Merry + Happy: Holiday Mantel

Shop the Look:

This time, every year, I tend to hit a snag when it comes to documenting my outfits. The temperatures have started to dip too low for any sane person to walk outside sans puffy coat and snap what he or she may be wearing that day. Keeping in mind daylight savings time, I can only shoot on the weekends. I spent Saturday running around with my mom and talking table decor and flowers. The next items on our list are finalizing the guest list and getting out our save the dates (which I happen to be designing...I am crazy, as I think I have a million hours a week to do it all).

Sunday was spent watching a movie in bed with our breakfast, then scouring open houses with my parent's, we love browsing dream homes, and making a fun Christmas-themed trip to Target. My long blog to-do list went unchecked and I simply enjoyed the day. I'll be paying for it tomorrow and Tuesday as the Thanksgiving weekend starts on Wednesday evening for my family.

As for the outfits, they will be a bit more sporadic through this winter months and I have a few that will be hitting the blog within the next few weeks that I can't wait to share, just asking for a bit of patience and understanding! So in lieu of an outfit post, here's a little inspiration I have to decorate my mantel for the holidays!

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Interiors & Exteriors: Max Wanger

Like I've previously mentioned, our home is seriously lacking in the decor department. We are still sans artwork on just about every single wall, with the sweet exception of our dinging room. So my goal is to go room by room, starting with the living room. This new-to-me artist, Max Wanger has some gorgeous shots listed on his website. Something about the use of negative space in these shots just makes me sigh. Should I just get one large print or do a collage of multiple images?

Interiors + Exteriors: Living Room

Instead of resolutions for 2013, I have intentions. One of these intentions is to finally turn the townhouse into our home. After living here for over a year and a half, we barely have anything up on the walls.  Plus, I have this crazy nook in the living room over my fireplace that I have NO idea how to style. We have a tan couch and recently added this rug. I would love to find a new coffee table and to find some great wall art. And if any one has advice for the awkward nook - I'm all ears. 

Gold accents.

Perfect styling for those little nick nacks.

Geometric rug + a bean bag chair.

Romantic + Cozy. My dream.

The Faux Taxidermy. I love the trio on the wall, reminds me of this home tour.

I have a lucite chair, now all I need is a lucite coffee table.

My mantel is in desperate need of a mirror and some fabulous candelabras.  

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Interiors + Exteriors: Papier-Mâché Animal Heads

I need these papier-mâché animal heads for my living room. Which ones are your favorites? I would love to put something like this up in my living room...now I just need to convince my boyfriend that we need these...

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