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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 […]

Last week I bookmarked this great DIY post from Joi’s blog Here is Joi’s wreath: Joi got the tutorial from Lindsay. Here is Lindsay’s take on it: Lindsay got the tutorial from Danielle via Meg’s blog. Here is Danielle’s version: Here is Megan’s version: I knew right away that I wanted to tackle it as […]

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DIY Yarn Wreath

I’ve been at the computer all day long, every day for the last couple of days trying to finish up the new blog. It’s exhausting. I think I’m going to need a massage appointment after it finally launches. One of the items on my to-do list was set up a fan page for Effortless Style, […]

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Fan Page

Hi All, Hope you all had a lovely weekend. I’m sorry to continue to be tease with the new blog revamp. We are almost there! There are lots of new additions to the blog, which means a lot more prep work on the back end.  In order to sweeten the waiting I’ve decided to do […]

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Giveaway Day!

I love a room with fresh flowers. It doesn’t need to be anything fancy, but a touch of flowers brightens up a room and makes me smile. I try to never spend more than $5 or $10 dollars on a bunch so most times my flowers are coming from my supermarket or deli. Instead of […]

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1, 2, 3 Floral Arrangement

I know we haven’t even hit Thanksgivings yet, but I’m already eager to celebrate the new year! My main reason for excitement? These stylish New Year’s notecards: Close up of zebras: Reminds me of one of my favorite wallpapers: {Designed by Miles Redd} Hmm I wonder if I could get a similar look with a […]

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Leaping into the New Year

A little over a year ago the first virtual home decor magazine hit the web. We all instantly fell in love with Lonny. Positives:  -Fills the void that Domino left in my heart. -Effortless style in the products they spotlight. -Easy to navigate website -Ability to purchase print copies Negative: -Would love to see more […]

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Virtual Newstands

I love that Lulu from Lulu DK whipped out a paintbrush when she was craving color and took her fabric covered hallway from this colorway: To this: Love it. Now I totally want that exact color way in my home. Fingers crossed I’ll be able to get my hands on some because due to her […]

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Rainbow Brite

Yesterday I took a little break from work and went online to Tory Burch to virtually shop. In all of my clicking I found my way to the locations section and saw amazing pictures of many of their locations. While all the stores have the Tory Burch feel to them I found a bunch of […]

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Tory Time

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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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