Sara Michelle - Columbus, Ohio
Ok, so I'm not REALLY driving around the Hamptons... but sometimes when I'm on a boring conference call or have a few minutes to kill, I find myself on google maps randomly "driving" through amazingly beautiful places. (I know, I'm a HUGE dork!) But seriously, I can't figure out why I don't just live in the Hamptons, Every street and every house is postcard perfect.
Here are some of my incredible screenshots of my "drive":
Hello friends! I'm SO excited to be a part of the Finally Fall Home Tour along with some amazing bloggers! This year I am really focused on Thanksgiving since we will be hosting both of our families for the holiday this year! Good food, good wine, crisp cool weather, football, and pie - I'm excited already!
In terms of design, I've been super inspired by navy buffalo plaid recently, so that is carried throughout my house at the moment. I'm particularly in love with these placemats and napkins from Williams-Sonoma! I'm also really into white mums and white pumpkins. I think that is why I had to splurge on this beautiful Staub White Pumpkin Cocotte. I see lots of soups and stews on our fall menu!
One of my other favorite new additions are these "Thankful" plates from Williams-Sonoma. Perfect addition to the tabletop!
Another element of planning for Thanksgiving is the kids' table! Miles picked out the Turkey plates himself from Pottery Barn Kids yesterday. That is also where we got the table. We are a little rough on things, this one has seen better days! The chairs are from Restoration Hardware Baby & Child.
Unfortunately I can't show you our living room decorated for fall at the moment because our new couch doesn't arrive until Tuesday, so the room is bare at the moment! I can't wait to show you once it does come in though!
And a couple more pictures just for fun... First, is there anything more exciting than a car filled with mums and pumpkins?
Last but not least, I tried REALLY hard to get a cute picture of Miles and Leo to round out the tour, but they were not having it!
Be sure to check out the other decorated homes as well!
Little Glass Jar
A House and a Dog
Twelve on Main
Dandelion Patina
An Inspired Nest
Creekwoodhill
Rustic and Woven
Delightfully Noted
Mindfully Gray
Living 511
The Collected House - Jenna
The Collected House - Rylen
Tory Burch is one of my favorite brands of all time. I pretty much live in my Reva ballet flats during the work week. I love her purses, wallets, dresses, and overall prints. There is a definite nod to the 70s in her designs and it is quirky, fun, and chic. In 2015 she came out with her Tory Sport line and I am obsessed! I seriously think it was designed for me. I love wearing leggings and casual/sporty clothes when I'm not working, and this brand allows me to feel comfortable and cute. It may be on the expensive side, but you can't beat the quality. I tend to be one of those people that find something I love and wear it over and over again, so this works for me.
When I was in NYC last weekend I jumped at the chance to visit the Flagship Tory Sport store on Fifth Avenue. The interior design of the store was awesome! It was decorated perfectly. I was in heaven ;) Here are some pics from my shopping experience:
Does anyone else like Tory Burch as much as I do? Here were some of my favorite items from the store:
This past weekend I left the boys with Evan and headed off to NYC for a girls weekend with my best friend Sally, who lives in Chelsea! NYC is one of my favorite places in the world. I love the buzz of the city, the amazing food, the beautiful parks, the shopping, the architecture, and the history. I try to go at least once a year!
I flew in early Friday morning and began the day with donuts at Donut Plant, while eating in a tiny park with an amazing view of the Flatiron building. I then went on a mini-shopping spree on 5th avenue - there is no better place to shop in the country, I'm convinced! I toured all four floors of the Restoration Hardware located behind the flatiron building. It was divine. I then went to the Tory Sport flagship store, and let me tell you, this store was pretty much designed for me! The interior design was as awesome as the clothes. I loved it so much I even plan on doing another post on this brand/store sometime over the next week! After hitting a few more stores, we went and got cookies from Levain Bakery. It is a tiny, hole in the wall shop but they make the biggest, best chocolate chip cookies in the world. We made our way over a few blocks to Central Park and kicked off our shoes and sat in Sheep Meadow to soak up the sun and eat our cookies. This is one of my favorite views of NYC! I would be here with the kids all the time if I lived in NYC. We then went and had a glass of wine on the patio at the Boathouse while catching up and reminiscing about old times. Later that night we went out for dinner at another one of my NYC favorites, the Meatball Shop. After dinner we made our way back to Sally's beautiful apartment and watched the season premiere of Project Runway! Perfect Mom's Day Out! One of my best days ever (other than totally missing my boys, but still, it is healthy to get away once in awhile!)
Saturday we woke up late (8:00am.. late for me! Lol) and went and got the most amazing bagel I've ever had from Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Co. I had a coconut bagel with strawberry cream cheese. It was heavenly! We then walked over the High Line, an old train track converted into the most beautiful urban park. It is like a bike path in the sky. If you have never been to NYC, it is the #1 place I recommend going to check out. Around lunch time, we made our way on the ferry over to Governor's Island for the 2016 Vendy Awards event. Basically it is an event where you pay a general admission and get to try food from 30 of the most amazing food trucks in NYC! It was the most beautiful day and I had some absolutely outstanding food. Not to mention, the view of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty were amazing from the island. Once we were in total food comas and the sun started to set, we hopped on the ferry and made our way back to Sally's apartment in Chelsea. If you follow my instagram, you know that our night took a major turn for the worst when a bomb went off RIGHT outside of Sally's apartment. It sounded like a firework and a major car crash at the same time. We were super shaken up and it was a really scary night. I keep thanking God we weren't outside at the time and that no one was seriously injured. Honestly I'm still shaking but I'm trying to see all the good in the fact the first responders got there within a single minute - seriously, that the people of NYC are diligent and thwarted two more bombs going off, and that the NYC/NJ police captured the man in less than 48-hours. It could have been way worse and I'm just so glad we are all ok and the perpetrator will be brought to justice. Anyway, I don't want to dwell on the bad. I love New York and ALWAYS will and I look forward to annual trips back there for the rest of my life! Here are some pictures of my trip:
Views from Governor's Island
Sheep Meadow in Central Park
The High Line
