Doesn’t this image from Country Living just get you in the mood for Thanksgiving? It’s absolutely my favorite meal of the year. I’m really digging those bittersweet/pepperberry branches (yeah… not surprising). If you don’t have them in your yard, I like the faux version available here.

I’m currently on the hunt for a chic + cheap side table for our living room, and I love this idea from Chelsea + Tec’s stylish house. How easy is that? The juxtaposition of the fancy-ish lamp on top makes it lovely, I think.

See more of their house tour here on Design*Sponge.

I’m actually juggling quite a few projects myself right now (that will debut in future DIY Friday posts, promise!), so today I’m featuring the project of someone else: Mrs. Limestone of Adventures in Renovating a Brooklyn Limestone.

As a wordy sort of person, I love her idea for “dictionary art.” Definitely a project I will have to tackle in the future! See the full instructions here. And happy Friday!

Y’all know about my well-documented love affair with this bedding (see more here). Yes, yes, it is beautiful. It is also, unfortunately, VERY expensive. We’re talking $129 for a king-sized Classic Bed Skirt, $229 for a king-sized Classic Sheet Set, and $44 for ONE Classic Standard Sham.

Behold:

What can I say? I’m a sucker for that beautiful black embroidery.

But clearly I’m not in a position to be buying a $129 bed skirt. Clearly. And even though Christmas is coming, I really have no desire to ask someone else to buy me a $129 bed skirt.

For someone who is proficient with a sewing machine, embroidering a double row of black thread probably wouldn’t be all that difficult. After buying a less-expensive skirt I could take it to a seamstress and pay for him or her to embroider it.

And this tailored cotton bed skirt from Garnet Hill is a nice stand-in for the Rubie Green version, don’t you think? It’s $68 for a king size with a 14″ drop (an 18″ drop would be $78). Add $15 for embroidery and I’m still saving $46.

I also like the Signature Hemstitched Percale Sheets from Garnet Hill (highly recommended by the dearly departed Domino!). If I bought a king-sized pillowcase set ($38), fitted sheet ($60), and flat sheet ($65), plus paid another $15 for embroidery, I would still be saving $51 over the Rubie Green pieces.

So what do you think? Still too expensive, or palatable? And for those of you who have experience with hiring out embroidery: am I budgeting too little? What would be a reasonable price for what I want done?