ch-ch-ch-changes
As you’ve probably already noticed we’ve made a few little changes to the ol’ blog. We get a lot of emails from people asking about specific projects or where to find the how to guides. So we decided to make everything a little more user friendly! On our side bar you’ll now find this little gem:
Here all of our most popular series are listed where you will find anything and everything. We used to just link to the category which was nice if you knew the name of every post, but I’m pretty sure even I don’t remember all of them. So for the more visual people out there, we’ve added photos of all of our projects, outfits, recipes, etc. Some of our favorite new additions look like this:
Any project we’ve ever done will now be listed under the “diy projects” tab for your reference [and ours]. Another addition was the “what i wore” page which shows any and all of the outfits I’ve worn in the past, for your shopping/styling convenience.
Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Right? If there’s anything that we haven’t included that you like to reference back to let us know so that we can add it to the list, or if any of the links aren’t working please tell us so that we can fix them in a jiff! We want to make our blog user friendly for everyone, and don’t worry there are a lot of projects and tutorials on the horizon. I can’t wait to share them with you!
what i wore: bug-a-boo
dress {c/o langford market}, sweater {old navy}, shoes {payless}, belt {thrifted ralph lauren}, necklace {thrifted}, bracelet {c/o langford market}, watch {michael kors}, ring {kate spade}
So the other day some of my Reps took me out to lunch for Indian food. It was some much needed girl time with lots of wedding talk, you know.. the usual. About halfway though the meal I noticed that there was a bug in my drink. It was dead and sitting on an ice cube, but nonetheless it was still a big bug.. in my drink. I didn’t want to be rude and interrupt our fun conversation or gross anyone out with my discovery. So I just kept eating my crazy spicy food, knowing I could never sip any of the iced beverage that sat a few inches away. Yes. I am that awkward. Don’t worry, as soon as I got back to the office I downed my nalgene bottle like it was my job.
wedding wednesday: engagement photo sesh
It’s the moment you’ve we’ve all been waiting for! Our engagement photos are officially up! Below are some of our favorites, but you can view the whole gallery here.
WARNING: before you scroll down, prepare to see a whole lot of PDA. I mean we’re in love for crying out loud!
All images from Lynsey Creative
reader diy: freshening up your curb appeal
Do you guys remember when we had this reader question from Sarah who needed help choosing colors to freshen up the exterior of her home? Well guess what? She totally took my advice and over the holidays painted her house! Check it out..
I mean, it’s like night and day! It’s amazing what a few coats of paint can do to give your home a whole new look. Here is what Sarah said:
Hey Catharine,
Well they guys finished the house and we LOVE it!!! We made a few changes. 1) Our painter was using Sherwin Williams paint and since we didn’t have a Benjamin Moore store anywhere near us I had to match the house and trim color to the ones you selected. Sooooooooo I took a picture with my iPhone of the Benjamin Moore colors and color matched them on my Sherwin Williams app. 2) We decided to go for black instead of navy (even though I have always wanted a navy front door) because our neighbors trim is navy and I felt like we would be competing. Plus I love black and I think it makes everything look really sharp. It looks like a totally different house!!!
Thank you so much for your help!!
Sarah
It really does look like a completely different house Sarah, and I’m so glad that you guys are happy with it! Now let’s compare my ghetto rendering and the newly painted house:
Looks pretty spot on right? 
I still can’t get over how much of a transformation this was. Thanks again Sarah for sharing!
reader question: ohh baby baby
I received a question from one of my dear friends Sophie who wanted some help with the newest room in her house.. the baby’s room! Here is what she wrote:
Hey! So, I want your opinion on what color curtains I should get for the baby room. One of the walls has 2 windows which brings quite a bit of daylight into the tiny room. That’s a good thing, but I want to be able to block the light if needed.
Ok, the bedding is gray (like the color on the walls), dark gray, aqua, yellow (like the color on the walls), and white. I’m thinking of bringing in a pop of the aqua in by using a carpet tile rug, compliments of Interface. I’m leaning more towards using dark gray/charcoal colored curtains or white. I also want to put 96” curtains up in the closet because they used to have the old heavy metal sliding doors that never worked so we threw them away. I was thinking of using white for that…What do you think?? What colors would you recommend? These are the curtains I’m registered for that match the bedding:
but if I don’t get them I don’t want to buy them because I can find something cheaper. Plus, they might be a little too busy for me…
-Sophie
Okay first of all.. I love your colors! That sounds totally awesome. Honestly you can never go wrong with white for the windows, but I’d pick a nice thick linen because when you want light it glows, and when you want it dark they’re very good at blocking light. You can always sew a blackout liner to the backs of them if you really want to eliminate light, but then they’ll still be pretty on the front..[considering a lot of blackout panels aren't very attractive] I just love how my white linen drapery panels pop against my grey dining room wall:
They were from Target and super cheap. I think they were about $20 for both panels, and they’re bright enough to glow in the light, yet thick enough to block it out when I close them.
For the closet though, I’d have a little more fun and use the patterned panels that go with the bedding, or if that still feels a little to busy to you, maybe try a nice wide horizontal stripe of like grey/white or aqua/white? [You know I'll make you some!] I think that the closet can be more fun since there is only one closet and two windows, and having the pattern on the windows would probably be a little too much. I think that the closet could be a cool opportunity to add some visual interest without going overboard. I guess what I’m saying is to treat it like a giant closet-sized piece of art. Here are some of my favorite rooms that have added a fun pattern for their closet curtain..
Another perk to having them be a fun pattern is that they’ll hide dirt much easier considering you’ll probably be handling them a lot. These are just suggestions though, and I’m sure whatever you decide will look amazing. I can’t wait to see how the whole room turns out!
If you’re finding yourself in a design pickle shoot us an email and we’d be happy to solve your design dilemmas!
Images from what the vita, baby lifestyles, apartment therapy, freshome, and lonny
