Lots of Cool Retro Stuff right now at Target!

I made a new category tonight for Shopping entries, and managed to find quite a few of my previous entries to add to it. Just one of those things I've been meaning to do...

We have a brand new Target in our neighborhood and so I had to go twice last week when it opened. I went with Sparky first and we wandered around aimlessly, he bought some DVDs, I bought some cool retro 50's style folder and a trash can with a computer smiley face on it, then realized I hadn't spent the $25 minimum in order to use the $5 off coupon they sent us.

So I went back a few days later (in the pouring rain, no less) and got to leisurely scope out most of the store. I was looking for some serving pieces for our weekend party, more bowls and some platters, something plastic, blue or red and hopefully cool, and actually walked the entire perimeter of the store before stumbling upon what I was looking for in an aisle end cap display.

I had noticed the trend items for their 'back to school' theme all had a very 50's clean retro look - they had bolders & binders, desk accessories, and even sheets and pillows in several different coordinating colorways and to my amazing luck they also had an entire display of melamine and plastic in the same themes! Yippee! I bought a lovely platter with a multicolored starburst design, several smaller clear platters in blue and smoke with a quilted texture, and four bowls (two large and two small) in clear blue and smoke that were cut like diamonds. And matching rubber starburst coasters, coordinating napkins, and even a clear plastic tumbler with the starburst that looks fabulous in my pink 50's tiled bathroom.

I want to go back tomorrow and look over everything again (if there's anything left). I don't like to be too matchy, but the pieces they have coordinate without looking too much like an actual set which is cool. I'd like to replace my poor kitty ripped shower curtain (never buy a horizontally ribbed shower curtain if you have a spring-loaded cat with front claws) with something with a little color. All of our friends at the party commented on the new serving pieces, and the best part was everything was very affordable. I think the most expensive piece was like $6.99.

I love Target - they always have the best Halloween stuff also. If you're into design, especially contemporary, you really could decorate your whole place just from one store and not break your budget.

Posted by Morticia at August 03, 2005 03:38 AM