We've only been in our home for a little over two weeks now but we are completely unpacked. It has actually been a lot of fun getting our home together.
We received this sweet little statue from Bret's parents as a housewarming gift. I absolutely love it!
Our new couch came with complimentary throw pillows with the most hideous covers. Thankfully I found these beautiful pillowcases from West Elm, which add a nice pop of color.
Although I don't exactly have a green thumb, I did receive some plants from my friend Sarah and my mom as housewarming gifts. This motivated me to get a plant stand from IKEA last weekend, which I was very proud to put together myself!
I took these photos before making breakfast this morning. Bret and I are trying to start a new tradition of cooking a huge Sunday breakfast to enjoy while reading the Sunday paper. While I obviously get the paper to read the news, I've also been getting the paper to clip coupons. I am totally unembarrassed to say that my mom was (and still is) a big fan of using coupons to save money and this habit definitely passed down to me. We have been saving anywhere between $10-20 at every grocery trip! Between coupons that I get through this blog and coupons from the Sunday paper, I have been amassing quite a big collection lately. This inspired me to get this adorable coupon book on Amazon recently.
Bret still rolls his eyes at my coupon book but this coupon book keeps everything organized. I keep it in my ginormous purse so that it is always handy!
Enough about coupons and back to breakfast. This morning, we decided to make pancakes for Sunday breakfast. Since we had a lot of fresh local blueberries, I decided to make blueberry pancakes...and a side of bacon, of course!
Hopefully this week will be a little less crazy for me and I'll get back into the groove of blogging. In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed the little glimpse into our new home!
17 comments:
love the pillows and plant stand. can't wait to see the place in person!
The coupon organizer is so cute. Looks like things are really coming together -- love how you are decorating. I'm working on getting out of a blogging slump myself. Hope you enjoy Boothbay!
I'm all about coupons and saving money at the store if I can! I used to be a coupon queen, but my doctor required that I eat healthy, fresh foods, so I use less coupons now. The house looks great and when you're ready to blog more recipes, I'll be here! Take your time....
I like that plant stand. Totally heading to IKEA.... Glad you're settling in!
I love the coupon organizer! I have definitely been trying to find and remember to bring coupons to the store with me.
Beautiful...I love how you are making this place your own with all the special touches~
I love all the little touches that seem small by themselves but totally make a house a home. Really love the statue
am i going to see you on an upcoming episode of extreme couponing!? :)
love the little items that you are decorating your new pad with. cant wait to see it.
Love the personalizations really help make the place seem like a home! I wish I did the coupon thing - maybe a cute organizer would help inspire me:)
I love the pillowcases, very cute
It looks great! And I have a coupon book too, it helps keep it all organized for sure!
You just inspired me to get a coupon book!!
Your place looks super cute, can't wait to get together now that you're up here. And I hear you on the blogger's slump, I feel the same way... something in the air?
i totally have a coupon book :) just not as chic! love the little housewarming figure :)
The new place looks great. Good luck settling in. I wish I could tell you how long it took for me to get used to cooking in a bigger kitchen. Suddenly I needed to figure out how to move from spot to spot! Crazy!
Such pretty styling :)
that little statue is adorable! congrats on your new home!
Haha, that coupon book is genius! I use a ziplock baggie until it dies and then get a new one. I feel quite special with it but whatever - I'm saving money :)
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