Good morning, and happy last day of January! With February being a short month, I always feel like the last day of January is a turning point for getting through winter. The days already feel so much brighter! Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to around here.
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Home Projects & Updates
I’ve been working behind the scenes on the Florida house. We’re hoping to head down there this spring to wrap up a few projects. It’s been a bit of a challenge trying to find durable products that can arrive in the exact window I need them to. I ordered a bunch of Serena & Lily Rug Samples a few weeks back and it was so helpful to compare them all in person. Not only could I see the true colors, but I could also compare the various weights. I believe the samples were $10 each, so a bit of an investment, but it also gives me the opportunity to put them to the test. Anyone remember when I tried to ruin their fabric samples before deciding on what to use on the pool house furniture? We never want anything too precious or delicate, so to me, it’s worth the $10 samples to ensure I don’t spend $1,000 on something that can be ruined in a weekend. The samples are close to a foot square so I’m excited to try and test them out. Aesthetically for our purposes, I think the top right and entire bottom row are my favorites! But they are all so gorgeous in person!
RUG SOURCES: Top Center | Top Right | Middle Left | Middle Center | Middle Right | Bottom Left | Bottom Middle | Bottom Right
You guys went crazy for these rattan vases last week. It was fun to start adding a few more pops of spring around the house. It’s funny because I’ve had this mirror for probably seven years or so (it was in our entryway for many years). But there was never much interest in it until I shared the close up shot of the vanity last week when I shared the vase. So, here’s another angle so you can see the dimension. It’s so pretty!
POOL HOUSE BATHROOM SOURCES:  Vanity | Light Fixture | Mirror | Towel Ring | Hand Towel | Hand Soap | Faucet | Rattan Vase | Faux Viburnum Stems (2 Stems) | Door Hardware
Top Sellers Of The Week
Following are the top sellers of the past week across all of my channels. Links to each item are below the graphic.
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In Case You Missed It
Following are the posts I shared over the past week, in case you missed some days!
Following are the most read blog posts of last week (excluding any of the new posts already mentioned above). Many times this includes old posts that are popular on Google or Pinterest.
Around Town & For Fun
You guys. I wore makeup TWICE this week. Yesterday was the third time all of January (and likely the last). 😉 But I was really bad about taking photos most of the week!
Kurtis was in Dallas Monday through Thursday last week for work. I didn’t realize just how much I’d enjoy being alone in our house again. Or at least that was the case for like the first day and then I was ready for him to come home 😉 Wednesday night, my sister-in-law and brother-in-law brought me dinner and we sat out in the pool house for a few hours. They’re headed down to our Florida house with his mom and they wanted to take notes on what to see and do! After the next time we head down, I’ll plan to write up a list of favorites and where to go/eat/etc.
POOL HOUSE DINING ROOM SOURCES: Dining Table | Outdoor Dining Chairs | Star Pendant Light | Faux Bougainvillea | White Circle Dot Pot
Speaking of pool house, Henley is so obsessed with being out there. I think it’s all the sunlight that has finally started to come back around this past week. But, she’ll basically stand in our dining room at the door to the pool house and cry nonstop until someone goes out with her. It’s not like we ever close the door or anything – she just wants company. It’s pretty hard to resist her cute face! And side note, we have draft stoppers around the gas strut window until the weather-stripping we’re waiting on arrives. It’s definitely an interesting look right now. Ha!
With Kurtis being gone so much last week, I found I had to move around and work in different spots for several hours at a time to avoid going stir crazy. These two weren’t sad about it 😉
Last week I randomly entered a giveaway on Instagram and actually won! It seriously made my weekend. Jen from The Preppy Pagoda dropped off most of the items yesterday since she’s local and it all couldn’t be cuter! I’ve been eying Estelle Colored Glass for some time, so I’m really excited for the champagne coups to arrive as well!
In “what were we thinking?” news, we’ve decided to take the cats in the car with us once a week or so. Just really simple trips to get them used to it, in case we ever decide to drive to Florida with them. In case you haven’t noticed, they lead pretty sheltered/spoiled lives, so car rides to the vet are always a battle. We gave it a try both Saturday and Sunday, with a quick trip to Starbucks. By Sunday, they were significantly better and there wasn’t constant howling. I had done a lot of research on how to break them in to car rides. Consistency and having trips that don’t end at the vet every time are key. We also found they all prefer to be together in one large crate rather than individual ones. This is Henley and Hawkeye giving me their best pathetic faces when we were parked. It’s funny how they do nothing but fight at home but are attached at each others hips in the car. By the end of the trip yesterday, Bailey was almost asleep and the two littles were super curious and definitely more interested in what was going on outside than panicking. Funny enough, when we got home, Bailey and Hawkeye camped out by the mudroom. I swear they wanted to go out again!
We ended the weekend with chili and football games with all our besties. It was our first time getting together since New Year’s Eve and it was so fun to see everyone! We’ve been such hermits in January that this week finally felt a little more normal. We’re already looking forward to getting together again with everyone on Super Bowl Sunday.
I hope you’re all staying warm! Let’s hope we find out on Wednesday that it’s going to be an early spring!
Recent Buys & Sales
Following are some sale from the weekend that have carried over and are still going strong!
- AMAZON has a number of deals in their Today’s Deals section. You can shop their site here.
- ANN TAYLOR is offering an extra 40% off all sale styles. You can shop their site here.
- ANTHROPOLOGIE is offering an additional 40% off sale styles! You can shop their site here.
- BALLARD DESIGNS is offering up to 20% off sitewide! You can shop their sale here.
- BODEN is offering 15% off full-priced items plus free shipping and returns on orders $49+. You can shop their site here.
- DUDLEY STEPHENS is offering a huge selection of items up to 40% off select styles. You can shop their site here.
- GAP is offering 30% off select tees, sweats, and pajamas plus an extra 40% off sale styles with code MORE. You can shop their sale here.
- J CREW is offering up to 30% off bundle-up styles and an extra 50% off sale styles with code SALETIME. You can shop their sales here.
- J CREW FACTORY is offering up to 50% off sitewide as well as an extra 70% off clearance items with code 70WINS! You can shop their sale here.
- LOFT is offering 30-50% off select full-priced styles with code BRRR. You can shop their sale here.
- LULULEMON has added a bunch of popular items to their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- MADEWELL is offering an extra 20% off sale styles with code FLASH. You can shop their site here.
- MARK & GRAHAM is offering an additional 20% off clearance items with code EXTRA20. You can shop their site here.
- MARSHALL’s has a number of deals sitewide. You can shop their site here.
- NORDSTROM has a number of new markdowns in their sale section. You can shop their sale items here.
- OLD NAVY is offering up to 60% off storewide – no code required. You can also get 30% off your purchase, and an extra 40% off clearance items with code EXTRA. You can shop their sale here.
- OVERSTOCK is hosting a Winter Red Tag Sale, with items marked up to 70% off! You can shop their sale here.
- POTTERY BARN is offering free shipping on bedding, pillows, throws and more! You can shop their sale here.
- REJUVENATION is offering an extra 20% off clearance items with code EXTRA20. You can shop their site here.
- SERENA & LILY is offering special pricing on everything you need for the bedroom! You can shop their sale here.
- TARGET is offering up to 25% off furniture – online only. You can shop their site here.
- TJ MAXX has a number of deals sitewide! You can shop their site here.
- TORY BURCH has added a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- TUCKERNUCK has a bunch of cute items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA is hosting a clearance sale with items up to 75% off. You can shop their site here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA HOME is hosting an End Of Season sale with items up to 75% off. You can shop their site here.
- WORLD MARKET is offering 10% off curbside and store pickups to members (it’s free to join)! You can shop their site here.
I hope you all have a great week!
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Lynn says
For the rug samples, I vote for the top right and middle right =). All are beautiful though!
Jeanine says
I got a laugh out of your cat on a blanket in a chair because that’s how all of our chairs in our family room look. There is usually a cat camped out on each one (we have 6 cats:). Back when we just had one cat, we took her on almost every trip we took, and she would get so mad if we left her. She would ride on my husband’s shoulders in the car and stretch her paws out to touch the window, and just watch the world go by.