Happy Hour No. 165

Happy Hour No. 165

A mid-week pick-me-up of favorite photos, links and things


light wood floors

// A BRIGHT NOOK

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Speaking of home things, our place is far from being decorated and done, but this little nook has been a bright spot, literally and figuratively, amidst the chaos, especially with the way the sun drapes the corner in magical rays of light.


// CITRUS SEASON

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A recent snapshot of one of our farmer’s market citrus hauls basking in the afternoon light


Santa Monica Proper

// SHADY WALKS

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An afternoon walk back home, proudly toting my $2 lamp shade score from Urban Outfitters! I can’t find the shade on-line but have you checked out their lighting section recently?! So many good pieces!


// new floors

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It’s been a long and painful process but we finally have new kitchen floors installed and I couldn’t be more thrilled with how they look! The before and after is insane and I can’t wait to share it soon! But in the mean time, we can finally move onto setting up the space and ya know, getting appropriate adult-sized appliances {instead of the mini fridge you may or may not have seen in my Instagram stories}.


Venice beach house

// day trip

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One of our favorite day trips from LA is to the little oceanside town of Ventura. It’s close enough for a day, but for enough to make you feel like you really escaped. Plus, there's some epic thrift store shopping, cute boutiques, great surfing and some great food options. On this most recent adventure we went to Prospect Coffee Roasters {They roast their own beans and have some pretty unique specialty lattes, like the one pictured, a marionberry mocha, which was delicious!}, discovered Butter & Fold  {and obviously bought one of her delicious homemade pastries} via a pop-up she was having at another favorite Ventura store, Folke Home, found a few new favorite boutiques, including Tiki Girl and Kariella, and grabbed food at the infamous Pete’s Breakfast House.


winter citrus

// Proper Places

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A quick snap of the always perfect Santa Monica Proper Hotel after we attended an event there recently


Venice

-I’ve been dreaming up a renter friendly backsplash since we moved into our new place, but if my idea doesn’t work out, I’m definitely going to be taking notes from this sleek DIY one.

-I’ve been craving Vietnamese food ever since having it at Elizabeth Street Cafe in Austin, so it looks like I’ll be making something like this salad and these spring rolls soon

-This list one of my friends put together of glamping spots around California has so many cool spots and has me ready to book a trip to one of them ASAP

-Really trying to figure out a spot in our home where we can put this…it’s just so chic!

-If you’re working to reduce waste in your life, this zero waste kitchen swap list is worth a read

-Speaking of reducing waste, I’ve got my eye on one of these to help reduce water bottle waste, especially while traveling

-The show we’ve been binge watching lately {in case you’re in need of something new to watch}