Home Décor Review: Southern Homes & Gardens=Dual Tier Metal Filigree Tray

The detailed metalwork and practicality of this decorative, tiered filigree tray makes a perfect addition to any room of your home. Use it to display other, simple decor or simply leave it as a standalone that makes a statement in itself.



I was excited to get a chance to work with Southern Homes and Gardens. I had a ton of fun window shopping through their many categories! They have SO many adorable items that I really liked, that I couldn’t choose. They sell items for baby & child, fashion items, gifts, and home & garden decoration.

I ended up choosing the Dual Tier Metal Filigree Tray for my vanity! I really needed something that was sturdy enough to hold my vast collection of styling tools. I was definitely tired of sticking them in a box or a drawer! I wanted to be able to showcase them in a unique way.

I love this tray! It came within NO time, and was VERY easy to put together. It took me less than a minute. It comes with the bottom and top trays in parts. All I had to do was screw the poles inside the holes inside the trays and was DONE!

I immediately filled it up with my hair tools at the bottom. I was amazed at the beauty of having them all together without tangles getting in the cords. I never have to dig for a certain item now, which makes it 10x easier for me to get ready. EVERYTHING fits which is amazing considering how many styling tools I have!

I am very pleased with the Metal Filigree Tray! It is absolutely stunning, beautiful, and well built. I even MOVED it with everything on it that you see and it never ONCE swayed. It’s strong as an ox. I am glad that I now have a place to store everything with it being out of reach so my loving and curious daughter doesn’t dump out all my hair supplies! Kids! Got to Love Em’ LOL



I’ve already gotten at least 4 compliments on this! Everybody has something different they want to do with it, and somewhere they think it’d look best in their home. My mom was over the next day after I got it, and she said she thought it would look good outside with small potted plants on it!



I like it where it is though, and that is where it is going to stay! I absolutely love the elegance it brings to my vanity area! The black metal is just so stylish and the heart designs built in give it a classic feminine look! I adore it!

This would make the perfect gift for your mom, sister, or best friend for Christmas. They will definitely love it just as much as I do, and immediately find their FAVORITE place for it!

Get it: Dual Tier Metal Filigree Tray  $71.95

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Jessica Renee

SmartDeco SmartStand: Join the Furniture Revolution <Review>

SmartDeco Furniture pieces are like no other furniture that I’ve ever had the pleasure of owning. SmartDeco Furniture has 3 different pieces of furniture, which consist of an Intellidesk, a SmartDresser, and a SmartStand. They even offer bundles of the different furniture.

The SmartDeco furniture pieces are simply designed and easy to put together because they require absolutely no tools at all. The best part about it is they are 100% recyclable and made right here in the great United States of America!

I was hoping to get the SmartDresser, but ended up getting the SmartStand instead. The SmartStand is available in 2 colors; cardboard brown and white. They send me the white SmartStand.

I received it in no time flat, within a week/ week and a half to be exact. I was super excited when I seen the box being delivered to my house and I got a sneak peek at the label and it said SmartDeco Furniture. I immediately (of course) opened the box and started putting the SmartStand together. Of course, I had a very small 4 year old assistant who definitely thought she needed to help out.


All you have to do when the furniture (whatever piece you choose) arrives go to the SmartDeco website and click on assembly at the top of the page. Then just click on the piece of furniture that you received and get to building!

The video is super amazing. It shows you exactly which piece to choose first and an exact step-by-step tutorial of how to put the furniture together. The lady in the picture below puts it together, so that you can see how it’s done!

I laid the furniture pieces out on my couch and just took a piece at a time and followed the videos advice. For each piece that contained a duplicate (such as the drawers) I just rewound the video a little and replayed it if I forgot a certain step. The instructions are very easy to understand and follow along with!

The pieces pop right into place without a problem. Even putting the entire thing together by myself (I’m very handy lol) I had it fully constructed in less than 15-20 minutes. Of course about 3-5 of those minutes was spent laughing my butt off when I looked over and she had already taken the stand hostage as her “fort”.

She loved hiding inside of the stand while I was putting the other pieces together! She is absolutely adorable and she had fun “helping” and that’s all that matters. I definitely want to buy 2 more of these stands (one for each kid). It definitely makes an awesome desk for small kids.

Of course, since it’s white.. I let her decorate the sides of it anyway she wanted to. She had tons of fun coloring and designing Mama’s new <side desk>. I love how durable this is. She colored and colored and not once did it sway!!

I also love the fact that I can take either drawer out of the SmartStand and turn that space into something else. It has the potential for so many things. In my crafter mind I could totally see decoupaging fabric inside a space used for books, the drawers and sides painted contrasting colors, or just random “magazine” style clippings that fit your style in random spots! I love personalizing things and making them “mine”.. so I will definitely do something like that!
 
See how the top is glossy? It comes with a clear plastic cover that expands over the entire top of the SmartStand. I really like that because it protects the top from water damage (if you place drinks on the top), and natural wear and tear!

Of course she had to take her “own” pictures of the Smartstand! She’s amazing growing inside a 4 year old body, I tell ya! This fits perfectly inside our home! It is re-usable, so when we are done with it (should it ever tear up 5-10 years later) we could just recycle it. As someone concerned about the environment I’m raising my kids in, this is truly important to me.

As a crafter, the design possibilities are endless! That’s something else that matters to me. If I were getting just a regular stand, there’s no way I would feel comfortable painting it, drawing on it, or decoupaging fabric to it. I need furniture in my “office” to reflect who I am and this is just what I was looking for. Of course, you could always leave it the way it is if that’s what you like. It’s all up to you!

I truly love how modern and beautiful it is standing inside my office. It just captures the light with it’s amazing angles and the openness “air” feeling it has to it. I love that it can be used in many different ways, for so many different things, in any room in your home!

Specs :

• Made in California
• Bedside table / file cabinet
• 23” W x 30” H x 17” D
• 13 lbs
• Tested to hold over 300 lbs
• Made from high grade cardboard
• Folds together without tools
• 100% recyclable

Buy it: SmartDeco SmartStand $59.00 $41.00

To assemble the SmartStand

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Jessica Renee

Review: DormCo Canvas Organizer with Mirror

I don’t live in a dorm room, but I live in a small space where it isn’t always such a great idea to try and DO everything near the mirror. The only place there is a mirror in my house is in the small bathroom, so there isn’t anywhere to store my stuff.

I have TONS of shampoo, conditioner, and hair styling tools and products. SO, I had to end up putting them in drawers until I came across the DormCo Canvas Organizer with Mirror. Now I can do my hair  and makeup in my bedroom without having to dig through everything looking for what I need.

I really love that it’s made of Canvas fabric, because it is EXTRA strong. I have it crammed full with my stuff and it hasn’t even budged! It fits perfectly over my door without it causing problems with it shutting right.

This organizer comes with 20, yes I said 20 pockets! How cool is that! It also comes with 2 hooks (one for blow-dryer and the other for curling iron). I can fit my straightener in the pocket beside the mirror, so it’s a win-win situation.

Now everything hair wise is nicely displayed. Before it was in random drawers and shelves, so I had to take time out of getting ready to search for everything. Now everything is close and easy to find!

I love this! You don’t HAVE to live in a dorm room to benefit from using over the door organizers. If you have a lot of stuff, live in a small space, or want to get better organized- this would be perfect for you!

BUY IT: You can buy the DormCo Canvas Organizer with Mirror for only $15.25

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Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post, products were sent for review purposes only. The opinions in this post are completely honest and not influenced in any way,

Jessica Renee