Rustic luxe decor...

I have a snow day here today, which is much appreciated! I'm mostly spending my time cozy in the house, preparing some chicken noodle soup, snuggling with my boys, and catching up on Downton Abby and Revenge episodes. 

In the meantime though, here are some cozy and chic photos of the rustic luxe trend. 

*All photos courtesy of pinterest*

And in case you are interested in incorporating any rustic luxe accents, check out the lovelies below. 

{sequin quatrefoil pillow}

found {on sale!} here

{faux fur throw}

found here

{glitter stagshead}

found here

Hope you stay warm, cozy, and safe {if you have weather like ours}!

Console table makeover {DIY}

{console table makeover}

This is a project that I have been working on since the fall that I completed over the holiday break with my Dad's help. 

I bought the table from Craigslist, which worked very well for this project. I knew I wanted something I could paint, so a used piece of furniture was the way to go.

Here is the before. Lovely, isn't it? I repainted and updated the hardware. 

I used the color Mountain Haze by Behr with a coat of primer spray painted before. I also did some light sanding, but truth be told, I am a lazy painter and do not do sanding between coats like what is commonly recommended. It seems to work out well for me! 

The color seems greener in this picture than it is in person. It is a nice blue/green color with more of a cool undertone than the picture shows. 

I bought the gold hardware online from Myknobs.com, which was very reasonably price and arrived quickly! I ran into issues with the previous hardware because the screws became stripped, which is where my Dad entered the picture to help. He removed the old hardware and installed the new! 

Here is the table made over and styled! :-)

Most of these items I already had collected. The two larger frames are from Marshalls and the smaller frame was a gift. The lamp was also from Marshalls as well as the glass hurricane for the peonies, which I bough at Hobby Lobby. The small goldish candle is actually also a makeover project that I did back in December. I had two red candle holders from Pier 1 many years ago and since I am going with more neutral these days {and always love a good reason to spray paint}, I made them over. 

And here's a close up picture of the lamp! I was so excited when I found this lamp because it reminded me of something I loved from Pottery Barn, but a fraction of the price. If you want to know more, you can check out the post I did here. 

Cheers to the New Year... {with a NYE printable}

{NYE Print}

Cheers to a Happy New Year! The best one yet, right?! At least I sure hope so! 

And cheers to another DIY printable! Found this printable on pinterest and made it my own with a little glitter. Because glitter always makes it better. :-)

Remember when you used to use glue and glitter when you were little. Yeah, well that's exactly what I did here. Brought me back to all of those amazing times!

And here we are with this jazzed up printable!

Hope your 2014 is off to a great start!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! Hope you enjoy your day and are able to celebrate with family and friends!

Our Christmas decor...

{Our Christmas Tree}

Christmas decorations are my favorite! :-) Tried to go with a more neutral tree this year. 

{Brown paper packages...}

Kraft paper wrapping is from Target. Ribbon is mostly from Hobby Lobby- love their red velvet ribbon. Bags are primarily from Marshalls. 

Burlap treeskirt is from World Market.

{Our mantel}

I stick with the basic pre-lit greenery every year and add candles and of course our stockings. 

{burlap stockings}

I ordered new stockings this year from Groopdealz. They're handmade. I am very pleased with how they turned out. 

{DIY merry & bright art}

I wanted something with a little sparkle, so I created my own! It wasn't exactly how I envisioned in my head, but it was super easy to make. 

I used a font I already had from dafont.com, wrote out the "bright," traced it with glue, and sprinkled gold glitter I already had on it. Then, I drew the half wreath at the bottom with a pen. 

{rosemary tree}

Purchased from Trader Joe's! Also sprayed painted the votive beside it, which was originally red. The red seemed too much this year. I wanted more neutral and simple. 

{buffet table}

Again, used pre-lit greenery that I already had. Makes it easy!

{Merry Christmas chalkboard sign}

This chalkboard plate stays up year-round. I like to update the message based on the season!

Maybe one day I'll try for a fancier style/font. :-) For now I am keeping it simple. 

Rustic holiday wreath {DIY}

{rustic holiday wreath}

The natural wreath is from Trader Joes and then I dressed it up with burlap ribbon and an initial I spray painted from hobby lobby. 

Super easy and quick! 

Great for anyone who needs a last minute idea. 

Happy decorating!

Thanksgiving favorites...

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A little behind, I know, but here are a few of my favorites of our Thanksgiving holiday! We were at Lake Junaluska. 

There we are above with the lake in the background!

An unexpected surprise, we had snow! So pretty!

Just a little bit, but enough to cover the ground. 

Footsteps in the snow!

The house we stayed at had great views! I snapped a few pics with the fog over the lake in the AM. 

Benefit of waking up early!

For Thanksgiving, I ended up making apple cider margaritas! I modified the recipe I posted about here. 

On Saturday, we had a girls lunch at a cute little cafe located downtown, which had a rustic eclectic feel. 

Here's our group shot!

And....a family shot right before leaving!

Hope you had a happy happy Thanksgiving filled with time with family and friends!