{bay’s bedroom makeover}

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 xoxostacyb4 Comments

It’s Friday. Halle-fuckin-lujah! I ALWAYS share 5 things on my mind, but today I’m just flat-out too damn tired. I couldn’t even fake it if I tried. Did this week kick anyone else’s ass, like it did mine?

So, let’s just chat about this pretty room my Mom, Cory and I spruced up for the birthday girl instead……

I have to apologize in advance for the terrible pictures. We have really bad lighting and it’s pretty much impossible to get a good shot morning, noon or night. I did my best with the help of lots of filters.

Before:

This headboard is actually Bay’s baby crib. That was then converted to a toddler bed. And now a full size bed. We did remove the foot board in order to free up more room. I didn’t realize how much room it took up before. Then I did the unthinkable. I thew it away…..the foot board. I’ve been packing around all the pieces for the crib + toddler bed conversion for….12 years! Remember this time last year when we moved? My moto – just throw it away. So that’s exactly what we did. The thought gave be massive anxiety, to be completely honest. The real question – why in the hell was I packing it around anyway? I guess because it came from Goore’s Baby store. And I saw the price tag. That shit wasn’t cheap. And that, my friends, is why it’s still around. I don’t foresee ever buying different bedroom furniture for Bay.

Oh, and she reminded me that she’ll be moving out in 6 years anyway. Thanks for the friendly reminder boo!!!

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{a little of this + a little of that}

June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 xoxostacyb2 Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve rambled about random shit, so today felt like a good day to let it all out…….

Two days until July. How did that happen?

This is blog post #671. How did that happen?

Question: would you hang out with me if I rocked a La Croixswimsuit all summer? I recently had to wean myself of La Croix. True story. I was straight up addicted. Told you, random shit ha!

Let’s chat IGTV for a sec. Are you into it? I feel like I just don’t have time for it..lol. Is it bad that I’m (not so) secretly hoping it disappears?

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{tip for hosting a stress-free holiday}

November 21, 2017 xoxostacybLeave a comment

T (urkey) minus 2 days! Ha! I had to.

Okay guys, I was thinking last week….

People get so stressed out about hosting. I honestly LOVE it. Weird? Maybe? I think I’ve done it so much that I’m really comfortable opening my home just about anytime of the year. But, Holidays. Holidays are my jam. #holidaywhore.

I wanted to share some tips for stress-free hosting that I think might just make you chill the fuck out a little bit.

Here we go…..

Prep!

Do as much prep as possible ahead of time. This is probably the biggest NO BRAINER! It’s also is the one thing that makes the biggest difference. Stay up late if you have to. Run all your errands on your lunch break. Make shit happen. Groceries + paper products. Grab an extra pack of TP. And definitely DON’T forget lotttsss of wine. That way the day of, you will be smooth sailing!

You don’t have to make everything from scratch!

Cut yourself some slack sister. I guarantee not a single person at your table is going to give a fuck that your rolls came from Nugget. Shit, they might even be better than the 5 hours you could have put into making them from scratch. Don’t chance killing the yeast! How about pies? You think guests aren’t going to smother that Costco pumpkin pie in cool whip and lick their plates clean? Trust me….you’re gonna to be just fine. And if they do mention somthing, then remove them from next years guest list. You don’t want a jerk at your table anyway 🙂

Set your table in advance!

The day before, or maybe even….the week before, take your time. Set a pretty table. Admire it. Pull out all that fancy silverware + china you never use. Have fun with it. Then the night before or the day of, all you have to do is add some greenery or fresh flowers and you’re set.

I went with my forever favorite, eucalyptus. It’s timeless. Goes with everything. You will always find a vase of eucalyptus in my home, year round.

Ask your guests to bring a favorite dish!

Everyone likes to contribute, well except for lazy assholes..Ha. It can get fun to see what your peeps sentimental dish may be. Doesn’t each family have that one weird/odd item they HAVE to have on turkey day? You get to try something new and hear a fun background story as to how this dish became so important. Ours would have to be pretzel jello salad. Every time a newbie comes to Thanksgiving they never know what to think. But you better believe they ask for seconds.

{Anna’s beautiful charcuterie platter}

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{table talk}

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 xoxostacyb1 Comment

No more living room floor picnics at our house! Finally! Ha. If you follow along on Instagram stories, then you saw all our fancy floor sitting dinners we had.

Remember back in August when we had our first (and last) garage sale? I sold my dinning room table. My Mom was stressed the fuck out. She was beside herself that I would sale something that I didn’t have a replacement for. A piece of furniture that was completely in good condition.

She clearly has NO faith in me!

Just kidding, she was being a Mom. I sold the table + chairs for almost the same price I bought it for back in 2002. Yes, I said 2002. The table was one of the first pieces of furniture I ever purchased as an adult. It came from McMahan’s. Remember that place? Where InShape Fitness is now. Crazy, right? And chances are, I even financed that $100 table. They were BIG on financing everything…lol.

Anyway, I just felt like it was time to part ways.

I was ready for a change. My motto with the dreaded move….

“Sell it”

“Toss it”

A week later, as I was deleting all the 837 daily J.Crew, Madewell, Nordstrom, GAP, American Eagle, Pottery Barn emails, I came across…..

World Market 50% off dinning room furniture.

I gathered my Explorer Rewards + promo codes and pulled the trigger. With a $320 savings (off the original price) I’d say it was meant to be.

Even my Mom agrees!

I love a good deal.

And pretty shit!

Distressed Wood Donnovan Fixed Dining Table

Unfortunately I have to make a trip to Napa to pick up the bench. Darn it! I hate the wine country….said no one ever!

Using even more promo codes, I was able to score the bench for $102!

Still not set on chairs. Stay tuned!

Distressed Wood Donnovan Dining Bench

Honest – I had NO idea how incredibly happy this table would make me. Not just that it’s a table. But, our new house is begging to feel like a home. And a dinning room table is kind of a big deal!

You can shop or check out my table setting below!!! Message me or comment if you have any questions at all. I’m honest AF!

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