Like That | Love This - bedding

 

When we moved into the new house I had visions of a beautiful white and fluffy bed in our master bedroom.  Brandon thought a black dog and white sheets spelled disaster, but I was determined.  I scoured for the perfect comforter set that would fit into our “buy everything for in the house and still have money to pay for the house” budget.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I instantly feel in love with the Vlaencia White Pintucked Duvet from Crane & Canopy!  The pictures make me want to crawl right into that bed!

While the price is great for quality bed linens, it just wasn’t great for us, so I was back on the hunt with my heart still set on pintuck.  And then target happened, because it is amazing, the Threshold Pinched Pleat Duvet Cover Set was just what I was looking for!  We went with the king size comforter on our queen sized bed for the perfect oversized look.

 

 

 And if the thought of having to wash, dry and wrangle a giant duvet into the cover is daunting, you must watch this video from the Meredity Vieiro.

 

We tried the technique this weekend and my mind was blown!!  So incredible!

 

Office Furniture

After sketching out the plans and reading tons of reviews we picked out the furniture for our office space.

I am loving each piece as we put them together and can't wait to see my ideas come to life.

 

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1. JosephineDesk

2. Bookshelf

3. Cube Organizer

4. Craft Desk

5. Chair

The one integral piece I am missing in this new space is color!!  I am currently a big fan of clean white spaces and just can't seem to find the color palette that fits.  As we finish organizing our files and office supplies we hope to add some great color pieces to tie the whole space together.

 

What color scheme are you loving lately?!  Any suggestions?

Weekend Recap

Back to Monday!  We had a great weekend over here and I am sad, as always, that we have to wait five more days to get to do it all again.

 

Saturday while Brandon was working I met my sister for a lunch date at Mermaid's Winery in Norfolk.  We first tried this place for Beth's birthday last year and loved it.  We had been waiting for a great weather weekend to try it again.  Unfortunately the patio had been closed for the season, but we enjoyed ourselves just as much inside. 

 

Can we talk about how much I am loving this fall weather!  The perfect temps for putting together some of my favorite layering outfits.

 I had an epiphany moment over my Saturday morning coffee of how I wanted to lay out our office and after talking it through with my sister, I was excited to head back home to sketch out my space plans, 

 

Sunday started with cinnamon roles and lots of coffee before we drove to World Market to pick up my birthday desk (thanks honey)!  Brandon would have put a pair of horse blinders on me if he could as we walked into that amazing store.  He had to steer me straight to the register as I started to wander.  It was my first time inside and I have already planned my trip back to check it all out!

 

I have to say, the Josephine Desk may be the simplest piece of furniture to put together and I did it all by myself!  It is gorgeous!

 

Three pieces and the same tool I use to use to replace my rollerskate wheels... that's my kind of construction work!

My in-laws invited us over for dinner and we ended our weekend enjoying some homemade pie!

 

How was your weekend?  What has been your favorite furniture finds lately?

 

Office Inspiration

My husband gave me the ultimate birthday gift for my birthday.  Not only did he get me the desk I have been lusting over but I got the green light to decorate the office... my way!

 

This has been both a blessing and a curse!  My mind is now overflowing with ideas for the perfect office space... and the ideas won't stop.  I can't wait to decorate, but I can't choice just one look.

 

Allow me to share the flood of inspiration

 

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 I am leaning towards a white, fresh and modern look.  The space will be used for a mix of blogging and sewing/crafting.  Trying to find the balance of functional and design is the key.

 

Tomorrow will be spent measuring and layout design.  I can't wait to share more as we build this to the space of my dreams!!

Beach Necessities

After an amazing week at the beach this past week I am back to reality and feeling a little bummed.  To reminisce and get my mind back to our little get-a-way, I wanted to share my beach necessities for a perfect few hours in the sand.

 

 

 

1.     Beach Towel

2.     Beach Chair: we grabbed these chairs last summer and what a great purchase!  A cooler pack, built in bag, and pillow!  What is not to love? And it scraps the need for an actual beach bag

3.     Easy Beach Read: Love the simple trashy reads!

4.     iPhone

5.     Sunscreen

6.     Cold Beer & Water: I am pretty sure I would be perfectly content with just these two!

What are your must-haves for a beach day?