4th of July Tables, Recipes & Porches

Hey everyone! Happy 4th of July weekend! We had a pretty busy (and cute) weekend :) Check out my Instagram to see why! I'll be sharing more about our new addition on Wednesday.

Today I wanted to share some 4th of July inspiration with you, in case you're hosting tomorrow!!

TABLESCAPES:

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A bit more elegant table:

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Easy and cute! Have any blue bottles? Use them as your centerpiece vessels and fill with red and white flowers. If you don't have them, spray paint some old beer and wine bottles blue!

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FOOD:

Paleo american pie

Fruit Tart-- this is my grandma's recipe; so tasty!

Frozen Sangria

PORCHES & DECOR:

I could live on this porch :)

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Some sales you might want to know about!

Anthropologie: 30% off sale items for the Summer Tag Sale event!
Banana Republic: 50% off sale!
Old Navy: Entire store up to 60% off!
LOFT: 60% off sale styles,  other summer items are also on sale here!
The Mason Jar: 20% off!

Pottery Barn: Buy More, Save More event! Up to 70% off.
West Elm: 20% off in stock furniture + more savings!
World Market: 50% off outdoor furniture

Hope you have an amazing 4th! So thankful for this wonderful country we live in!!

xoxo

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Christmas Home Tour

It's almost the end of the week, which means we're that much closer to Christmas ;) It's been a fun season, being newly married, to decorate and make our own traditions together. Getting our tree was really fun (we had such a tight space to work with that we came to the tree lot with a tape measure, just to be SURE the tree would fit #designerprobs. You can see our tree here!) To decorate our home, I wanted to keep it simple and natural. I went to Trader Joes to get some greenery and poinsettias, then filled in with some winter decor I already had!

We have a little ledge that spans the wall of our stairs, so I use this as our faux mantle ;) Some greenery, candles, a print, our "gather" sign and some trees were just what it needed!

This little red car with a tree on top holds a few of our Christmas cards. This one is from my sweet friend, Nicole. I loved these wooden trees I found at Target, so I grabbed a couple!

A few years ago I spray painted a few pinecones with white chalky paint. I still use them each year!

This is a new piece to our Christmas decor collection-- the Joy to the World  print. Such a good reminder of the meaning of the season! These candle sticks are from World Market.

Our buffet always houses this gold tray, the candle sticks and a plant, but they change for the season-- gold candles for Christmas!

On our bookshelf I did the same little snowy tree town I did last year. Like usual, I used books to create height. Love it!

This is my favorite thing of all of our decor! My friend Ashley and her husband got our nativity scene for us in Jerusalem. It's widdled out of olive trees right where it is believed that Jesus was born in Bethlehem. SO special!

One of my favorite things-- our adorable So Vintage Chic gold reindeer pillow!

Onto the bathroom! Cute seasonal matches found here.

Our living room-- one of my favorite quotes on a House of Belonging sign (custom sign, so not listed in the shop, but they can do anything!), handlettered pillow from Parris Chic Boutique, and our red truck pillow.

Sometimes the pillow moves to our bedroom :)

Get the look:

Hope you enjoyed our Christmas home tour!
xoxo

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Favorite Fall Porches

Thank you for all the birthday wishes yesterday! You sure know how to make a girl feel loved :)

I shared our fall decor for #thebeelabode a few weeks ago, and I'm hoping to add a few more Thanksgiving touches. If I was home more days during the fall this year (instead of traveling for Bloom!) then I would have gone all out and made our porch look like something out of an Autumn dream. Instead, I found a bunch of cute porches I love as inspiration for next year....

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Which is your favorite? Do you keep your fall decor up after Halloween or is it Christmas right away?! I like to enjoy Thanksgiving first, before breaking out the Christmas decor :)

xoxo

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