this week's clicks.

get your week off to a colorful start...
LISTEN.

• My current guilty pleasure is this chronicle of Cole Swindell's epic man crush on Dierks Bentley. #sorrynotsorry

SWOON.

Zevy Joy

• Zevy Joy makes dollar store glasses look so elegant.
• An elegant wedding with bright florals in Washington state.
• A Toronto wedding from Ruffled filled with candlelit magic.
• A barn wedding styled shoot with modern geometric style.

SMILE.

• July desktops: Sarah Hearts, Daily Dwelling, Candidly Keri.
• How amazing is this treehouse from the Handmade Home?
• Now obsessed with the Accidental Wes Anderson Reddit site.
• Fantastic interview with Danielle Brooks (spoilers for OitNB):

"I want to get into some action films because I don’t like the sense that people feel that curvy women, plus-size women, aren’t active as well. I think that’s very important to let the world know that I can jump up shit and do fancy things with swords, too, like combat. I went to Juilliard, for God’s sakes, I know a little something about combat. To get in that, to show that side of someone who is bigger than a size 6, would be fun for me." 

FLASHBACK.

• 2015: a rustic wedding recap, my 4th Stitch Fix, favorite aliens for #5FandomFriday, and a Literary Junkies post about summer reads and re-reads.
• 2014: Sunday Social, patriotic style picks, romantic escort card ideas, and our Williamsburg, Virginia vacation.
• 2013: a movie-themed Sunday Social, sunny yellow poolside essentials, the return of SYTYCD, my mixed-berry cobbler recipe, and patriotic wedding inspiration.
• 2012: 4th of July style inspiration, party decor, desserts, and side dishes.
• 2011: our last-minute wedding projects.

clicks of note: we're home...

get your week off to a colorful start.

LISTEN.

• One of the great mysteries of the music world to me is that Matt Nathanson isn't a household name yet. "All We Are" came up on my Pandora and I realized I'd forgotten what a lovely song it is. I'm linking up with Musical Mondays at My So-Called Chaos.

SWOON.

• Jennifer Blair photographed this perfect beach wedding.
• DIY marbelized ribbon from Oh Happy Day - so pretty!
• Style Me Pretty features an elegant Rhode Island wedding.
• SW shows off a simple, lovely Memphis restaurant wedding.

SMILE.

• Digging a painted geometric welcome mat from The Crafted Life.
• Lovely Indeed's new series is so clever... art and style combined.
• Thrifty Decor Chick shares ways to fit storage all over the house.
• Vogue presents a history of the coolest French It Girl hairstyles.

FLASHBACK.

• Last year I shared a Sunday Social all about the 5's, joined the Literary Junkies link-up, rounded up beautiful bridesmaids in white, let Mr. Q take over the blog for a day, and recapped my April in entertainment.
• Two years ago I recapped my entertainment favorites from April and my spring in Instagram photos.
• Three years ago I shared my big goals for the future and wardrobe inspiration featuring Pantone's 2012 Color of the Year, Tangerine Tango.

clicks of note: you are worth much more...

get your week off to a colorful start...

• I adore my students this semester - they seriously make me want to jump out of bed in the morning and get to work early so I can create an exciting lesson for them - but my goodness, that three-day weekend was a treat.  While Mr. Q was biking across Virginia for charity, I was finishing my every-single-episode-of-Buffy rewatch, reading Outlander, and pretty much eating like the queen of the farmer's market.

LISTEN.

• Eric Hutchinson's music is always a great pick-me-up when I'm feeling bored or a little bit down.  "You Dont' Have to Believe Me" is getting me energized this morning.  I'm linking up with Musical Mondays at My So-Called Chaos.

SWOON.

Erin McGinn via Style Me Pretty

• Get ready for fall with this Audubon-inspired shoot from SMP.
• Can black diamond engagement rings become a Thing, please?
• Coco Cake Land shows off a pretty cake topped with fresh blooms.
• Green Wedding Shoes' rad tutorial for geometric boutonnieres.

SMILE.

• So we've gone from pineapples, to flamingos, to banana leaf prints.
• September wallpapers from Paper Leaf and Bohemian Gypsy Jane.
• Check out Laura's lovely farmhouse kitchen tour at Finding Home.
• Ruche's cozy back-to-school themed fall style lookbook is adorable.

FLASHBACK.

• Last year I featured jewel-toned wardrobe additions for the transition from summer to fall, rounded up romantic wedding ceremony backdrop ideas, put together a guide to buying housewarming gifts, showed off the "House United" wreath I made for football season, and put together a very preppy Southern game day outfit.
• Two years ago I shared my end-of-summer Instagrams, orange and blue and autumn apple orchard wedding inspiration, kelly green wardrobe ideas, and roundups of geometric home decor pieces and fashion accessories.  
• Three years ago, I broke down the cost of our DIY wedding flowers, showed off photos from our rehearsal, and shared my favorite peach pie recipe.

clicks of note: i'm gonna be there always

get your week off to a colorful start...

LISTEN.

• Matchbox Twenty was one of my favorite bands in high school, and their more recent songs share the same interesting songwriting with an updated musical style that showcases percussion.  I'm digging "Our Song" right now, and linking up with Musical Mondays at My So-Called Chaos.

SWOON.

Anne Marie Photography via Style Me Pretty

• Style Me Pretty features a dreamy, DIY vineyard vow renewal.
• Bridal Musings shares chair decorating ideas for weddings and parties.
• A Practical Wedding features a pretty ceremony on the National Mall.
• Ruffled features a must-see colorful, geometric wedding on a Tribeca rooftop.

SMILE.

• A Beautiful Mess offers fun tips for better jumping photos - a.k.a. jumpography!
• A Kodak Brownie inspired my own vintage camera collection (Apartment Therapy).
• From Fast Company:  if famous artists designed buildings... wish these were real.
• Freutcake offers pretty, golden gilded spring updates for the bath.

FLASHBACK.

• Last year I shared black and white wedding photography inspiration, a Sunday Social all about Pinterest, rounded up pastel wardrobe ideas, wrote about the challenges Mr. Q and I have faced for the Love and Marriage series.
• Two years ago, I featured my inspiration for our patio.

home decor trends: know your geometry

Even though my home decorating style shies away from anything too modern, I am digging the trend toward geometric shapes and prints right now - pentagons, hexagons, triangles, and other shapes are all making their way into home decor via lamps, vases, terrariums, textiles and art.  I think it's an extension of the chevron trend that popped up in spring and summer.  In this post, I'll share some inspiration, shopping suggestions, and DIY ideas for incorporating a little geometry into your space this fall.

West Elm Pebble terrariums

 

West Elm Faceted Mirror side table

DIY Geometric painted roller curtain via 2Modern