Clearance Alert: Target Home Decor

It's that time of year again when Target starts to clear out their home decor and furnishings to make room for all the dorm room/back to college offerings. So right now, you can score great items from Threshold, Project 62 and Opalhouse at 30 - 50% off. Some of the deals go even deeper: the other day I got this pretty tasseled Opalhouse table runner for 70% off! (although it seems to still be full price online).

New at Target: Made By Design

As if Target didn't have enough going on in the Home department - from Threshold and Project 62 to Hearth and Hand with Magnolia and Opalhouse, now they're introducing Made By Design: everyday items to simplify your life and complement your ever-evolving style.

With a clean, simple aesthetic, Made By Design pieces will look great in any home, whatever your style. They’re long-lasting and, like all of Target's in-house brands, is backed by their one-year guarantee return policy. Plus, most items clock in at under $30. You can check out the full look book here on Target.com.

Made By Design debuted in all Target stores and on Target.com June 23. Prices range from $1 to $260 for bedding, bath accessories, storage solutions, kitchen tools and furniture, with most items less than $30.

Fab Find: Merona Swim Coverup

While perusing the Merona swim offerings that I told you about yesterday, I came upon this cute coverup (shown). The smocked waist makes it figure-flattering, and the orange tassels add a fun detail. Plus, it's very highly rated on Target.com, so I ordered it.

Target still offering Merona swimwear...

If you've perused the swimwear section at Target lately, you may have been confused - as I was - to see the Merona label everywhere. Almost a year ago, Target announced it was going to ditch the Merona brand. And by last September, the brand had pretty much disappeared from stores. So why the return with swimwear? I'm not sure, but a quick check of Target.com shows a large selection of Merona swimsuits (like this one, shown here) and cute coverups, all with the Merona label.

Clearance Alert: Opalhouse

I snapped this shot several days ago at one of my local Target stores... if you zoom in, you'll see dozens of little red clearance stickers on this display for Opalhouse.  This line is beautiful, and there's lots of great buys to be had. It makes me wonder why this line isn't selling out faster, but perhaps stores are making room for BTS/dorm room merchandise - ?

Speaking of sales: have you noticed that the Hearth & Hand with Magnolia hardly ever goes on sale? I can count on one hand the amount of H&H merch I've seen on clearance. And what happened to Hunter for Target? It seemed like once the collab was over, it was OVER; the leftovers never hit the clearance racks and seemed to be removed from stores within a month of launching in stores.