H&M Giveaway

Haven't you heard?! We're giving away a whole bunch of awesome home decor from H&M! We're smitten with the H&M home collection and we wanted to share the love. It's the season of giving after all!!! I know, we thought it was the season of cookie eating too, but turns out that's only half true.

Like the H&M clothing line, the home collection is wonderfully budget-friendly and completely chic. For seasonal decor or just a quick room refresher, we think H&M nails it. So, when we picked out a bunch of decor for an upcoming project install, we decided to pick up a bunch of decor for you guys too. Here's what we grabbed:

starting top left, moving clockwise: tea towel / kitchen supply tray / growth chart / pillow cover / small storage bin / large green vase / small green vase / denim apron / large storage bin

To enter is simple: 1) Subscribe to our blog, and 2) leave a comment on this post! Easy peasy.

You can also enter on Instagram or Facebook if that's more your speed. We will collect entries through Friday, 12/15 at 5 pm. GOOD LUCK. And, happy holidays!

- Michele, Sonia and Leah

Windsor Project - The Dining Room

As promised, another Windsor Project reveal has arrived! After months (I think it really has been that long...) of teasers with quite a few photos of these glorious chandeliers on Instagram and Facebook, it's time to dive into the details. For the record, you can blame the long wait on that hutch back there. There was a hutch fiasco.

Anyway, here's another look at the chandeliers, because they really are glorious. 

And a close up. 

These beauties are from Overstock. Not what you expected, right? While light fixtures are often something we would say goes into the splurge bucket, especially for an open concept dining room where they are center stage, it's not a black and white rule. Don't automatically skip over the budget-friendly sources.

Back to the chandeliers. They are the perfect compliment to the breathtaking dining room table. They make a serious statement without overpowering the room.

The table is custom. It's made of reclaimed wood and it's enormous. We spent a lot of time considering all sorts of equally enormous captain chairs for the table heads. In the end, we loved the simplicity and clean lines of a full table of matching chairs. Especially these chairs. They are a modern take on a classic Parson shape. The nail heads bring a touch of elegance and tradition. And the size is the right amount of substantial to fit the table and the space.

And here's the hutch. Oh, the hutch. Without boring you with the details, it was backordered. And, yes, worth the wait. It's glass front doors are perfect for displaying your favorite/obligatory china set or displaying all your fun HomeGoods finds. 

This console table is maybe our favorite part of this room. (I know...but, those chandeliers!!!) Here's why: we DIY'd/customized it to fit the space and style. We added the casters to give it a more height and more interest. And, we accessorized it to our hearts content, which is always so. much. fun. Oh, and the mirror! It's got that glam feel, which plays off the chandeliers, but doesn't stretch too far into the fancy realm to feel out of place.

And, here's how we accessorized the extra large bay window.

We filled the lanterns with some simple remote control LED candles and the vases with faux eucalpytus for a neutral, any time of year, feel. But, both the lanterns and vases are perfect vessels for holiday decor. The lanterns can be filled with acorns or cranberries or LED string lights as the seasons change. And the eucalyptus can be traded for dried wheat in the fall or glittery branches in the winter and dried lavender in the spring.

And that's that! Thanks for waiting so long for these photos. Again, blame it on the hutch! That beautiful, back-ordered hutch. Sources for all these treasures are below. 

Wall Color - Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore

Ceiling Color - Dove White by Benjamin Moore

Chandeliers - Overstock

Dining chairs - Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams

Hutch - Ballard Designs

Drapes - Pottery Barn

Drape rods and finials  - Drapery Rods Direct (telescoping rod and Kirsch finial)

Lanterns (in bay window) - Pier 1

Remote control candles (in lanterns) - Pier 1 (on sale!!!)

Vases (in bay window) - Crate and Barrel

Dough bowl (on dining table) - Wayfair

Candelabras (on dining table) - Crate and Barrel

Console table - Birch Lane

Casters (added to bookshelf) - Caster Connection

Mirror - Pottery Barn

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Windsor Project - Entryway (again)

Today we have a quick update on the Windsor entryway. Technically, it's not an update...we just didn't have photos ready for you when we shared the original reveal (click here to check that out). Now we can show you the whole thing.

And now you can see this little nook.

Both photographs are from Minted.com and we love them. So much.

Minted is one of our go-to sources for gorgeous, affordable art. The budget friendly factor is one of the biggest perks, but there are actually quite a few reasons we heart Minted. The website is super easy to navigate. You can filter the massive portfolio (color, medium and style) and find exactly what you didn't know you needed within minutes. Real artists with amazing talent create the pieces. And, the quality of the print is fantastic. We often get our own frames, but have been really happy with their frames as well. So, there's our plug...though we're not being paid to make it...or even given a secret promo code. Minted, if you're reading this, (in the words of Maui) You're Welcome!!!

Back to the photos themselves. Other than the fact that they're just so pretty, they're also full of texture. And you know how much we love texture in entryways. Any image of nature is a good image...well, that might not be true...anyway, bringing the outdoors inside is good for the soul whether it's a fiddle leaf fig tree or a black and white photo of a pinecone. 

So that's our update - some awesome, inexpensive art.

More Windsor Project reveals will continue over the next couple weeks. It's about time, right? We have details on the dining room and those amazing chandliers you may have seen on Instagram or Facebook. We also have details on the living room and the cathedral ceiling that we gave a huge makeover. 

Hope you're having a great week! Source list is below.

- Leah

Pinecone Photograph - Minted.com

Forest Canopy Photograph - Minted.com

Black wall frames - We found these at a Michaels store and can't find the same online, but here is another good choice from Joann Fabrics

Basket (below framed photos) - HomeGoods

Console table - Houzz (get %5 off with our code: 4E318)

Rug - Magnolia Home

Mirror - Houzz (get 5% off with our code: 4E318)

Pendant light - Boston Interiors

Recycled glass jug - Houzz (get 5% off with our code: 4E318)

Cotton stems - Terrain (We got ours at Anthropologie but they're sold out. Boo. Thankfully the dried cotton stems at Terrain are seemingly identical!)

Hurricanes and candles - HomeGoods (here are two similar ones from World Market: here and here)

Baskets - West Elm

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