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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 […]

One of my favorite pieces from this mornings post is the re-vamp I gave my chandelier. Now since my chandelier has a bunch of arms on it doing this project was super easy, but you could always recreate the look by picking up a large embroidery hoop and using it as your base. Here is […]

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DIY Fabric Chandelier

This Sunday I will be celebrating Easter with my family. I’m not hosting this year, but I thought it would be fun to do a little set up of what I would have done if I had been hosting. Now I know we all don’t celebrate Easter so I didn’t go bunny crazy. Hopefully it […]

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Easter Table

Remember a couple of weeks ago when I  disclosed my love for hip hop? Well I must admit that this weeks treat yo self item was inspired by hip hop as well to be exact it was inspired by the song No Diggity. What is this mystery item? Well, it’s a new mug for my […]

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Treat yo self: I like the way you work it…

While most times bone inlay mirrors are used in more rustic and serene design settings I love that they can just as easily be placed in a modern traditional meets preppy meets palm beach regency space and still look right at home. {Interior Design by Ruthie Sommers} Typically I see bone inlay mirrors in the […]

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Bone Inlay Mirrors for a Steal!

Glassy Baby votive holders have graced the tables of many fancy events. They are beautiful hand blown glass votive holders that are available in a rainbow array of colors. I love them, but have never actually picked one up, because I couldn’t justify the $44 price tag. The other day while shopping at Ikea I […]

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DIY GLASSYBABY VOTIVE HOLDER

This weekend started out well with a fun package from Ashley Brooke Designs! We also headed into the city to help my sister start moving out of her apt. Ah I will miss this set up… {Remember the tufted headboard DIY post?Can you believe it use to be a crib rail!} {I’ve gotten tons of […]

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Scenes from my weekend…

Last week blog readers throughout the globe got hit with some bad news. Google Reader is being shut down come July. I don’t personally use Google Reader. I mean I have an account and it’s set up with all of my favorite blogs, but when it comes to my daily readers I always go to […]

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Blog Housekeeping: How to read Effortless Style Blog

I’m in love with this weeks treat yo self item. (Let’s be honest I’m in love with my pick every week.) It takes my love of bags and monograms and brings it together at an affordable price. Now that Hudson is bigger he doesn’t really need a large diaper bag to hold a bunch of […]

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Treat yo self: Monogram Color Dipped Canvas Tote

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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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