Good morning! I hope you all had a great weekend! Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to lately.
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Home Projects & Updates
I only ordered two items from the new Studio McGee x Target line since most of what I wanted sold out so quickly. But here’s the cute woven vase from the collection. I think it will be a fun one to style for the spring and summer months! I also got this set of rope balls that are super cute too!
We had some random GFI electrical issues out in the pool house this week. So we had guys at our house for several days trying to get it figured out. It brought me back to all the joys of having contractors at our house. I think in 2021, we had a solid eight or nine months of people at our house daily. I have to say, I don’t miss it! I doubled up on rugs at the door since we had people coming in and out. The cats were loving the extra layer on Sunday morning when the sun was shining in!
Several of you said you liked seeing the real-life behind-the-scenes chaos at our house. So, here’s what it looks like behind our sofa after we got rid of the cabinet last fall. So basically it’s looked like this for three months now. Thankfully a new console table is on it’s way this spring so we can get it put back together! Until then, it will probably continue to look like this 😉
I’m continuing to work on design plans for the Florida house, as well as wrap up my spring decor orders soon! I’m ready to bring some spring colors into our home!
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.
BEST SELLERS (each number is clickable): #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1
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
We had lots of babysitting duties this week! First up, our kitty niece, Lexi! Her parents were in Florida for a week so we’d stop over daily to check on her and hang out a bit. Here she is with a freshly wet nose after devouring her wet food. She’s a pretty independent cat, but by the end of their trip, you can tells she’s much more needy and ready for them to be home!
Wednesday night I babysat our youngest goddaughter, Elle. It was freezing that day with temps in the single digits, so I stayed with her at her house while big sis had dance class. She thought she was pretty cute walking around in my slippers!
When Zoe and mom got home, we had some pizza and drinks. Z was hilarious. She told Alexa to tell Kurty (what she calls Kurtis) that he’s a very bad boy. When we asked what he did, she said he ate all the grapes! Funny story. Early last summer, she came to our house and I gave her a few grapes. She must have loved them more than we all realized, because she’s still scarred that the next time she came over we didn’t have any. When she asked why not, I had told her Kurtis had eaten them all. Let me tell you, she has not forgotten that! We even had to Facetime him about it. I think she may have finally forgiven him. This is a screenshot from the video I took of her explaining why she was mad at him and I can’t stop laughing each time we watch it. Girl apparently loves her grapes!
We got caught up on the latest season of Ozark. Wow, that show is intense! When it’s extra cold out, Hawkeye now prefers to sleep in the lap of whomever is in the swivel chairs.
He now also loves to use the blanket from Kurtis’ desk chair to burrito himself up. It’s so funny to watch him spin in circles until he gets this right!
We took the cats out for a ride Saturday and decided to let them share a pupaccino from Starbucks, minus the dog bone. Shockingly, Bailey was the only one interested. The only human food she’ll ever eat is canned pumpkin, so it was hilarious that she was so interested!
I had to bring in a few extra chairs for puzzle support over the weekend 😉
Lastly, I wanted to let you know that Serena & Lily is doing 20% off custom upholstery orders. That includes the swivel chairs and our sofa in the pool house that we love so much!
POOL HOUSE LIVING ROOM SOURCES: Outdoor Sofa (Perennials Basketweave – Chalk) | Outdoor Swivel Chairs (Perennials Basketweave – Coastal Blue) | Round Storage Coffee Table | Round Storage Side Table | Rug | Woven Stools | Indoor/Outdoor Palm Pillow Cover | Indoor/Outdoor Striped Pillow Cover | Indoor/Outdoor Fringe Lumbar Pillow Cover | Floating Shelf Mantel | Frame TV (teak frame) | Ceiling Fan | Colorblock Vase | Wood Bowl | Seaglass | Recycled Glass Beads | Bone Beads | “Beautiful” Coffee Table Book | “Dream Decor” Coffee Table Book | “Surf Shack” Coffee Table Book | “Escape” Coffee Table Book | Fireplace Tile
Can you believe we still haven’t eaten out at a restaurant this entire year?! That has to be a record for us. But, we’ve already made plans for tacos and margaritas on Thursday, and I’m already counting down the hours!
Recent Buys & Sales
Following are some sale from the weekend that have carried over and are still going strong! You can see my top picks here.
- AMAZON has a number of deals in their Today’s Deals section. You can shop their site here.
- ANN TAYLOR is offering 20% off one style, 30% off two styles, and 40% off 3+ styles with code REFRESH. You can shop their site here.
- ANTHROPOLOGIE has a number of new items in their sale section! You can shop their site here.
- BALLARD DESIGNS is offering 20% off lighting, rugs and wall decor! You can shop their sale here.
- BANANA REPUBLIC is offering an additional 50% off sale styles. You can shop their site 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 up to 50% off regular priced styles, plus an extra 60% off sale styles with code MORE and an extra 10% off regular-priced styles at checkout with code ADDON. You can shop their sale here.
- J CREW is offering up to 50% off weekend-ready styles and an extra 50% off women’s sweaters and shoe sale styles and extra 30% off other 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 50% off clearance items with code YESPLEASE! Some of my favorite recent finds including this Striped Button-Front Sweatshirt I have and love in two colors was recently restocked! You can shop their sale here.
- LOFT is offering up to 50% off full-priced styles with code REFRESH. 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 up to 30% off bags and accessories and free shipping on orders $100+ with code SHIPFREE. You can shop their site here.
- MARSHALL’s has a number of deals sitewide plus free shipping on orders of $89+ with code SHIP89. You can shop their site here.
- MICHAELS is offering 20% off regular priced items with code 22MADEBYYOU. You can shop their site here.
- NORDSTROM has a number of new markdowns in their sale section. They’re also offering 2X points on beauty products for Nordy Club members. You can shop their sale items here.
- OLD NAVY is offering 40% off your purchase to GAP Inc. cardmembers with code FORTY. You can shop their sale here.
- OVERSTOCK is an extra 15% off red tag items throughout their site! You can shop their sale here.
- POTTERY BARN currently has limited sales. Read more about what I’ve heard about potential upcoming sales here. You can shop their sale here.
- RIFLE PAPER CO. has a bunch of cute items on sale, including 2022 planners if you’re still needing one. You can shop their site here.
- SERENA & LILY is offering 20% off upholstered furniture with code CUSTOM. They also have a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their sale here.
- SOLO STOVE is offering up to 35% off firepit bundles just in time for spring! You can shop their site 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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Sue says
I love your Weekend Recap telling about house decor/improvements, what you and Kurtis have been up to and what your cats have been doing. I have two cats, one 5 1/2 years old and the other 9 months. They either like to curl up under throw rugs or the older cat will root-around in one of my bed pillow pillowcases and sleep inside of it.
Stay warm and think Spring.
Sarah says
So glad you enjoy them! And that’s funny about your cats. It’s crazy how they’re all so different!
Debra says
Thanks a million for finding and posting the cane wrapped vase from Michael’s! I snagged it for less than $12 and am loving it with the faux viburnum that Michael’s had in stock.
Sarah says
So happy you love it!
jen says
Remind me why you are not dining out? feel like I missed something- other than Covid!
Love your house and taste!
Sarah says
Thank you! And it was actually because we did Dry January and were trying to eat a lot healthier, so we find it’s just easier to avoid temptation at restaurants!
Sher Strbjak says
Hay Erin,
I love reading your weekly shopping updates
I love your pool house sofa and chairs!
But they too pricey for my budget
Do you have any other ideas ?
Thanks have a great weekend!
Sarah says
Thank you! Are you looking for indoor/outdoor furniture or just indoor? These are Performance fabrics to accommodate potentially wet bathing suits. Wasn’t sure if that’s also what you’re looking for?