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Back-to-School from Old Navy

August 3, 2023 by Fotini Filed Under: 14 meals, 16, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 25 Days of Christmas, 27 West & Co., 4th of July, back to school

Who loves a good deal? Raises hand.

Well, you’re in luck, because today I’m sharing some AMAZING back-to-school deals from Old Navy you aren’t going to want to miss! Some of these deals start as low as $5! You truly can’t beat that.

If your kiddos are anything like mine, they can be pretty rough on clothes. Things get stained pretty quickly. With these affordable prices at Old Navy right now, I don’t feel (quite) as bad when things get ruined.

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Old Navy always has the cutest basics AND matching sets. I love that! Easy to style and mix & match! The quality along with the affordability, just can’t be beat! Happy shopping 🙂

Wildflowers

August 2, 2023 by Fotini Filed Under: 14 meals, 16, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 25 Days of Christmas, 27 West & Co., 4th of July, home

“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” —May Sarton

This Spring, I chose to step outside my comfort zone and plant wildflower seeds. I love the plants I have planted around my yard throughout the years; but I bought them established. I went out on a whim and decided to purchase wildflower seeds on Amazon. [here & here]

I planted them in the flower beds around my house. I included a mix of potting soil, organic egg shells and the seeds in a bucket, mixed it up and poured into the dirt. My flowers took a little longer to grow than I imagined, but once they did, they started popping up all over the place!

There are so many different varieties of flowers! And I love that!! It’s exciting to see what’s going to bloom next. This past week, I clipped some of my stems and brought them inside to make an arrangement.

Here is the arrangement I made with flowers from the garden

I am going to continue to enjoy these this season for as long as I can. But, I have decided next year, I will plant twice as much to enjoy! I love having fresh flowers in my home!

Thank you for stopping by!

Back-to-school with Abercrombie Kids

August 2, 2023 by Fotini Filed Under: 14 meals, 16, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 25 Days of Christmas, 27 West & Co., 4th of July, Uncategorized

I can hardly believe that’s it that time… Time to start back-to-school shopping!

August first rolls around and that gets us in the mood for getting all things “school” related into focus. Part of the priorities, is shopping for some new clothes! Probably my tween daughters favorite part! As the kids get older, everything gets more expensive. With that said, I am the Mama that LOVES a good sale!

Today, I’m sharing some back-to-school finds from Abercrombie Kids. I’m really loving the style that is coming back into stores right now. Laid back, comfy, oversized & feminine. I picked some of our (mine & my daughters) favorite items currently on sale!

Abercrombie Kids is actually having a sitewide sale on nearly everything! So, don’t waste your time snagging them while you can.

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I’ll be sharing more of my back-to-school shopping finds as I go about our experience.

Pretty in pink Christmas

December 14, 2020 by Fotini Filed Under: 14 meals, 16, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 25 Days of Christmas, 27 West & Co., 4th of July, Christmas tree, diy

Hey friend! I have been sharing little peeks of my office pretty in pink Christmas tree for a couple weeks now. Today I’m sharing all the details!

It is one of my favorites! It is simple, feminine, pink, sparkly & allll the feels. The tree is a 6.5 foot black & gold ombre tree. It has been such a fun tree to decorate because it is so multi-functional.

*See it decorated below:

Spooky, Chic Halloween Mantel – Farmhouse Chic Blog.

Farmhouse Shabby Chic Christmas – Farmhouse Chic Blog

I started off with some easy DIY ornaments I made years ago using small inexpensive store frames & adding scripture print in them. Check out the tutorial HERE. Next, I began adding in glittery ornaments & mercury glass balls in silver & white. I absolutely love working with pinks, champagnes & all the neutrals! It truly makes for a stunning combination!

Time for fillers! I used glittery stems, glittered eucalyptus, white eucalyptus, glittery ferns & such. Fillers bring your tree to life & give it so much character! I love using big, whimsy stems that droop & hang. My favorite touch to this pretty in pink Christmas tree design, is the velvet poinsettias I snagged from Hobby Lobby for half off!

It is truly the perfect addition to my office! I love looking at it & hope to keep it up for awhile! Even after the new year!

Thank you so much for stopping by & I hope to see you back here again soon!

Check out other Christmas posts below:

Simple Vintage Christmas Mantel – Farmhouse Chic Blog

A Warm, Cozy Chic Christmas Tree – Farmhouse Chic Blog

A Glimpse of our Warm, Chic Christmas Decor – Farmhouse Chic Blog

Winter Chic Christmas

December 4, 2020 by Fotini Filed Under: 14 meals, 16, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 25 Days of Christmas, 27 West & Co., 4th of July, Christmas, home decor

Hey friend! I’m happy to have you here today! I’m sharing my 2020 Winter chic Christmas design with you! Grab a cup of hot cocoa, snuggle up & come get cozy with me!

It’s no surprise to you, that 2020 has been quite a year. I hope that despite all the change & chaos, you are able to enjoy the Holiday season. You may know that I shared my Thanksgiving Tree at the beginning of November, so sure enough I began to get the itch to decorate for Christmas about a week before Thanksgiving.

I wasn’t quite sure what look I was going for this year, but I knew I wanted it to be glittery, pink & chic! Like most of my past designs, I tend to use the same stems, fillers, ornaments & ribbon. That being the case, most of designs are similar. I’m ok with that because they’re still each different & unique.

My best advice is grab LOTS of fillers! I tend to use less ornaments & more stems & fillers to make the tree appear full. Always work in a pattern. Start at the top & bottom & fill in between with your ornaments first. I bunch my fillers into piles on the floor. Next, start adding them in a pattern throughout the tree. I like to keep them hanging out, drooping, etc. It gives the tree so much more character that way! Finish by adding your spiraled ribbon in a pattern as well. I uses three different ribbons.

I have shared in the past how I incorporate the ribbons throughout my tree, but would you be interested in me sharing it again? It seems to be a pretty frequent question. And you won’t believe how simple it really is!

I have two cats & they have both enjoyed the warm fires daily & glow of the Christmas tree during the day. However, my gray tabby, Rocky, has began climbing the tree again. He’s so ornery! I’m just glad I was able to snag some pics before he wrecked it completely! The kitty pictured above is Tinsel. She’s the biggest sweetie & my shadow!

I so appreciate you stopping by here & hanging out with me for a bit! I’ll be sharing more soon, so I hope that you will come back! Have a wonderful day!

Thanksgiving Tree

November 5, 2020 by Fotini Filed Under: 14 meals, 16, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 25 Days of Christmas, 27 West & Co., 4th of July, home

As soon as Halloween was over, I was ready to put up the Christmas tree… and I did just that! If you follow along on Instagram, you know that I’ve said before, my son thinks I decorate for Christmas too early 🤷🏻‍♀️ This year I decided to do something a little different, a Thanksgiving tree!

2020 has been a different year for all of us. Instead of focusing on the negative I am spending the entire month of November being thankful!!

I bought a new tree from Walmart and it arrived on Halloween. You better believe the excitement of opening it & putting it up was nearly unbearable! I was really on the fence about purchasing this tree because it was very basic & affordable. To be honest, as soon as I opened the box I was like, “ugh..” It look so cheap! However, for the price point, beggars can’t be choosers, right!

We opted for the 9′ because of our cathedral ceilings in the living room. In years past, my tree was 7.5′. I loved the bigger tree! By the time I fluffed it out & started adding my decor, you could barely see the tree, perfect!

I opted for a very neutral theme with Thanksgiving in mind this year. Typically my Christmas decor is always out when I host Thanksgiving, but I’m looking forward to doing things a little different this year! I have enjoyed my live pumpkins this year & wasn’t ready to part with them just yet. So, I included them in this design, aligned at the bottom of the tree!

I got the best of both worlds, decorating my Christmas tree & having the ominous of Christmas with a twist! Honestly, I wish I would of started this tradition while my kids were younger! Better late than never though!

I am thankful for each & every one of you who stop here & spend time! Thank you for being here!

See you again soon!

Spooky, Chic Halloween Mantel

October 8, 2020 by Fotini Filed Under: 14 meals, 16, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 25 Days of Christmas, 27 West & Co., 4th of July, diy, Halloween

Boo! Tis’ the season to get extra spooky! To embrace your fun & out-of-the norm design styles that you may fall into on a daily basis.

Today I’m sharing my spooky, chic halloween mantel with you all & I must say I had SO much fun with this! It was a special request from my daughter to decorate, more than we normally do, for halloween this year! Without hesitation I said YES!

For the design, I wanted to incorporate black as the bold, stark focal point. I found these paper bats from Target & unfortunately they are no longer available, but you can find similar [ here, here & here]. We just began sticking them on the wall in a curved manner. I love how it turned out!

Next, we started with a clean slate on the mantel. I wanted to add my favorite mercury glass pieces, old books, dried hydrangeas, fake spider webs & my baby boo pumpkins! Oh, and for fun we added mini black witch hats!

Here’s what we came up with…

If you follow along on Instagram, you may have participated in the poll last week, of me asking if I should decorate a halloween tree. I did this a few years back too, you can click here to see that post.

I am so happy with how this little spooky tree turned out! Almost all items used came from the dollar store! We used things like fake spider webs, skull ornaments, glow-in-the-dark witch fingers, sparkly ornaments & a witch hat as the tree topper!

We had so much fun with this design! Soon we will be decorating the porch for halloween, so stay tuned for that!

Office Refresh

September 17, 2020 by Fotini Filed Under: 14 meals, 16, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 25 Days of Christmas, 27 West & Co., 4th of July, home decor

Guys! You may or may have not heard… this week I launched my very own boutique!! Since I can remember, I have always wanted a store. For about a year I had a little barn, which was my little happy place, but things didn’t work out. Recently, I decided to take the plunge & brand off of my already known, Farmhouse Chic. My little online boutique is called Farmhouse Chic Boutique ✨

It’s my little slice of happiness where I get to share items I, myself love & wear! If you would like to check it out, click or if you would like to join my facebook group page where you get exclusive info & pre sale items, click !

With my exciting new venture, I decided I needed to give my current home office a refresh (on a budget, I might add!)! A space that reflects my style & personality! And let me just tell you, I am SO EXCITED about it!

I’m going outside of my normal, neutral style. I want my office space to be chic & fun! My inspiration will be coming from light pinks, leopards, golds, along with neutrals of course!

As always, my favorite way of bringing my vision to life is a mood board. So follow along with me as I share what my inspiration for my updated office design will be.

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I will be using mostly exsisting items I already have in my office. It’s fully furnished. I have a beautiful, tufted antique couch & matching work desk & office desk that will be staying. I’ll basically just be adding in some new decor pieces that are going to bring LIFE to my space ♥️

I can’t wait to see you back here with my updated office refresh!

Decor Steal Deals

September 2, 2020 by Fotini Filed Under: 14 meals, 16, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 25 Days of Christmas, 27 West & Co., 4th of July, home decor

Y’all this week I wanted to start sharing some of my favorite Decor Steal deals with you all! Have you heard of them? If not, your farmhouse, cottage- loving self has been MISSING OUT! F.O.M.O for sure!

No fear, I’m here to introduce you & share the happy deals on this hump day with you all!

The deals are always changing & it’s first come, first serve. So if you see a deal you love, snag it while it’s in stock!

Three totally different deals to hit you with today, but aren’t they all great! You can’t go wrong with snagging one to try! The perfect way to get a little taste of what the company is like & update a little around you home!

While you’re there, be sure to check out the other deals they have going on & sign up for emails if you like what you see!

Ah, September!

September 1, 2020 by Fotini Filed Under: 14 meals, 16, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 25 Days of Christmas, 27 West & Co., 4th of July, home

Can you believe it’s September? With everything that has been going on, it seems like time is dragging on. The months seem to be running together, but dare I say it, things are becoming somewhat normal again! My kiddos just started back to school last week and as tradition, I pull out the Fall decor!

This year was no different! I was absolutely bursting at the seams to decorate! Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul!

Unlike years past, I wanted to incorporate a little color into my design. I headed to Michaels & found this beautiful maple leaf garland. It’s the perfect touch of color to pair with my decor! I swagged it across the middle, leaving a little to hang down on the side. Perfectly imperfect.

While I was at Easton that day grabbing my garland, I stopped by one of my favorite stores, Trader Joes! They always have the best selection of fresh eucalyptus. I snagged two bunches of silver dollar & two bunches of traditional.

I came home & made small bouquets for a couple places throughout my decor & also added in fresh stems to my garland to pull the look together.

The simplest way to add instant character to any mantel design is books & candles. You can never go wrong! Of course, I used my favorite mercury glass votives & candlesticks. I added in a few antique pieces & it just gave this design life!

Not to mention my favorite chunky knit blanket! Adds instant coziness ♥️ You can find one here similar to mine!

I feel like this is the perfect, simple introduction to Fall. I will be changing it up as we will be making some changes to the paint color & other updates coming soon! Follow along with me on Instagram for the latest!

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Be sure to check out some of my other Fall posts below!

Simple, netural early Fall mantel

Farmhouse chic Fall tablescape

My neutral Fall formal dining room