Happy Monday! I hope you guys all had a great weekend! It’s a dreary and rainy morning here in Omaha. Usually that’s not how I want to start my week, but today I’m ecstatic because it means I don’t have to water my planters today! Finding joy in the little things! 😉
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Home Projects & Updates
I’ve had several questions lately about our Incrediball hydrangeas and if they stay white all summer. I’ve found that ours usually stay bright white for 2-3 weeks, and then turn this pretty lime green color the rest of the summer. I love the way they look either way!
My Little Lime Hydrangeas (a smaller version of Limelights) have started to slowly bloom! I usually don’t see them until early August, so it’s exciting that they’ve arrived early this year!
Two of our columnar oak trees behind the waterfall have been struggling. If you look in the photo below, you can see the two on the right are much more yellow than the one on the left (and not nearly as full). We’ve found that many of the trees suffer from iron chlorosis, which is basically the result of an iron deficiency in the soil. We’ve had it on several other trees and we’re pretty sure that’s the issue. So Kurtis decided to give them an injectable treatment. Fingers crossed it works! When we’ve tried it on other trees in the past, they’ve greened up in about a week or so.
I realized last week I’ve only shared our new-ish dresser only once or twice before. But it’s honestly one of my favorite purchases of 2019! I finally styled it a little for our summer home tour. And for some reason I was thinking ahead to the holidays this past week and scheming up for ideas for this little corner.
MASTER BEDROOM SOURCES: Similar Bed | Blue Euro Shams & Bedding | Bead Chandelier | Jute Rug | Dresser Lamp | Striped Curtains | Curtain Rod | Bench | Dresser | Round Grid Mirror | Similar Ceramic Vase | Faux Lemon Stems
I’m hoping things slow down a bit this week and I can finally get around to painting our basement stairwell walls! I’m also hoping to clear off the shelves in our guest bedroom so I can sell the shelves in there. It’s one of the last steps in my guest bedroom bedroom plans that I need to do to officially wrap up that space! It’s one of those pretty simple projects that just drags on for basically no reason. So, I need to get it done!
Top Sellers Of The Week
Following are the top sellers of the week across all of my channels. Links to each item are below the graphic.
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This light fixture is currently eligible for an $8 coupon right now too! And the embroidered eyelet tee is now an extra 40% off with code 5DAYS.
Around Town & For Fun
On Saturday, the temperatures broke 100 degrees and the heat index was supposed to have been around 110. We planned some time out at the pool, but knew we probably wouldn’t last long. Especially when the water temp had gotten up to 89 degrees! My plants have all been taking a beating this past week with the extreme heat.
Friday night we had a fun dinner at our house with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. We had a lot of celebratory catch-up to do since we’ve hardly seen each other these past few months. Lots of birthday/anniversary celebrations. We had dinner followed by a mean game of Euchre. It was a lot of fun. And we definitely appreciated the variety of craft beer they surprised us with! Most of it is from the south and we can’t buy it here but it’s some of our favorites!
Henley found a little sponge football this week and has been playing with it rather aggressively. We call her our little ninja (her paw-eye coordination is unreal). It’s all fun and games until she swats the football under furniture and can’t reach it 😉 She was was barking at me to help her in the photo below when I was working on the computer.
For a few weeks, we were in a bit of dinner rut. Now that we don’t eat out much, if at all, we were tired of the same old recipes. When my parents were visiting, we made steak kebabs on the grill and loved them. We were going to recreate them last week, but had so many veggies we needed to use up (zucchini, summer squash, red/orange/yellow bell peppers and onion), that we filled an entire aluminum pan and threw them on the grill. We just put a little olive oil on them and seasoned salt and they were so good! Then we just grilled a whole steak on the side to share. It was so good!
I also bought all the ingredients to make this spicy cucumber salsa. It sounds very intriguing to me so I’m excited to give it a try. I’ll have to report back if we like it or not! I’m hoping to add it to the menu tonight or tomorrow night. Any other recipes you’ve tried and loved lately?
Last night, we were apparently feeling very European. We had a French baguette (with olive oil and balsamic) and then a caprese salad and Aperol spritzes. Some days in the summer (especially when it’s this hot!), we don’t even bother turning on the grill for meat!
It was also apparently National Ice Cream Day. So, we got a visit from the BFFs. The guys went and picked up Blizzards at the DQ drive-in while the girls stayed and played with the cats (and some random fake eggs Z found in our dining room). 😉
DINING ROOM SOURCES: Cane Dining Chairs (similar here) | Dining Table | Abstract Art | Linear Chandelier (similar here) | Rug (currently out of stock) | Faux Orange Stems | Hutch
Henley made a bed out of one of my star pillows. And speaking of the pillows. I noticed an issue yesterday. I had laid on one of the pillows on the couch one night with wet hair. Well, apparently that caused some of the dye to transfer to our sofa. So, I now have blue marks on the arm and seat cushion. Any ideas on how to get it off? Thankfully it’s a Crypton performance fabric that I’ve literally been able to get everything off of. But dye makes me nervous and I don’t want to try the wrong thing and have it set. I did test a wet paper towel, and I was able to get some off. Any other ideas?
I tried to spend a few hours this week reading my new book. I’m really enjoying it because it turns out we’ve visited many of the places in Italy that take place in the book! I asked for some additional fun summer book recommendations on Instagram, so I’ll plan to compile those responses to share. In the meantime, if you’ve read any books you loved recently, let me know in comments and I can add them to the list! Bailey loves when I read on the couch because she sucks up next to me, lays on my elbow, and passes out. Hawkeye loves when Bailey is out cold because then he tries to cuddle up to her. They basically left me zero room to move, but I was okay with it 😉
We celebrate our 15th Anniversary on Wednesday! So, while we’d love to be on a fun trip somewhere, we’re trying to think of ways to make the day fun at home. Since it’s a work day, we’ll probably find a patio somewhere to have dinner. And then spend time talking about where we’ll travel when we can again 😉
Recent Buys & Sales
Following are some sales that have carried over from the weekend, as well a a few new additions. You can see some of my top picks here.
- ABERCROMBIE is offering 20% off your entire purchase. Marked prices reflect discount. You can shop their sale here.
- AMAZON is offering up to 15% off their new home arrivals. There are some cute mirrors, headboards and ottomans included. You can shop the sale here.
- AMERICAN EAGLE is offering up to 60% off everything sitewide, including jeans. Prices as marked. You can shop their sale here.
- ANN TAYLOR is offering an extra 70% off all sale styles, plus up to 50% off almost everything else with code CANTMISS. You can shop their sale here.
- ANTHROPOLOGIE is offering an extra 25% off all sale clothing, shoes and accessories. You can shop their site here.
- ATHLETA is offering an additional 20% off sale items for their semi-annual sale! You can shop their sale here.
- BALLARD DESIGNS is offering up to 25% off everything – no code required. You can shop their sale here.
- BANANA REPUBLIC is offering up to 75% off sale styles and up to 40% off regular priced items (no code needed). Plus, if you buy a mask you can get an extra 10% off the remainder of your purchase with code EXTRA10. You can shop their sale here.
- BROOKE & LOU is hosting a summer clearance event with these items marked up to 50% off! You can shop their sale here.
- EBAY has some really great prices on certified Dysons if you weren’t aware! We currently have the V8 Animal and are obsessed with it. The Dyson store ships directly from eBay orders, and are certified refurbished and come with a six month warranty in most cases, so this will definitely be the route we go when we get another! And the prices are up to 50% off! You can shop their other sales here.
- FRONTGATE is offering 20% off interior furniture and 15% off everything everything else. You can shop their sale here.
- GAP is offering up to 50% off new arrivals, plus an extra 40% off sale styles with code MORESALE, and an extra 10% off your purchase with code SHINE. You can shop their sale here.
- J CREW is offering five days of five surprise sales! Today, they have dressy styles starting at $11.99. Plus get an extra 40% off sale styles with code 5DAYS. You can shop their sales here.
- J CREW FACTORY is offering an extra 70% off clearance styles with code SHOPQUICK. This new tiered maxi dress is darling too! You can shop their sale here.
- KIRKLAND’S is offering 15% off one regular priced item with code ONLINE15. You can shop their sale here.
- LOFT is offering an extra 70% off sale styles with code SIZZLE. You can shop their sale here.
- MADEWELL is offering an additional 40% off sale items with code GIANT. These cute slide sandals end up being 75% off with the additional discount! You can shop their sale here.
- MARK & GRAHAM is offering an extra 25% off sale styles with code EXTRA25. You can shop their sale here.
- MCGEE & CO. is offering an extra 25% off sale items with code SALEONSALE. This indoor/outdoor rug is available in five sizes and is a pretty great price with the additional discount! Since it’s indoor/outdoor, the runner version would also work great in a kitchen! You can shop their sale here.
- NORDSTROM is hosting a clearance sale, with an extra 25% off clearance items, for savings up to 60% off! This super popular ruched dress is also included and is now under $30! You can shop their sale items here.
- NORDSTROM RACK is offering an additional 25% off bedding, towels and more. Plus they’re hosting a Nike Event for the family with items marked up to 65% off. You can shop their sale here.
- OLD NAVY is offering up to 50% off storewide, plus get an extra 20% of everything at checkout with code SWEET. You can shop their sale here.
- ONE KINGS LANE is offering 20% off orders over $600 with code OKLANY20. You can shop their sale here.
- OVERSTOCK is offering 1000s of items up to 70% off sitewide for their annual Clearance Event. They also have an extra 10% off select garden & patio items, 15% off select living room furniture, and an additional 20% off select rugs, and much more. You can shop their sale here.
- POTTERY BARN is offering 20% off armchairs during their Armchair event. The living room spindle chairs we have (ours are from Wayfair but I’m pretty sure it’s the exact same chair) are included. I like that PB offers them with Performance fabric though, since ours haven’t held up great. These cute slope arm armchairs end up being under $500 in several base fabric options! They also have up to 50% off outdoor furniture and 50% off in-stock upholstered seating & beds (there are actually some pretty incredible deals here). You can shop their sale here.
- REJUVENATION is offering sales on kitchen and dining items starting at 20% off! You can shop their sale here.
- ROSETTA STONE is offering $100 off their unlimited language lifetime plan, making it only $199! I bought it because we’ve worked on Spanish in the past, but I bought the unlimited to learn Italian during the quarantine. They also have a sale on their monthly plans. You can shop the sale here.
- RUGS USA is hosting a summer blowout with items marked up to 70% off. You can shop their sale here.
- SERENA & LILY is hosting a pillows and throws event. Plus get free shipping with the purchase of three or more! Their Tent Sale is also still going strong! You can shop their site here.
- TORY BURCH is has added some new items to their sale section. You can shop all of their sale items here.
- TUCKERNUCK has also added some new sale pieces that are all darling! I’m loving these cute shell sandals! You can shop their site here.
- WEST ELM is offering up to 40% off their summer sale section. Prices as marked. You can shop their sale here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA HOME is hosing their summer clearance sale with up to 75% off, plus get an extra 25% off clearance pillows, bedding, bath, and rugs with code SAVEMORE. This woven canopy bed is amazing! You can shop their sale here.
- WORLD MARKET is hosting a clearance sale, with items marked up to 50% off storewide! You can shop their sale here.
I hope you all have a great week!
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Debbee D. says
Gm Sarah,
Happy Anniversary! Despite the heat everything looks beautiful in your landscape, SO relaxing I wish I was there!
I live in Denver and we’ve had some very warm temps as well, glad to have shade of my mature trees but would love your pool too. It’s always a treat to see what your lil fur balls are up to, have a great week~d
Sarah says
Thank you! Have a great rest of your week!
MBM says
Hi….
May I know the color of the walls with bead chandelier.
Sarah says
Hi! It’s Valspar September Fog 🙂
Helen says
I love the comfortable look of your home and outdoors. The landscape is beautiful and what can we say “the pool is everything “. anyone would want in their backyard. I haven’t read much yet because zigsaw puzzles tried to take over my life!!! The weather is great here too but thank goodness for rain to help our flower gardens. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
Sarah says
Thank you so much! And I know what you mean – puzzles took up most of my free time during the first half of quarantine. I love them so much!
Carmen says
Love reading your weekly recap every Monday. During the summer months our favorite low key dinner is a bbq crispy chicken salad. It’s spring greens, slivered red onion some cucumbers and cherry tomatoes. Bake chicken strips or chicken bites which ever you prefer in the oven then toss in Sweet baby Ray’s honey barbecue sauce and add on top of your salad with dressing of choice.
Jessica says
That sounds yummy!
Sarah says
Thanks Carmen! And that sounds delicious! We’ll have to try it. We love Sweet Baby Ray’s sauce too!
monika says
Hi, such a pretty landscape . what is the green tree behind your Lime Hydrangea ? I can’t make out the leaves but it looks kinda fuzzy ?
Sarah says
Thank you so much! And it’s a bald cypress tree. We love them and have several in our yard 🙂