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Happy Saturday!  I hope you all had a great Valentine’s Day!  We are spending some time in the snow and are so excited to finally bust out our new coats and boots!  I’ll share more about our trip later but wanted to pop in and talk pillows.  Because I LOVE them!  And I’m assuming if you read and enjoy this blog there is a decent chance you feel the same. :)

{Roll Arm Couch/Similar Pom Throw here and here}

Last month I ordered these gorgeous Laurel Textured Pillow Covers on-line and I’m so happy with them!  I didn’t realize how huge they would be!  They are 24″ square and just perfect for couch corners.  Great pattern and texture.  I can’t believe the quality for such a good price (on sale this weekend!).  I also picked up these Faye Textured Linen Pillow Covers and am loving the pink for Spring.

{Similar Tassel Lumbar Pillow/Laurel Textured Pillow Cover/Addie Stripe Tassel Pillow}

This is the same textured pillow in blush with two other favorites I’ve had for a while now.

{Navy Fringe Textured Pillow/Laura Textured Pillow/Topanga Linen Throw}

{Chunky Wool & Jute Rug}

Like a breathe of fresh air in this room!  It’s so fun to play around with different pillow combos and colors isn’t it?  This couch is ready for Spring!

And so am I. :)

I’ve rounded up some beautiful pillows I love below if you are looking for a fun and easy way to spruce up your home for Spring!  I didn’t think I had a set “style” of pillow I gravitate to because I like so many different colors, patterns and looks, but after I saved all of these pillows to a favorites folder I realized they do have a common vibe!  I’m kind of obsessed with every pillow I’m sharing and no doubt a few more of them will end up in my home.  I’m doing such a good job de-cluttering this year and only keeping what I use and love, but when it comes to throw pillows I can’t help that I use and love them all!

Every.  Single.  One.

:)

{FAVORITE PILLOWS I’M LOVING THIS SPRING}  *Click on the picture for the source!

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Mudroom is feeling festive!  We are all hearts at our house and it’s adding extra cheer around here which was much needed after January.  Why is January such a LONG month!?  I don’t even have weather issues to complain about like a lot of you do, but man.. that month drags doesn’t it!?  I always try to organize my way out any and all January funks.  Apparently Valentine heart decor helps too. :)

If you’ve been with me a while you might remember our February tradition I started when my kids were little of writing little family love notes to each other in February.  We each write things we love about each other on hearts throughout the month.  (You can read more about how we do this and see some examples of what we write to each other in this post.)  I found these fun hanging heart banners and they were perfect to hang on our mudroom lockers!  So cute and easy.  I’m thinking we’ll write our little love notes to each other on these paper hearts this year. :)  If you don’t have mudroom locker doors this would be fun to do on bedroom doors too!

I added a few Christmas pillows that also work for Valentine’s Day on my little bench…

and picked up this cute Love rug on-line.

I’ve had these tri-colored hanging baskets for a while and am happy to finally have them displayed in their new home!  Aren’t they fun!?  It makes my day when I find organizing solutions that double as decor.  These are perfect for organizing loose papers and books for the kids but I already have wall baskets for that in my office so I’m still deciding how best to use these.  Rest assured I will come up with something! ;)

Just what I needed on in that little wall space by the dutch door.  Sidenote if you’re new here.. I always get asked what the small door to the right of the baskets is for and I call that my hobbit door!  It’s a small closet under our stairs that I use for storage.  Mostly luggage and some pool stuff. :)

Feeling the love around here.  I had to snap a pic with my cute 4th grader because he just got braces!  Blue bands this time around.  His smile makes me smile. :)

Wearing this cute pink sweater I found on Amazon for the 2nd time this week.  I LOVE the sleeves!  I don’t usually wear a lot of pink but it’s making me happy this month (and is a fun reminder that Spring is coming!) so I’m sticking with it.

Also here is a closer look at the pink puff sleeve sweater I was wearing in my last post.  February Favorites!

Do you decorate for Valentine’s Day?  I’m so happy I decided to throw a few things together.  It’s hard to not be happy in a house filled with pink and red hearts. :)  I can’t wait to see what my kids write to each other on their hearts this month.  I don’t know that we’ll ever top the love note Kole wrote to himself 4 years ago..

Ha!  Don’t ever say my kids don’t have healthy self-esteems.  Clearly traditions like this one are working. ;)

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{Favorite Faux Flowers, Plants and Vases – affiliate links used!}

Well!  Not sure how we’re already at Thursday this week but here we are!  Kenny has been out of town and Kole has been sick so I’m blaming my boys this week for the crickets chirping on the blog when I have so much to share with you all!  Good thing they’re both worth it. ;)   I got my Christmas decor organized and put away (no small feat!) and for those of you who have been asking for more details I gave a video tour of my small attic space off of our theatre room in IG stories.  I saved it to highlights so if you head to my IG page and click on the top highlighted story titled “theatre” you’ll can see all the details about my theatre room, DVD organization and how I organize all of my Christmas decor in my attic.  I hope it’s helpful. :)

Last year I gave my guest bedroom a little re-fresh and when I went to put everything back in its place this year after Christmas I was looking at the blue rug (which is honestly one of my favorites!) and I started thinking about how hidden it is in this room.  It’s mostly tucked underneath the bed and aside from the few times we have company, nobody spends time in this room other Kole.  (It’s my 9 year old’s favorite spot to watch TV and when he suddenly disappears I can usually find him under the covers in this room with his latest Netflix Pokemon show going.)

{Inhale/Exhale Prints}

I don’t think Kole notices my beautiful blue rug much either.

{Distressed Arabesque Blue Rug}

So I decided to move it into my dining room.  And ahh.. I’m loving it this space so much!  Isn’t the blue pretty!?  I love how it ties in with the blue from our outdoor/pool furniture and adds some life to this space.  Wondering about the books on my new/old rug?  Those would be some of Kenny’s old law school books.  They are PERFECT for smoothing out my rugs when there are bumps from having them in other spaces underneath things.  Nice and thick and heavy.  These books have saved my rugs countless times.  Good old Contracts and Constitutional Law.  Happy they are finally being put to good use. ;)

Speaking of adding life to our spaces.. I feel like that is what we are all CRAVING after the holiday decor comes down isn’t it!?

{Loving this beautiful new white vase!  Similar white flowers here (on sale!) and here/faux pink peonies}

The BEST way to add some life to your home after the holidays (and always really!) is by adding flowers and plants throughout your home.  Of course real plants and flowers are great and I always try to add a couple here and there, but with so many beautiful realistic faux options (and limited time to water and maintain plants!) I find myself using and loving faux options more and more.

I thought I’d share some of my favorite vases, plants and faux flowers and how I’ve used them in my home if you are looking for some fun ways to bring back some life and color into your spaces!  At the end of this post I linked a round-up of old and new favorites I’ve found on-line.  Some of them I may have kind of/sort of added to my own shopping cart while I was working on this post.  Hazard of the job.  That’s also a perk. :)

Last Spring I fell hard for these beautiful faux pink peony bundles.  Closest I’ve seen to the real deal and they are beautiful in small groupings on their own OR put together with other bundles to create a fuller look like I did by my kitchen sink.  They come in white and light pink too.  I have all colors but the bright pink are my favorite because they add such a fun pop of color for Spring!  I also love these cute little faux basil drop-ins next to them and my stripe hand towel is on major mark down right now!

{Butler’s pantry sources}

You can see on my butler’s pantry shelf how I just used one peony bundle in a smaller vase last Spring.

{shouldered clear glass vase (on sale!)/pink peonies/clear jar options}

I also put together a small group of peonies in a clear vase on my island next to some real hydrangeas.  That is one of my best flower tips!  *Use a mix of real flowers with faux flowers and your faux items look even more real.  Also clear vases like the two I linked above I use again and again.

Here is that same pretty clear vase holding real tulips.  *A tip when buying vases – look for vases that taper smaller at the top because they require less faux flowers/branches.

{faux potted boston fern /  kangaroo paw fern / fiddle head fern}

Three of my favorite faux plants!

The fiddle head fern houseplants are so cute for Spring/Summer!  I used them above my range last Spring…

and placed others in random spots around my house.  They look so real and I love the light shade of green that seems to say “time for a new beginning!”

{charging station}

The kangaroo potted fern also has such a realistic look to it and has been all over my house.

{theatre room and all sources}

It’s currently living in my theatre room and I love it in my striped pot on this counter so I’m ordering one more to keep downstairs.

You can’t go wrong with a great set of tall white faux flowers!  I’ve had these for years and linked multiple very similar options below.  These faux dogwood branches look very similar and are on sale!

They look good everywhere!  These are some of the soft pink peonies in the smaller vase and my chevron vase is a long time favorite.

{faux tree/basket}

Faux trees are another great way to add some life to your home and make great Christmas tree replacements. :)  I’m buying a new faux tree this year for my dining room and linked all of the options I’m considering right now below!

A great coffee table book is perfect to set next to a pretty vase and flowers on tables and shelves.  Last Fall I bought Patina Farm for a fun coffee table book and I’ve loved looking through the beautiful, inspiring pictures.

I found Patina Living and just got it for Spring!  Such a pretty coffee table book!  (Cut Flower Garden and Peonies are two other favorite Spring coffee table books I love.)

The pops of hot pink in the book cover look so good next to these pretty peonies!  I might have to move this arrangement next to the book on my coffee table.

Nothing is safe in one spot for long in this house. :)

{FAVORITE VASES}

{FAVORITE FAUX FLOWERS & PLANTS}

{FAVORITE FAUX TREES}