Random thoughts on a hot summer Saturday morning:
1. Y’all. It’s HOT here. It was 99 degrees yesterday and it’s going to be hotter today. I’ve lived here my whole life and I always forget how HOT it is in Texas.
And then?
Summer shows up.
2. I went to my first yard sale of the season yesterday. I have never been so happy in my whole life. I got blue and white dishes (that I’m using for a fun table this week) and these vintage menu holders and a silverware basket.
3. We are about half-way through the fence in the back yard. I think we are going to add string lights and the prettiest outdoor furniture that I’m painting.
4. Do any of you order from Stitch Fix? I’ve been ordering for about six months now and I LOVE IT. I think the key is finding a really good stylist. I went through a bunch of different stylists and now I found the best of the best of the best. I just got these amazing jeans that are petite and they pull on instead of buttoning—so basically they look like jeans and feel like sweat pants.
5. We are about to go get some ferns from one of my favorite people on the planet, my friend Mary Ann. She has extra ferns in her garden and she’s sharing.
6. This week on the blog we talked about DIY wall treatments and I showed you how to make an obelisk out of embroidery hoops and how to update a kitchen on a budget and discussed why I love payphones.
And now?
Let’s see all the fun stuff I found from around the internet.
This beautiful kitchen.
There are tons of summer styling ideas in this space.
You can see them here.
This beautiful summer mantel.
I love the textures of the flowers together.
You can see it here.
Love this idea to add art to your TV.
It’s a great way to make the TV disappear.
You can see it here.
And in random news this week:
This lemon cheesecake
This beautiful farmhouse
This fun project
This DIY makeover
These fun alphabet letters
This pretty deck makeover
These air fried pickles
This grilling tip
How to paint tile to look like slate
And I just watched this video from Joanna Gaines.
It’s about baking a cake, but scroll to the very end to see the most amazing thing.
And one more for the road.
Have you gone through my online decorating course?
It’s FREE and it follows the chapters in my DIY home planner.
You can sign up to get the full course for free here.
Happy random Saturday to you
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