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How To: DIY “Vintage” Pennants

Vintage pennants have, for some inexplicable reason, become a new home decor obsession of mine, so I decided to create my own “vintage” DIY fabric pennants using some really fun, romantic fabric scraps I had lying around that fit right into our cozy-cottage-farmhouse style and don’t break the bank. Come see the step by step instructions to create your own!

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Our Furniture Collection Celebrating Calico’s 70th Anniversary!

We’re celebrating Calico’s 70th anniversary in the most fun way we know how – with our very own collection of one-of-a-kind furniture! The entire collection of 10 unique pieces was inspired by Scandinavian farmhouse design, pairing fabrics in shades of blues, grays and aquas with my favorite Calico frames. Included you’ll find hard-working performance fabrics, stripes, buffalo checks and toiles, paired with stylish frames – all made in the USA of the highest quality and all an incredible value!

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The Perfect White Pillows

Adding white throw pillows is a quick, easy way to instantly brighten up a lackluster room, couch or chair, but there are so many fun white pillow fabrics and details out there, it’s hard to navigate the sea of choices! After searching and searching, I finally found the perfect white throw pillows for our “nap couch” with the most amazing trim and I’m so pumped about the result of these custom creations!

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DIY Fabric Art: Fabric Scraps as Decor

Trying to find a use for the beautiful fabric scraps you love? In today’s DIY fabric art tutorial we’re walking you through how to turn that fabric scrap into one hell of a stylish home decor piece!

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A Dream Blue & White Backyard Patio Makeover

We couldn’t be more thrilled to finally share the dreamy, affordable outdoor living space makeover we gave my sister’s new backyard patio oasis that just so happens to feature the most ah-maz-ing, gorgeous, coastal-inspired lounge chair makeover by my friends, the fabric and upholstery geniuses at Calico. 

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The Tuesday 10: Vol. 4

In this week’s roundup of the 10 things we’re loving that you need to know about, we’re talking about the exceptional spring and summer espadrilles in Anthropologie’s collaboration with Soludos, Marc Jacobs Beauty’s new coconut-filled makeup collection, the Coconut Fantasy Collection, The Hollywood Reporter’s detailed breakdown of all of the products and professionals involved in Meghan Markle’s expert beauty regimen, all of the affordable spring and summer fashion finds we need right now from Zara and H&M and more!

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Blue & White Backyard Patio Makeover Ideas

Just in time for her family to enjoy outdoor living space season on their beautiful new backyard patio, we’re surprising my sister with a housewarming gift she’ll love! With the help of our friends at Calico Corners, we’re scheming and dreaming up the perfect plan for breathing new life into her old patio lounge chairs by giving their beat up, lime green cushions a dreamy, coastal, blue and white makeover.

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Our Living Room Makeover & The Best Way to Reupholster a Chair

We’re diving head first into our budget-friendly living room makeover, our Scandinavian farmhouse design inspiration and decor ideas and how we’re turning our favorite vintage armchair into the centerpiece of the room with an easy, fun upholstery update from Calico Corners!

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All about this perfect neutral paint color on the blog! Link is in my bio. We gave this dresser in our bedroom a little paint facelift & tried the color “Shiitake” by @sherwinwilliams . And we’re LOVING it! It’s such a beautiful grey-beige & would be so good in so many different spaces. #sherwinwilliamsshiitake #swshiitake #neutralpaintcolor #bedroompaint #cottagestyle #shiitakepaintcolor
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On the blog now w/ links to decor sources! 👩‍🍼

We’ve made so many special memories in this nursery with Emmet and I can’t wait to reimagine the space for our sweet baby girl! The entire design plan w/ links to all of the decor sources are on the blog (link in my bio) & I’m so excited for everything to start coming to life in here 💕 #babygirl #nurserydecor #babyblog #nursery #nurserydesign
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Been cooking up something special for 2023! 💕@olcartier #baby #babygirl #babyblog
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Game. Changer. 🥰 This was my first request when we talked about the shower with our builder @hill.farm.design & now that we’re in here, I can confidently say that it was 100% worth it! #bathroomdesign #bathroomremodel #bathroomdecor #bathroomrenovation
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It’s the heated shower bench for me 🧖‍♀️ Our new primary bath is finally finished & you can just find me here for the foreseeable future, k? 🫧 #bathroomdesign #bathroomrenovation #bathroomdecor
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#Ad The perfect celebratory cocktail! Chris is whipping up his special NYE cocktail, the Pomegranate Paloma Spritz with his favorite tequila, @lobos1707 Joven as the star of the show! Screenshot the end of the vid to save this recipe that I 100% think you need in your life, or find it below.  You can find Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal at your local @totalwine or buy online with link here: https://bit.ly/ShopLobos1707 (linked in bio) #Lobos1707Holiday #Lobos1707NYE
POMEGRANATE PALOMA SPRITZ
To cocktail shaker add:
1 oz grapefruit juice
.25 oz pomegranate juice
1 oz simple syrup
1.5 oz Lobos 1707 Joven Tequila
ice
shake vigorously
rim glass with black salt
add pomegranate seeds to shaker
add mixture to glass
top with sparkling Rosé
garnish with dehydrate grapefruit wheel
Put on your party hat 🥳

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