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Fall is the perfect season to host an outdoor movie night in your backyard! It’s that time of year when outdoor furniture is still outside and it gets dark earlier than the summer which means your little kiddos can enjoy the movie night as well. It’s so nice to transform your backyard with cozy blankets, […]

round up of budget friendly bar carts

Can you believe it’s already November? Before we know it Thanks No. 1 Modern bar cart with patterned sides that looks great as is, but would also look amazing painted a pop of color! Plus it’s only $157. No. 2 This lucite bar cart is a personal favorite of mine. Look at those chic lines! […]

For the longest time our backyard was mainly just grass and a little small area where we laid down some pavers so that we could set out a little plastic table/chairs during the summer. Not exactly ideal for entertaining. For the past couple of years we have wanted to build a deck and enjoy the […]

While Lauren from Aspiring Kennedy is off on vacation (super jealous) I’m over there taking part in her, “If I could wake up anywhere in the world” series. Any guesses on where I would want to wake up? Here is a hint… For the answer head here and if you want to check out more […]

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Visiting Aspiring Kennedy…

As the temperatures near the 80’s here in NY my mind is on outdoor living. We have a pretty large backyard, but it’s a clean slate with no real seating area. We are looking into tackling a patio this Spring and I’m already sourcing furniture for the space. Here are some benches that have been […]

great buy

Take a seat…

I’m never one to shy away from the call of the jungle so, when I started to spy zebra’s in my favorite accessories I had to share. 1. Z is for Zebra print that work in a nursery and just as easy in a chic living room. Plus they are currently running a 25% off […]

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Z is for Zebra

1. We had a beautiful weekend here in NY. We decided that instead of tackling home projects we should head out and enjoy the weather. Off we went to Brooklyn Flea for let’s face it the FOOD! Had some delicious brick oven pizza from Pizza Moto. 2. After Brooklyn Flea we headed out to meet […]

weekend recap

Scenes from my weekend…

Today’s featured IN HER SHOES lady is the effortlessly stylish Erika from Small Shop. Small Shop is a branding studio that Erika runs. Her graphic design skills are out of this world and I’ve been saving my pennies to use her company when I re-design Effortless-Style. I loved getting a peek into her day. Enjoy […]

In her shoes

IN HER SHOES: Small Shop

Pavement is one of my favorite new pieces in our shop. When I spotted this stylish & affordable (Only $38.70!) lamp the lampshade made me think of Pavement and I knew it would make for a perfect This or That post.

this and that

This & That

This weeks treat yourself item has to be one of my favorites. I practically fell in love with everything in this etsy shop and couldn’t pick just one item so I had to share 5 items instead! No. 1 Now that I have a diaper bag to carry around I try and keep my purses […]

treat yo self

Treat yo self: Week 10

There are a number of tutorials out there on how to make your own ottoman/coffee table in a rectangular or square form. I haven’t seen many in the round variety, but that is exactly what I needed recently for a client and I’m happy to report it’s quite simple to turn this: To this: Here […]

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DIY Round Ottoman

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My living room is one of the rooms that evolved drastically from when we first moved one. Originally I painted the walls chocolate brown and did accents of white, blue and orange. That lasted maybe 2 years.

Our dining room sat empty for months. Okay maybe it was empty for just a handful of weeks and then we couldn’t take it anymore and put in a folding table and plastic outdoor chairs, but in my mind that was still empty.

On the main floor of our house we have a Florida room. Being that it’s a Florida room it is a considered a 3 season room, because there is no heat in the room. The previous owners used it as an indoor patio with outdoor furniture and it looked like this when we moved in.

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