Valentine's Day & a weekend of snow

My entryway has become one of my favorite spaces to style for holidays. I don't have a ton of Valentine decor but I do have quite a bit of pink. ;)

On Valentine's Day our kids woke up to a surprise heart attack on their doors with the many things we love about them ... a new tradition that I'm excited to continue each year!

I woke up to the sweetest gift of all, this origami card bouquet of flowers from the guy who loves me the most! He was worried with my aversion to smells that I wouldn't be able to handle real flowers in our kitchen so he did this instead. Gosh it made me smile! The best part is that they carefully fold down so I can save them and put them back up to always remember this year and his unconditional ways of showing me he loves me. 

Speaking of that sweet guy of mine, he really is man of the year because he made everyone heart shaped pancakes for breakfast too! 

They opened a few fun surprises in their Valentine mailboxes and then heart gift bags from Papa and Grandma Dee in Pocatello filled with candy. 

We wanted to make the day extra special for them this year so we gave them each a new toy they had on their wish lists ... 

Liam got a Jurassic Park lego and Lyla was so giddy to finally get this Woody doll "Buddy as she likes to call him"  ...

The gift that keeps on giving was a weekend filled with SNOW! I was able to rest while the kids spent hours and hours playing in it ...

A special weekend with the people I love! <3

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday! So excited it's almost the weekend!

Here I was recapping Halloween just a few days ago and while I promise I'm in no way skipping Thanksgiving (can hardly wait for the yummy food and family time actually!), it's just not nearly as fun to decorate for as Christmas so I thought I'd share some of my favorite Christmas finds for Friday favorites!

It's no secret that I love Anthropologie and they are having a 20% off home sale this weekend so for the first time ever, I bought our family a set of beautiful stockings and I can't wait for them to come! These are the ones I picked for the girls and this one for the boys.

I got this tree skirt last year and they have a matching set of ornaments to add to the collection this year!

The perfect doormat for the season! 

The prettiest color of bottle brush trees ... they have great ones at the Target dollar spot and Hobby Lobby too!

Love these old fashioned Santa mugs to go with my favorite drinking glasses ... both are the perfect Christmas colors and have the added benefit of being the perfect festive pieces for kitchen shelves this time of year!

Cutest holiday gift wrap! Love this vintage Santa paper I found at Target too for stocking gifts.

I haven't done a whole lot of Christmas gift shopping yet (I usually wait for Black Friday online deals) but I have already ordered our Christmas cards this year after getting our family pictures back and decided to try out Chatbooks this year! I love their photo book subscription that is linked to my Instagram account ... it basically doubles as my family scrapbooks/printed memories to have in our home and they just launched a holiday card collection this year! It has so many cute designs and are really affordable so I'm excited to send those out to friends and family on December 1st. 

Man, now I'm over here holding myself back from turning on Christmas music and decorating right this minute! I might have to start sprinkling a few things around my house this weekend just because this is the most wonderful time of the year!! Hope you have the BEST weekend! XO

Lyla's nursery tour

I've been so excited to share Lyla's nursery for a while now! Since we didn't have her name picked out before she was born, I had a few projects to finish after we brought her home. If I'm ever having a bad day, I can walk into Lyla's nursery and my mood instantly changes. This space was such a dream for me to put together and it has become my favorite room in our home! Someday I hope to add some curtains and this rug to the space but for now, it is finished and I love it so much!

The first thing we did was paint the entire room white. When we bought our house, it was a speck home but they were far enough along in the process that we really didn't get to choose anything and the one major thing I wish I could change is the sea of tan that we live in. Giving this room a new makeover was the perfect opportunity to change at least one room in our house. It is now Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore!

Probably my favorite thing we added to this room is this light fixture! It looks even more incredible in person!!

This blanket from Petite Haven was Liam's gift to Lyla after she was born, the sweetest little floral pattern ...

Nic and I bought this dresser from a local antique shop on our anniversary this year. It was originally an oak color and he painted it the perfect light blush. I wanted something girly and unique and the scalloped edges and gold key holes make it just that! It has so much character (especially after we replaced the wooden knobs) and I love it that way!

The one thing people love to gift when a baby is born are blankets and Lyla has SO many of them. This basket has been the perfect storage option ...

A girl can never have too many bows and shoes!! ;)

A lot of her cute shoes were gifted or handed down from friends and cousins which make them extra special and several of the bows I made for her before she was born. 

My second favorite thing in her room is this Roald Dahl quote draped in my favorite felt ball garland!

// S O U R C E S //

Crib

Swan Crib Sheet

Mirror

Seagrass Basket

Swan

Light Fixture

Knobs

Roald Dahl Prints

Gold Frames

Shoe & Bow Organizer

Tiered Wire Basket

Felt Ball Garland
Mermaid Print

Dresser & Rocking Chair / Vintage (dresser painted in Pink Elephant by Behr)

Letters / Hobby Lobby and painted 

Book Ledges / IKEA

Hope you loved touring Lyla's nursery! XO

baby girl nursery inspiration

Happy hump day, friends! I woke up this morning thinking it was a whole day later in the week than it actually was, wah wah, so I'm still recovering over here. haha Thankfully my sweet positive husband reminded me that when I wake up tomorrow morning I get to experience that happy Thursday feeling all over again AND it is his Friday since he has it off from work so #winning, #perspective, and #positivevibes all around! On that happy note ... on to another topic that makes my heart equally filled with joy, planning a baby GIRL'S nursery!

I think the second best thing to dressing a baby girl just might be putting together he nursery! I have always envisioned creating a whimsical mermaid inspired nursery for our future daughter so that is where my inspiration has come from. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that The Little Mermaid was my favorite Disney movie as a child. :)

Light Fixture | Swan | Roald Dahl Prints | Mermaid Print 

Tiered Wire Basket | Babyletto Crib | Quilt
Seagrass Dipped Basket

Isn't that the cutest!?! I get so excited just looking at that inspiration board! 

Our progress so far ... my heart was set on a vintage pink dresser and as I mentioned here, we found one that Nic has been painting. All that is left is to install some drawer pulls which will hopefully arrive in the next few days and then I have my eye on these knobs to replace the existing wooden ones. I love the scalloped back plate on them, it reminds me of a seashell. :)

Our next step is to paint the walls a neutral white or grey (they are currently beige/tan and drive me crazy) and hang this beautiful light fixture. Another piece of her room that will remind me of finding seashells on the beach. It is the perfect girly touch, I love it!

Other than the dresser, we already have the crib from Liam's old nursery, his rocking chair which I plan to keep white but might switch out the cushion fabric, and floating bookshelves (which could use a few girly books like this one). I haven't decided between keeping Liam's swiss dot crib sheet in there or choosing between this mint wave pattern or these swans. Loving this rug.

Such a fun idea to use this tiered basket for diapers and bows on her dresser and this wall basket for shoes and headband storage! This basket would be perfect for swaddle blankets, toys, or stuffed animals.

For the decor, most of the mermaid room inspiration began from this Rifle Paper Co. mermaid print which I love so much and this Roald Dahl quote with a felt ball garland above her dresser! It took me a while to convince Nic that the swan head was an adorable idea but I think we just might finally be on the same page. ;)

SO much left to do in this cute space but thankfully we still have 3 months or so to get it all finished! If it goes anything like Liam's did, we'll be finishing the morning I am headed into the hospital to have the baby. haha

A few rooms that are adding to my inspiration ...

1 | 2 | 3

More inspiration on my baby girl nursery Pinterest board if you're interested! XO

Liam's Big Boy Room & a video

I'm so excited to FINALLY reveal Liam's big boy room with you today! His room has been finished for a few months now but nausea and a lack of energy from this pregnancy has kept me from getting my act together to photograph the room and finish the post.

We are so happy with the way it all turned out and most of all, happy that Liam loves it so much! You can find a list of sources and a link to the video of Liam's reaction when he saw his new room for the first time at the end of this post! All he could say over and over again was "WOW! WOW! WOW!" It was so adorable!

With that said, Liam's camping and adventure theme room ...

The colors we chose for the room were black, emerald green, gold, and mustard. Liam's teepee, the house bed, and his love for everything outdoors were the inspiration behind the theme!

Gallery walls are my very favorite and I love the way this one turned out above his dresser. The "Liam" letters are a DIY from his nursery. Just simple paper mache letters from Hobby Lobby spray painted in the color zine to get the look of the popular and much more expensive zinc metal letters from Anthro. 

These sweet bear figurines came from a big collection that was gifted to Liam for his first birthday from his Grandma and Grandpa West. I love the cute woodsy vibe they bring to the camping room!

I love that picture of Liam on his bike for the first time and this print that says, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a sing step" so much!

The dresser is old from IKEA. I tried to find it on their website but it doesn't look like they carry this size anymore?

I made the tassel garland for Liam's first birthday party and have kept it hung up ever since! That and a strand of edison string lights, his room his bound to be a party all year! ;) 

My favorite Happy Camper print (I adore all of Garvin & Co.'s chalkboard prints!!!) and book shelf hung above his teepee. 

That sweet handy husband of mine built Liam's house bed and it is one of my favorite parts of the whole room!! He followed this tutorial and modified it slightly so that the bed sat on the ground and didn't have a chimney.

I got the inspiration to whitewash (tutorial I followed here) and paint the bed with a herringbone pattern from a frame that I love by Minted.

His nightstands are two old power poles that my mom gifted me from her work! We covered them in a couple coats of sealant so there wouldn't be any raw edges to get splinters from but other than that, we wanted to leave them in their unique original state as much as possible. That little lantern makes the perfect lamp for reading bedtime stories.

This cute boy sure loves his big boy room! Especially jumping on the bed so it's a good thing it is close to the ground!

Most days his room looks like this ...

It is so sweet watching him play in there though. He is finally starting to be old enough to build things with daddy rather than just knock them all down and Nic is loving it! 

... S O U R C E S ...

Rug

Teepee

Tree Wall Decals

Mustard Duvet Cover & Camper Sheets

Lion Print | Happy Camper Print | A Single Step Print

Gingham Throw Blanket

Light Fixture | Lantern (sold out from Modcloth)

Monogram Wall Hooks

You can watch the video with Liam's reaction to his new room HERE!!!

If you have any other questions about where we got things feel free to message me or leave them in the comments below and I'd be happy to answer them. XO