of mod to my vintage-pottery barn-shabby chic style. Not a major makeover. Just a hint, to mix things up a bit and add something unexpected to my decor.

So, I went shopping in my basement, where I found a totally fab brown acrylic lamp that was in my home staging supplies. Bought it on clearance for a steal at Target – a mere $13 – and all I had to do was add a lamp shade. Bought a $15 shade, also from Target.

Here’s what it looked like before…

Nothing terrible. OK, so the shade does still say “90’s,” but other than that not too bad. At some point I’ll probably try to find a small drum shade for it and find another place for it.

(And in the keeping it real department, see if you can find the blue laundry basket that tried to hide for the photo…it’s like the decorating version of finding Goldbug in a Richard Scarry book!)

New and improved, with a touch of mod…

Ah, sweet decorating relief…welcome to 2011!

I’ll be adding more pops of mod throughout the house and will post them soon.

Be sure comment about how you’ve modernized your style. And share some links too!