Good morning! I hope you all had a nice weekend! I can’t believe that Christmas is only two weeks from today. I need time to slow down a bit! Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to over the past week.
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Home Projects & Updates
In case you missed it, last week I shared our Coastal Christmas Home Tour! It’s nice to have our house decorated now so that we can just enjoy the rest of the season that seems to fly by more quickly each year.
OFFICE SOURCES: “Deck The Halls” Art | “Fa La La” Art | Lamps (also here) | Console Table | Melamine Bowl | Blue Ornaments | Green Ornaments | Topiary and Vase – old from Pottery Barn
Last week, you may remember I shared the drama with our fridge and it taking three months to arrive. At the time, they told us the panels for the fridge likely wouldn’t be installed until the new year. Well, I got a call Monday night and they asked if they could install first thing Tuesday morning. Ha! So, outside of leveling it, it’s completely done!
Not totally symmetrical but the white panels definitely help the fridge to blend in a little better. Now we just need to figure out our counters. I haven’t gone into it too much, but you may recall the company replaced them (their choice) right before we moved in. The issue is, the two slabs still don’t match. You can tell a bit below, but they also haven’t been sealed yet (their choice) because there is still water continuing to come out of it. Something definitely isn’t right but at this point I’ll probably wait until the new year to address it further.
I then got a call asking if our new kitchen pendant light could be installed. This was a head scratcher because I never wanted a new light. But the builder insisted on it. I had asked them to remove one chain (clear back before we moved in) because one was clearly higher than the other. He insisted that the shades were two different sizes. Once they removed the chain, I was happy with how they looked, but he said the one needed to be replaced. Long story short, that also occurred last week.
My friend Kris was in town and I had her bring her Two Pages fabric samples along with her. I’m sure many of you have seen the viral Amazon pinch pleat custom curtains. I knew all year I was going to order some but wanted to see the colors in real life against our paint. With our 12′ ceilings on main and 10′ ceilings upstairs, it’s hard to find off-the-rack options. I had been fairly certain that the Beige White was the color I wanted (second from the right in the top pic below, and second from left in the bottom) but the name had been throwing me off. It’s hard to tell in pics, but the Snow White is very stark and a little too bright against our Snowbound paint. So, Beige White is the definite winner. I hope to get some ordered this week and I’ll share more once they arrive and are installed! If you don’t need custom sizes, check out their listing here with tons of lengths (and a 12% off coupon today)!
Although I’m sad the holidays are so quickly approaching, I’m also really excited to get back to some “regular” decorating in the new year. There are so many projects I have in mind to put our touch on this house!
Top Sellers Of The Week
Following are the top sellers from last 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!
Around Town & For Fun
Kurtis was traveling most of the week for work and then had some flight delays getting home. But my friend Kris from Driven by Decor spent several days with me before heading to a 50th birthday weekend in Rosemary Beach for one of her friends! Kris is more of a dog lover, but that didn’t stop the cats from jumping up every time she sat down, basically begging her to pet them 😉
LIVING ROOM SOURCES: Sofa (read my full review here) | Coffee Table | Indoor/Outdoor Striped Rug | Christmas Tree | Blue Velvet Ribbon (similar here) | Light Blue Orb Ornaments | Orange Orb Ornaments | Faux Orange Stems | Oyster Shell Ornaments: purchased locally at the Acton Academy of 30A kids fair | Cableknit Throw Pillow Cover | Velvet Pillow Cover | Lamps | Ceramic Houses | Console Table | Pom Throw Blanket
We had a few fun lunches and dinners around town. The weather was a bit chilly, but it almost made the vibe more festive. Our lunch at Citizen in Alys Beach was probably my favorite!
We also did some shopping one day in Rosemary Beach and I always love just how festive the town, restaurants and shops are.
Speaking of festive, I had some of my Black Friday orders arrive this week, and as you likely know, I can never get enough of stripes and tartan plaid!
SOURCES: Striped Red Shirt | Sequined Striped Top | Green Striped Top | Plaid Jewel Button Shirt | Flats (these run small – size up) | Indoor/Outdoor Striped Rug
I actually wore the Plaid Jewel Button Shirt Saturday night for an in-house dinner party! I had met the birthday girl, Susan, at Kris’ 50th birthday down here two years ago. They invited me to join them for her birthday meal Saturday night and it was so much fun!
It was great to be reunited with a few friends I met on Kris’ 50th birthday trip two years ago.
The table was set beautifully and the meal and wine pairing from The Polished Chef was excellent!
Here’s Susan, the birthday girl! So sweet of her to invite me to the party! Such a memorable evening!
Sunday after church, we needed to kill some time before the Verizon store opened. I was needing a new phone and they were still offering their Black Friday deals. Kurtis has been craving Texas Roadhouse, mostly so that he could play the tabletop trivia again. Ha! Needless to say, I’m not sure he’ll want to go back again after our pitiful showing yesterday.
The weather turned pretty cold as the day progressed, but last night we had the most beautiful sunset! Photos just don’t do it justice!
A cold front definitely came in overnight, and we awoke to temperatures in the 30’s! Not super unusual for this time of year, but also still a shock to the system!
We head to Utah late next week to spend Christmas with my side of the family, so we have a lot we want to pack in this week! We have plans to head to Seaside one night for dinner and to check out their decorations, and also drive around looking at lights. With travel and everyday business, we haven’t done a great job of getting out and enjoying all our cute towns have to offer, so that’s the goal this week/weekend!
Recent Buys & Sales
Following are some sales from the weekend that have carried over and are still going strong!
- AMAZON has a number of deals today! You can shop their site here.
- ANN TAYLOR is offering 40% off your full-priced purchase and 50% off outerwear. You can shop their site here.
- ANTHROPOLOGIE is offering an additional 40% off items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- BALLARD DESIGNS is offering 20% off sitewide and free standard shipping! You can shop their sale here.
- GAP is offering 40-60% off their best gifts, and an extra 50% off sale styles. You can shop their sale here.
- J CREW is offering up to 50% off almost everything. Prices as marked. You can shop their site here.
- J CREW FACTORY is offering 50% off everything plus take an extra 20% off orders of $100+ with code FESTIVE. You can also take an extra 70% off clearance styles with code JINGLE. You can shop their sale here.
- LOFT is offering sweaters starting at $20 and 40% off full-priced styles. You can shop their sale here.
- LULULEMON has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- MADEWELL is offering 30% off your purchase and an extra 40% off sale styles with code GETGIFTING. You can shop their site here.
- MARK & GRAHAM is offering up to 50% off select items and an extra 20% off clearance items with code EXTRA20! You can shop their site here.
- MARSHALLS 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 hosting their Winter Tent Sale, with items marked up to 70% off. You can shop their site here.
- MICHAELS is offering an additional 25% off your purchase with code 25MRYCMAS. You can shop their site here.
- NORDSTROM has a Limited-Time Sale section that’s worth checking out! You can shop their site here.
- OLD NAVY is offering 50% off all jeans for the family and 30% off your order, including clearance (no code required). You can shop their sale here.
- POTTERY BARN is offering up to 50% off during their Holiday Sale as well as free shipping on 1000s of items! Our favorite (and the cats’ favorite) cozy pom throw is finally on sale! They also have my favorite velvet pillow covers $10 off! You can shop their sale here.
- REJUVENATION is offering up to 40% off lighting, rugs, decor and more as well as free shipping. They also have an extra 20% off clearance with code EXTRA20. You can shop their site here.
- RUGS USA is offering buy one item, get a second for 50% off with code GREEN. You can shop their site here.
- SERENA & LILY has up to 40% off favorites of the season and free shipping. They have also added some additional items in the sale section. You can shop their sale here.
- TARGET has a number of home deals, including 40% off Room & Joy furniture (with Circle), up to 30% off floorcare, up to 30% off furniture, plus tons more! 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 shop their site here.
- TORY BURCH has added additional items to their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- TUCKERNUCK has a number of new items added to their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- WALMART has up to 65% off on their flash deals. You can shop all of their sales here.
- WAYFAIR is offering up to 70% off sitewide for their big Holiday sale – plus it all ships free. You can shop their site here.
- WEST ELM is offering up to 50% off and free shipping on 1000s of items. You can shop their site here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA is offering up to 75% off clearance items. You can shop their site here.
I hope you all have a great week!
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pat lynch says
Hi, Sarah
Happy Almost Christmas! Your home looks beautiful, you have accomplished a lot in a very short time. Quick question, it wasn’t clear to me how to order the fabric samples from Two Pages?? Can you provide a link or any ideas how to obtain one?
Thanks so much,
Pat
Sarah says
Hi Pat – Thank you so much! So my friend Kris brought the sample book to me (she had ordered it for her own drapes). You can get one here as well: https://amzlink.to/az0NEup9ndQJZ. They don’t offer the single fabric samples from what I can tell – you have to order the full book. I hope that helps!