Good morning! I hope you all had a great weekend! Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to over the past week or so.
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Home Projects & Updates
I keep clipping palm fronds around our yard, now that they’re starting to mature a bit. I love that landscape maintenance can also help us decorate for free! Granted these fronds were a bit small for this giant vase, but I love having the fresh greenery around. Unfortunately, so do the cats 😉 I’m still determined to get a much larger saw palm plant in our backyard so I have unlimited easy access to the really good ones!
I wrapped up painting our dining room for the time being. I talk more about that in this dining room post from last week! You can also see a video with even more images here.
DINING ROOM SOURCES: Dining Chairs | Dining Table | Rug | Chandelier | Abstract Art | Vase | Faux Viburnum
I also gave our bedroom a summer bedding refresh last week if you missed that. There’s also some video of that here if you’re interested.
BEDROOM SOURCES: Upholstered Bed (look-for-less option here) | Nightstands | Chandelier | Rug | Reversible Quilt | Reversible Euro Shams | Striped Sheets | Waffle Knit Blanket | Lamps | Cane Wrapped Vase | Water Lilies Art | Coral Style Mirror | Camp Stools
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
We’ve had some gorgeous, and sometimes unusual, sunsets over the past week or so. Our golf cart rides have been all the more beautiful because of it!
Kurtis and I finally made our way over to Cafe Thirty-A for our official anniversary dinner last week. We had a gift card that we’d been wanting to use for ages, and we also wanted to take advantage of their early bird special with buy one, get one half off entrees. Like the old folks that we already are 😉 The ambiance wasn’t my favorite but the service and food were excellent! Kurtis couldn’t stop talking about the cinnamon apple bread pudding with cinnamon ice cream.
A little bit of nature on one of Kurtis’ daily walks.
I ordered this walking pad on Prime Day so I can stop making excuses about why I can’t walk outside 😉 I’ve really been enjoying it and have tried to use it daily since I got it. It’s pretty compact and easy to slide under furniture when not in use. It’s still on a pretty deep discount plus there’s an additional coupon you can clip.
LOFT SOURCES: Similar rug here and here | Sectional | Rattan Cabinet
I have an audience most mornings I use it. One is a particularly loud cheerleader 😉 Also ignore the decor. I’m still in a half spring/half summer transition over here. Just in time to start pulling out the fall decor soon!
On Friday night, I hosted a little party for a few close friends on our street to welcome our friend Ashley. We’ve officially dubbed our street “Influencer Row”, as we have another influencer friend moving to our street later this month, as well! Check out this gorgeous spread with the food each of us contributed! Here’s the reversible egg board/charcuterie board that Rachel used. And here’s the raised circle serving bowl and tray/mini bowl I used for the salad, chicken and bacon. You can also see our all-time favorite margarita glasses peeking out in the top of the photo on the right, below.
Saturday night we planned a last-minute dinner at Amigos with a few friends/business partners to celebrate 100% occupancy at our commercial building! We also ran into another one of our favorite families and spent some time outside after dinner enjoying the live music, conversation and a beautiful evening.
I know it’s a very active week, weather-wise. We were on hurricane watch much of the weekend but thankfully, we won’t be seeing much of hurricane Debby. However, I know it is affecting so many people in the southern states, so I pray you all stay safe! Also hoping my friends in Omaha get their power back after major storms last week!
I’m also very sad to share that my aunt in Utah passed away over the weekend somewhat unexpectedly. With that, I will be flying back to Utah later this week to spend time with my parents, attend the funeral, and be with family. Until all the plans are finalized, I’m not 100% sure what my posting schedule will look like over the coming days/week. I hope you all have a nice week or two until we chat again!
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 $30 off pants, denim and skirts, and an extra 60% off sale styles. You can shop their site here.
- ANTHROPOLOGIE has added new items to their sale section.You can shop their site here.
- BALLARD DESIGNS is offering up to 30% off sitewide! You can shop their sale here.
- BODEN is offering 10% off new womenswear styles Q3T7. You can shop their site here.
- CRATE & BARREL is offering up to 60% off during their summer clearance sale. You can shop their site here.
- GAP is offering 40-60% off select styles plus an extra 50% off sale. You can shop their sale here.
- J CREW is offering up to 50% off wear-now styles and an extra 50% off select sales styles with code SHOPNOW. You can shop their site here.
- J CREW FACTORY is offering 50% off everything plus an extra 15% off orders $100+ with code HALLPASS. You can shop their sale here.
- LOFT is offering up to 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.
- MARK & GRAHAM is offering up to 60% off select styles plus free shipping with code SUMMER. 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.
- NORDSTROM has a number of new items in their sale section. You can see my top picks here and you can shop their site here.
- OLD NAVY is offering 50% off all shoes, as well as special pricing on jeans for the entire family. You can shop their sale here.
- ONE KINGS LANE is offering up to 40% off as part of their Living Room Sale. You can shop their sale here.
- POTTERY BARN is offering up to 60% off in their sale section with free shipping on 1000s of items. You can shop their sale here.
- REJUVENATION is hosting their End of Summer warehouse sale, with up to 60% off. You can shop their site here.
- RUGS USA is offering an extra 25% off customer favorites with code FAVES. You can shop their site here.
- SERENA & LILY is offering 20% off upholstery items with code MAKEITYOURS. You can shop their sale here.
- TARGET has a number of home deals with 40% off chairs and ottomans, up to 40% off desks and chairs, up to 40% off indoor furniture and rugs, and 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 a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
- TUCKERNUCK has a number of new items added to their sale section, as well as free shipping and free returns on everything. You can shop their site here.
- WALMART has further marked down our favorite budget chair to make it even more affordable! And this Serena & Lily look-for-less patio set is on MAJOR markdown! You can shop their site here.
- WEST ELM is offering up to 50% off as well as an extra 20% off clearance items with code AUG20. You can shop their site here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA is offering up to 50% off items in their warehouse sale as well as up to 75% off in their clearance section. You can shop their site here.
I hope you all have a great week!
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Pat says
Hi, Sarah
I’m very sorry to hear about your aunt. It’s so nice that you can go and be with your family at this sad time.
Linda Grubbs says
I’m sorry to hear about your Aunt.
Boy! You DO have some gorgeous sunsets…nice photos.
Love the dining room paint … looks terrific.
Sue says
Sarah, so sorry for the loss of your aunt and prayers for you and your family.