Pottery Barn Faux Fur Score

I'm just as perplexed as the next person when I walk into a Michael's or a Hobby Lobby and see pumpkins and Christmas decorations on the shelves in July. You think I'd be used to it by now, but it still shocks me a little each year when it happens. How about you?

I don't think this qualifies as being quite as egregious as all THAT, but I did recently pick up something at Goodwill that has me itching for fall. It just happens to be one of my favorite home decor items: a pillow cover. But not just ANY pillow cover.

 
A Pottery Barn pillow cover.

The (faux) fur kind. 

Here's their $39.50 version (and that's the cost without the pillow).

Here's a screenshot of the same sale page online.

And here's my $2.99 version (pre-pillow insert).

I'll admit that my photo skills are nowhere near as good as Pottery Barn's.

But I can say that in person it looks really soft, fluffy and brand new.
And while I couldn't believe my good luck in finding it tucked away amongst all the other Goodwill textiles for sale,
 I still felt somewhat funny about bringing it home on a hot July day. 

But after I filled it with an Ikea down pillow insert I already had (crazy inexpensive), I no longer felt funny at all.

The kids are already fighting over it (not to mention the blankets).

What do you think? A match made in heaven or what?

Not to rush the seasons or anything,
but it almost makes me pine for a nice, cozy fire
and a cup of Earl Grey.

(Sorry that the color's a little off. I just can't seem to get a decent picture in this room. Ever.)

Oh, and one more confession. The other night I found myself lighting a candle.
But not just any candle.

 

 

The flavor was Salted Caramel. And to me, that's a quintessentially fall flavor for sure.

 

Uh oh.

 

Maybe I do have more in common with those craft stores than I thought.

 

Fall.

 

Bring it on.

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