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14 tips for a perfect guest room
for the first time in my life, we have a guest room! and it’s so exciting and feels so grown up. this is also the first room reveal in our house, so i have to include a before and after. ( we didn’t do anything besides remove the ceiling fan and paint it white ).
we’ve only hosted my dad so far, but now that we are capable of hosting, it’s been really fun to try to create a welcoming guest room for… my dad, and my cats, and like, any future guests we might have, as well.
all the furniture is recycled from our bedroom and i teamed up with SWENYO to add some fun accessories and guest room essentials, because i really feel like it’s the little things in a guest room that transform it from a room filled with your old crap into a tranquil place people would really want to stay. you want your guest to feel like they have everything they need, and that they don’t have to ask you for a million things they forgot the whole weekend.
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how to do your hair without doing your hair
those that know me know that i really do nothing to my hair, not only by choice, but also because i’m pretty clueless when it comes to styling it in anyway. TMI but my hair is so incredibly thick that i had lice for over a year straight when i was 10, and they just couldn’t get rid of it – so i ended up with a devon sawa mushroom cut which ruined the next few years for self-esteem. when i had super long hair in high school, my friends used to have brush it out for me to get all the tangles out. i’ve never fully blow dried my own hair, and the most i’ll do is straighten the ends a bit with a flat iron. i knew how to use a curling iron for about a year but i’ve tried again and i totally forgot. luckily my hair is naturally wavy(ish), so i try to play that up a little.
i’ve had to incorporate simple ways to do my hair, without doing my hair. these mostly just consist of using products to keep it from dryness and dullness and sometimes frizziness.
so i’ve partnered with Moroccanoil to show you a couple of simple ways to take care of your hair and even hopefully make it cute without really doing anything to it at all.
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five round coffee tables
i shared on instagram that we got a new sofa — i’m in loooove with it, and i also love our coffee table, but now that we have this big old sectional, i think we need a round table instead. it’s really hard to navigate around it and it’s just making the space feel cramped. so even though i’ve never been a huge fan of round tables, i’ve been on the hunt for one and i think all five of these are super cute. i’m definitely leaning towards the cb2 shroom table — which is your favorite? halp!
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los alamos, california
on valentine’s day gid and i drove 2.5 hours out to los alamos (near solvang). it was a super cute incredibly tiny town, which coming from LA actually felt a little like a ghost town. in a good way. this is a place you come for some r&r.
everything is on one main road, and we stayed at the alamo motel, which was right in the center. you can basically park your car and not use it again until you go home, which is pretty cool if you plan on drinking wine the whole weekend.
STAY :
the alamo motelEAT :
bob’s well bread for breakfast i was so in love with my meal here, i bought an extra loaf of bread to go. the egg in the frame with lardon was insane. super cute little place, not cheap but delicious.
bell street farm for lunch another really cute little spot where we had a delicious charcuterie board
full of life flatbread for dinner because it’s currently the only dinner available in town. we did have a really good pizza here, but i heard they’re opening up another bistro soon in case it’s too crowded (you can’t make reservations)
plenty is also supposed to be delicious but it was closed.DRINK :
muni wines (located at alamo motel)
union hotelDO :
ostrichland on your way out
antiquing up the wazoo — besides drinking wine, the town is filled with antique shops. so when you’re taking a wine break, stroll around and pick up some treasures.
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gold sugar rim glasses
i don’t normally get super celebratory for the oscars, but like i said — i’m hosting my family for the first time ever, so i wanted to come up with some simple ideas to get a little festive.
if you’re hosting an oscar party, or just having a couple friends over — these couldn’t be simpler if you’re serving wine or cocktails or whatever.
i bought the gold sugar here. in case you’re not sure how to sugar rim a glass, you just cut a wedge of citrus and slide it around the rim of your glass, pour the sugar onto a plate and dip your glass in.
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happy weekend
yay weekend. we got a new bedroom rug as i shared on instagram and i’m also super glad this week was so short and quick. our bedroom is quickly becoming very beige, i think i’m ok with it, but i’m not sure. this weekend we’re celebrating my mamas birthday with dinner and a museum day — hope you guys have a good one!
⋅ in case you didn’t watch this yet
⋅ james joyce or kool keith (this is my favorite thing)
⋅ the surprising beauty of empty porn sets
⋅ this cake is freaking awesome
⋅ i’m a big fan of this kitchen
⋅ how delish does this sound?!
⋅ this is so beautiful and i really want one -
printable 2016 oscar ballots
it’s that time of year again! the oscars are sunday, february 28th and for the first time ever, we have a comfortable enough sofa to stay home to watch. i’m very stoked. Read More
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DIY air plant pots
i looooove air plants because even if i kill them, they’re cheap enough to replace and keep like 20 scattered around the house. so i have a half of dozen planters and holders for them, but could always use more.
i found these doll heads that had flat bottoms and would stand up perfectly straight — and even though dip dying might be totally last year, i decided to dip dye. i was hoping they’d kind of look like little pieces of like, southwestern pottery, which they kind of do…?
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happy weekend
YAY friday. my dads been in town this week, so while i’ve gotten very little done — it’s been real fun and i’ve been eating way too much. he leaves on sunday morning, and gid and i are heading out of town for a little one night valentines getaway date. so excited! happy weekend and happy v-day!
OH and i started using snapchat ( a little late… ). it’s weird and actually super fun and my snapchats are real dumb. follow me! @almostmakesperf
⋅ how to snapchat like a teenager
⋅ did you see this big dummy?
⋅ a simple little diy easy enough to make a dozen
⋅ if you loved mrs doubtfire
⋅ this is so weird and cool, and weird
⋅ muji makes houses now?!
⋅ omg these are so cute for v-day
⋅ if you’re still into cactus
⋅ my heart is meltinggggg -
almost makes mixtape ⋅ valentines day
it’s pretty obvious i’m into valentines day — ESPECIALLY when it falls on a long weekend!! i wanted to make a mix with some current favorite love songs, perfect for a valentines long weekend road trip or just a valentines makeout sesh.
