It's Office Time

I have the green light to do something with my husband's dispicable office! I knew he'd get tired of the clutter and lack of personality in the space eventually! When he was out of town about a month ago I did purchase a new gold floor lamp and made a gallery style wall of mirrors which added to the blank space.

Over the holiday break I put together a design board for him and he's game for the changes. Here's what's happening:

I'm going to sample these 3 paints:

Benjamin Moore Silhouette

Sherwin Williams Web Gray

Sherwin Williams Peppercorn

We are going for dark and dramatic in this space!

Which color do you prefer? Have you used any of these before? I would love to hear if you have!

We ordered the furniture over the weekend and hope to have paint on the walls this week!

Time to Get Organized

Don't you love the start of a new year and opening up a brand new planner? I'm kind of cheesy because I pull out all my colored pens and go to town jotting down events and birthdays! Oh, the simple things in life!

 Here's a few of my favorite planners this year!
 

 

 Kate Spade/ Jonathan Adler/ Lily Pullitzer/

Academic Booklet/ Mint Cavvalini/ Mom Agenda


What planner did you purchase this year? Do you get crazy excited about a new one like I do?

Get Social Sunday

Welcome to the 19th edition of Get Social Sunday hosted by A Lived in Home! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays! As you noticed, I took a little break to spend time with family. Amazingly enough I did very little blogging. Now it's back to blogging and partying!

Thank you to everyone that has continued to party with us and spread the word! I'm changing the rules today and letting you link up anything! There are so many awesome projects out there! I want to see what you've been up to! 

The rules are simple:

1. Follow your host on the right side bar. That would be me!! :)

2. Link up your favorite post or two.

3. Stick around and check out other awesome blogs!

4. Tell you friends about Get Social Sunday and tell them to tell their friends!

5. Come back each Sunday through Tuesday and link up.

That's all! Easy peasy! 

Now enjoy meeting new blog friends!

Post Holiday Deals and Steals

One of my favorite days of the year is December 26th! As if I haven't done enough shopping up until Christmas, I feel the need to run out as soon as the holiday passes and blow all the gift money I've received. This year was no exception although I might add I still retain a few gift cards! My impulses did not get the most of me! I'm honestly just waiting for the next Tory Burch sale!

Here are a few of the deals I scored this year! I had my eye on all of these items before the holidays!

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I had seen this gold bow belt on another blog before the holidays but didn't get around to the store to look for one. You can only imagine how surprised and dismayed I was that there were any left. I scored the last small! 

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As much as I'm loving mint right now, I was pumped to see these pants at J Crew outlet for $24! They had an additional 20% off the day I was there which turned deals into steals!

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The Marc Jacobs pouch from Target. Scored this baby for $20 after it went on clearance. I guess it is safe to say that the Neiman Marcus collection was an epic fail!

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Can never go wrong with a few gold, gliterry candles for next holiday season! I found these at Crate and Barrel along with some gold and silver snowflake plates.

All in all my shopping adventure was productive and I didn't break the bank!!

Did you score any great deals shopping after Christmas? I'd love to hear about what you found! 

Guest Bloggers Needed

I'm in desperate need of some fabulous bloggers to guest post for me while we're away on vacation!

 

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The posts will run from January 17th through the 27th, then again February 14th through 16th!

If you're interested in sharing new content on A Lived in Home and promoting your blog at the same time,then please email me at alivedinhome@gmail.com.

Please include the following:

• The name of your blog
• The topic of the intended post and a brief description
• When you would like your post to run

I welcome any DIY projects, Valentines projects, posts related to decor, a recipe you recently tried, Pinterest projects you've tried, paint projects, and furniture/shopping finds to name just a few and give you some ideas!

 

I can't wait to hear from some of my talented readers and other bloggers!

 

 

The Rancic House

Do you watch Giuliana and Bill? I'm addicted to their show and think they are just the cutest couple. She is so spastic and really cracks me up!

On the show they've been building a new home in LA and I've been dying to see it. Finally here are the pics of the completed home! Of course its amazing!!

Her closet is fabo with all the white custom shelving and marble top!

How lucky is baby Duke to have this nursery?!



They can invite me over anytime to grill out and go for a swim.

Do you think their home is to die for with all the neutrals or do you prefer more color in your home?

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Hello 2013

Via

Happy New Year!!

HAVE YOU SET YOUR RESOLUTIONS YET? MY RESOLUTION THIS YEAR IS TO NOT HAVE ANY RESOLUTIONS! JUST GONNA LET LIFE HAPPEN!