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Hotel Walloon: The Most Magical Small Town Travel Destination

Today we’re showing you around one of the most magical, luxury small town travel destinations in the world, the beautiful Hotel Walloon in Northern Michigan, which serves as perfect spot for a romantic weekend getaway or a week of family fun in winter, spring, summer and fall!

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His & Hers Summer Style: Funky Floral Prints & Leopard Everything

Today’s spring/summer style feature is all about prints! Specifically two fun men’s and women’s trends we loved long before their recent resurgence – leopard print for the ladies and tiny floral prints for the guys! So we’re rounding up our favorite leopard print tops, dresses, shoes and more for the gals and teeny tiny floral print shirts for the guys from around the web for you to love all summer long!

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An Easy, Classic, Casual Sneakers & Dress Combo

Today I’m building on last week’s midi dress roundup and talking about a classic spring/summer outfit combo that I rely on to get me through the warmer months with ease, comfort and just the right amount of polish – sneakers paired with dresses! Plus I’m rounding up all of my favorite versatile, polished sneakers that I can’t get enough of from Converse, Keds, Veja and more.

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Casual-Cool Spring & Summer Midi Dresses Under $150

Today is all about the dress. Specifically, the absolute best of the best casual, flattering midi dresses that are the perfect pieces to throw on and go, no fuss required, all through spring and summer. Bring on the warm weather outfitting!

Spring, Style

Spring Shoes: The Sock Bootie

Part Three, the final installment of our spring shoe-stravaganza is finally here, and we couldn’t be more excited about today’s featured shoe from Bird of Flight – the most gorgeous sock ankle booties with a totally wearable and unfussy low heel.

Spring, Style

Spring Shoes: Ankle Strap Flats

For Part Two of our three-part series all about a shoe brand I love & that casual-cool girls everywhere need to know about, Bird of Flight,  I’m styling the most versatile leather ankle strap flats for spring that can take you straight from work wear to weekend wandering with ease! 

Spring, Style

Spring Shoes: The Moccasin Ankle Boot

The start of our three part series all about the casual-cool shoe brand I love and you totally need in your life, Bird of Flight! Today’s post focuses on how to style the perfect pair of moccasin ankle boots and how this brand marries comfort, craftsmanship and timeless style for effortlessly chic shoes that get better with every wear!

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Spring Outfit Ideas for When Winter Just Won’t Quit

It seems like everyone, including an abnormally chilly Phoenix, has been sitting under the grey cloud of what feels like an eternal winter, so today I’m serving up some fun winter-to-spring outfit (and scenery) inspiration that frankly, I probably need more than you guys do, and rounding up my favorite sunny spring finds from around the web to get us all through!

Spring, Style, Summer

Cute Headbands for Spring & Summer

Today is all about one of my favorite accessories for spring and summer, the headband! Channel your inner Blair Waldorf and check out all of my favorite headbands of the moment from across the web, and see how I style a headband with an easy, casual outfit.

10 Last Minute Mothers Day Gift Ideas Under $100 featured by top Phoenix lifestyle blog, Love and Specs

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10 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Under $100

Mother’s Day is just days away on Sunday, May 13th, and as is tradition here on Love + Specs, we’re serving up our signature last-minute gift guide with 10 awesome Mother’s Day gift ideas that are all under $100 and will all arrive in time to make mom feel like a queen!

Spring, Style

Spring Things: Wide-Leg Cropped Pants & His Jeans for Work & Weekend

Today’s affordable spring style post is all about my foray into casual, high-waisted, wide-leg cropped pants and Chris’ go-to spring jeans outfit that he elevates with leather sneakers and a little polish so he can rock it to the office or for casual fun on the weekend!

Spring, Style

The Gal Meets Glam Collection of Dresses is Here & We’re Loving It!

The Gal Meets Glam Collection of dresses, created by popular style blogger Julia Engel, launches today on the collection’s website and online and in-stores at Nordstrom, so we’re celebrating by rounding up our favorite styles from this seriously gorgeous (and affordable) collection’s debut range and giving you all the info you’ll need to score one of the dresses yourself!

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Instagram post 17857398488397697 Everything is starting to bloom here again in Phoenix & thanks to some much needed rain the last few days, I see a pretty pretty spring on the horizon! Obviously, another spring Arcadia tour is in order 🥰 This snap is from last spring & I was just positively smitten with this rose-covered fence with that bloom-lined walkway in the background. Swoon!
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Instagram post 18144143809141458 Ok ok ok since everyone clearly loves @bridgertonnetflix & it seems to be a nice little introduction to the world of romance novels for a good chunk of you like @virginriverseries was for me last year, would you guys be interested in a roundup of my very favorite romance novels/series to read if you loved it & want more of it?! I’m gonna be honest - I read 140 books in 2020 & watched very, very little TV because I was positively enthralled with the wonderful world of romance novels! Seriously... it saved my sanity in 2020 with its endless happy endings, loved-up storylines & spicy characters. It was honestly the best escape from reality in my downtime. I had surgery in September & I was 0% nervous or anxious while I was waiting to go in because I was so engrossed in my book & barely even noticed when they wheeled me into surgery 🤣 My doctor came in to chat with me & go over the procedure before we went in & I was like “yeah yeah cool cool but can you leave so I can get back to Ryder & Sammy because they’re at a pivotal moment right now.” 😂 So let me know if that would be of interest & I’ll get a blog post up ASAP! 💗
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Instagram post 18027559984291140 Oh snap! New shutters (the DIY tutorial for these is on the blog)! Also you can catch a glimpse of the new light we installed a while back here. It’s a sage barn light with a black metal arm & base by @progressltg progressltg & we’re obsessed! It was such a good swap & I’m so glad we just dove in & figured out how to make it work. Totally worth it. Also can we just talk about how awesome a stained wood Dutch door would be here?! It’s happening... someday. It has to! 😂
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Instagram post 17915557696547572 What. A. Day! Today has been pretty thrilling to say the least, so I thought I’d keep the good vibes rolling & share a super fun DIY project over on the blog that we finished last year. Im so happy that we’re finally getting around to sharing one of the many DIY home improvement projects we’ve tackled during our time at home this last year & I think there’s no better way to kick it off than by sharing one of my very favorites - our DIY shutters! Well decorative shutters, that is. This project is SO easy to execute & will save you a bundle compared to buying prefabricated shutters or having a carpenter make them for you. We have a few more things we’ll be changing & adding to our front porch over time, but it’s coming along! Hop to the link in my bio to get the full tutorial on how to make your own shutters at home & before & after pics of the project! Exterior Paint Color: @sherwinwilliams Alabaster & Shutter Color: @sherwinwilliams Agreeable Gray
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Instagram post 18092369944221655 Just when I think my love of pink is of the casual variety, I start looking through old photos & realize that I spent most of summer 2020 finding & snapping pretty pink houses in Northern Michigan 🤣 No wonder I love this time of year so much - it’s a pinksplosion! If you missed all 3 of the Northern Michigan Cottage tours on the blog last summer/fall, you can see all of the pink prettiness & a ton of other amazing color combos at the link in my bio if you just go to the category “Home” & then “Michigan Cottage Tours” in the drop down menu. So many inspiring, charming homes to get lost in! The first image here in the carousel is of one of my very favorite historic Victorian homes in Petoskey, MI - you can admire it right from the main drag that drives through & out of Petoskey & the details always leave me drooling!
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Instagram post 18116494060171676 Citrus season & the lead up to Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite times of year to be a Phoenician. 🍊 It’s starting to get pretty dreamy around here right now & I feel like I reeeally needed this. I was startin’ to lose it a little bit I think being so cooped up inside. 😬 You guys know I’m a serious sucker for all things V-Day & especially love all of the pretty pastel, romantic, happy home decor that hits shelves right now, so if that speaks straight to your design feels head on over to the link in my bio because I shared my annual roundup of ALL the V-Day inspired decor I’m loving this year that would be awesome additions to your abode all year round. And bonus, they’re perfect for gifting, too! 💗

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