Favorite Things

Are you working on a wish list or what to get people for the holidays? Me too! Melissa from 320 Sycamore comes out with her Favorite Things list every year and I decided to link up some of my favorite things too. Most of my items are things I have and have enjoyed or things I want. 

1. Rifle calendars are a weakness for me. I love them all! I have a couple of small ones, but this Les Fleurs calendar is on my list for Christmas. One tradition growing up, was that my parents would give my sisters and I a new calendar at Christmas. 

2. Old Navy. I wear slippers constantly when home, so getting a new pair like this one would be jolly. 

3. Ann Taylor Loft. Good chunky scarves like this cozy white one are my favorite for winter too. 

4. Rifle Paper Co. Classic books. I'm a sucker for a good cover. These classic books hark back to old fashioned covers and they would make a charming gift. Having four daughters makes this pretty much a given for me. 

5. Le Creuset. These dutch oven pots cook so evenly and can go from stove to oven easily. I have a knock-off version of Le Creuset and it's working great and gets used weekly. 

6. Unbroken was one of my favorite books I read this year. What an inspirational story and it's coming to the theaters soon. Can't wait! 

7. Sugar Paper for Target. This is a great planner! It fits in my purse, has a place for notes, a monthly calendar, and breaks it weekly. I love the simple design of it. Can you tell I like paper products?

8. Etsy pillows. I have that geometric pillow and love it. This one shop has great prices and designs. 

9. Sugar lip treatment. This is a great lip color and its super moisturizing at the same time. It was a gift from my dear sister who works for Sephora and knows what she's talking about when it comes to beauty (and baking). She even has a blog now at Cobbs Hill. 

10. J.Crew necklace. I don't have this one, but something similar.  I have a good friend who sells jewelry that looks a lot like J.Crew without the same cost. You really should go quickly to her site and check out all her baubles at Buffalo Lane. 

                               Join me over at 320 Sycamore link party for more ideas and inspiration.            

Red, White and Blue

Red, White and Blue 


pillows   /   mirror /   lanterns   /   basket   /   chair   /   sea print   /  
 lantern   /   anchor pillow  /    ikea chair


Here's some red, white and blue inspiration for you! Memorial day and Fourth of July are great times to bring in some pops of red and blues. The bistro chair (in the middle) you can find one similar at Target now for a great deal (on my wish list) 
I hope you all have a lovely Memorial weekend!

Spring Updates and Week 3 Voting

             

                          

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. My family and I enjoyed some overdue sunshine and did some Spring cleaning and organizing. Organizing is contagious for me because once I've organized one thing, I'm ready to tackle the next area. I also turned in my latest project for the UPCYCLE week for the CWTS contest. The voting is open to all Monday and Tuesday. Go vote HERE and then come back on Wednesday and I can show you which one was mine! I really like how my project turned out and can't wait to start putting up some tutorials soon.

This past Saturday, East Coast Creative featured my tutorial for the Baby Blues Hutch. You can go see how we made it HERE.

Lighter and more pastel colors are inspiring me for this time of year. There are a few areas in our home that can really be affordablely updated with color, fabric and texture. I came up with a few categories that I want to spruce up: the sofa, the table, and the walls.

Spring Updates by tracylaverty 

Pillows:   1/       2/         3/      4 / 

Table:   1/       2/        3/      4/

Art:       1/         2/        3/       4/ 

                                             Have you started doing any Spring updating? I would love to hear about it. 

Design Inspiration Friday: Design Boards

The Layered and Mixed Living Room by tracylaverty 

I made my first design board on Polyvore the other day. This site is known as a fashion site to put outfits together, but they have a new home section now. I had fun putting a layered room together- a challenge from Kristin at the Hunted Interior. For a newbie blogger, like me, this was fun to do and I know it will be a useful tool to designing a room. I still need to figure a few things out, but for the most part it was not difficult. What design board tools do you use? Have you used Polyvore before for your mood boards?

This weekend, we have basketball games to go to and some home projects to work on, so it should be fun. Hope you have a lovely weekend!