Holiday Gift Guide: Hayneedle Review

Unsure what to get those on your holiday gift giving list? I may have a great solution for you. Check out Hayneedle.com, a great site that offers an amazing variety of merchandise. No matter what you are looking for, chances are you will be able to find it there.

Gifts for the kids? No problem! You can find all sorts of great gifts from doll houses to chess sets. They have great gifts for infants, kids, and even the hard to buy for tweens and teens. Delight your kiddos with a new toy, or surprise your teen with a new piece of bedroom furniture. They also have a wide variety of games from chess to darts. You are sure to find a great gift for your child on Hayneedle.

But, don't think it's all about the kids. You can buy for all those on your holiday gift giving list here. Items for the kitchen, bath, even the yard can be found here. You can even pick up items for your four legged friends! I love that my hardest to shop for folks could easily be satisfied by shopping here. I was truly amazed with the variety offered by the site.

I was sent the Island Bay Northshore Large Rope Hammock for review. My first impression is that being able to go online and purchase something that most brick and mortar stores consider seasonal during the month of November is pretty cool. The item shipped quite quickly and arrived in great shape. It is a high quality product that was reasonably priced. I couldn't be more pleased.

As for the site itself, I can't give it enough praise. I am a big fan of online shopping, as it lets me avoid the hustle and bustle of stores during the holidays and is just really convenient. Hayneedle is a great site that is easy to navigate and offers an huge variety of items. I have never seen anything quite like it. I give it two thumbs up. You really want to keep this great site in mind this holiday season. I will most likely be doing some shopping with this great retailer.

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The Joys of Remodeling/Redecorating

Most of you know that we live in a house that has been in my family forever and is 80+ years old. We are completely remodeling it, slowly as we have the money and time to get thing done.

Recently Dan brought home a $300 dollar sink that was being discontinued, so he picked it up on clearance for $35. Gotta love a deal like that! Anyway, the sink sits in a box until we can find a suitable cabinet to put it in, or he can build one himself. Bathroom vanities, we've discovered can be quite pricey. But, these bathroom vanity sets are some of the best bargains we've found. I really like several of them and would have a hard time picking my favorite.

Our bedroom is a major source of frustration for me. It's a big room, but is is dark because the walls are covered with dark paneling and we have fairly dark hardwood floors. The furniture is a hand me down set from my brother in law, that is really beautiful. The problem is that the sleek, modern black lacquer does not really mesh with our country/western, more traditional decor. So a new bedroom set is high on my list of wants. Several of these sets of bedroom furniture would look great in our house. When you think about good quality furniture being a long term investment, the prices aren't bad. You can actually find some pretty great buys at Maxfurniture.com, especially shopping during their sales. I'll have to make Dan browse the selections a bit.

The house will come together eventually I know. It's one of those slowly but surely type projects. The big pieces of the puzzle wait until we find them at an affordable price, so the little things get done faster. We've finally gotten a lot of painting done which has made a big difference! And I'm having no problem filling the place up with little things I love. It may not me remodeled the way I want it to be yet, but it has already become a home.