Home purchases roundup #1

Today’s roundup is going to be home goods that we have purchased recently. The past month we’ve purchased more for the home than we typically do thanks to sales and gift cards. We’re happy with all of our purchases and feel like the benefit they added exceeded the price we paid!

marble spoon rest

A while back we added this spoon rest to our Amazon wedding registry, and we decided to just go ahead and purchase it! I hadn’t had a spoon rest as an adult, and every time we set our serving utensil down on the countertop or cooktop, we wished we had a spoon rest. So far it’s holding up very well (no stains), and it’s actually bigger than I expected. I’d say it’s double the size of the spoon rests I’m used to, but when our utensil is resting on it, it doesn’t look as oversized. Plus, it’s made of our favorite natural material, so it’s beautiful to look at!

magnetic measuring spoons

We were gifted a magnetic set of measuring spoons for Christmas (thanks Mom!), and they were so life changing that we added this pair to our wedding registry. After a week or so, I ended up just purchasing them since I had a gift card and they were on sale. We were able to pare down our measuring spoons to just two full magnetic sets (three sets if you consider that these are dual sided!), and it’s made a huge difference in our kitchen drawer. Plus I’d have to say that these metal measuring spoons are easier to clean than our plastic ones, especially if we measure something oily. (I did a little research, and apparently that’s not just my own perception… Plastic takes longer to clean and dry!)

marble coasters

Brandon and I didn’t grow up using coasters, but we use them daily as adults. I gave myself a challenge in December to just purchase one thing for the house at West Elm (any store would’ve been fine, but we just happened to be near West Elm when I thought of this). I felt like I was putting too much pressure on the new house and needed to feel like I could ‘invest’ in our current one. We decided to buy these coasters to replace the well used (and well loved!) coasters we already had (which were a mix of 4×4 flooring samples and DIY coasters I made with my friend). We keep two in the living room and two in our bedroom, but we have another set on our wedding registry since we used them so often.

white velvet crinkle duvet cover

While looking at West Elm, we were amazed with how soft this duvet cover (and the below quilt) felt. We were using a single oversized blanket as our main bedding (not counting sheets), so we decided to pull the trigger during their 40% off select bedding sale. Having this white duvet really brightens up our room compared to the dark purplish/gray blanket we had before. It also helps motivate us to keep our room tidy and our bed made!

velvet quilt and pillowcases

We also purchased this quilt and the matching pillowcases in the color ‘pearl gray’. It’s so soft and the weight of it really enhances the coziness factor. The thickness of the pillowcases also help make our ordinary pillows sit up higher, which is perfect for watching TV in bed!

duvet insert

This is the duvet that we purchased (also off our wedding registry!) to use with our duvet cover. The price was fantastic, and it really does complete our bedding set.

colander

Our strainer that we used daily finally lost its metal handle, so we decided it was time to replace it. Most of what we rinse or drain doesn’t require small holes, so we decided to go with a colander instead. So far I really enjoy how much easier it is to scrub when we’re done using it. Plus it looks great!

I hope each of these purchases last a long time if we take good care of them! I’ve also been going back and forth about whether to mention stuff we added to/purchased off our wedding registry. I would be 100% happy if the only people who purchased off our wedding registry were me and my fiancé because we’ve been treating it like our personal household shopping list. If you’ve gotten feedback that there isn’t much on your wedding registry and guests need more options, maybe you can get ideas from what I’ve put on mine!

Thanks for reading!