Welcome to this week’s Wednesday Watch List, where I share the random things that captured my attention and stole my heart over the past week!
Today actually mark’s the 400th Wednesday Watch List, with the first one published on June 4, 2014, which seems a little bit surreal! So, in honor of the occasion and to thank you all so much for following along all these years, I’m going to give away three $100 gift cards to the store of the winner’s choice!
I’ll keep it super simple. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post sharing a favorite find from a past Wednesday Watch List, or even just how you remember finding my blog or how long you’ve been reading. Be sure to include your email address in the field indicated so I can contact you (if you leave it in the email field it will not be publicly shown and I will not use it to contact you other than to let you know if you won). That’s it! I’ll keep it open until Sunday night and then announce the winners in Monday’s Weekend Recap. Thank you all again for reading along and supporting my blog!
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1 – I’ve been looking for ideas for window coverings for the large 10’x16′ sliders we’ll have in our living room at the new build. I came across this club room in this home tour from the talented Kara Miller Interiors. I’m really liking the look of simple drapes off to the side that can easily be closed when needed. It will help give a little dimension and softness to an essentially all glass wall, but can also provide privacy when needed. The laundry room cabinets in this home are fairly similar to what ours will look like too!
2 – I’m loving this new belted tunic turtleneck fleece from Dudley Stephens! I’m also loving the new collaboration with Mestiza for this chinoiserie print in their popular Park Slope Turtleneck! Despite the move to Florida, I couldn’t part with any of my Dudleys and have actually already worn them twice! They are so cozy, soft, and WARM! I typically size up because the fleece typically doesn’t stretch much and I don’t like how warm I get with it too fitted. But otherwise I’d say they fit fairly true to size! Be sure to also check out their sale section for older versions marked up to 60% off!
3 – I ended up ordering two sets of these disc beads for Hola Beaches and ended up keeping one for myself! The picture is a very accurate depiction of the pretty light aqua color. I love that matte finish and I plan to style them in our entryway or on the coffee table on top of some coffee table books! They’d also look pretty draped on a demijohn vase or lamp.
4 – If you love the Pottery Barn Cayman Coffee Table but need a more affordable alternative, this budget-friendly option (which just got marked down even further) is a great alternative! It has mostly excellent reviews, and when I shared this graphic on Instagram, I had a reader reach out who owns it and said she loves it!
5 – I think these embellished scalloped heels will be so pretty for spring into summer in this linen color! They also have additional colors of this style as well as some in satin and velvet that are on sale! And if you prefer to buy direct from the brand or need additional sizing, you can buy them from Sam Edelman here or on Amazon here.
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I came across your blog and home tour through pinterest two years ago. I immediately fell in love with your style. Your vision and inspiration was exactly what I was looking for in my home remodel. There are have been countless finds from Amazon to Ballard that I have purchased. My favorite is probably the Ballard Designs Atoll white mirror I used for my half bath. I don’t follow too many blogs since I am a busy mom of 5, but I enjoy the quiet time I do have to look at your home tours, other tours you suggest and fabulous finds! Thanks for sharing your life with us!
Hi there!
A few years ago I was looking for bloggers that love the color blue. The first image I remember is your entry at your former home with the blue door. I love your casual and elegant style and the affordable knockoff shares from Amazon. I have the patio chairs from Walmart that swivel (which are everyone’s favorite chairs), and I just bought the blue pillow covers from H&M. I love your personal updates about your cats and your “catio”. It is a pleasure to read through your posts, especially on dreary Winter days in Wisconsin. I wish you well in your new home and can’t wait to see it finished!
I’ve enjoyed following along for the past few years! I have a home in FL as well so your coastal style is perfect! I just ordered the white mirror you have from Ballard after your last post. Can’t wait to put it in our guest bath!
You are living my dream of being by the beach! I love Wednesday watch and the links it provides. I purchased many Christmas items from it. Congrats on milestone of 400.
I purchased the wicker ginger jar from Target that you showed in your blog a while ago. Have it on my glass top kitchen table and looks stunning. Also, a cane wrapped vase from Michaels.
I found Dudley Park Slops they you and love them….wearing one now!
I have been a blog fan since before you built your pool in Omaha. Wednesday watch list is my favorite, especially the home tour. I have an occasional table from Target you spotlighted and tulips from Amazon and garland from afloral. And I love my swivel outdoor chairs from BH&G for Walmart. They are a big favorite of everyone who comes to my pool. And I am a fellow cat mom to two five month old kitten siblings—Ham (she is a showoff) and Cheeze, her sweet brother.
Congratulations on your 400th Wednesday Watch List! I always enjoy the list!
I love the Wednesday Watch List. You always find unique items and designers. My favorite product in the last few weeks was the Springville Caned Door TV Stand – Threshold designed with Studio McGee. I was in search for a cabinet for our basement and fell in love with it.
You were the one who turned me on to J.Crew sales, so now I have several items in my wardrobe I would have never thought I’d get. Ditto to Gibsonlook. Thanks!
I don’t remember exactly but I have been following your blog for several years. I love all your posts and am so happy you are living in FL now where the weather is nice! Thanks for the chance to win.
I really do enjoy reading your blog, and I have been reading your Wednesday watch lists since the beginning, although I have to say your Monday round up post is my favourite.
I’m in Omaha and have been following for many of these 400 posts… long enough that I still have the navy/white Madison Park quilt and shams on my guest bed 🤪
I’ve been following you for quite a while, but NOT since 2014! Wow, that is impressive 🙂
I do enjoy all of your posts! And have probably purchased a lot of items thanks to you…
We’ve vacationed in Seaside for years, so it is fun to follow your move there. Totally Jealous!
Thanks for letting join along on your journey. Congratulations on your 400th post!!
Love the Wednesday watch Lisr!
Have been reading for a looonnnng time. Favorite item purchased was the McGee for Target $60 rattan style base table lamp.
400 watch lists should be 4 gift cards, with the 4th gift card a wild card to your small business of choice!
I am so glad I found you! We are building a house and I love your style! Thank you for sharing and inspiring others!!!
I stumbled across your blog when I was searching for inspiration before building our pool and I got so many great ideas from your pool project!
What a great giveaway! I have been reading your blog for a very long time. It is my absolute favorite!
Holy smokes! 400 Weds Watch lists? I think I’ve read them all since 2014. 🙂 That’s a pretty big achievement! I’m so proud of you and your courage to tell the corporate world to hold your beer while you crushed it running your own business. 🙂
Have loved your blog and following along for several years. Bought the Walmart outdoors set and Pottery Barn pillows per your recommendation! Thank you for always mixing price points to create beautiful designs!Looking forward to seeing the new build and your great ideas come alive.
You are so kind! Congratulations on your 400th post in this awesome series. I have fallen in love with so many of your finds and the Walmart rattan/woven dining chairs are at the top. I found you through Instagram and love your style!!!
Love your blog and have followed for years. Many years ago, you featured some etsy artwork in your old den/craft room that I bought (4 really simple pictures of just black brush strokes) and I’ve also bought the same kind of WalMart patio furniture you have. It’s been fun to watch your blog evolve.
Love your post about scalloped home deco
Hi! I have been following you for a number of years. I honestly can’t remember how I found you but I have loved you from the start. I appreciate your insight and style. Several things in my house because of your recommendations. I always look forward to #1 on the Wednesday posts. You find some of the best idea homes and designers. It’s fun to see what you’ll find next.
Congrats to 400!!
I have been reading your blog for probably 4 years? Love your style and I am excited to see that evolve to include a more beachy feel. I just bought some greenery you had on a Wednesday Watch a week or two ago!
Congratulations on the 400th Wednesday Watch List. I have enjoyed following your blog for several years and admire how much you’ve accomplished with your rental ventures. I’ve bought the J Crew block print swimsuit and the traveling velvet jewelry box based on your recommendations. I also have the TJ Maxx scalloped wicker side lamps. Love them so much !
WOW! 400. Congrats! I’ve followed you for a very long time. I ran across your blog during a blog hop (way before Instagram). I was drawn in by your style and Midwest living (I live around Topeka KS).
Hi Sarah,
I have been following you for many years now and love your design style. You are always posting and sharing beautiful things. I can’t wait to see what you post week to week! I have purchased many items that you have recommended and LOVE them all!!Your personal style and your homes are always beautiful. Good luck on your new home in Florida and I’m here to keep following your amazing adventures!!
I’ve purchased more than my share of your JCrew suggestions over the years!!!
Love your blog- happy for you to be in Florida:)
I can’t remember how long I have followed you and I don’t even remember how I originally found you. We have such similar tastes in home decor and colors. We moved from Virginia to Florida (Port St Lucie) in 2020; unlike you, we were not in Florida to watch our home being built. We didn’t see our new home (other than many pictures that neighbors/building supervisor sent) until a week before we closed. It’s been fun watching the progress of your home! It’s amazing how different each builder is when allowing options. We had a book (over a 100 pages) of options that we could add or choose from. It was fun for us but quite overwhelming to a lot of people!
I can’t remember how long I’ve been reading your blog – at least six years! I love how visual your posts are. Your mood boards are the best around. Congrats on 400 Wednesday Watch Lists!
I believe I initially found you on Pinterest when I was looking for inspiration to update my decor. I retired and wanted a fresh look. I was drawn to you as I love all things coastal and classic but am willing to try new things. I recently rediscovered J. Crew through your Watch List with a purchase of a fair isle sweater. Ageless! Thank you for continued inspiration!
Thank you for your years of sharing your style, research and knowledge! I found your blog when we realized our lifelong dream of living near the beach after my husband and I retired and wanted to decorate our new home with coastal influences. Even though we love on the opposite side of the country your style resonated with me. If you visited our home you would find many pieces that you have recommended over the years, I can’t choose just one! I can’t wait to see what you do with your new build! Thank you for what you do and here’s to another 400 Wednesday Watch lists!!
What haven’t I bought LOL! Let’s see MANY J Crew clothing items, many gingham patterned as i have a love for that. Several sets of the beads as well as various other AMazon decor ( i love your choices) I also have a blue & white themed living room so your style speaks to me! Pottery barn pillows / Rugs / Rattan MgGee Lamps…the list goes on. I always look forward to receiving your Newsletter. Congrats!
I found your blog while searching for DIY artwork and found so much more here. Yours is one of the few blogs that has stood the test of time, remaining current, interesting and personable.
I enjoy your blog so much! Could you please tell me what the interior color is at Hola Beaches. The living room with the wainscoting is where I’m referring to. Thank you so much!!
Thank you Sheila! The colors are Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray and Pure White 🙂
I have been following along for close to 8 years. As an admirer from Nebraska without a pool, your design decisions are definitely filed away for when I make a similar move down the road. Congrats on 400!
Found your blog a year ago when this Midwest gal needed ideas for decorating our coastal home. I look forward to my weekly email from you
400th!!!! Wow, does time ever fly! I wish I knew how long I’ve been following you. I know it’s been a while. I remember being so happy to find someone who lived close by(in the Midwest)with great style, loves the ocean, and as an added bonus…loves cats! It has been so much fun to watch you grow and expand.
Happy 400th Watch List! And thanks for all the wonderful tips!
Congrats on your 400th Wednesday Watch List! I have been following the last two years, love your design style!
Hi Sarah! I’ve been following your blog since 2016. I think I stumbled upon a blog post when you were redecorating your Omaha office. Been following and reading your Wednesday watch list ever since! I mostly look forward to your weekly recaps (way more than I like to admit)! It’s a must when I’m having my Monday morning cup of coffee and has been a routine that I really enjoy before I start my day.
It’s so crazy how a complete stranger who lives across the country from me can feel like an old friend! You have a unique writing style that flows as if you were visiting over a glass of wine. Anyways! Keep up the good work and I’m so excited to see what Florida has in store for you and Curtis!
I subscribed to the blog several years ago, and you have inspired me with each post! I love your coastal style & purchased quite a few items linked in your Wednesday posts. I just now saved the disc beads to my Amazon shopping list.
I cannot wait to see updates on the progress of your new home in Florida (you are living my dream-I love the 30A area)! Keep up the good work! 🙂
Wow, have I been following you that long? The title “Life on Virginia Street” caught my attention as I live close to Virginia Street
Are you going yo change the name now that you have moved?
I can’t remember how long I’ve been reading your blog, maybe 5 years.
I found your blog on another site Frugal and Fabulous quite a few years ago. I love your decorating style and have continued to follow your site.
Congratulations! Your blog continues to be one of the most professional ones out there! I started following you when you and your husband were putting your pool in.
Where do I even begin with the number of amazing finds I’ve found from following along on your Wednesday Watch List?! Too many! Thank you for sharing your amazing style with all of us!
Happy Wednesday! I found your blog via Pinterest and I absolutely love it. I watch for my Weekend Update and Wednesday Watch List emails every week and devour the content. : ) From a past Watch List, I found a super cute and affordable shiplap bed frame that we are getting for our guest room. My kids moved out; another fun room to design and buy for! YAY! I am also a fellow kitty lover, so I love all the cat updates. Awesome blog!
Love, love , love your recommendations and style! J crew recs are always a favorite as are basically everything you style!! Your paint colors , the outside patio furniture, everything 💙💙💙
Fellow Floridian here – but south Florida! I love your Wednesday Watch List – so many great ideas for coastal living. I want to travel up to your neck of the woods – I’ve never been to the Panhandle. Thanks for all the great ideas!
I definitely have bought quite a few JCrew items off your Wednesday posts.
I think I may have found your blog way back in the early days of Pinterest. I have followed you since your early days of the weekly Wednesday posts. Love you style!
My favorite finds are your Target McGee & Co recommended items – cute and affordable! Congrats on 400!
I found your blog several years ago, through instagram/Kris from Driven by Decor! I was especially excited because I’m an Omaha gal! My favorite posts are your weekend recaps, but all the stylish posts have saved me a TON of shopping/decor research…. You make it so easy with your mood boards and links! From clothing, to home goods, to gardening, to gift guides, I’ve shopped a LOT of your posts!! Thanks for your dedication!
Congrats on 400! I have been reading a looong time! My favorite find has been your Walmart jeans.
I’ve gotten a TON of things from Wednesday watch list, I know a big favorite is my Serena and Lily side table!
Love Wednesday Watch List! Have been with you since the pandemic. Unable to purchase items since hubby is out of work since pandemic, but a girl can dream … I especially love the house tours … now that’s a bigger dream! The gift card would come in handy to pay for my daughter’s prom dress. Thanks for your consideration!
Love all of your post. My fav one (Which i eventually bought) were the blue glass african stone beads that you featured. Have them and still love them
I love following your blog and have been a fan for year. Even more so now, that you all are living in Florida. I love all things sand, salt and sea…..and of course those blues. I love seeing the Wednesday Watch List and seeing the beautiful homes you show for inspiration. We recently built a new back deck and I loved the outdoor furniture from BH&G from Walmart. Also, love seeing your fashion style choices. Congrats on the 400th!!
Congratulations on a great run so far! I’ve been hanging out here since probably 2016, it’s been awhile. I enjoy your room makeovers, always check out the Wednesday Watch and your kitty cat sightings haha! (Speaking of, haven’t seen them for awhile). I’m excited to watch your new build in Florida!
Hi! I’m not exactly sure when I started following your blog but I love the Wednesday Watch Lists. I live near the coast in North Carolina and love your style! The Wednesday Watch List posts are definitely one of my favorite blog posts I read each week 😉.
Love the J.Crew posts! Can’t believe I’m saying this but I’ve been wearing their clothes since high school!
I’ve always loved your home tours on the Wednesday posts! I look forward to it each week – such a fun break in the middle of the workday for me! I think I’ve been reading your blog for 7+ years now!
I purchased the York Sofa from Pottery Barn because of your thorough review. Thanks for making shopping and purchasing so much easier for the rest of us!
Congratulations!
Congratulations, Sarah! I’m a long time follower and may have been around for your 1st WWL 😀. I remember finding you 2 houses ago when you and Curtis were doing board and batten in your first house and I think I bought a coach purse from you!
I’ve been reading your blog for several years now. I love everything you love. After Christmas you listed the Always Pan from Our Place in your Wednesday list. I needed a birthday gift for my daughter in law who is an awesome cook so I clicked on the link and found it on sale and sent it. She had to wait 6 weeks for it but she got it yesterday and thanked me profusely. She had heard about the Always Pan and was so excited to check it out. Love when I send the right gift to someone. Since I had never heard of it I thank you for the recommendation!
Thanks for all the design inspiration! I e been reading your blog for about 5 years and love all of your beautiful home choices. I’ve purchased several Mark and Graham pieces that you’ve featured on Wednesday Watch List and have enjoyed all your home transitions. Your Omaha kitchen renovation was my favorite and I can’t wait to see your new build. Thanks for blogging 🙂
Hi, Sarah. I haven’t been around long enough to know what Virginia Street was (I had to look through your blog to figure that out, LOL), but I’ve been a faithful reader for several years now. I’m a fellow Midwesterner, lived in both Iowa and Minnesota, so I loved stumbling across your site from Pinterest. I always like your recommendations for pillow covers, honestly. And thanks for your recaps on your cats. I’m a dog mom, so I always love hearing how the four-legged kids are doing. Thanks for this giveaway!
I love your blog! I can’t remember how I first discovered it, but I share similar tastes and have gotten such good design and decorating tips from you. I have bought such cute decor based on your recommendations. Thanks so much!
What a great giveaway! I have been reading your blog for several year and probably found you through Pinterest. I love Pinterest! I am not gifted at decorating my home but enjoy looking at others beautiful homes!
Thank you for posting so regularly. A quick mental escape is so important and I enjoy your posts.
Happy 400, Sarah! I always look forward to your Wednesday watch list. Our tastes are so similar (coastal cool, light and bright) and I can’t wait to see how you decorate your new home! Your recommendations from S&L are some of my favorites as well as anything Kara Miller inspired. All the best!
I know I was following you long before the pool and while you still had your corporate job. I cannot tell you how many things I have purchased because of you, i.e., J. Crew outlet, Walmart, Pottery Barn, etc. including some Omaha local businesses. I recently redid a room in my home and all your paint color help, lamps, carpet, etc. made it a bit easier. I love how you take the time to find “reasonable” matches. Thank you so much for all of your help and enjoy your new adventure.
Hi Sarah,
I believe I came across your blog two years ago now through Pinterest. I’m in the process of also building my own dream house in Maine and look forward to your watch lists and posts to give me inspiration and guidance. Because of you I have a spreadsheet with links to all kinds of items that I have planned for different rooms around the house.
It also doesn’t hurt to see your beautiful Florida sunset photos this time of the year! We have a good 3 feet of snow outside right now, so it a wonderful escape.
Thank you for your blog. I wish you the best in finishing your new home and settling into the Florida lifestyle.
Hi Sarah! I found your blog through Sherry Hart’s blog Design Indulgence, one of the few blogs that still has a fave blog roll as a side bar. Even though Sherry posts mainly on Instagram now, I still go to her blog to click on her blog roll, her faves are some of mine too! I love your classy, casual style and have found many loved items especially on the Wednesday watch list! Looking forward to seeing the finished product of your new home in Florida, I’m sure it will be just as stunning as your other homes!
Wow, I have found so many things from the Wednesday watch list. Congratulations on the 400th installment. I have no idea what my favorite find has been but the faux tulips from Amazon are currently on my table looking so pretty.
I think I found your blog when you posted Rachel Parcell’s kitchen. Also, love when the weekend updates includes a cat update. They’re adorable.
My latest favorite find is the cane wrapped vase from Homegoods. Looks so good styled on my mantle. I came across your blog via a home tour link about 7yrs ago! I love all things coastal and blue as well. 😁
This one’s easy! You shared my favorite find in watch list 350: the cane covered vase from Michaels that’s currently in my powder room. I just love when you feature looks-for-less that are within my budget. I always look forward to this weekly column. Love your coastal style and blue and green palette.
My family went to 30A ( Santa Rosa Beach area) for Spring Break 2022 because of reading your blog for years. Thanks for introducing us to a new area! We had a great time and loved the area!
It’s been so long I can’t remember how I found you but certainly know my favorite purchase via you – the infamous Better Homes and Gardens River Oaks chairs at Walmart! Just as fantastic today as the day I got them!,
Your blog was suggested to me by my sister. I currently live in Omaha- your old hometown.
Hi Sarah, I’m not exactly sure how long I’ve been following you but it’s been a while (5+ years)you inspired me to paint gray and white stripes in my bedroom just like you did in one of your guest bedrooms ! Of course they’ve long since been painted over (it took four coats of paint 😵💫) Your taste is essentially my taste, we are design twins! I am also the person who suggested that you install the gas strut window in your pool house addition which may automatically disqualify me due to the fact that you had to wait so long to get the bloody thing!! Anyway, SO EXCITED that you are in Florida now so you can reach your full coastal potential!!
Hi, Sarah. I ❤️ Life on Virginia Street. I have no idea how long ago or how I found you, but I’m so glad I did. I love all of your Weekend Recaps. When you lived in Omaha, I’d get great ideas for shopping and eating (my son went to college there, and now lives there). And I now enjoy getting ideas for the panhandle area of Florida. Thanks, too, for personally responding to questions – you’re awesome. Liz
I’m guessing I have been following your blog since it’s beginning! Our shared love for candles, especially the Capri Blue line, has my candle cupboard simply overflowing due to your many wonderful suggestions!
My most recent favorite purchase was the J.Crew black and white stripped sweater with the rhinestone buttons down the shoulder. Love it!
Thank you for your honest thorough reviews of so many awesome things over the years. It is going to be so fun to follow your new ventures in Florida!
I have been following your blog for many years. Your friendly, informative way of writing makes me want to pull up a chair and read every word. Thank you for so many great ideas.
I love the home tours! I am always so inspired. Keep the great posts coming!
I love so many things on your Wednesday Watch List😃 I love the scalloped mirror!!
Congratulations on the milestone! Keep up the good work! My favorites are the looks for less, and also organizational items etc
Wow, 400 is really amazing! I’ve been following you for at least 5 years, probably longer. I work in design for a furniture store that you regularly purchase from and I love seeing how you’ve used our furniture and decor in your beautiful homes. I only follow a handful of bloggers and yours is truly one of my favorites!
Love your blog and following all of your finds!!
About two years now. I love your taste especially the blue. Tho I don’t “coastal” I do like the casual vibe it offers. My granddaughter is in Omaha now too and felt more connected to here. Thank you.
Congratulations on your 400th post, that is so exciting! I’ve been following all of your adventures for years. This post always introduces me to new design styles, outfit ideas, and color combinations I would never think to put together. It’s definitely one of my favorites! Can’t wait to see more from you this year, CoCo
Congratulations on your continued blog success!! I spend many of my mornings having breakfast “hanging out” with you! Been here since way before the pool build…so maybe like 8 years? I do love the Wednesday watch list, the mix of good Pottery Barn or J Crew clothes with other good affordable Walmart items is awesome. My favorite posts have been the process posts where you take us from the design phase through the steps of completion. The pool build for instance, the pool house (LOVED!), the kitchen and butler pantry, and other smaller scale projects. I am so indecisive with design and love following others process. I know how much work you must put in on the back end of this with photography and researching things to share so I just want to say thank you for giving me good morning reading a few days a week. It’s my “downtime” before I get busy on my day.
I love your blog!! You have helped me so much over the past 2 years…so much of what I have in my new house was inspired by you. Thank you! And the fact that you always return my emails is an added plus 🙂
Wow! 400! What an accomplishment! 🙂 I look forward to this post every week. I’ve been following along for many years, since Bloglovin’ was a thing and I didn’t know what Instagram was. Love your style!
Oh gosh I love all of your Wednesday watch item but would have to say the outdoor chairs for your old side patio were my favorite buy. I think I’ve been reading your blog for about 4 years now. I went to the University of Iowa so you got me hooked first by showing your kitty, Hawkeye, and I stayed for your decor. I especially love all your custom pillows!
Gahhhh I can’t remember what brought me to your blog, but I just love your style! I know I have been reading since before you put your pool in Omaha.
Love your style and your posts!
You were one of the first blogs I followed. Can’t wait to see how you decorate the new build!
I love your style. I actually just put the Shaw carpet you had in Omaha in all my bedrooms and I love it!
Congrats on your 400th WWL! I’ve been following along since your reviews of the Pottery Barn sofas. I love your style, and the honesty in your posts. I painted my kitchen cabinets Santorini Blue thanks to your recommendation! My most recent purchase from your lists was the cute scallop phone case. Thanks for creating content that is so enjoyable!
Congrats on your 400th Wednesday Watch List! I’ve been following you for years and love your modern coastal design aesthetic. You are my interior decorating spirit animal! Any time I need something for my house, I check your blog and Insta posts first. Thanks for all of your help over the years!
Have been reading for so long I can’t remember how I found your blog but I think it’s been close to 8 or 9 years.
I think I came across your blog through Pinterest. And I’m so glad I did! I love your design style
My favorite time to read your blog is early morning while I’m still in bed under cozy covers and waking up slowly. My life in Connecticut is nothing like yours but following yours always puts a smile on my face. As an interior decorator I particularly like your house tours on Wednesday and your décor suggestions. Congratulations on achieving the 400 milestone!
I have been following your posts since September of 2022. I love your taste and design style. I also like Pottery Barn, J.Crew and Target. I recently purchased the Studio McGee Wild Eucalyptus and Olive Leaf Ribbon Wreath from Target. The wreath was an idea that I saw on one of your posts and it looks great on the front door.
Sarah, I came across your blog about four years back, and it’s been so very influential in my home design. You were modeling just what I was looking for:
1. a coastal-influenced aesthetic in a place that wasn’t traditionally coastal, and
2. design that evoked calming, restful coastal vibes without being too obvious (coral shells and beach stripes everywhere)
I have learned a lot about style from your paint tutorials, your home tours, and of course the Wednesday Watch List. It has really helped me to clarify what textures and colors I respond to.
I really appreciate that you maintain a blog in an Instagram-dominated age, and that your content is regularly structured so readers know what to expect (sales previews on the weekends, etc).
I have a lot of favorite watchlist items that I’ve purchased, including the Target seagrass lamp (4 of ’em! strange looks from the delivery person), many Hearth & Hand decor items, and the Serena & Lily market coffee table (next up: the matching side piece!) But I think I am going to say my favorite item gleaned from your blog is my Lindsay Letters “Sparkling Waters” print in the white gallery frame. It’s the linchpin to my new project – a gallery wall – and it makes my living room feel tranquil. I also love supporting a smaller business, and admire Lindsay’s family story.
Congrats on 400 Wednesdays and best wishes for your continued success!
I found you through your friend Kelleynan and she was probably my first blogger to follow. The Beach & Ocean Sea Glass Sandbar print is one of my favs that comes to mind that you shared. It goes great in my kitchen when nothing else does. Thanks for validating my love of blue and being a part of my week on Monday and Wednesdays. I enjoy relaxing by looking at all of the designers you share each week.
Congrats on 400 Wednesday watch lists! I found your site over 5 years ago and I love your style! I always look forward to what you find and I’m excited to see what your new build looks like! Thank you for letting me follow along with you!
I was moving to Omaha and Im not sure how I found you, but I did and I got great local tips on just about everything which was helpful in a new city. JCrew Factory I thought was some kind of mistake from Jcrew haha, so I found that from you. The tulips from Amazon were from you. I have a wicker vase from somewhere that is from you. I’m, sure there are many more things I’m just thinking of things off of the top of my head. My sister and I would sometimes say, did you see life on Virginia today… I do miss your local updates. Lazlo restaurant we went to because of you.