While working with a florist for my wedding next year, I came across a beautiful bouquet that she had done for a recent bride. What made it so beautiful and different was a few neatly placed succulents within the bouquet. It really looked amazing. So, that got me thinking about all of the different ways there to arrange succulents throughout your home, rather than just sticking a few in pots. Which looks great, don’t get me wrong – but it’s always fun to switch things up a bit, right?

And while a terra cotta pot looks nice, a mercury glass one looks even better! You can go vertical with your succulents and make a lovely wreath or a wall art display with them. Or, for the girly girl – stick those succulents in a high heeled planter.

I’ve been thinking about adding some succulents to my home, so maybe I’ll have to try one of these fun ways. What about you – what interesting ways have you seen succulents on display?

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I found these candleholders on MocoLoco, and unfortunately they’re just a preview of what will be showcased by Gaia & Gino at Maison & Objet in Paris this month. I say unfortunately because I want to see more!

These beautiful candleholders are Double Herkimer Candleholders, by Arik Levy, which are made from the Herkimer crystal, a clear quartz found in Herkimer County, NY. I didn’t even know such a crystal existed, did you?

Either way, I’ll be keeping my eyes out for these candleholders – and the rest of the collections from Gaia & Gino, which includes new pieces from Karim Rashid and more. What do you think of these Herkimer Candleholders?

Technically, I’m not being blinded by any light. But I would like to be!

Blinds are something that I constantly struggle with. I open all of them every morning and close them every night. Sometimes, I find a few of them closed during the day [by my handsome fiance!] and it makes me crazy! But what makes me crazier is that when I open a few of them, half of the panel still stays closed. Yeah, I know – I can’t figure it out either!

Actually, I can. When we first moved in, we kept the cheaper plastic blinds that the previous owners had left us. Our intention was to replace them later down the road, and I think that time is growing nearer. At least I hope it is!

The problem is – what type of blinds do we go with? We definitely need made to measure blinds, because our windows are all different shapes and sizes, which I guess everyone’s are! But still – do we go with wood blinds or the roller kind? There are just so many to choose from!

What about you – do you have a blind dilemma in your home? How do you plan or how have you solved it?

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Happy Labor Day!

Hope you’re all enjoying the last leg of a three-day weekend. By a pool or beach as fabulous as the one above! Even though it’s the unofficial end of Summer, it’s still nice to have a day off! See you back here tomorrow!

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Happy Holiday Weekend!! I can’t believe it is already Labor Day – can you? Weren’t we just celebrating Memorial Day?

As per usual, here’s this week’s Weekly Six. Hope you have something awesome planned for the 3-day weekend!

1 – This Carly Rae Jepson and Owl City song has been my latest fave this summer – what’s been yours?

2 – Wine jello shots? Yes, please!

3 – All white into all pink = amazing!

4 – Gorgeous sink fixtures by Guilini.

5 – A roundup of wedding planning apps for anyone [me!] that needs all the help they can get!

6 – Spice up a plain old tissue box with this DIY.

Recently, I started working from home. And while I wish I could say that I have an adorable and inspiring home office space, the truth is that I work from my kitchen table, which resembles the image above. By the end of the day, my back is killing me!

So, I’ve been searching the Internet for inspiration on what I could bring into my home office. As soon as we finish the basement downstairs, I plan on setting myself up down there in a more comfortable and productive environment! While I was researching, I came across Fashion For Home, an awesome furniture store out of the UK, that lucky for me [and you!] has a US site as well.

So far, my favorite item on their site is the Klemmbrett Blue Table. Wouldn’t it be the perfect desk? Spacious, yet fun and stylish with that bright pop of blue! Pair it with a comfy [obviously!] office chair and some cute accessories, and I’ll be good to go.

If you’re in the mood for browsing some great furniture and home accessories, go have some fun at Fashion for Home! Me, I’ll be doing more home office planning instead of working! If you work from home – do you have an office or do you stick to the couch or kitchen table?!

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