Bandana Style

There's something I love about adding a simple scarf or bandana to an outfit. I feel like it's such an easy, low key, finishing touch. Something so small can really bring an outfit together and provide just the right finishing touch! 

I grabbed this red bandana out of the men's section at Target last year and have added it here and there to outfits for just a little something extra.

For this outfit, I think it brings the whoooooole look together! Without it, it would just be an 'eh' outfit! 

Outfit Details:

Top: Loft /// Jeans: American Eagle /// Sandals: Target /// Bag: Blair Ritchey /// Hat: Target /// Sunglasses: Old Navy /// Bandana: Target 

Spring in Overalls

If you are on the fence about overalls let me tell you-get them! So many gals have told me they don't think they can pull them off because they are curvy-let me be proof that you can!

I have worn these so much over the last few months (seen here and here). Love dressing them up or down, although my favorite way to wear them is with a plain tee and a cute pair of sneakers! 

I haven't quite ventured to overall shorts-I am weird when it comes to shorts, so overall shorts is just something I am not quite sure about yet! I love them on other gals, though!

Target has some really cute overalls right now, and of course being from there they are totally affordable!

Outfit Details:

Overalls: Target (similar, similar) /// Top: Loft (super old, similar) /// Sandals: Nordstrom /// Sunglasses: Forever 21 /// Clutch: Old, similar

LA Outfit Roundup

I've been back from LA for about a week now and I feel like I am finally getting caught up with life!

I didn't even take my camera with me out there. My main focus was the photo shoot for Robyn Rhodes SS17 that I was the stylist for, and to be honest with you, I just wanted a little breather! It felt good to not have to worry about squeezing in a photo shoot (for myself) . So much easier to just snap a pic with my phone and call it a day!

Most of my outfits I wore in LA I have already shared with you, but there are a few I haven't yet! For some odd reason, I packed so light. My suitcase only weighed 20 lbs! I texted a pic of the scale to my husband- he couldn't believe it! I was so concerned I forgot something because of the low weight! 

Anyway, a little outfit roundup-enjoy!

Cardigan (similar) /// Overalls /// Top (super old) /// Shoes

Top /// Jeans /// Sandals /// Sunglasses /// Bag (similar) /// Necklace

Kimono (cute option) /// Jeans /// Sandals /// Sunglasses /// Top 

Dress (similar) /// Jacket /// Sunglasses /// Sandals (similar)

Jeans /// Sandals

Sandals /// Dress

Top /// Jeans /// Shoes /// Sunglasses /// Choker 

Dress /// Jacket /// Necklace (coming soon!!) /// Bag (similar) 

Ella's Tween Bedroom Makeover with Minted

Ella has been bugging us for a few years now to repaint her room. Her favorite colors are no longer pink and purple so she was dying to get her room redone. After all, her new favorite color is blue, so her room should reflect that.

Mainly because we didn't want to spend unnecessary money (and we were kind of lazy) we kept saying no. I even managed to throw in there "you know the wallpaper and paint that's in my room at Mimi and Gugga's house? You know when that was put there? In 1982. When I was born. I never had my room redone!" It didn't phase her, and she persisted....she just had to update her room because she "isn't a little girl anymore!" (cue the tears). Here are some before pictures of her room...

Leave it to MomMom and PaPa to pull through and offer to help give her the room she wanted as part of her birthday present, though! Needless to say she was so happy!

The paint color she initially requested was of course a blue shade. I reminded her that two years ago her fave colors were pink and purple and then when her fave color changes again in another two years we aren't repainting her room. I convinced her to settle on a neutral shade of gray, that way it will be easier to accommodate her changing mind every few years, with a swap of a bedspread or pillow. 

We settled on this color because it was light enough and would be easy to pair with any sort of accent color. Our good friends actually have this paint color in their kitchen. They purchased it from Lowes, but we were able to take it to Home Depot and they color matched it exactly.

She fell in love with this bedspread as soon as I told her we could do some fun gold accents. Plus, with her turning 9, she reiterated that she didn't want anything too childish anymore (cue the tears...again). She thought this was just so grownup! These metallic heart sheets complimented the bedspread perfectly!

When I asked her what else she wanted in the room she immediately said "pictures like Charlotte's!" She has actually been asking for her own personalized pictures from Minted since Charlotte got hers about a year and a half ago.  Like clockwork every few months "Mommy when can I get pictures like Charlotte's in my room?" 

Soooo, without further adieu....Ella's Tween (not "big girl") room!

My Father in Law, Ella's PaPa made her this little nightstand. It's perfect for her so she can store her clock, her iPad at bedtime (she falls asleep listening to an audiobook...it helps with her anxiety), and her sensory "toys" she uses to help calm her down when she gets worked up. She loves having the nightstand there-it makes her feel like a grownup!

When it came time for Ella to pick her prints she was thrilled. Minted's selection is to die for-you can literally find something that pertains to any hobby imaginable! We narrowed it down a little according to what she thought she would like, otherwise we would still be picking out prints!

She knew she wanted a print with her initial and her name on it. That was first on the must get list! We both loved the flowers on this Vintage Floral Monogram. So sweet!

One of Ella's favorite things is all things space-solar system, stars, planets, etc. When she saw the Northern Sky print (upper left) she yelped! Literally, it was a little girl, excited yelp! 

The Flower Girl was one of my picks. She was having a hard time picking her favorite so I took the reigns and settle on this one. I thought it tied in with all of the other prints she picked perfectly. It's also a print I can see her still displaying when she has a place of her own!

Follow Your Heart is another print that I thought would be able to grow with Ella. Although she ultimately picked this one, I kind of steered her in this direction. I just love it's simplicity, but the meaning is so huge! 

While I loooove the Northern Lights print, I think my absolute favorite print is the Favorite Books print. How darn sweet is it personalized with her favorite books? I without a doubt know this is going to be a keeper-when she's all grown up we'll laugh and say "remember how much you loved reading Dork Diaires?!" I know...I am getting a bit ahead of myself! 

Thank you to Minted for sponsoring this post. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own

Bathroom Redo Reveal

We have lived in our house for almost 7 years. And while we love it here, we have had the itch to remodel. Funny thing is, we have a super limited budget. Like super limited. 

Because of that, we figured we would start small. Little changes here in there, although small in nature make such a huge difference!

Our half bath off of our kitchen was the first thing we decided to tackle. Seven years ago we loved the deep orange color and dark wood. It's what I was always drawn to. Now I am not a huge fan. It's not the worst, but certainly not what I am in love with!

My husband took to the internet for some inspiration. All I told him was that I wanted it white and bright, and he just went with it! This was his inspiration photo...

Luckily, with my husband and his family's plumbing company, we are able to get pretty great deals on things like sinks, faucets and fixtures! My husband and my Father in Law are super handy, so it was no question that they would do this all themselves!

We settled on Behr Premium Plus Ultra in Falling Snow for the paint, and this for the tile. I loved how well it complimented the white paint and the trim! 

I think what we chose is pretty classic, in that years from now we will still love it (ask me in 7 years, right?!?!)

The prints we were able to find at HomeGoods. Again, we wanted to keep it on the affordable side, and because of the all white, we wanted to keep the palette as clean as possible! 

It is crazy how much lighter and bigger our bathroom feels just by painting it a much lighter color! I am in love with everything about it from the tile, to the sink, which is a Signature Hardware. The style is the Chelsey Wall Mount. The faucet was the Moen Align 6190. Loved how perfectly it fit with the sink!

So there you have it! My grand bathroom reveal. HA! As you can see, I am not much of a DIY, home whatever blogger. I know I shouldn't quit my day job and should just mainly stick to fashion, but you all were following along with the demo on instastories and wanted to see the final results! If you have any specific questions at all, just ask!