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Make Your Home Cozier with these 3 Books

Even though it’s still August, the fall season is (thankfully) quickly approaching! While most people are looking forward to pumpkin spice everything, I’m over here grabbing as many throws and pillows as humanly possible (hehe sorry J). Whenever we transition into a new season, I love to reevaluate, purge, and refresh our home before adding more decor into the mix. These 3 books are my favorite go-to’s for interiors in general, but especially for seasonal transitions. Whether you want to create a more welcoming space for your guests, increase the joy in your home for you and your family, or just want to learn some basic yet very effective styling/arranging tips, the following will definitely help to make your home look and feel cozier this fall: 1. The Little Book of Hygge; 2. The Lifegiving Home; 3. Elements of Style

The Little Book of Hygge

Denmark is consistently rated as one of the happiest nations in the world. Ever wonder why? Meet hygge – essentially the cozy factor. Featured in The Little Book of Hygge are tons of helpful pointers on how to incorporate hygge into all spaces and aspects of your home during every season and event. 

The Lifegiving Home 

Perfect for creating a welcoming space that you and your guests will enjoy. Homes are safe havens, and The Lifegiving Home fully explains that concept while providing practical, encouraging, and easy to implement tips. 

Elements of Style 

Often we can get bogged down by decor and how to rearrange things in order to move with the seasons. The best place to start is with a clean slate, so always go back to Elements of Style in between each season to adjust the arranging of the core pieces of our home (main pieces of furniture, etc.) to refresh the space before adding in new seasonal touches. 

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June Instagram Roundup

Blonde Boss Babe June 2017 Instagram roundup

 

 Console Table | Chair

 

Office Chair | Leopard print Throw | Rug

 

Mercury Glass | Console Table | Lamp Dupe

 

Leaning Shelves | Pink Heels | Black Heels | Nude Heels | Blue Heels 

 

Tie-up Espadrille Wedges | Rug 

 

Diptyque Candle | Gold Paperclips

 

Diptyque Candle | Chanel Perfume | Marble & Gold Vanity Tray

 

Faux Garland | Pink Accent Roses | White Accent Rose Sprays

 

Metallic Gold & White Leopard Pillow | Leaning Shelves 

 

DIY lace floral teepee

 

Porcelain Plate Set Dupe | Porcelain Pitcher Dupe

 

Goodness gracious, y’all, with a new month came a new round of crazy schedules – funny how we always hope that the summer season will bring more rest than busyness but usually the opposite is true! In this post I’ve linked up all the details from the most popular/asked about Instagram posts from the month of June – as always, if there’s something I’ve missed that you would like more information on, feel free to comment below and I’ll add the related info to this post! July Instagram roundup coming in the next few days! 

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7 Things You Must Do Before Listing

So, you’re thinking about listing your home, congrats! Moving is a huge step and at times, a crazy process. There are plenty of tips and how-to guides available to get you started, but here are 7 details that will hopefully help as well:

1. Start the packing process now. Like yesterday.

It’s amazing how much stuff we don’t think we have. Truly. Now, this is coming from someone who already knows how much stuff I have (a lot.) BUT to be fair, I thought I had already purged a great deal of it. I was wrong. Aside from clothes, which is an entire issue on its own, I hoard decor. Hobby Lobby is my worldly version of Heaven, as is Pottery Barn. So you can imagine when we began the packing process how many unnecessary, yet extremely breakable items needed to be temporarily removed. Moral of the story, pack as much as you can from every part of your home. It’s amazing how many things you can live without, and it makes such a difference when you begin to stage.

2. Label. Label. Label.

Whatever floats your boat here, as long as you know what is where in your home. This is exactly why I love Sterilite bins; you can see exactly what’s in them, but you can also tape labels to them without damaging the plastic.

3. Separate what you think you will want to use for staging.

Have one box or bin, (or 3 if you’re silly like me) and put any decor pieces in there that you think may be useful for staging. You will not, and should not, use all of them when you do actually stage, but it’s very helpful to have all of your mercury glass and moss balls in one place.

4. Stock up on Sterilite bins. The clear ones.

They’re see-through, stackable, durable, easy to carry, and waterproof (don’t submerge them obviously as they aren’t sealed, but y’all know what I mean.) Oh, and reusable which is key!

5. Keep one box/bin separated with go-to cleaning supplies

Before and after the house is staged, this is SUPER handy, especially when showings begin. For example, in ours we put our Swiffer wet-wipes, Windex, cleaning towels, etc., so that when we had a last minute showing appointment, we didn’t have to hunt for the air freshener or counter wipes, we could just pull them from the bin and get it done. *This is also super helpful in keeping your cabinets/closets decluttered, because let’s be real, people are nosy and they will look there.

6. Make a To-Do list AND a Staging List for each room.

Before listing, when your home is listed, and during the due diligence process, organization is going to be your best friend. A to-do list of what needs to be done in each room before listing will maintain focus, and ideally prevent you from wasting time/money on extraneous projects that really weren’t necessary. More staging tips and how-to’s here and here

7. Research and meet with your realtor.

I can’t stress this one enough. If you are serious about selling your home, then you’re going to need a professional who is not only familiar with the process, but what exactly buyers are looking for currently. Otherwise, a lot of time and money may be wasted and you risk losing your home’s best chance at selling for the price you hoped. Still don’t think one is necessary? Read about How We Sold Our Home in 2 Weeks before you decide to list on your own.

Have a crucial tip you can’t imagine leaving out before listing your home? Feel free to post it in the comments below!

 

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Home Office Sneak Peek

Oh my gosh, we are so excited to finally be in our new home –  it’s unreal. J is over the moon about the land, whereas I am on cloud nine now thanks to my new home office. In some of my previous posts I mention the sunroom in our old condo a lot. It had a great amount of natural light which made it perfect for studying. However, it was completely open to the living room, meaning no noise separation and no ability to “put away” AKA hide my papers/binders/etc. whenever company would arrive. So, when we began looking for potential properties, a space that could be converted into a home office was at the absolute top of my list.

I’ll be sharing more as everything gets unpacked and set up, but here’s a brief sneak peek of my new home office:

 

Looking forward to sharing more soon!

**UPDATE: For more recent office views & links to featured items check out: Spring 2017 Home Office Tour & January 2017 Office Preview

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