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holiday gift wrap roundup
Wrap up your gifts super pretty.
plaid ribbon from target / papersource faux bois wrapping paper / red and white bakers twine / gold foil tags from the container store / brown paper roll (you can use this for everything!) / red and white striped gift wrap from ikea / gift tag stamp from uncommon goods (so green!) / gold metallic curling ribbon / acrylic tape dispenser (one of the things i want that i will never end up buying) / reversible wrap from sugarpaper / gorgeous velvet ribbon from anthropologie -
hi! we’ve moved!
OK! I finally plugged in my computer in the new place. There are boxes EVERYWHERE and we’re in that stage where we desperately need more storage furniture to unpack the remainder of the stuff but we can’t really bring new furniture in until we unpack to make space and you know the deal. I am going to reveal the really disgusting photos of what everything looks like right now. They’re gross. But will be great for making after shots look way better.
BOXES BOXES BOXES! I feel like this. Except with boxes and not bags.
I’m planning on getting a big ol storage thingy for this section of the kitchen.
And some serious shelving for more pretty items over here.
This is the wall you see when you walk in. So I want it to be pretty. I’m planning on a fauxdenza. Hide everything in that bitch.
I set up the living room and scotch taped up our stockings. Which refuse to stay up. We’re also planning on some major shelving here. SHELVING!
Gideon refused to believe the BBQ wouldn’t fit with our table and chairs on the balcony. I mean, it fits… Anyone in LA wanna buy an awesome BBQ? Right now please?
We ordered a custom blackout shade for the bedroom. For now, we get to look at this beaut. Please notice I didn’t even bother making the bed to take this photo. Cool.
Since we watch about 95% of our tv in the bedroom, we switched the big one for the little one. Gideon is seriously in heaven.
At least one of our two cats is doing well with the move.
We have two bathrooms (!!!!!) but they both have no storage space and we have tons of stuff. Have to figure out something.
And the best part is our views. As I type this, I am totally seeing a tree! This is awesome.
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holiday gift guide : for me! i’m moving!
whitewashed wood bins from containerstore / yliving dustpan and broom / stendig 2013 calendar / enamel bread bin from old faithful shop / container store acrylic shelves / handmade maple spoon rest from schoolhouse electric & supply co. / teardrop flatware set from target / godis glasses from ikea / bamboo laundry hamper from west elm / stella floor lamp from urban outfitters -
holiday gift guide : for me! i’m moving!
whitewashed wood bins from containerstore / yliving dustpan and broom / stendig 2013 calendar / enamel bread bin from old faithful shop / container store acrylic shelves / handmade maple spoon rest from schoolhouse electric & supply co. / teardrop flatware set from target / godis glasses from ikea / bamboo laundry hamper from west elm / stella floor lamp from urban outfitters -
xmas decorating
Even though I’m a [very unreligious] jew, I LOVE christmas! Not the jesus part or anything, but the tree and the stockings and all of it. The presents are fun too. I stupidly thought moving right before xmas would be ok because we’d have 10 days in the new place before to decorate up. But we have 10 days to unpack / decorate up. This might suck. So now I’m envious of all the lights I see outside of other apartments and houses. They all suck.
You know when you see someone decorate and you’re like “oh man you really went for it”? Well as much as I like decorating, I hate OVERdecorating. Here’s some decorating that probably took place prior to 10 days before the holiday but doesn’t look all xmas on crack like.
And please remind me never to move on December 15 again.
images: one / two / three / four / five / six / seven / eight / nine / ten / eleven
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holiday gift guide : stocking stuffers
Do you want to fill those loved ones stockings with crap or do you want to put some thought into it? Yeah I thought so!
c3po thumb drive / redstone inkblot test from cb2 / paper birch straws from kikkerland / kikkerland ceramic coffee cup / secret message writing pens from perpetual kid / leather anchor key ring from urban outfitters / paris versus new york postcard set / l’occitane hand cream / dream state eye mask / talking pencils from urban outfitters / inflatable unicorn horn for cats / zero gravity soft serve iphone case / kikkerland head massager
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holiday gift guide : for me (and you!)
sheinside geometric pullover sweater / warby parker bensen greystone glasses / marc jacobs rose gold pouch from target for neiman marcus / the barnwood boot from madewell / starbucks holiday gold colorblocked mug / heather leather watch from fossil / paris versus new york coffee table book / clutch walnut table lamp from cb2 / jonathan adler peacock match strike / deco trinket bangle from anthropologie
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holiday gift guide : for your man
Husbands and boyfriends can be hard to buy for because you pretty much stick to the same things every year. Buying things dudes actually want is hard! Girls want way more stuff. Here’s more “man stuff”, but maybe man stuff he’ll actually be really into.
penguin eau de toilette, i got this cologne for my boyfriend and am seriously obsessed with the scent / all men (maybe just most men) love fun socks like these corgi patterned ones from j.crew / whiskey aftershave from portland general store / how to stay out of the doghouse – a fun gag gift that might teach him a thing or two / clark’s waxed desert boots / a tiny keychain usb like this lacie petitekey / wood alarm dock for his iphone from areaware / some new snazzy headphones like these eskuche control headphones / a simple classic pocket square, something he most likely wouldn’t buy for himself like this one from bonobos
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holiday gift guide : for the kiddies
Whether you’ve got kids of your own, a little niece or nephew, or there’s some other child in your life that you want to spoil, these gifts are all super fun but tasteful too!
what kid wouldn’t want to snuggle up with a deer?! no kid, that’s who. deer pillow from areaware / these slipper boots from garnet hill are so cute and fun, and have a ton of different animals so you can get different ones for the siblings and they can fight over whose is better / you want the kid to be obsessed with you? get them their own teepee from the land of nod / a classic game like twister, you used to play and might still be willing to / an adorable little apron for the sous chef like this one from anthropologie / this tricks and magic kit from house 8810 will keep them entertained and most likely you too (if they’re good with it) / you might regret it, but a squeezebox (you might call it an accordion) would be super fun for a few minutes at the very least / i’m loving the illustrations in this childrens book i want by hat back
