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06/29 DIY

DIY Feather Wall Hanging

I guess I have a thing for wall hangings, huh? I came up with this feather one for the PBteen blog with a young-at-heart approach to a dream catcher alternative. I’ve been seeing a lot of dream catchers around for the summer and love the whimsical look of the feathers so, as I love to do, I simplified the idea to get the look with more ease. Also, it’s totally awakening my inner boho-chic princess.

I shared on Instagram an early peek at the gold-dipped feathers, which was without any surprise my favorite part of this DIY. I used the only gold spray paint I ever use just at the tips for a little gold ombre effect. All the feathers are from Michaels and I definitely inhaled a few fuzzies and choked on them during this project.

I kept to a monochromatic palette not only because it’s my favorite, but also with the hopes to show that color isn’t absolutely necessary for a summer look. This could totally work for fall too, which is going to be here like tomorrow. ALSO, this could easily be done in different colors, especially with what color paint you use at the tips of the white feathers. Would you use a different color?

Find the full tutorial at the PBteen blog!

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06/26 DIY

6 DIYs for the Home

A few of my favorite DIYs from the week, which all happen to be something for the home. That’s a favorite topic around here for sure ;), including that all these ideas are so simple and fairly quick if you’re itching to make something over the weekend!

I love a good marble DIY and the blue color of this one is so striking. Wouldn’t this pitcher be especially perfect for a July 4th party?

A simple, effective, and beautiful copper pipe towel holder.

Such a unique and pretty mirror DIY.

I do like hearts and an easy wall art DIY. I’m also admiring all the pretty decor details peeking into this shot.

Love the natural wood used for this ladder shelf and it could easily be customized with any color or design.

Coasters and trivets are such a cute way to incorporate the moon phase trend.

Thinking about giving any of these ideas a go?

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06/24 Inspiring Spaces

Black Bentwood Chairs

With the prospect of moving to a new place in the near future, I’ve been thinking way ahead about the decor changes I’d want to make, and one that I would prioritize is our dining chairs. We got our current ones from the people that previously lived in our apartment, and at 10 bucks a pop they were really meant to just be placeholders to give us time to look for ones that we loved. Fast forward 2 years later and we’ve made no progress towards replacing them. Funny how that works, huh. This is totally becoming a theme around my place.

I always imagined we’d have black chairs with a white table (surprise surprise), and bentwood chairs in particular are currently the front runners. I’m in love with their simplicity and timeless design, and how they can be both casual and chic. They also look awesome with tulip tables, which is another decor upgrade I dream of making. It’d be amazing to do all bentwood armchairs, but from what I’ve seen they are wildly more expensive and more difficult to find than the regular ones. Ain’t that the way it always is! Still, I love the look of a classic bentwood chair.

If these don’t end up being our dining chairs, having just one for a corner looks like a pretty idea as well, dont’cha think? Boyfriend isn’t completely on board with them because he thinks they look uncomfortable. Screw comfort. No I’m kidding, I don’t think he’s entirely wrong, but anything would be more comfortable than the chairs we have now, so I haven’t thought much about that. Anything that doesn’t have seats that completely sink in like ours is good enough for me!

What do you think of bentwood chairs? Got any of your own?

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06/19 Friday Links

Friday Finds

An exciting weekend ahead- I’ll be running my first ever flower crown workshop at a private event and I’m really, REALLY stoked about it. Should be a lot of fun, and though I’m bummed that I wasn’t able to find a photographer I liked that would be available for it, I’m still going to try and document it as best I can and hopefully share that here later.

Today I’ll be doing all kinds of prep (read: flowers flowers flowers) and then running around in flower crown madness tomorrow. After that I’ve got a birthday party to go to, then for sure going to see dad on Sunday (got any plans for Father’s Day?) A weekend of jam-packed fun, I tell ya.

Would you guys be upset if there was no DIY next week? D: I know, there wasn’t one this week either, but the weekends have been extra crammed lately and I’ve been working on a collab that keeps getting delayed agh. Sorry if it has felt a little thin around here lately, but I’ve got stuff coming! Later. Let’s just enjoy looking at some favorite links:

In love with this dining room makeover with my dream dining table.

Hello chic and versatile bag.

Brushing up on real estate lingo because we are house hunting (!!)

I love marble anything.

Probably my favorite clothing rack DIY ever.

Success requires complaining less.

This apartment. I should really commit to going all black and white already.

Great list of home decor shops.

Need Father’s Day gift tags? Print these.

Did you enter the giveaway I posted a couple days ago? There’s still time!

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06/17 Shop

Cutest Tea Set Ever + AlwaysMod Giveaway

Have I told you before that I’m more of a tea person than a coffee person? I’m a huge fan of the ritual, and also a terribly huge fan of Marimekko, so a Marimekko tea set? I’m dead. Rolling around in happiness dead. Not dramatic at all.

I’ve loved Marimekko designs for a long time (remember this one time from a while ago? Ha!) and if you know me at all, then you wouldn’t expect otherwise.

Clean, graphic, black and white patterns… are these not insanely adorable? These pieces from the Rasymatto Dinnerware Collection are so gorgeously simple and modern in their Scandinavian design. It’s just one of those things that I know I’ll love forever.

AlwaysMod carries a bunch of Marimekko items like these and a lot of other beautiful, modern home decor pieces I know you guys will at least love browsing. Something else I know you’ll also love is that they’re giving away $100 credit to shop any item(s) from their online store! Just enter in the Rafflecopter widget below.

Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only and will run from June 17th at 5:00AM to June 25th at 12AM. One winner will be randomly selected and contacted via email on June 25th and must respond within 48 hours. If no response is received in that time, a new winner will be selected.

Good luck, guys!

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Items featured in this post were generously gifted by AlwaysMod. Thank you for supporting brands that help me help you discover all the cool stuff. It’s fun to love the same things together, I agree. <3

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06/12 Style

Travel Style

I’m taking a quick little trip to San Diego this weekend for a bachelorette party that I’m really, REALLY excited about, not only to reunite with friends I haven’t seen in so long, but also because I haven’t been to San Diego in a few years! I once thought I’d eventually move there, which I guess is not out of the realm of possibility, but point is I love that city and it’s about time I took a visit.

Whenever I’m about to travel, I get the urge to shop for completely new stuff just for the trip (you get like that too, right?), which never actually happens, but we can have fun thinking about it. Some cute things I’ve been eyeing and a couple I’ll actually be taking with me:

1. Hats are a tricky thing for me and this is the first one I’ve really liked for my large head (where my large head girls at?)
2. Bikini top in a favorite print. I’m very much into more modest swimwear.
3. These sunglasses look like I’d love them forever.
4. I’d be happy living in rompers only, and this one works perfect as a swim suit cover-up.
5. I haven’t worn a backpack since high school, but I’m in the market for one because it looks more comfortable for travel.
6. Sandals in my favorite colors that wouldn’t be a pain to take off for future TSA encounters.
7. I splurged on this travel case set and I’m beyond in love. The quality, the COLOR, the fact that I won’t be packing toiletries and little knick knacks in plastic sandwich bags anymore…
8. I’ve needed a travel friendly water bottle for way too long now. This is happening.

Liking any of these? Also, are you into these kind of posts? I always like seeing these lists to help me window shop and discover new things, so I’ll probably be sharing more like it.

Happy weekend, guys! Hope you’re up to something good <3.

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