Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I’m coming to you a bit late this morning because we had to deal with a snake “situation” in the pool. So, that was a fun start to the week 😉 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’ll be sharing my fall design boards with you later this week. And although I haven’t actually started decorating for fall yet, I wanted to share a quick look at some of the Walmart fall items I shared in a collage last week.
SOURCES: Faux Stems | Vase | Wood Pumpkin | Scalloped Tray | Sectional | Console Table
The floral pillow is reversible and I love the brown and blue tones for fall!
SOURCES: Lamp | Sectional | Reversible Floral Pillow | Plaid Pillow | Pumpkin Pillow
This cute little white ribbed vase is so chic!
SOURCES: Console Table | Vase | “Saints of Old Florida” | “Surf Like A Girl” | Rattan Box Set | Gingko Stems
After reaching out to a local wallpaper installer to set up a time to measure, I’ve been testing more and more wallpaper samples. I know I for sure want the powder bathroom and our upstairs bathroom done right away. This blue striped paper will be installed horizontally rather than vertically in our upstairs bathroom.
BATHROOM SOURCES: Scalloped Mirror | Sconces | Faux Peonies | Glass Vase | Cabinet Knobs | Faucet
I’m still undecided in the powder bathroom, but will likely use one of these from Serena & Lily. I have two other samples on the way I want to test first. The picture is distorted a bit with the wide angle shot but I couldn’t fit much in the frame otherwise.
SOURCES: Cane Mirror | Light Fixture | Palm Wallpaper | Granada Wallpaper
I finally selected a light fixture for our guest bedroom and we installed that yesterday. It was a bit of a challenging fixture with the three wires rather than a single wire with a typical chain. But I love how it looks and am excited to work on this space more. It needs it!
BEDROOM SOURCES: Bed | Bench | Light Fixture | Quilt
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve officially lived in our house for one year as of this coming Thursday! I plan to do a home tour with the updates we’ve made since that time. It will also kind of double as a semi-summer home tour before I start decorating for fall!
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 for work most of the week last week. It was his longest time away in quite some time so it gave me plenty of time to work on things around the house and hit a few favorite stores around town!
SummerStory in Alys Beach is always a favorite stop. Everything is always styled so beautifully and I always manage to find a little gem (or candle) to bring home with me!
I also stopped into one of my favorite stores, BeCasa. I had seen that cute top on their Instagram page so wanted to check it out in person. They carry both home and fashion and I literally geeked out when I saw some shells they were selling. I have been looking for some large ones for ages and these were stunning. I’m not even exaggerating when I say this may have been my favorite purchase of the year!
I styled our entryway a bit for summer and this shell was the perfect finishing touch! I’ll share more later this week.
SOURCES: Console Table | Lamp | “Saints of Old Florida” | “Surf Like A Girl” | Rattan Box Set | Vase
I also swung into Bohlert Massey, which is right across from BeCasa. They’re a local interior design firm but they have a cute little shop too. Most items are way out of my budget, but I always find a lot of inspiration and beautiful vignettes. They also tend to carry a small selection of fresh flowers you can purchase, and they also stock some really amazing candles and other styling pieces!
The cats were extra clingy to my side with Kurtis out of town. Both trying to look the cutest they possibly could.
Saturday night we headed to Santa Rosa Beach for dinner out with friends. It started to downpour when we left our house but then when we arrived, we were met by a beautiful rainbow!
We have a French friend who wanted us all to try his friend’s French restaurant, Renaissance. It was so delicious and such an enjoyable evening!
After hanging the light fixture in the guest bedroom, Kurtis and I headed down to the beach for a few hours on Sunday. We had lunch, relaxed a bit, and walked the beach for shells.
We then grabbed an early dinner before heading home and having a golf cart ride with Chris and Rachel.
We ended the night with the last episode of Suits. We’re completely done with the whole series now, and even though I was ready to be done with it, I may have also shed a few tears when it was over 😉
We’re off to Iowa and Omaha later this week for the long weekend to attend our niece’s baby shower and to spend time with family and our besties and goddaughters! We’re really looking forward to it!
Recent Buys & Sales
Following are some sales from the weekend that have carried over and are still going strong! There are already a lot of Labor Day sales that have started!
- AMAZON has a number of deals today! You can shop their site here.
- ANN TAYLOR is offering 25% off tops and sweaters as well as an extra 50% off sale styles. You can shop their site here.
- ANTHROPOLOGIE has added new items to their sale section and are also offering an additional 40% off home sale styles (excluding furniture)!You can shop their site here.
- BALLARD DESIGNS is offering 20-75% 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 Labor Day Sale. You can shop their site here.
- GAP is offering 40-60% off new styles as an extra 60% off sale styles. You can shop their sale here.
- J CREW is offering 40% off sitewide (exclusions apply). You can shop their site here.
- J CREW FACTORY is offering up to 60% off everything (including new arrivals) and an extra 20% off and free shipping on $100+ and 25% off $125+ with code FALL4NEW. You can shop their sale here.
- LOFT is offering up to 75% off sale 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 50% off bags, accessories and travel and free shipping on orders $150+ with code SHIPFREE. 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 shop their site here.
- OLD NAVY is offering 50% off tees today. You can shop their sale here.
- ONE KINGS LANE is offering up to 40% off bestsellers. You can shop their sale here.
- POTTERY BARN is offering up to 60% off in their Labor Day sale section with free shipping on 1000s of items. You can shop their sale here.
- REJUVENATION is offering up to 40% off sale styles and an extra 20% off clearance styles with code EXTRA20. You can shop their site here.
- RUGS USA is offering an additional 15% off one item or an additional 25% off two or more items. You can shop their site here.
- SERENA & LILY is hosting a big sale with all things dining related. You can shop their sale here.
- TARGET has a number of home deals with up to 30% off indoor furniture, up to 40% off dressers and nightstands, up to 50% off 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 60% off during their Labor Day sale, as well as an extra 30% off clearance items with code LABORDAY. You can shop their site here.
- WILLIAMS SONOMA is offering 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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