We love the treasure hunt that TJ Maxx is, and it turns out that interior designers do it too. We asked three of them to say what they shop for at the beloved discount dealer. The consensus: accessories. “TJ Maxx is the styling arrival office,” says interior designer Anita Yakota. “You will not get basic things like swivel chairs or barstools, as you would do with homegoods, but you will find what I call 'Light Decor'.”
The other consensus: have a plan. Know what you are looking for, what color you are looking for and the ideal size of the article. The aim of the gears can be fun, but also overwhelming. “You have to dig a bit, but that's part of the thrill, hunting and searching for things that go well together,” says interior designer Jen Stagg. “To go in there with a little instructions helps you to drown out the noise and get out victorious.”
Here are the categories of house accessories for which our professionals always buy for TJ Maxx, and the special features of what they are looking for.
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Meet our experts
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Anita can do it is interior designer, therapist and author in Southern California.
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Jennifer StAGG Is interior designer and serial redesign in Salt Lake City, ut.
1. Throw pillow
Interior designer Jennifer O'Brien's first stop is always the litter cushion, where she is looking for pillows with nubian textures, linen or velvet. “I love all textures,” she says. “I can get great linen pillows with a down -to -date use. Some of them are washable. This is a big deal, because the price for a grouping of two compared to another place is always lower, especially if it is a generic like a beige or a strip. The throws are incredible.”
2. Kitchenware
Yakota always takes a look at the kitchen area to obtain functional kitchen tools and vessels that are good looking to display outdoors. “You have really excellent woodcut boards and you are all unusual brands,” says Yakota. StAGG also likes the kitchen area. She is looking for utensils, utensils and Dutch ovens, even the coveted dust and Le Creuset. She also finds designer dishes such as the high-end mark Portmeirion. “If I'm just looking for a few things that look beautiful on a shelf, it's a great place to go,” she says
3. Bath towels and accessories
StAGG also buys the bathing department for towels and grinding like glasses for Q tips or a brass tire dispenser. “I'm looking for articles that feel really luxurious,” she says. “A high thread counts in something or a really plush carpet or a really plush towel, because you can always find these gems in a TJ Maxx and that your space feels a little more expensive and a little higher.”
For bathing accessories, StAGG is looking for certain surfaces and materials. “All right, some gold or brass, even if this is not the main metal in your bathroom, it only increases a little,” she says. “Mixing this metals can be a way to create something that feels a bit more sophisticated and how a designer puts it together instead of just a grade.”
4. Fricks for shelves
If it has to fill built -in shelves, O'Brien always goes to TJs. She is looking for unique vases, bowls, boxes and sculptural objects in different textures and materials to arouse visual interest to the shelves. “It's about knowing the textures that fit their style and then pulling the trigger when they see it,” she says. “It's really what you can do to do, because if you go back the next day, it may not be there anymore. If you are pretty sure you want it, grab it.”
StAGG says she often finds picture frames, fragrant candles and hardcover books for styling shelves. In fact, she recently designed her husband's office in a single TJ Maxx run. “I got stuck with a fairly male color palette made of black and white and a wooden tone. I found everything I needed – I found picture frames, vases and a cool candy dish.” If you adhere to an established color palette when you buy from TJ Maxx, says StAGG, “Collect a little bit of it, a little bit of it, and suddenly you have this coherent moment in your room.”
5. Körbe and trash can
Yakota looks at TJ Maxx her contact point for baskets, both woven and utilitarian for the organization of rear closed doors. But make sure you know what size you are looking for. “How often do we see a pretty basket and we only look it and we come home and it doesn't fit. It's just the most frustrating,” she says. So measure before shopping – Yakota prefers no more than 12 inches and not longer than 20 for the simplest access – and you know what you are looking for. “Otherwise they look at a wall of so many baskets and are overwhelmed.”
Pro tip: Don't miss the cash register
“When you walk through the till, always take your time because there are some of the styling edges,” says StAGG. “Don't be afraid to get the people ahead so that you can check every row.
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