Around The Web: Q1 2024

While my around the web posts are some of my favorite, this year has really gotten away from me! Going forward I plan to share quarterly, starting this month. Easter is early this year, so I loved getting to pick out Grant’s Easter basket! While he probably will enjoy it more next year, these are special days getting to watch our little guy experience the world – especially each holiday. Soon I will post Grant’s milestones photos/notes and we can’t believe we are already celebrating his first birthday! Here are a few links I wanted to take note of the first few months of the year:

May Around The Web

May was filled with lots of mom-ing! Grant and I enjoyed the last bit of Dale’s paternity leave before he had to go back to work, we attempted to settle into a new routine during the day without Dad’s help, we celebrated my FIRST Mother’s Day (complete with lunch at Indian Hills and an Aura Frame from Dale), Grant got to meet my friend Laura when she visited KC, my family celebrated Grace and Sophie’s graduations, and we ended the month with Grant’s first trip to Turkey Hill Memorial Day weekend for Grammy and my Aunt Edna’s birthdays. It’s so crazy that Grant is already 9 weeks old! Around the web I was feeling extra inspired by interiors:

bring on the sunshine!

January Around The Web

January has flown by and I am now 31 weeks pregnant! It was an exciting month with TWO baby showers to help us celebrate and prepare for our new arrival. We also spent a weekend in Wichita celebrating my friend Steph and her baby boy on the way. My friend Macy, who hosted us, is also expecting a little girl in March. It’s going to be an eventful Spring! We wrapped up January with a few family birthday celebrations (a weekend at Turkey Hill for Pop and dinner for Aubrey).

  • Around the web I spotted this bag which has now been added to my wish list as an almost boy mom!

  • Liz’s trip to Harbour Island looked dreamy! And the turtle photos!

  • A lovely sneaker roundup

  • While I just can’t relate to cluttercore, this was an interesting read!

  • Also saving this for our next dinner out! I’ve had such a hard time knowing what mocktail to order while pregnant.

  • The perfect winter Valentine’s Day craft (as usual from Lars)

  • I know I would have LOVED this hidden room as a kid. Maybe someday we can have one!

  • Kelly has been sharing her colorful and moody Palm Springs home. You won’t want to miss a single room but I’m obsessed with the magenta dining room.

  • A recent baby purchase, the Snuggle Me infant lounger that is still on sale!

  • And the finishing touch on the nursery. While this isn’t typical baby decor, I love how it looks in the room and know we could easily move it somewhere else in our home in the future!

Hello, 2023!

January Around The Web

The first month of a new year is always an exciting fresh start — especially this year! Between unfathomable lows leading up to inauguration day and the joy of seeing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sworn in, this month was a rollercoaster for our country. Personally, I got back into the swing of working from home after a holiday break, embarked on my first ever Whole30 with my parents, and celebrated Dale’s immunity day after his second Covid-19 vaccine!! I’ve also been analyzing and organizing my house — basically a New Year’s tradition. Around the web I loved seeing this sustainable DIY:

  • I’m also really loving browsing for antiques online. I love this piece Mackenzie found for her home!

  • After my Whole30 month is officially over (just a few more days!) I know I’ll have to do at least a little baking. Maybe these cookies? Or my weird recent craving, key lime pie?

  • On a healthier note, two of my favorite Whole30 approved recipes: Jambalaya and Spaghetti Squash Pad Thai

  • Feeling much more patriotic as this month comes to a close!

  • And I LOVED the inauguration fashion. Fancy coats are my favorite, I wear my bright red J.Crew one all winter long.

  • Not so patiently waiting for these lamps to arrive for our bedroom.

  • And I’ve been loving our new humidifier, and so have my dry eyes.

  • Someday I would love to upgrade my IKEA desk I’ve had for years. This one is a contender…

Here’s to Peace and Health in 2021!

Bathroom Updates!

Hello, friends! While spending so much time at home Dale and I have tackled our bathroom mini-renovation sooner than expected. I’ve always known we would need to do some updates in our only bathroom but I had many internal debates about what the best route would be. Should we completely gut the space and start over? Just replace the toilet and sink? We ended up somewhere in the middle: we replaced all fixtures, the toilet and sink but kept and restored the original floors, medicine cabinet and tub.

Letters Are Lovely | Bathroom Updates

Taking down some poorly placed built in cabinets and adding tile was the biggest change! Luckily, most of the work we were able to do ourselves and the quick tile job made a huge impact. Our new tub hardware was a splurge but also makes a HUGE difference! Another aspect of the space was mixing metals. We went with chrome hardware and fixtures except in a few instances where we brought in brass to tie in with the rest of our home. Also, we painted the walls with Sherwin-Williams Nearly Peach and got these two Amazon items to make our life with a tub/shower combo so much better: Shower Caddy and Umbra Flex Drain Stop. Have you pushed a home project up during this time? Photos of the final bathroom to come, we are just waiting to have the tub resurfaced and my print from my friend Alyissa to arrive!

  1. Mila Vanity Sconce from Anthropologie
    2. Lindo Faucet from Signature Hardware
    3. Easy Care Organic Sculpted Towels from Pottery Barn
    4. Tufted Janina Bath Mat from Anthropologie
    5. Rim Mount Clawfoot Tub Hand Shower Kit from Signature Hardware
    6. Half-Circle Shelf Mirror in Brass from West Elm
    7. Beadboard Moderna Knob from Pottery Barn Teen
    8. Dalite Restore Bright White 4x16 inch Subway Tile from Home Depot
    9. Alyissa Letters Print from Etsy

Sunroom Inspiration Round Two

At the end of 2019 I finally got my wallpaper hung in the sunroom off our bedroom! Way back in August of 2018 I shared my initial ideas for the space, but a couple things have evolved since then. The bookshelf featured in that post (which is no longer available) looks great and below are a few new additions that are arriving soon. The chair below is similar in color to one I found at a thrift shop ( just to give a better idea of the palette of the room) and I’m hoping in a couple months I will be able to share the entire finished space. Here’s hoping 2020 is full of finishing touches within a couple areas of our home!

Letters Are Lovely | Sunroom Inspiration Round Two

  1. Byas TV Unit from Ikea
    2. Globetrotter Natural Wallpaper from Clarke & Clarke
    3. Harden Armchair from Wayfair
    4. Coren Faux Fur Pillow from Anthropologie
    5. Moroccan Leather Pouf - Small from West Elm
    6. Seville Rug from Lulu and Georgia