Good morning! Is anyone else as excited as I am that it’s officially spring now?! Bring on the warmer weather! Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to this past week.
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Home Projects & Updates
Over the weekend, Kurtis got a wild hair to finally build out my side of the closet. You may recall, as part of the pool house project, we had the option to expand our closet (which was previously very small by today’s standards). Since it was a now-or-never type situation with the changing rooflines, we decided to go forward with it and solve one of the biggest detriments to our home. It’s rather large, because we just had to go with the space where the natural rooflines would meet. So much potential! The new space has been finished for months, but, when it came time to order closet systems we stalled. So I essentially haven’t had a closet since July or so. Most of my clothes have been on a six foot folding table in the space, while some of my shirts are hanging in our old closet.
We got bids from multiple places, but to be honest, the quotes were pretty crazy, took months and months to arrive, and honestly, we didn’t love any of the plans. So, Kurtis decided on Saturday that he was going to build it out on Sunday. I had gotten so used to not having a closet, so I basically said go for it!
He headed to Menards and found supplies to replicate what is in our other closets. For $143 it came together pretty dang quickly! The box in the middle is the access to our HVAC system in the pool house living room ceiling. So, I’ll plan to use that section for long hanging clothes.
Henley approves!
The reality is, we’ve lived like this since July(?ish) so it feels kind of surreal to have a project like this underway. I was used to my 6′ folding table and half a closet for clothes. So it’s pretty exciting to get this underway so quickly! All the install is basically done. Now I just need to caulk/fill/paint this week and she’ll be good to go!
We’ll eventually figure out some shelving for folded clothes and shoes, but for now, this is such an improvement! And the great news is, if we ever decide to go custom down the road, we can reuse the $143 worth of supplies in our basement or elsewhere in the house. Kurtis said he’ll work on a supply list and mini tutorial for those interested. It was a super quick project and only required my help when he needed to lift the full-length pieces into place.
While Kurtis was hard at work on the closet, I was doing a few projects of my own in the den! I had actually gone in to sort out which pillows I wanted to use around the house for spring. But then I decided to hang the curtains I’ve had since summer and play around with new art/a gallery wall.
DEN SOURCES: Sectional | Coffee Table | Scallop Light Fixture | Gallery Wall Frames (look for less here) | Roman Shades | Striped Bench
I feel like Kurtis rarely listens to me ramble on about project plans until I start hauling out the drill and hammer. Suddenly he then has all the questions that should have been asked months ago 😉 I’ll share the updated space soon once it’s all wrapped up. It’s basically just tasks I had planned to do since last fall and never got around to.
My best little “helper” and supervisor. She doesn’t love change, but she’s there every step of the way supervising me to make sure I do it her way!
I also brought out these spring flowers I shared in my Wednesday Watch List! The pic looked great on my phone, but now I’m realizing on my computer that since it was in portrait mode, it blurred out some of the stems and buds. So this is kind of what it looks like 😉 But I love how pretty and organic these feel for spring and summer! I am only using one of the bouquets here.
SOURCES: Faux Queen Anne’s Lace & Cosmos Bouquet | Vase | Cabinet Knobs
I’m excited to hopefully wrap up the closet this week and get all my clothes into place! I’m also hoping to wrap up even more of spring so I can finally photograph a spring home tour (I skipped last year’s)!
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 two weeks, 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
With our travels back from Florida and the time change, it honestly felt like a very long week. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t have any fun during those long times!
Tuesday night, we met Kurtis’ sister and brother-in-law for dinner at Lazlo’s. Since we wrapped up pretty early, we headed to our house to enjoy a drink in the pool house bar. It was the FIRST time it was used as intended and it was so fun to experience, even if for a short time before the sun went down. It’s getting us even more excited for summer than we typically are!
We also had our mulch refreshed early in the week (we used Innovative Outdoors, if you’re local, and were very happy with their work!). The weather was beautiful so the cats got to enjoy their new patio space. Hawkeye definitely thinks he owns the joint!
It was so great to open the windows and doors for an hour or two!
It’s not spring in Nebraska if two turkeys don’t set off your security cams when they intrude in your backyard 😉 Kurtis yelled down at me a few days ago to ask if those were turkeys on the cameras. By the time I could locate them, they were taking a casual stroll down the sidewalk. No big deal!
Another sign of spring – the light changing and creating the best glow in our home at various times of day. It’s definitely not winter any longer!
I also spotted some day lilies sprouting around our yard! Definitely not sad about this at all!
Saturday night, we had our annual corned beef and cabbage meal with our BFFs and goddaughters. I asked Zoe to show me the party decorations, that her cousins helped her with, and she was pretty proud!
The food, per usual, was incredible, even if it’s not the most photogenic 😉 Kurtis officially declared it his second favorite meal of the year after Thanksgiving.
My favorite budget faux cherry blossom stems are finally back in stock, just in time for spring! You get three stems for about half the cost of one stem at Pottery Barn! I have two sets (for a total of six stems) in the vase below.
SOURCES: Faux Cherry Blossom Stems | Tall Urn | Smaller Urn | Abstract Art | Cane Cabinet Door
Definitely looking forward to spring and the nicer weather ahead! I’m feeling motivated to get a bunch of projects done before summer rolls around, too!
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. This designer look for less light fixture is nearly 20% off today! You can shop their site here.
- ANN TAYLOR is offering an extra 40% off sale styles. You can shop their site here.
- ANTHROPOLOGIE hase a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- BALLARD DESIGNS is offering 20% off all outdoor! 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.
- CRATE & BARREL is offering up to 60% off 1000s of in-stock and ready to ship items. You can shop their site here.
- GAP is offering an extra 50% off sale styles with code FAST, and an extra 10% off regular-priced styles at checkout with code PERK. You can shop their sale here.
- J CREW is offering a limited time sale on wear-now styles. Plus, rewards members (free to join) get $100 of a $250 purchase once signed in. On top of that, cardholders can get 20% off their purchase with code CARDLOVE. You can shop their site here.
- J CREW FACTORY is offering up to 50% off everything. Plus if you’re a cardholder, you can get an extra 20% off your purchase with code CARDPERKS. You can shop their sale here.
- LOFT is offering 20% off $50+, 30% off $100+ and 50% off $200+ with code MORE! You can shop their sale here.
- LULU & GEORGIA is hosting their Friends & Family sale with 25% off with code with code FAMILY25. You can shop their site here.
- LULULEMON has added a bunch of popular items to their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- MADEWELL is offering 20% off everything for Insiders (it’s free to join). Simply sign in at checkout to see your discount. You can shop their site here.
- MARK & GRAHAM is offering free shipping on orders $100+ and free gift wrap with code SPRING. 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.
- MCGEE & CO is offering an additional 20% off sale styles with code FINALFEW. 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. You can shop their sale items here.
- OLD NAVY is offering up to 50% off storewide. Plus get 30% off your purchase at checkout (no code required). You can shop their sale here.
- OVERSTOCK is hosting their Semi-Annual Sale with 1000s of items up to 70% off! You can shop their sale here.
- POTTERY BARN currently has limited sales & clearance items here. Read more about what I’ve heard about potential upcoming sales here. You can shop their sale here.
- REJUVENTATION is hosting a Spring Refresh Sale with up to 60% off select styles for your home. You can shop their site 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 sitewide with code HOME, including items in their sale section. You can see my top picks here. 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 and is offering free shipping on orders $89+ with code SHIP89! You can see some of recent top picks this week here. 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 their Fresh Savings Event with items up to 70% off. You can shop their site here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA HOME is also hosting their Fresh Savings Event 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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Please tell me the blue paint color on one wall. Thank you
Sure – no problem! It’s Benjamin Moore Hale Navy 🙂
HI:
The chest that is in your best sellers for the week ( from Walmart), did you purchase? How is the quality for the price? Thank you
Hi Marianne! Yes, we’ve owned it for four or five years and are really happy with it. It sells out pretty frequently. It used to be in our entryway but now it’s in my office. You can see it in the first picture of this home tour: https://lifeonvirginiastreet.com/2020-spring-home-tour/.
Hi Sarah!
I looked around but couldn’t find what color blue you painted your pool house island?
Hi Jenn! It’s Benjamin Moore Santorini Blue 🙂