August 7, 2014

Office Update

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Good Morning!  I hope your week is going well :)  After I took some pictures of our new window seat in our office a couple of weeks ago, I realized that I haven't shared any recent office update pictures in a while.  It's finally coming together.  There are still a few more things I would like to change, like a new rug and more styling on the shelves, but for the most part the big projects are complete.

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So here's what I've done since my last update.  I've added the new window seat, a few more accessories, the large baskets on the bottom shelves and the rug.  Most the accessories and the baskets are from Home Goods.  It's my go to place for accessories...so much goodness there for such great prices!  The rug was one I had stuck away in a closet and it works for now, but a larger one would be more ideal.  The bulletin board was a simple DIY, that I said would be temporary, but it's still there since I haven't found anything else yet ;) 

Of course the biggest impact was painting and rearranging the furniture.  You can see the difference in this lovely before picture below :)  I almost considered getting rid of the this furniture and starting fresh, but then decided to paint it first thinking if I hated it, I would start fresh then.  You can go here and here to see how we painted the furniture and the progress of this room.

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Yikes, this before is so bad.  How did I live with it like this for any length of time?  When we moved, our previous home did not have an office, so this room was a collection of several different pieces of furniture just thrown in here.

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What I love most about this space is this huge window and the high ceilings.  I love all the natural light that pours in this room.  We spend a lot of time in here mostly because both kids are taking piano lessons and they practice daily, so it's nice to have a bright, pretty, organized space to enjoy their music in.


Have a great day!


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August 6, 2014

Serena and Lily Private Sale

Good Morning!   I am super excited that one of my favorite stores is having a mega sale today!  Serena and Lily is having their private sale and there is so much goodness majorly reduced, but you've got to hurry before the quantities sell out!  Check out some of the gorgeous sale items below :)


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It's a crazy good sale!  Happy Shopping!!




August 5, 2014

Summer Update via Instagram

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Hi there!   How is your summer going?  We are in the last few weeks of our summer before school starts here, so we are trying to soak it up!  My husband's family has a house at the coast, so we took a last minute trip there this past weekend and had a great time!  And we have one more trip to another Texas beach this week with my family and then it will be time to get into back to school mode.

It's been a little while since I've done an Instagram update, so I thought I would share some of our summer happenings.  I think this has been one of my favorite summers with my kids!  They are at perfect ages (8yrs & 6yrs) this year and I've really enjoyed it!  It's been full of camps, playing with friends, beach trips, late evening walks, and just enjoying our laid back schedules. 

How about you...any last minute trips to squeeze in before the kiddos go back?

Have a beautiful day!

P.S.  There's a really sweet story associated with that huge sunflower, that I shared on Instagram, if you're interested :)  XO