The Basement of the Bargains

You can if you head over to Pottery Barn right now.

This whimsical piece of wall art consists of five hand-carved mango wood buttons that you can hang any way you please. They’ll add a rustic flair to any room in your home.

Art may be priceless in value, but there’s nothing wrong with getting it at a good price. These buttons were originally priced at $99.00 for the set, but they’ve been marked down to just $49.99. That’s roughly half off. At that price, you might consider getting two sets. After all, it never hurts to have a spare button on hand.

Coffee, that sweet nectar of life! Let us celebrate it as it deserves.

This gorgeous set of three canvas prints showcases vintage advertising art of three popular European coffee brands. The attractive lines will grace any wall, and the bright colors will perk you right up, even while you wait for your coffee to brew.

Best of all, if you order them from Smart Bargains, you’ll get them at a great deal. Available elsewhere at $349.00, Smart Bargains has the set for just $219.99 for a savings of 36%!

What’s more, if you place an order for more than $100.00 exclusive of shipping charges and taxes by 2:59AM EST 2/29/08, and you will receive a gift card worth $20.00 off your next purchase.

Folks, that ain’t beans!

There was a time when advertising art really was artistic. Vibrant colors and clever uses of imagery abounded…or at least it seems that way when one looks at surviving pieces.

This gorgeous original French advertising poster singing the praises of excelsior is an excellent example.

What better claim for excelsior than that it can put out the very fires of Hell?

This handsome lithographed original advertising poster is mounted museum-style on linen for maximum conservation and measures 49 1/2 x 66 1/2. Design Toscano was selling it for $2,950.00, but now has it on sale nearly half off for $1,750.00.

This brightly colored watercolor scroll from China would look cheerful in any home. It’s hand produced in a family-run factory in Guangdong on silk-covered rice paper with rosewood scroll rods.

The scroll measures 65″L x 24″W and is available from overstock.com from their Worldstock Handcrafted collection for just $48.99. That’s 73% off the original price of $179.00!

The only thing better than getting something pretty is getting something pretty at a huge discount.