I've never been one of those people who decorates for every season. In fact, I'm embarrassed to admit that I have, at times, been that mom who sent their kids to school in red on St. Patrick's Day. I've always been an imperfect, full-time working mom. But, as my husband and I slowly re-do our own outdated home, I've had to find affordable shortcuts that make big changes. I recently discovered the mind-bendingly awesome abilities of square throw pillows. I bought some premium stuffed pillows for a couch we have. It changed the room so much - I couldn't believe it. So, now, I'm kinda into the pillow thing for holidays. The funny thing is that people think I'm like Martha Stewart or something because I have seasonal pillows. Like I'm "fancy" now.
The point is this. My rooms now look, and feel, fresh and a little updated for not a lot of $. We carry a great selection of in-house designed pillows - so anything you buy in the Ideal Place Market pillow section will be truly unique. I know the title of the blog is a bit dramatic, but, I really do love the transformative feeling of a totally new pillow vibe. We hope you do, too!
]]>We're excited to bring our customers the Mystery Teacup Teaser. Have you ever felt adventurous enough to buy a product that is nearly a complete mystery? If you said, "Hell Yeah", then this purchase is for you. From the product description you know you're getting a teacup, and since you're shopping on Ideal Place Market, you know it's coming from an artisan. As someone once said, "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery." ~ Enjoy!
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]]>We always try to balance quality & shipping time/cost vs how long we think people are willing to wait. We just weren't sure. Will someone wait 4 weeks for a handmade belt from Italy? We still aren't sure. But, here's what we've decided - we're just going to list beautiful items and then be completely honest about the estimated shipping time. We figure that if you like a pair of shoes and want them for this weekend - and see that they take 2 weeks to get here - that you'll make the adult decision not to buy them. If you're like, "yeah, 2 weeks is cool," then great. We hope you LOVE them. Regardless of where your item ships from, we cover the shipping - the only thing that ever changes is the length of time it takes to arrive. We truly believe that handmade artisanal goods are worth the wait.
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