Amanda Norris

Mudroom

By Amanda Norris May 26, 2021October 8, 2021 2

Hello friends! I hope everyone is having a great week! Last weekend the weather was a glorious eighty degrees and we spent most of it outside watching our kids play in the kiddie pool! Then at night we did a bonfire and movie night with friends! Oh these are the days! Don’t you agree? I also finally got around to uploading photos of our mudroom to do a blog post for you! When we were building this house we did not have a mudroom built in cabinetry base because well we were trying to stay under budget! We decided that we would finish this section out later once we moved in! We hired out our good friend and contractor Damian and had him custom build this white cabinetry to match everything that was in our kitchen! Then my husband and I together put up a peel and stick wallpaper as a focal point of the mudroom. Hung our wall mirror and magnetic board for the kids many artwork! I even re-used a wooden tray from our old house to put our daily mail in there to help contain countertop clutter. That cute shopping bag is where I store all of our masks during this pandemic! So cute and functional! My kind of design! Haha! To hold and store all of my three kids’ many hats, gloves and scarves under the mudroom bench, I bought 3 separate individual baskets for each kid! I love that this mudroom turned out so functional yet aesthetically pleasing to the eye! I’ve tagged everything below from this mudroom design including the paint color to the door for your next project! Happy shopping!

Gold Round Mirror Wooden Tray Peel & Stick Wallpaper Reusable Market Shopping Bag Baskets Magnetic Board Flush Mount Lighting

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Memorial Day Tablescape!

By Amanda Norris May 16, 2021May 17, 2021 5

Hi Friends! I’ve complied a mix & match Memorial Day decor to help you get ready for your Memorial Day celebration! I love celebrating the holidays with friends and family! The smell of a good burger on the grill, corn on the cob, and all the yummy desserts! All so so good! Whenever I think of Memorial Day decoration, I think of super casual, gavalanized metal, american flags everywhere, table cloths, picnic table vibes! Don’t you agree? I also really like picking out stuff that I can use over and over again for the next outdoor gathering! It can get really expensive when you’re constantly buying different types of party decorations! So I’ve come up with a mood board and a tagged shopping link to help you find your next decor for your upcoming Memorial Day party! If you follow me on my design Instagram account, you’ll notice that I am all about those twinkle lights these days! You can add a small battery operated twinkle lights inside clear jars for a cozy evening glow while sitting outside! I like to have several jars or lanterns scattered throughout the table! This makes it easiest to minimally decorate your table while letting your lighting take center stage! The white melamine plates and woven plate chargers are perfect to re-use over and over for other events! The mesh food coverings you can also use at every outdoor food gathering. I picked this patriotic table runner from Potterybarn to give it that festive holiday look without being too over the top! And the navy blue star outdoor pillow would be super cute to put at the end of a host and hostess table! Decorating for Memorial Day doesn’t have to be matchy-matchy or over the top American flags everywhere. It can be simple yet still be able to pay homage to our fallen American soldiers who gave their life for our freedom. Happy Memorial Day friends!

XO!

Table Runner Clear Glass Lanterns Faux Plant Mesh Food Cover String Lights Mini Twinkle Lights Galvanized Metal Party Tub Outdoor Drinkware Set Rattan Plate Chargers White Melamine Plates Red Napkins Navy Blue Star Outdoor Pillow

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Spring Front Porch Refresh!

By Amanda Norris May 3, 2021 0

After a very long winter, our front porches tend to look dirty and very worn out! Especially the porch mats! I decided to switch it up by replacing the black and white layer rug and welcome mat. I then picked Frontgate’s Cabana stripe in green and then had it monogrammed in our last name. I felt that it was the perfect color for spring, don’t you agree? Next I moved onto the wreaths! I needed two and it can get quite expensive with double front doors especially when you go up in wreath diameter sizing. After scouring the internet for the perfect spring wreaths that had pink in it, I came up empty. I did find an inspiration wreath from PotteryBarn that I really liked but the diameter was just too small and the price tag too high! I then decided to order two simple green wreaths and customize it to my own liking! They arrived and looked even better than I expected! I added multiple faux flowers in different colors and weaved it into my wreaths. Once I was satisfied with the results, I then tied a bow on both wreaths using vibrant pink satin ribbons to make it pop against the black double front doors! It turned out so perfect and I am so pleased with how pretty they both turned out! Don’t you agree? The lighted faux topiaries balls I already had from Christmas and decided to keep them there for the summer! There’s just something about having soft ambiance lighting outdoors in the summer nights and I felt they would be beautiful if I just kept it there! The black urns I’ve had for years! Such a great classic shape! Last is the black lanterns that I shopped on a end of the year summer sale, two years ago from Pier 1 imports! They discontinued it but I will link similar options for you! Inside the lanterns I have multiple battery operated candles and added twinkle lights inside as well! I went back and forth on turning the battery operating candles inside the lanterns and turning on the battery operated twinkle lights. I felt that both was too much so for the summer, the twinkle lights are just the perfect amount of ambiance lights! Friends, I’ve listed all the shopping links below to help you create your perfect spring porch refresh! XOXO!

Front Porch Mat Wreaths Lanterns Black Urns Lit Topiary Twinkle Lights (Pink ribbons from Michael’s and mini faux florals at either Hobby Lobby & Michael’s)

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