Quick And Easy Home Makeover
Decorating your home or throwing parties takes time. But now you can spruce up your home with things that traditionally take a while to receive (like curtains, flooring, even gourmet foods) within 24 hours.
Susanna Salk from House and Garden magazine visits The Saturday Early Show to offer a list of products that are only a click away.
The latest issue of the magazine shows an array of unique, custom items you can get quick. They are perfect if you've just moved in or even if you just want to throw a party.
The following are the items featured on the show:
Anthropologie Curtains
Tuscan Rose cotton panels with valance trimmed in pom-poms.
Delivery: overnight, with a $24 charge; three days $19.
Price: each panel $68
Availability: 800-309-2500 or anthropologie.com
Curtains On Call Curtains
Curtains are dupiono silk, with details like buttons on the pleats and good lining.
Delivery: both could be overnighted
Price: each panel $395
Availability: 800-262-6612 or curtainsoncall.com
Ballard Cushions
Pink-and-white candy-striped cushions are an easy way to freshen up your room this time of year.
Delivery is next-day with a $43 charge.
Price: each $20
Availability: 800-367-2810 or ballarddesigns.com
Flor Carpet Tiles
With Flor, you can create your own rugs of any size, install it wall-to-wall, or mix and match. Each piece is 20 inches by 20 inches and arranges with self-adhering pieces. Tiles are movable and reusable. When a piece gets dirty (as with spilled wine or a pet's mistake), the single tile can be lifted and easily cleaned in the sink.
Price:
Availability:1-866-281-3567 Or Interfaceflor.com
ABC Carpet And Home Hot Pink Chandelier
ABC Carpet and Home makes a Rainbow Jewel crystal chandelier ready to ship. It comes in five colors: Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Amethyst, Purple Gemstone, Garnet and Emerald
Price: $2,650
Availability: ABC Carpet and Home NYC
Fern Canvas Hammock
Anthropologie makes a Fern canvas hammock. It is shaded with floating ferns and aimless butterflies and trimmed with contrast piping and striped backing.
Delivery: It can be overnighted; $15 will be added to your order for shipping and handling.
Price: $128
Availability: anthropologie.com
Zebrina Tree
Now there is a way to have instant gardens that look like they've been there for ages. Forest Farm Nursery of Williams, Ore., can ship the Zebrina tree. It is 6 feet tall, shipped in its own soil.
Delivery: 2 days.
Price: $129
Availability: forestfarm.com
Plates
When you want to have a dinner, you can change the look at the last minute by ordering china from Villeroy & Boch.
Delivery: overnight on phone orders, with a $30 charge.
Price: Plate $25 and cup and suacer $26
Availability: 212-505-1090 or villeroy-boch.com
Polka-Dotted Neiman Marcus Napkins
These napkins are fun, not too serious. Real napkins are a quick way to upgrade or change the mood of the party. It is so tempting to have paper when entertaining, but there is nothing more luxurious than having real ones.
Price: set of 6 costs $60
Availability: neimanmarcus.com
Comfort Food
Ultimate Coconut Cake
Based upon his grandmother's recipe, the Ultimate Coconut Cake has been refined to frothy perfection by Peninsula Grill Executive Chef Robert Carter and Pastry Chef Esthi Steffenelli. It is 4 inches tall and 10 inches in diameter, serves 16, and weighs approximately 12 pounds. Refrigerated, the cake stays fresh for one week and can be frozen for up to four months. It is packaged in a gorgeous box as well.
Price: $75
Availability: www.coconutcakes.com
Crab Cakes
Crab Cakes filled with chunks of fresh crab and, unlike most others, don't come frozen. For the same price that the crabmeat would cost to make your own, you can get these delicious cakes and save a great deal of preparation time as well.
Price: $12.50 for 8 oz. Crab Cakes come from G & M Restaurant & Lounge in Maryland
Availability: www.gandmcrabcakes.com