Sunday, August 27, 2017
Welcome to my home
Happy Sunday everyone!
I hope all of you have had an amazing day/weekend. I personally have had a wonderful weekend. I got to spend time with my future husband, take my bridal portraits, and decorate my future home. I love those weekend were you get to relax but feel somewhat accomplished. I can't believe I will be a Simmons in 13 days !!!!!! I am so excited to marry my best friend as of 4 1/2 years and spend the rest of my life with him. Funny story..... About 3 years into dating Chad had a "surprise" for me. Little did I know he was showing me my future home. He took me down a long country road and we pulled into this junk hole. I looked at him and didn't understand what he was showing me. Come to find out his plan was to remodel this home. Guys, I can't emphasize enough how big of a junk hole this property was. If you click on the "interior design" button on my blog and scroll way down you can see the before and after pictures of this place I am talking about. Anyways, this home was owned by a man who liked running poker houses. So to put it into better words..... my future home is a poker house. I guess dreams do come true.. JK. Thankfully Chad was dating a interior designer at the time and I knew what I was doing when it came to remodeling homes. I have always had a passion for making homes look and feel beautiful. I really wanted to make this home special because I kinda had a feeling this is the place I was going to live one day (so I did just that). After a good 6 months of construction the house was completed.
Long story short I am moving into my dream home in 2 weeks and I am so blessed that Chad took the leap of faith in letting me decorate and design our future home. Just some tips when remodeling. 1. Always Always Always do a dark and a light. Either do a dark kitchen and light floors or either light kitchen and dark floors. It makes a huge difference in how things appear. 2. Always pick the best light fixtures. Light fixtures are one of the cheapest ways to make a home look and feel stylish. 3. Add your touch. Everyone always has a different style and it's important to make your home feel like YOURS. 4. Cabinet knobs are so cheap and so minor but they make the world of difference. 5. Add a glass cabinet or two to showoff some of your nicest items. The glass cabinets make our kitchen look and feel like home and I am so happy I did it.
Can't wait to show you guys more.
Mudroom and bedroom will be next :)
xoxo,
Skyler
Thursday, August 24, 2017
LET YOUR HAIR DO THE TALKING
Happy Thursday!
It is a beautiful day here in VA. We finally get a week without humidity. I love VA because we get to experience all of the season changes throughout the year, but I have a very hard time enjoying the month of August. IT’S BEEN SO HOT!
Since today was the first day that semi felt like fall, I wanted to show you guys one of my favorite looks for this upcoming fall. First of all this hair!!!! I wish I could say it was natural, but it’s not. I have always been a person who loves to look natural and real but I knew when I put these hair extensions in that I was going to wear them everyday. I highly recommend Barefoot Blonde hair extensions. They are so beautiful and easy! I am wearing the color sandy blonde and they match perfectly.
To achieve this look I put in about 6 out of the 10 wefts that it comes with. I parted my hair in the middle and then started french braiding each side. To get the thick look you HAVE to pull apart your braids! Just a secret about me I am in love with the owner of this hair extension line and if I could look/be anyone in the world it would be her. Follow her on instagram to see why.... @amberfillerup.
Now, lets talk about this outfit. It's pretty causal but I am digging it for fall. I am so excited that floral pants are in style because who doesn't like flower pants? I will be honest I always struggle trying to figure out which top/shoes to wear with floral pants, but I think I have finally found the solution. First, wear a silk baby doll top. Second, wear a loose lightweight sweater/coverup. Lastly, I think chunky shoes always make a statement and that's why I chose the above.
Outfit Details:
Shirt: Tjmaxx
Pants: Tjmaxx
Shoes: Tjmaxx
Sweater: Tjmaxx
Earrings: Altrar'd State
Hair: Barefoot Blonde... color Sandy Blonde
xoxo,
Skyler
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Gingham is always a good idea
Happy Friday Eve!!!!
I am so excited that it is all most Friday! Not only because it's the weekend, but because it's my bachelorette weekend! YAY! All of my favorite girlfriends are coming down to celebrate with me, and I couldn't be more thrilled.
Talk about busy! I have been so busy with work/wedding planning these last few weeks. Not only have I been planning my wedding, but my very very best friend got married 2 weekends ago! I feel like I haven't had any time to do anything these last few weeks with how busy I have been, but I honestly wouldn't want it any other way.
I have always been very good with stress. I am the type of person who likes to stay busy. If I am not staying busy I feel like I haven't accomplished much. I am looking forward to relaxing on my honeymoon though :) I really am so excited about fall coming up, but I also feel like it hasn't been summer yet because I haven't went on vacation at all. So right after the honeymoon I know I will get my summer fix.
Tonight I went into Tjmaxx (which is typical) and found so many cute items. I noticed they were transitioning from summer to fall so they had a lot of great items. The above jeans are Lucky Brand and I purchased those in Tjmaxx for $28. I also have been eyeing these amazing shoes for over a month now and just couldn't make myself buy them. Tonight they were on clearance for $12 so I snatched them up very quick (and I am happy I did).
Also, I managed to do my hair in 5 minutes. I twisted 2 strands halfway down and then turned it into a normal braid once I was halfway down. To make a statement I always pull apart my braids to make them look extra thick. Check Barefoot Blonde Hair out if you have always wanted hair extensions I highly recommend.
Shirt: Tjmaxx
Pants: Lucky Brand (Tjmaxx)
Shoes: Steve Madden (Tjmaxx)
Hair: Barefoot Blonde Hair
xoxo,
Skyler
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