Feature Friday: Casa de Lewis Nursery

Today I am featuring the adorable nursery of blogger Sada Lewis from the blog Casa de Lewis. Here is what she says about her nursery:

 I wanted to create a serene space for my little one that would work for a boy or a girl, since we didn't find out the gender. I used a lot of grey and white and accented with a few fun pops of color including yellow and mint. When I was pregnant I used to love sitting in the rocker and just relaxing. Now that our little munchkin is here, and it's a girl (!), I am having so much fun going back and personalizing the space and adding pops of coral here and there. I love that we included the bench in her room so that we can all hang out in there and have a place to sit. I envision us sitting there as she gets older and reading books together. I also love that we installed the book shelves and our wonderful friends and family have filled them with so many books! 

Enjoy!

See how she painted faux molding on her closet doors here. 

Check out the DIY branch with Stars tutorial here. She also made the chipboard quote with a tutorial here. 

Thanks so much to Sada for sharing her home with us! Make sure you check out her blog here. 

An Easy Bridal Shower

photo by Lindsey Orton Photography 

My beautiful and amazing sister Sarah is getting married in a couple of weeks and I am ecstatic! I'm the oldest child and I got married when I was 20 so I feel like I've been waiting forever for my siblings to join me in the world of marrieds. I wanted to throw her a fun bridal shower but life with two kids has made party planning harder than it used to be. I had seen Minted's party kits in action at Alt this year and I thought I would order one for the shower. 

My sister's colors are peach and coral so I thought the Matthiola theme would work best. Using this kit made party planning a dream! You can pick and choose every last detail that you would need for your party. 

I also ordered the coordinating invitations. 

We threw the shower at my grandma's house so it was also nice that I could pack up everything in a box and just throw it together in less than an hour. 

I used frozen strawberries and fresh lemons to make flavored water. 

I bought a pack of plastic glasses at the dollar store and used Minted's decor to liven up the glasses. 

Their wishing tree was used to hang pictures of the happy couple.

The favor was store bought carmel popcorn packaged in cellophane bags. 

I bought some sheets of glitter paper at Hobby Lobby to create this easy garland. I just cut and then stapled the paper to string.  

To create this runner I just used kraft paper and painted dots. Minted's table confetti was the perfect touch to add color and pattern to the basic runner. 

I bought this white spinning condiment holder from Target and then used tiny mason jars to convert it to a utensil holder. 

I have the best sisters in the world and I love celebrating their special moments as they grow up. 

Do you have a blog and are thinking about throwing a party? Minted would love to work with you! 

Go here to learn how you can become a Minted Party Ambassador! 

Alice Lane Tent Sale

[ photo by Nicole Hill Gerulat]

If you've been reading my blog for awhile you know how much I love and adore Alice Lane Home Collection, not only because they find the prettiest items to sell in their store but also because the owners and employees are some of the nicest people I know!

 I am excited to spread the word today about the Tent Sale they are having this weekend. 

They are going to have a huge variety of pretty items for sale. Here is a small sampling of what you'll find at the sale. 

If you are local in Utah make sure you check it out starting tomorrow! 

Decorating a Rental

One of my best friends and clients Trisha has been living in a rental for over a year now. While the house is nice and neutral it doesn't showcase Trisha's amazing style and taste. So she asked for my help to spruce up her Living Room. 

This is an idea of what we started with. Trisha already had all the main pieces for the room but we wanted to add some pillows and recover her ottoman. Because she's renting we couldn't hang anything on the walls including art or window treatments. When she leaves this house she will have to pay for every single hole she puts in the wall. I convinced her that with pillows and accessories we could add a lot to the space! 

I put together a fabric scheme for her jumping off from the amazing ottoman we recovered. The blue trellis pillow was made from Kravet Riad in Indigo. All the pillows were sew by Erin from Plush Studio. 

The ottoman fabric is G.P. & J. Baker Hydrangea Bird in Natural and was reupholstered by Rocky Mountain Upholstery. 

We wanted the room to have a color scheme of pink, blue and seafoam.  The pink pillow was made from Fabricut Definitely Maybe in Raspberry. The blue dot pillow is from Land's End but is no longer available. 

We didn't have a lot of space for accessories so we kept them minimal. Trisha bought this amazing rock in St. George Utah on a recent trip we took together. 

The media cabinet is from Home Decorators. It's no longer available in white but you can get it for a great deal in espresso. 

The rug is from Dash & Albert. 

These amazing blue chairs are from Caitlin Creer. The ikat fabric is from Robert Allen. 

The lamp is the Arteriors Home Cooper Gold Iron Floor Lamp. It is amazing! 

For me the key with rentals is to not focus on what you can't do and focus on what you can do instead. We can't do overhead lighting so we brought in an amazing floor lamp. We can't do anything about window treatments and art so we added fun prints and colors with the ottoman fabric and pillows. We can't repaint the walls so we added color with pillows, furniture and the rug. 

I also told Trisha to remember that this rental is not her "forever house". We wanted to buy things that she could easily transfer to her new home. That amazing lamp will look good anywhere forever so it was a great investment. Don't buy crappy stuff just because you aren't living in a permanent home. Think about buying things that you will love and have for a long time after your time in this rental is over. 

Last Week's Links

1 | Everything Amy Meier does is genius. Love this new kitchen design. 

2 | I love this attitude about blogging.

3 | I recently got this headband for Jane and she's been wearing it everyday!
4 | Great tutorial on making a Personalized Life Preserver for any nautical events you are throwing!
5 | If I bought these running shoes I just know I would exercise more!
6 | This describes me perfectly.

7 | I want this shirt! And it's on sale. 

8 | This skirt is amazing and so cute paired with neon! 

9 | I rounded up my top 10 favorite things to do in Utah in this online magazine if you are looking for fun activities to do this summer.
10 | With two kids and a lot of random crap I need this bag!

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