Tis The Season
Of Efficiency and Organization
Every season, I learn ways to run my house more efficiently. Some catastrophe happens and I streamline even more, and I’m already a very organized person. One day, I’ll have this place running like a well oiled machine, but so far this season I’ve learned. . .
Hire the person who will do the job well and right the first time. This keeps you from having to hire someone else to fix the first person’s work. Cutting corners doesn’t necessarily save money and it certainly doesn’t save time. I’ve had to learn this lesson twice this month.
Put weed preventer down before it rains to save yourself the step of having to water large amounts of mulch. Work smarter.
Put yourself on auto renewal or put a reminder in your phone for seasonal services like irrigation start up and hvac biannual service.
Do install things that make your life easier and more organized! I installed a new hose holder outside and a valet hook in my closet. Both are already life changing.
Keep building your tool box. I just added in spackle and sand paper to mine!
This past week’s lesson taught me not to try to cut corners on things that I need done right/well on the first try. Last year, I waited MONTHS to purchase some shelves from Pottery Barn I had been eyeing for a while to put in my laundry room to display vases, planters, and other items. Think a version of utility mixed with a chic potting/flower arranging area. They finally went on sale and I pulled the trigger. Then I waited several more months to have the shelves installed with what I thought was a reputable handyman. And I learned the hard way. I should’ve gone with a handyman referred by a friend and who’s work I could see first hand (at a friend’s house). The handyman I hired ended up leaving holes in my wall and incorrectly installing the shelves, which left me with new problems and my project incomplete. A handyman referred by a friend came to the rescue and fixed the shelves! On my end, I am now spackling the (very noticeable) holes left by the first handyman and will sand that down in a few days time.
Once, I complete my laundry room shelf project (pray to the Gods above I don’t have to repaint), I have a few other mini projects on the horizon this week.
Get accent plants for boxwood planters in front and in back. Go with classic, easy to maintain plants. I do NOT have a green thumb so simple is best for me (learned this the hard way before). My boxwoods stay in the planters year round, so I switch out accent plants seasonally to jeuge them up.
Follow up about putting a potted boxwood hedge on my back deck for privacy from my neighbors who knocked down nine privacy trees.
Figure out if cane barrel chairs can be recovered or not based on their construction. I have an inquiry into Crate & Barrel to find this out as it’s not obvious at all. If they can be recovered, then the fabric hunt will commence.
Order paint samples from Samplize for back hallway project and potential primary bathroom project. I may throw in some paint colors to look at for repainting my kitchen too. I’m VERY excited about this.
Here are this week’s interior finds. . .
1. Tilden Rug 2. Mini Angel Bud Vase 3. Capelli Stool 4. Verte Vintage Rug 5. Vivian Teal Velvet Pillow with Yellow Piping 6. Huangyao Pot 7. Blue Pure 211i Max 8. Vitra Gehry Wiggle Stool 9. X Chair 10. Hand Thrown Frost Proof Italian Terra Cotta Spheres 11. Elegance Narrow Tiered Plant Stand 12. Bombon Stripe in Cocoa Brown 13. Celine Bow Rattan Chair 14. Scallop Side Table
15. Tigre Fabric 16. Elephant Mates Hand-Painted Ceramic Mug 17. RHODE Thistle Jacquard Bath Mat 18. Bianca White Marble Table Lamp 19. Ogden Burled Wood Console Table 20. Set of 2 Pasta Bowls 21. Mariata Pillow 22. Muscari Glass 23. Patterned Cushion Cover 24. Madeline Embroidered Cotton Placemat 25. Rosemary Worsley- Heroic Head on a Column 1 26. Lynwood Slipcover Cube Ottoman with Tie Details 27. Wild Ciara Tana Lawn Cotton Single Fitted Sheet 28. Blue Hydrangea Glasses (Set of 4) 29. Serving Pitcher
Here are this week’s fashion finds. . .
1. Eudora Midi Dress 2. Blue Pink Printed Blair Maxi Dress 3. Mette Lived-in Denim Bomber Jacket 4. Kyria Striped Cotton Poplin Midi Skirt 5. The Essential Shirt 6. Samba OG Sneakers (I have these and love them) 7. Rylie Top 8. Khaki Wells Chino Shorts 9. Mono Scallop Jaspre Skirt 10. Blooming Garden Terrycloth Cabana Coverup
11. Striped Tote Bag 12. Denim Field Jacket 13. Belted Printed Silk-Twill Midi Shirt Dress 14. Ivory Reversible Dress 15. Cyra Dress 16. White and Blue Stripe Corinne Dress 17. Limoges Floral Marion Maxi Dress 18. Classic Slip-On Checkerboard Shoe 19. Rianne Dress 20. Clarissa Maxi Dress 21. Juliette Cropped Jacquard Jacket 22. Giva Sunglasses
23. Laurel Sandal 24. Prescott Knit Top 25. V Neck Top 26. Verdona Dress 27. Ultimate V-Neck Vest 28. Faye Linen Top 29. Malaga Embroidered Shirt 30. Clementine Maxi Skirt 31. Etienne Top 32. Flat Leather Sandals 33. The Corto 34. The Eleganza Skirt
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Current Obsessions
-Louis Vuitton’s new store in NYC is crazy.
-This villa at Sugar Beach (on my dream hotel list) is insane.
-Julianne Moore collaborated with Frank & Eileen to design this button down.
-Hailey Bieber released a collaboration with Fila.
-Sofia Richie Grainge launched a collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger.
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