Hermes Blanket

Why oh why does the Hermes blanket have to be SO crazy expensive? I guess it's in keeping with all things Hermes. It is a very serious lust-worthy item for me.

Of course SJP would be wrapped up so casually in one!

They are retailing for $1,125.00 on the Hermes website. Or you could "cheat" and get a baby blanket for a mere $700. Ebay had one the other day (it's gone now) in purple and black, but it was still more than $500 with a couple of days of bidding left to go.


Do you think they will send one to a desperate blogger for advertising their wares? Yeah, right.

Transitional Outfits from J.Crew

You know by now that I always like to shop the J. Crew Final Sale a couple of times a year. Right now it's an extra 20% off plus free shipping if you spend $150 (you will!).


I've put together two casual outfits from sale items that would work for this transitional weather. I hope you'll be inspired!


Outfit One: Carpool on a chilly October afternoon

Outfit Two: Drink with friends while the kids are at practice

The Skirt

This is one of my Talbot's finds from last week - the leopard skirt. LOVE! I plan to wear it with a simple black turtleneck or a white or cream silk blouse (which I need to find). It runs big so you might want to order a size down.

If you open a credit card you will save 15%. And they have this strange promotion going on where if you try on a pair of pants, they give you $10 off. Even if you don't buy them, you get a coupon for your next visit. Pretty simple!

Best Idea Ever!

My favorite Sunday mornings involve coffee and the new House Beautiful. I could decorate two or three houses from ceiling to floor after that combo of caffeine and eye candy. I'm only a third of the way through the October issue and I've already dog-eared several pages for future reference. One of them is THIS:

Headboards that are actually wall decals! They are by a company called Blik Wall Graphics and they come in a variety of colors. Brilliant! Twin size is $40 and King is $70. I just love that you can make such a big impact for so little money. Fun!

Dream Closets

I really need to overhaul my closet right now. It seems like I just did, but it's probably been months and months. In the meantime, here is some closet inspiration!

I saved the best for last. How incredible is this? Happy Weekend!

Comfy

These all look like awesome places to be on a night like tonight. Just a little chilly for the first time in months, but still very comfy, especially with a light sweater and a glass of red!

Here are some great wraps to wear while you're out there:


from Net-a-Porter:

from BCBG:

from Piperlime:

Have a comfy Labor Day Weekend!

Before and After

Here is my dining room as it looked when we first walked through our house. As is the trend (which I disagree with), the owner had "neutralized" everything, so it was a very boring white on white that did not show off the great mouldings at all. I did it a traditional red as I love a cozy dining room, and man is it easy to decorate for Christmas! My little key lime trees have done really well in front of the windows and have grown several feet since I got them. I chose not to do curtains because I like the natural look of the trees against the windows and feel like that is enough decoration.

The chandelier is from Ballard Designs about three years ago. The black and white prints are photos I took in Sydney, Australia and had printed on canvas at Kinko's. I have two leaves for the dining room table, but like to leave them out for every day. We have lots of nice extended-family dinners in this room, and I can't wait for the holidays already!

Ready, Set, Go!

I am loving these throw-on-and-go dresses from BCBG. Talk about no-nonsense. Just add great shoes and you are out the door. They are on sale plus an extra 20% off right now.

Go Big Orange!

If you live in this part of the country, you cannot help but get caught up in the annual excitement surrounding SEC football. Specifically, University of Tennessee football. And if you don't know, our team is called The Volunteers, or The Big Orange. Our team colors are orange and white: we are talking bright, practically flourescent, road-crew orange (there are some jokes about that, but I won't get into it here). Another thing about football around here is that women take their game-day outfits pretty seriously. Luckily, orange is a really dominant color in fashion right now, so it's easy to find stuff for us Vol fans to wear to the games and parties this year.


All of these goodies are on sale at J. Crew right now:

I also found some great stuff at Anthropologie's sale:

Personally, I like to wear jeans and a white top and then accessorize with orange. It's a strong color so small doses go a long way!


Last but not least, I love this tee shirt from Perpendicular. Shame on me, I didn't check to see how many she has in stock, but you can go to her Facebook page and ask: