Girls Weekend in SLO

My soon to be sister-in-law Chelsea and I took a trip to her hometown to meet up with the rest of her bridesmaids, to go dress shopping for us. We got the dresses picked out as well as making time to shop in downtown SLO (San Luis Obispo). We had such a great girls weekend! 

If you've never been to downtown SLO for some shopping go and do it! They have great little shops and stores. My favorite was of coarse Pottery Barn. 

Yepp that's me being a goober, taking a picture in front of the store with my new purchase! Chelsea and I both got ornaments which for me was good because I definitely wanted to buy the whole store. 

Yes it's safe to say I have an OBSESSION. Don't judge ;)

Powell's! Chelsea used to work here!

I thought the Firestone gelato was gross but Chelsea who doesn't like beer thought it was pretty good...strange...Firestone is a local brewery and we tried it for Aaron (my brother-in-law)

Had a Jamba Juice from the first ever Jamba Juice! 

Oh and you haven't ordered the Sour Gummy.. you need to!! (It's on their secret menu.)

Left a mark on Urban Outfitters. 

We had a great trip and I really didn't get a chance to take enough pictures. I don't really like the quality of my phone pictures anyway so whatevs ;) Soon enough I'll have my DSLR! I'm thinking I'll go with the Cannon 70D! So excited! Hope everyone had a great 3 day weekend and Happy Veteran's Day!!

With love,

Kenzie Ann

Pottery Barn Knockoff?

This weekend I went on a girls weekend trip with my sister to her hometown near San Luis Obispo. 

The reason for the trip was bridesmaid dress shopping but we of coarse made time for some shopping in downtown SLO.  (pictures to come) 

While we were there we went to Pottery Barn aka: my HEAVEN! I was so excited to finally make it to an actual store. As we all know, they're a little on the pricey side compared to places like Ikea or Target. I was determined to get a rug that I had seen and fell in love with but wasn't willing to fork over the money for. 

Here's the rug!

{via potterybarn.com}

Seriously so cute but the price tag, not so much. 

So like I said, I was determined to find a look-a-like. 

The next day, while we were doing a little shopping at Target, I spotted this little beauty. 

It was $129.99 for the 5ft x 7ft. I also found a coupon from the app Cartwheel that gave me an extra %15 off! I was a happy girl! 

Here's Targets picture. (via Target.com)

They are different, but I get the same look that I was going for at a much prettier price. 

The Pottery Barn rug is made of pure New Zealand wool and is definitely thinner and more shaggy. 

The Target Rug is made of Polypropylene. Obviously you get what you pay for with the Pottery Barn quality. The Target rug is also very thick and super cozy looking in the living room. 

Overall I'm very happy with my new purchase! I get my same look without breaking our budget! 

Anybody else share in my obsession with Pottery Barn?? I'd love to hear about your purchases from there or any decor look-a-likes that you've found :)

With love, 

Kenzie Ann