It's Holla Back Time!

 Happy Friday! It's Holla Back Time! Today we would like to extend a big warm virtual hug to our sponsors this month! We are so honored and happy to have them as part of our digital family and hope if you see something you like, you take a peek!

Today is a big day! We will be installing kitchen counters! YES! Wish us luck, and have a wonderful weekend! (We may sneak in with a kitchen update later today, maybe...)

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I am a huge fan of Molli! Her blog along with her downloadable goods are mouth-wateringly sweet and lovely! Wild Olive is the perfect place to go to get out of a DIY funk, or just get a smile on that face of yours!

Yay! Fabricadabra! I love their shop! Stocked with about a million different patterns, all stitched into perfect pillows! They even boast a selection of vintage and organic finds. Not to mention, all super reasonably priced.

Tizzalicious has come just in time for the holidays! I know my niece would absolutely love a handful of these colorful handmade accessories. I am totally in love with the ship wheel necklack. I may need to get on Joey about that...

We all need a little positivity in our daily life! A Great Impression has tons of vinyl decal options to remind you to keep your spirits high. They also have a bunch of great decorative options to make your space more cherry!

Goals are meant to be broken. Right?

Happy Wednesday Friends! Hope you had a chance to check out The Holiday Guide by Emily Henderson yesterday! On October 5th we set out to reoganize our lives and comit to a to-do list (while sharing a bunch of free downloadables!) Today we are on day 28, and I have to be honest, plans changed, projects were added, and there is no way to knock this list out (the countertops just got here yesterday!)

So here is the origional list in it's current state:

The to-do list over the next thirty days looks a little something like this:

1.) Finish the kitchen cabinets (oil polyurethane yellowed, now we need to redo with water based. we were warned).

2.) Finish the curtains in the guest room; I reordered the fabric! Should be here soon! + Finish styling

3.) Greywash fireplace in bedroom

4.) Greywash heater covers in bedroom

5.) *Bonus* Greywash whole closet in master bedroom.

6.) Patch water leak in dining room + paint entire dining room

7.) Patch water leak in foyer + paint entire foyer ceiling

8.) Paint/Stencil downstairs guestroom

9.) Patch wall in downstairs bathroom

10.) Move couch to Joey's office; two flights of stairs...ugh!

11.) Buy new dishwasher and have it installed

12.) Buy five (yes five!) fans and install

13.) Install backsplash in kitchen

14.) Install counters in kitchen

15.) Purge my closet, big time - Hello Goodwill!

16.) Install light outside we bought two years ago - I know, I know...

17.) Hang pillars in bedroom + finish that window wall

Not so hot. 3.5 items off a 17 item list. However, we did knock out a few projects not on the list. Like painting the kitchen door red, and refashioning a light we have yet to tell you about!

So item #17 made the bed wall of the master a little more complete. For your viewing pleasure:

We painted the bases  Joey made, and put them right back where they belong. Our room has been a bit of a problem. See it's really big and long. And trust, I love a big bedroom. However the TV cable is alllll the way across the room so putting the bed where it is, only makes sense. So we were going to do this whole curtain-across-the-wall-thing, but now we may switch it up. We'll see.

In the next seven days I vow to complete #15, and am ditching #3, #4, and #5 for now.See why the closet needs some time:

So the new list looks something like this:

1.) Finish the kitchen cabinets (oil polyurethane yellowed, now we need to redo with water based. we were warned).

2.) Finish the curtains in the guest room; I reordered the fabric! Should be here soon! + Finish styling

3.) *NEW* Paint Dining Room

4.) *NEW* Install kitchen cabinets

5.) *NEW* Style downstairs guest room

6.) Patch water leak in dining room

7.) Patch water leak in foyer + paint entire foyer ceiling

8.) Paint/Stencil downstairs guestroom

9.) Patch wall in downstairs bathroom

10.) Move couch to Joey's office; two flights of stairs...ugh!

11.) Buy new dishwasher and have it installed

12.) Buy five (yes five!) fans and install

13.) Install backsplash in kitchen

14.) Buy + Install counters in kitchen

15.) Purge my closet, big time - Hello Goodwill!

16.) Install light outside we bought two years ago - I know, I know...

17.) Hang pillars in bedroom + finish that window wall

18.) Paint Kitchen door red

19.) Refresh light over sink

So now it's more like 5.5 of 19 items are done and to be realistic, I think we should add another 30-60 days simply because we need a dishwasher to be delivered and still need to agree on paint colors, and some other things. If you have read our blog for any amount of time, you know decisions can take a long time with us.

Do you switch your plans mid project? Ever think you finished a room only to change your mind - and your room all over again right after?

Where is my mind?

Yep! I ask myself that everyday. Happy Tuesday! For the past few months, I have been working night and day along with Lindsay and our wonderful intern Whitney on The Holiday Guide by Emily Henderson as the Creative Director. It truly was a task composed of blood, sweat, and tears (not from crying, from joy!).

I am so excited to launch the 238 page guide packed with 100's of gift picks from Emily, along with some choice bloggers like Young House Love, The DIY ShowOff, Centsational Girl, Simplified Bee, Making it Lovely, The Bitchlorette, Sometimes Sweet....and so many more!

So grab some tea, it's a big fat guide! Let me know what you think!

If you like what you see and fancy yourself a creative type, shoot me a line at lana-at-stylebyemilyhenderson-dot-com to discuss the makings of the Spring Issue!