The Emporium at Thanksgiving Point.

I don't know why it is, but every town but your own seems to have supremo shopping.

Then you come home, go to your favorite places, and want to cry because they are just not near as cool. 

That's pretty much how I feel every time I go to the Salt Lake Valley.

One of my favorite shops was The Emporium down at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi. Serious eye candy every which way you looked. I thought I'd share some pictures of the shop. It was texture heaven, I was dying.

Next time you visit, you must go!

However, when you go, I recommend you leave all grumpy 2 year olds at home.

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Creating a Modern Country Farmhouse Living Room.

So I just got back from a super whirlwind of a trip to Utah helping my mom put together her new house. We had a lot of fun working with the pretty things she already owns, and adding a few new pieces to pull the room together.

Most of the large items and even the accessories she already had, she has pretty good taste actually. But starting with a big blank slate is super intimidating, and knowing how to pull a space together with things you already have without going out and buying all new can make things even harder. 

Enter fresh eyes, i.e. me. 

Here is what the space looked like before she moved in.  

Pretty details, but the space is actually really small. Maybe 12x12. It's the formal living room, plus family room, plus with her open floor plan it's open to the dining, kitchen, hallway, and first floor rooms. 

That means you can't really go anywhere in her home without seeing this room.

When we were deciding what look she wanted she said country, farmhouse, fresh, updated, and of course pretty. So with all those in mind we set out to pull the space together. 

She already had the couches which are so comfy, but really rustic. So pairing that with fresh and modern was kind of the hard part. 

Here is what it looks like after. 

Before I got there she had found two cabinets to flank the fireplace to hold components and fill in that awkward space. 

The rug I absolutely loved. It was a Homegoods find, for a steal I might add.

We searched and searched for a round table that would ease all the rectangular lines. We ended up with this one from Ikea. 

Have I mentioned my love for tufted linen anything? The side chair was another Homegoods find. 

I couldn't get a good shot of the curtains but the blue velour panels are from Ikea, as well as the floral burnout sheers we used to fill in between the panels. Taking pictures of sheers is super challenging. 

End table from World Market.

The lamps were probably my very favorite. They are from Black Goose Designs in West Jordan. They are HUGE and solid concrete. I am in love. 

We filled this old beat up copper bucket with a bunch of hydrangeas on a whim. I kind of love it on the hearth.

I think we ended up with the exact feel she was looking for, and kept it simple & fresh so it will be easy to mesh this living space with the rest of her upstairs. 

Here is the full list of what we bought:

Window treatments

Area rug

Throw Pillows & throw blanket

Coffee table

Side table

Side chair

Lamps & lampshades

Fake hydrangeas & greenery

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last minute mother's day gift ideas.

Un-procrastinators need not read this post. Your one-of-a-kind-handmade-by yourself-or-from-an-artist-on-etsy's-mother's-day-gift is more than likely already wrapped and in a safe place for Sunday dinner with your Mom. I applaud you, your thoughtfulness, and your planning ahead abilities. Truly I do. I wish I was more like  you in fact.

However, if you're anything like me and it didn't even dawn on you until this week that Sunday is indeed Mother's day than this is for you. It's MY day, you'd think I would remember such an event.

I think I remembered that it's my day to be honored... but somehow forgot that it's always my day to honor the Mother's in my life. 

Funny how that happens right?

Who's with me?

For us, procrastinators anonymous, I thought I would share some of my favorite pretty things that can be picked up locally, they can still hold unique thoughtful touch. At least, I thought so.

I wouldn't mind washing the dishes if my dish rack looked like that... just saying.

&those whale measuring cups COME ON! 

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Peek into Grace's big girl room redo.

I've been having so much fun putting together my daughter's "big girl" room. Well she's 2, so not really big girl qualified yet.... but you get the point.

If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram I've been posting pictures, but I know a lot of you don't so I thought I would post a sneak peek here. There's still a lot of little odds & ends to be finished before I would call it done, which is what I'm trying to run around doing.

I've been working on a tight budget, so usually that means taking longer than normal waiting for a screaming deal to come along.
Like the Anthropologie rug I found for super cheap.

I wanted her room to be bursting with color & inspiration.
Her bedding is a hodge podge, but I kind of like it that way.

Duvet from Ikea

Sheet set from Homegoods

Throw pillows from Marshalls

Bed Skirt from Target

Bed is vintage painted in Glass Slipper by Benjamin Moore

Rug originally from Anthropologie

Can't wait to finish the odds & ends and show you her whole space! 

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Pops of color: Green.

I've been really into color lately, which is weird because I am such a neutral lover at heart. I've been trying to not go so crazy in fear that it's the hormones making me want color color everywhere. I thought I would start sharing with you some spaces that get the pop of color in a room done just right. 

Today I'm sharing some of my favorite ways to pop in a dose of green. I've always loved emerald, hello May is my birthday! It's my birthstone. It's never been a trendy color though, which always made me sad. I was thrilled when Pantone named it the color of the year. Finally my beautiful birthstone could be given justice for how beautiful it is! 

Here are some of my favorite pops of green inspiration photos. 

I love tufted velvet headboards[in any color... really] but done in this bright green is a total show stopper! They can be really high glam, so I love the mix with the eclectic vintage linens on the beds is the perfect pairing.

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I love a pop of color, Emily did it so well choosing to paint her back door in a great shade of green. Adding an unexpected element to your home is what it's all about! 

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I love how fresh this space is with just some beautiful green [I'm guessing silk] curtains with the same color repeated in the vintage botanical prints.

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What do you think about adding some green to your home? I absolutely love how fresh it is, it can wake up a whole space.

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A spring wreath.

I am totally in love with the wreath gracing our front door at the moment. 

I was inspired by this wreath that Emily of Jones Design Company shared last spring. 

I used muslin instead of linen, and bought the nest already made from Hobby Lobby [cheater I know.]

It's the perfect dose of Spring! 

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DIY: Moss Topiaries

I have been doing a lot of Spring Sprucing around our house lately.

I get spring fever in the first place, throw nesting in there and you get a dangerous combination.

I love simple topiaries, but when you find them already made they tend to be borderline outrageous.

I stumbled upon these already made topiary forms at Hobby Lobby the other day & thought I would throw some together for our family room.

Here is what you will need:

-Topiary form

-Preserved moss

-Hot glue

-Pot

You can pick up all of the supplies from Hobby Lobby.

All you do is hot glue pieces of the moss onto the topiary form. It melds together really easily. It took me 1 1/2 packs of moss for this particular form. They have smaller ones that I would imagine would only take 1 pack.

I had originally planned on painting the terra cotta pot, but I changed my mind & went with this wood pot that I picked up at Hobby Lobby the same day. Honestly mostly out of laziness. 

Super quick project! I love all that texture.

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