Things I Own, Love and Keep in My Amazon Cart

The home things I’ve bought more than once, would recommend to a friend, and a few I’m still waiting to bring home.

It happens to be Prime Big Deal Days this week, which means my Amazon cart is getting a little more attention than usual.

But this isn’t a list of things I found just because they’re on sale.

These are things I actually own and love, things I’ve bought more than once, and a few things that have been sitting in my cart while I wait to decide if they’re worth bringing home.

Some may be part of the sale. Some may not.

Either way, they’re the things I’d tell a friend about if we were sitting together scrolling through my Amazon orders.

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THE CURTAINS I LOVED ENOUGH TO PUT IN ALMOST EVERY ROOM

I spent entirely too much time looking for curtains.

I wanted pinch pleats because I love the fuller, slightly more custom look they give a room. I wanted a neutral color that would work throughout the house. And I wanted fabric that actually felt substantial without paying custom-curtain prices.

These curtains ended up checking all of those boxes.

They’re thick, room darkening and can be hung several different ways. More importantly, they look much more expensive than they are.

I liked them enough that I kept ordering them for other rooms, which is probably the best recommendation I can give anything.

Sometimes the things that make the biggest difference in a room aren’t the exciting purchases. They’re the things that quietly make everything else look a little more finished.

THE FAUCET THAT GAVE MY DATED BATHROOM A LITTLE UPDATE

My primary bathroom still has its original tile, and a full renovation isn’t something I’m ready to take on right now.

But that doesn’t mean I want to wait until renovation day to make the room feel more like me.

I swapped the old faucet for this more modern one, and it was one of those relatively small changes that made the whole vanity feel fresher.

I like it enough that I’m planning to use the black version in another bathroom.

I’m becoming a big believer in this kind of update: change the things you can, make the room feel good now and let the bigger renovation wait until it actually makes sense.

THE OUTDOOR LIGHTS I’VE NOW USED ON TWO HOMES

My house was built in 1976, and sometimes a small modern detail is all it takes to make an older exterior feel a little more current.

I originally bought these outdoor lights for my front porch and back door.

Then I bought them again.

We also used them on a 2006 townhouse to replace more traditional fixtures, and they worked just as well there.

They’re simple, inexpensive and, perhaps most importantly for those of us who occasionally decide we can handle our own home projects, easy enough that I installed them myself.

They’re one of my favorite kinds of home finds: not expensive, not complicated, but enough to noticeably change how a space feels.

THE WALLPAPER THAT MADE ME LOVE MY 1970s TILE

This one deserves an entire story of its own eventually.

My bathroom has original yellow tile from the 1970s. For months, I searched for a wallpaper that could work with it rather than making me feel like I needed to tear the entire bathroom apart.

I wanted something dark. A little moody. And I really didn’t want a pattern where you immediately noticed the same flower repeating every few feet.

I finally found this botanical wallpaper.

Instead of trying to disguise the yellow tile, the darker wallpaper made it feel intentional. Add a few other simple updates and somehow the bathroom I thought needed renovating became a room people compliment.

There is probably a lesson in there about working with what a house gives you before deciding everything has to be replaced.

And yes, we’ll come back to this bathroom. Because if you’ve ever Googled what do I do with 1970s yellow bathroom tile?, I know exactly how little useful inspiration is out there.

THE LIGHT FIXTURE THAT’S BEEN SITTING IN MY CART

Then there are the things I haven’t bought.

Yet.

This light fixture has been sitting in my cart because I keep coming back to it.

I can picture exactly where it would go. I like the look. I haven’t quite convinced myself that I need it enough to hit Buy Now.

So it stays in the cart.

Honestly, I think my Amazon cart functions less like a shopping cart and more like a running list of things I’m considering for the house.

Please tell me I’m not the only one who does this.

THE FIREPLACE I’VE BEEN WATCHING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR

This one is definitely not an impulse purchase.

I’ve had this modern electric fireplace saved for more than a year.

We have a real wood-burning brick fireplace in another room, and I love it. But there’s another living space where I’ve pictured something completely different: a clean, modern electric fireplace under the TV.

I’ve watched the price. I’ve pictured it in the room. I’ve told myself more than once that this fall might finally be the fall I order it.

I still haven’t.

But this is exactly why I keep things in my cart. When something I’ve genuinely wanted goes on sale, I already know whether the price is actually good and whether it’s something I wanted before a sale told me I did.

THE LITTLE FAN I’M WATCHING FOR MY LAUNDRY ROOM

My laundry room is also one of the main paths to our back porch and pool, which means in the summer people are constantly coming through it.

And it gets warm.

I’ve been looking for a small ceiling fan that can move some air without making the room feel like I’ve installed a giant bedroom fan over the washing machine.

I keep coming back to this little fandelier. I love the wood feel and the way it looks more like a light fixture than a traditional ceiling fan.

The problem?

It’s more than I really want to spend on a tiny laundry-room fan.

So this one is firmly in the watch-the-price category.

If it drops enough, we may finally have a winner.

MAYBE THE CART ISN’T SUCH A BAD PLACE TO LEAVE THINGS

I’ve gotten much better about not buying something simply because I like it.

Sometimes I’ll leave something in my cart for weeks. Sometimes months. Apparently, in the case of the fireplace, more than a year.

And I’ve noticed something interesting.

The things I eventually stop thinking about probably weren’t things I needed very much.

The things I keep going back to? Those are usually the ones worth considering.

So while everyone is talking about what’s on sale this week, I’m trying to pay more attention to a different question:

Did I want it before it went on sale?

Because a good price is wonderful.

But it’s even better when it’s a good price on something you were already waiting for.