arlo has finally gotten to the age where i just don’t think i can handle hosting his birthday parties at home! i think most people start going out much sooner than us, but i’ve loved having home parties so i can go all out on the themes, i just can’t do it anymore if we’re going to have to invite school friends and such! luckily izzy is still a baby so there will be plenty of home parties still lolllll …
anyway along with my intense researching, i also asked instagram for some suggestions of places to host parties in los angeles, and was kindly offered many, so i thought i should share them all with you in case you’re looking too!
better late than never! the oscars are this weekend and i wanted to make sure those of you who use my ballot every year wouldn’t be disappointed and have to use some like 12% less cuter ballot yuck!!
i’m behind on oscar movies every year, but this year especially!! i’ve seen ONE best picture nominee lol. and yes it was everything everywhere all at once. who knows, maybe i’ll watch triangle of sadness this week so that i’ve seen two.
izzy has since moved into her own room (and is sleeping way better now), so this whole setup is now just a distant nostalgic memory now, but it was really helpful to have our room setup all cozy for those foggy days versus having to constantly go to her room for things.
those first few weeks/months are exhausting, so having everything nearby and easily accessibly was really nice. i set most of this up prior to her arrival and it was really helpful, so i hope it will be for you too!
i did some printable bags like these years ago, and thought it was a cute simple project that would be fun to update! so i designed this sweet bag that i personally think would make someones day, especially filled with a treat.Read More
thought it would be fun to round up a bunch of cute classroom valentines you can buy or make with your kids– some are super ambitious, but most are easy enough to do with toddlers! Read More
a couple months before arlo was born, we renovated this bathroom. then a couple months before izzy was born — i fixed it up again! my nesting phase has a real issue with this room lol.
i was trying to go simple, fast and cheap when i renovated because we had very little time before arlos arrival, so i chose a super inexpensive floor tile and after a while i realized i’ve never really been in love with it. i even considered painting a pattern onto it but decided to just keep it as is because it’s nice enough.
and i never invested in lights i liked either! i removed the big ugly sconces from when we moved in and replaced with cheap keyless fixtures because the ace hotel did it and i thought that was a very cool look 5 years ago.
my last not favorite element is the faucets— i chose them because they’re automatic so i thought it’d be fun to have them easily turn on for kids, which they are, but i wish they were rounded now! oh well.
so i decided to just make some simple swaps. a new rug to appease the floor tile sitch, new accessories and linens, and new lights that really changed the whole room for me!
the lights
wow what a massive change— the room just feels so much more modern and designed to me now! i would have loved to have moved the placement to have them hung a little lower but in the interest of cheap and easy, just kept them where the old lights were.
the light they give off is also so warm and cozy, i’m in love with them can you tell?
new accessories
obviously the new striped rug changed the room massively too — i spent months trying to find one i liked and my bff actually found this one and i immediately purchased. i love the stripes so much, it feels like even though it’s a very beige bathroom it’s more fun now.
it’s an outdoor rug — technically i don’t think it’s washable really but since it’s for outdoor i think we can just hose it down if we need to. i figured outdoor seemed like it could withstand a lot of kid.
we also got new towels and they are DREAMY. they’re so soft and now i’m kinda bummed i swapped the kids towels because i want them.
also swapped out the shower curtain. this one is a cozy muslin and it kinda makes the room feel softer?
then a few more little things — added a basket i already had to the wall hooks we already had for izzy’s washcloths. has proven to be very convenient.
swapped some art around the house and brought in this cloud painting that my little sister in law made. it brings me a lot of joy.
got a new towel hook and new hand towel, funny how something like that can also bring me joy when i’m not sure gid has even noticed those have changed haha.
not new for us, but also a while ago i added a little gallery wall of family photos here that arlo loves to look at. the best part is i can easily swap these out because they’re designed to be stuck and restuck to the wall, so when izzy gets a bit bigger i’ll probably print out some new photos to add.
baby + kid things
we obviously needed some new baby bath accessories and storage for arlos bath toys. the net is old at this point but i’ve never shared it here.
got the cutest green bath set which added in a little color to the very beige bathroom and got a wipes container to match. match!? who am i!? (it’s because i have a white one and wanted to be able to tell them apart i’m not sure why though haha.)
and a cute little stool that’s used as a table for now, but it’s an actual sitting stool so theoretically we could sit on it during bath time instead of the toilet!
it’s been forever since i’ve touched this corner, but i thought it could use a little updating — it’s always in total shambles because of lack of storage and way too many jackets/bags/hats/shoes. we raaaeally could use a coat closet in our next house!!
so i did a little update to our space and i also thought it’d be fun to share my tips of how i created this little entryway and created storage, without actually having anywhere to store our stuff. i got a couple really pretty things from AllModern and it doesn’t look dramatically different, but i can’t stop staring over at it blissfully lolllll.
if you’re itching to do a little house updating because after all, it’s january, i always search AllModern first because they have sooo many beautiful things but also fast + free shipping because i’m not into delayed gratification haha.Read More
there were some things i got that brought me A LOT of joy this year, so thought i’d share them with you too! apparently, lighting and beauty were the big themes for me this year.Read More
arlo collects rocks and shells and little sticks and whatever the f he finds, and we just have little boxes and boxes of these things — so i thought it would be really sweet to make mosaic ornaments of some of them and they would be like all our vacations and memories all in one ornament!
would also be so cute to do this with a collection from one trip, and mark where on the back so you remember each one.
anyway, i’m calling these treasure ornaments 🙂 they make me so happy!
