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Woven Bags: For Your Arm, For Your Home

May82018

If you’ve been on Pinterest or Instagram for a hot minute, you’ve probably noticed that woven bags are everywhere. I’m a fan of texture in decorating in general, and if your purse can double as an accessory for your home, it’s a win-win for me. They look great with Summer dresses or draped over hooks in an entry or bathroom for stylish storage.

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source unknown, BHG, Matthew Caughy via OKL, Alyson Haley, Jenni Kayne

I ordered this inexpensive tote last month and included it in my most recent “good things” list. (Unfortunately, it sold out shortly after. . .)

Surprisingly, it became quite the online search to find one that wasn’t a crazy price. (Trendy = mark up.) I went on the hunt for more and came up with these options. Almost all of them are under $50 (several much less) because if you’re as hard on purses as I am–and carry around 50 pounds of other people’s stuff–they don’t last forever. . .

Good Things (April 2018)

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My monthly list of some of the good things I’ve discovered lately. . .

In an attempt to write and send more notes of encouragement, I ordered this pretty stationery.

I have and am a big fan of this swimsuit and it’s on sale now for 50% off–plus an extra 20% off with discount code SPRINGTIME.

On the same subject, I ordered this ($11) dress to wear as a coverup. It was actually a lot cuter in person so I probably won’t save it for just the pool.

Love the substantial tassels–and the price–on these pillow covers.

And same store, different department: these cute slides are a great color.

A lot of you have asked about the Bible I use when I’ve posted pictures of it on my Instagram stories. Sadly, I don’t think they make it anymore, but I was happy to find this one that’s almost exactly the same (version, margin size, etc.) and ordered it for my oldest.

I searched high and low for a straw Summer bag that wasn’t a crazy price. In the same week, I found a straw clutch at Goodwill and this $16 bag from Walmart.com. Go figure.

If you like a good t-shirt bra, this is the best one I’ve found in a long time.

I just finished another book by the same author who wrote An American Marriage. I actually think I liked this one even more.

And in what seems like a quest to dress myself from head to toe in Target, I ordered these incredibly comfortable sandals and wide leg cropped jeans from the Universal Thread collection. (As the reviews suggested, I had to size up in the jeans.)

I’m also really liking this colorful jewelry collection–especially these $13 statement earrings.

See last month’s “good things” post here.

Our Colonial House: Blue and White Entry

Apr262018

As a follow up to my earlier post on choosing artwork for our blue and white entryway, I’m sharing pictures (and sources) of the rest of the space so you can see how it all works together. In our colonial style home, the front door opens to a small area where you can directly see the stairs, the living room, dining room/office and (green) kitchen. That’s a lot of pressure for one little spot so I did my best to make it colorful, fun and hopefully, welcoming.

And before you ask, I did use faux topiaries on my front porch. ;)

I found the pedestal table at an estate sale shortly after we moved in. (Apparently, similar styles are hard to come by, but I did link to a round one that’s close in size below.) The patterned stair runner has been one of the best decisions we’ve made. It shows (almost) nothing.

Further proof that decorating a house takes time. This was shortly after we moved in three years ago:

Another “before” shot. Removing the carpet and replacing/painting the railings instantly made the house look younger. (So many of you have asked for the black paint color name and I don’t have it. . . We had our contractor paint it as part of the upstairs renovation last year, and that was one of the details I left up to him.)

The view from our kitchen (shortly after we moved in and now). . .

I included this mostly just so you could admire my dad’s ‘stache circa 1976.

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