Late, Late, For a Very Important Date! HGTV Magazine November 2019 Copy Our Cover

Hola and Happy Thanksgiving to everybody!  I'm as liberal politically as they come - a Wisconsin Progressive no less - the ORIGINAL Progressives from the 19th Century, LOL!  Not quite that old, but getting there, darlings.  Anyway, HAPPY THANKSGIVING.  I'm not at war with Thanksgiving and I sure the heck don't want to rename the holiday.

Now, with that out of the way - let me apologize for posting this today instead of weeks ago as I'd intended.  I got sidetracked by other things, including dental issues that I absolutely will NOT bore you with!  However, some of the items would fit perfectly well into a seasonal holiday/Christmas /winter display and are usable all year round in other styling arrangements, in addition to the beautiful credenza/sideboard.

HGTV Magazine's November 2019 cover featured a gorgeous turquoise colored credenza/sideboard topped with an arrangement of Thanksgiving seasonal items - just so pretty!  Take a look:

HGTV cost breakdown:

Sideboard:              $2,500
Cake Stand:                   75
Vase:                              69
Candles (2):                     6
Candle holders:              29 (small)
                                       32 (medium)
Ceramic Turkey:            33
(painted gold with spray paint by Rustoleum - not priced out)
Flatware:                        39 (set of 5 pieces)
Napkins:                         20 (set of 2)
Paper Flowers:             117 (3 at 39 ea.)
Total:                       $2,920

Follow along as I show you the options I found and total up my selections, to see if I could beat HGTV's total to get the look - that's the goal.  I sure do wish they'd bring back Sabrina Soto's "The High/Low Project" - I just love that show!  You know - most of us aren't on "Property Brothers" budgets.

First up, because it was relatively easy to knock off the list right away - the gold "electroplated-stainless steel flatware."  HGTV's 5-piece set is from westelm.com, for $39.  Well, guess what - West Elm has a sale going on and there are two different gold-eletroplated sets!  The Blair Metal Flatware set in antique brass is now $23.20 (5 pieces) (up to 40% off) and the Smith Gold Flatware set in polished finish is now $20.40 (5 pieces) (up to 40% off).  That's a hefty savings from the original price of $39, I must say.

Blair Flatware

                              

                                             Smith Flatware

One set I found was at Hobby Lobby online - but sadly now it's out of stock online, you would need to check your local store unless they restock online, Gold Cutlery (offered as Christmas decor) is now 50% off the price of $14.99 for a set of 5, to $7.49. I don't think that price can be beat, if you can find it in stock at a Hobby Lobby location near you or it comes back again seasonally next year online.  Sorry!  Image below:

A somewhat more expensive option at Target (but still less than the sets on sale at West Elm), is this 5 pc Stainless Steel Izon Mirror Flatware set in gold by Project 62 for $19.99, it's just gorgeous!  Image below:

More to come - check out the next post to find what I found for the other items.