Bedroom on a Budget

Hi lovlies!  I hope you all had a fabulous week and are ready for the holiday ahead!  We've been fussing around here preparing for our annual trip to St. Thomas for Thanksgiving, which means LOTS of laundry.  The man went to Baton Rouge for a quick guys trip to LSU and I stayed behind to manage some last minute choices for the renovation projects.  Hopefully we can stay on schedule while we're out of town.  God willing.

So, I got the thumbs up on devoting Sundays to a house and home post, so I will be getting domestic on y'all from here on out.  I wanted to share our bedroom with you because I really tightened up the purse strings on this little makeover.  After the renovation of our home, we didn't really have much left in the budget to decorate. After pulling as much as I could from what we already had, I finished up with some wonderful items from Target, Joss and Main, and even the neighbor's garage sale!  Yep, they were moving out right as we were moving in and I snagged those Restoration Hardware lamps for $30 for the pair.  Major score!

In terms of the renovation, this master bedroom had one of those double entry bathrooms, so we walled one side up to make room for a bigger closet and to open up the space altogether.  I can show you the bathroom in the coming weeks.  New hardwoods and my trusty paint color  (SW Amazing Grey) makes the space much more comfortable and fresh. We spend sooooooo much time in here when we are home and it's definitely my favorite space in the house.

Bed: Joss and Main

Pillows: West Elm (old), Target (old), Ikea Sanela

Duvet Set: Nate Berkus Diamond Checker Set @ Target

Quilt: Threshold Vintage Washed Solid Quilt @ Target

Lampshades: Threshold Burlap Black Lampshade @Target

Sunburst Mirror: Martha Stewart Living Wales Gold Mirror @ Home Depot

Beveled Mirrors: Threshold Starburst Mirror @ Target

Art: World Market (in store)

Rug: Sam's Club

Drapes: Ikea Merete

xoxo,

sarah

L'eau

Over the weekend it got hot.  Like really freakin' hot. Like my temperature gauge said 107/hell yesterday and I almost started crying.  Over the weekend, I decided to spring for a few lightweight chiffon tanks and dresses to keep me from melting.  Although I brought several home, this was the only keeper.  I was just too crazy about the color to let it go. 

As a general rule of thumb, I don't buy inexpensive chiffon-y type shirts from discount stores like F21, H&M, etc.  I just don't have good luck with them.  They never fit right and they always end up falling apart after a couple washes. I used to have a sort of addiction to cheap tops and I gave myself an intervention because I realized that if I just saved and bought a more expensive, but better quality piece, it would last much longer.  Sometimes I stumble and I'm sure this one will be in the trash in a few weeks, but for $14.99. I'll take my chances.

Top: Soprano via Nordstrom Rack, similar

Pants: Ann Taylor, no longer available, but similar

Bag: Marc Jacobs old, but a gorgeous updated version here

Shoes: Vince Camuto

Necklace: F21, splurgeworthy

Bracelets: J.Crew, Kate Spade, vintage Hermes

xoxo,

sarah