Friday Favorites – Weekly Inspiration
Welcome to Friday Favorites, a series where we share our favorite decor, design inspiration, fashion finds, TV shows, recipes and more!
It’s full-on holiday mode over here this week as I’ve spent the better part of the week setting up the big tree and decorating the rest of the house – I’ve been cranking the Christmas tunes and decorating like crazy!
Stay tuned because tomorrow I’ll be sharing the living and dining rooms!
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THINGS I LOVE IN DESIGN/DECOR
Monika Hibbs is one of my favorite people to follow on Instagram and she does Christmas so well!
I’m continuing my gold/caramel holiday color palette in the living room and found this pretty and inexpensive gold bead garland for the tree (but you could drape this along a mantel, in a bowl – anywhere!) I also wanted some green in the space so I added this cute tree pillow.
And two of my absolute favorite online stores are having major early Black Friday Sales! McGee & Co is offering 30% off the whole site! I ordered this wood pedestal (comes in 3 sizes) for holding soaps next to the sink, these paper mache bowls look like my vintage one and they’re a steal at that price! I also love this large wood vessel (it would look amazing holding holiday greenery!)
And Ballard Designs is having 40% off Black Friday deals and 20% off everything else! This pretty vase is almost half off, and my favorite tissue box cover is under $10! (makes a great gift, too!)
I’m also in a bit of a frenzy to get things ready for family coming to stay next week. Remember last year when I refreshed my decades-old bath towels? Well, now I’m doing the same with my sheets! We have nice sheets on our bed, but every other bed in the house was pretty lacking! I did a ton of research before I purchased as there is a lot out there and I didn’t want to spend as much on the guest rooms as I did on ours.
Believe it or not, the most highly recommended budget set comes from JCPenney – who knew? I ended up ordering them, but also found these that are also highly rated for the price. And if you want to spend a bit more, we love our bamboo sheets!
THINGS I’M WEARING/LOVING/WANTING
This year our holiday plans are finally picking up – yay! We’ve got a few casual gatherings and I’m excited to put on something other than comfy sweats, haha! My go-to outfit when I want to look pulled together but not too dressed up is a pretty blouse, jeans and a blazer.
I absolutely adore this velvet jacket (50% off) and this one is similar and a great price! They can be dressed up or down, and velvet looks so good with jeans! These jeans are my go-to and these are a great price. Blouses can sometimes be hard to find but I love this dressier one (25% off), this one in red is stunning (50% off) and this one is perfect (50% off) if you’re feeling especially festive! Or, I might go with a dressier sweater (above) – I love that look!
Tie it together with a suede bootie (50% off) and elegant pave earrings here or here. Any combo of these are perfect for dinner parties, a holiday lunch, a cookie exchange, or even a casual Christmas Eve!
THINGS I’M WATCHING/READING/LISTENING TO
Dead to Me was an unexpected delight, so I’m especially excited to see it’s third and final season is here!
I also just listened to a new true crime podcast called What About Holly? and really enjoyed it.
THINGS I’M MAKING/EATING/DRINKING
To me, Thanksgiving is all about the sides!
Some of our favorites – this yummy Cranberry Conserve, these Parmesan Smashed Potatoes, these Mashed Sweet Potatoes, and this Spinach Gratin (so good!) And most importantly, this Pumpkin Cheesecake (though I do change it to a graham cracker crust)!
RANDOM THOUGHTS
My friend Chell is an amazing designer – she does many of the UV Parade Homes. You can see her pretty Instagram account here.
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If you didn’t get a chance to see it, I shared my French-inspired family room holiday tour on Monday – and it’s in a new color palette I’ve never used before!
Happy Friday!
Sheila
xo
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