I’ll buy picture frames! And curtains! And towels! And dishes! And! And! Lamps! Because, you see, I’m used to shopping at places in which I could re-do an entire room for $500.
I logged onto their site to preview the products that I’d be purchasing with my gift card ($500!) and it became clear very quickly that I’d have to narrow my choices way down because, well let's just say there weren’t any lamps for $24.99.
I was struck by the simplistic beauty of the items that I saw online, but I wanted to get a better idea of the quality of each item, so my husband and I decided that a trip to a JC Penney store was in order so that we could see the items up close and personal before spending our gift card.
We take $500 gifts very seriously.
Once we were in the store, the Linden Street products were very easy to find. We were also happy to discover that most of the items were on sale for 40-50% off of the regular price, but even still, we had to narrow our choices to 4 items.
And I knew that one of those items would have to be curtains. I've never had curtains, always blinds. Because, you know, RENTERS CAN'T AFFORD CURTAINS (or so say my trolls. And neighbors.) The idea of having pretty windows with pretty drapes (as opposed to ugly windows with ugly white blinds) thrilled me beyond words. Silly, I know, but we all have those things that we wish for but can't spend the extra money on because our kids have $3,000 worth of dental work (on 8 teeth, but I'm totally not bitter.) Mine just happens to be curtains.
I was immediately drawn to The Linden Street Crewel Stitch panels. Once I saw those, with their beautiful deep burgundy color and delicately stitched floral pattern, I knew those were the ones that I wanted in my living room. We needed 4 panels. Each panel was on sale for $29.99. (grand total- $119.96) We decided on the Globe hardware to hang them with. (sale price- $48.00) We also purchased the valance, but have decided to take it back and get a sheer curtain to put underneath instead. It just doesn't look right without a sheer.
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Next up on our list? A new comforter. Normally, I am all about the shiny, floral, very feminine look for my bed, but as soon as I saw (and felt-- so incredibly soft) the The Linden Street Chenille Stripe Comforter Set I knew that I had to have it. My husband couldn't have been happier with my choice (because a) no floral print b) no floral print! c) NO FLORAL PRINT!) At a sale prince of $139.00 for the entire set, we felt it was an awesome deal. The quality really is outstanding and as comfortable as any we've ever had. I would have purchased that even without the gift card.

Lastly, we decided that it was time for a new set of dishes or a new lamp. We decided on dishes because, even at 50% off, I could not bring myself to spend over $100 for a lamp-- the Cheap Coupon Clipper in me just wouldn't allow it.
There wasn't a great variety of dishes. There was one set, the Linden Street® Hearthridge 16-pc. Dinnerware, in 3 different colors. My husband immediately loved them, but I wasn't completely sold. They looked so... plain. But, when I picked one up and looked at it closely, I knew I had to have them. They were so sturdy! And thick! And shiny and well, we knew we both agreed we had to have them in our kitchen. I was a bit bummed that they only came in a set of 4-- so we had to buy 2 sets (on sale- $69.99 each set.)

To recap, we walked out of JCPenneys with a rod, 4 curtain panels, a comforter set, and 2 sets of dishes all for a grand total of $514.95 (w/tax.) And there are a few items that I will go back and purchase (Table linens, throw pillows and a couple of frames) because I truly did love the simplistic, yet eloquent and high quality feel to the items in the Linden Street collection.
Thank you JCPenney for the amazing opportunity to make our house feel (and look) more like a home.













