Weekend Casual | White Dress + Chambray Shirt

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I've been meaning to put up this post since Friday morning. Since we got back from Mexico, I've been playing catch up at work. I've said this a few times in previous blog posts, but I'm so thankful for my colleagues and management. It's always a good feeling to return to work after vacation and have a team that supports you during your absence. Times like that makes me want to work that much harder for my company.

Here's a little about today's outfit. This little white dress I picked up at Banana Republic. It's a good staple for the summer. It's lightweight and comfortable. I also love the texture of the dress. This particular dress looks great with a belt or a shirt tied around the waist. The nude tote and sandals has proven to be a great additions to my closet. The bag can be used for work and play and the sandals look great with my summer dresses and rompers.

Here are a few of my favorite summer dresses from the Bloomingdales friends and family sales. Everything is currently 20%-25% off!

Dress - Banana Republic similar here
Shirt - Banana Republic
Tote - J.Crew
Sandals - Schutz Erlina Sandals c/o
Watch - Guess on sale

Photos by Lydia Hudgens

Home Tour | New York Apartment

Today I'm excited to share a few photos from my living room and office area. Over the last few years I've done a few updates to our apartment, but looking forward to updating everything this summer! Here's a look back at our place in 2013.

About the photos above, I somehow convinced Matt to help me strip the fireplace of all the paint and repaint it black. Our building is almost 100 years old, so several layers of paint have been applied to the fireplace over the years. After a week of scrapping off paint, we were finally done! Matt might disagree, but it was worth all the time and effort to restore this beauty. 

Sofa - ABC Home

Moroccan Rug - Overstock 

Coffee Table - Vintage 

Pillows - WestElm

Curtains - West Elm 

Papier- Mâché Deer Sculpture (photo above)

Batman loves his section sofa. Who knew a little pup needed to much space! 

What I'm wearing: 

ASOS Top

Reiss Trousers on sale

Zara Heels similar by Stuart Weitzman

The wall gallery is my favorite wall in our home. Most of the photos came from books and online prints. We also added our wedding signs "Señor" and "Señora" to our bar area. It's a reminder of our beautiful wedding day. 

The faux leather soft and vintage chairs are both from Craigslist. 

Desk - WestElem

Mirror table - WestElm

The mid century credenza is another find from Craigslist. I picked up the record player from Urban Outfitters. The Ficus Lyrata is one of my favorite plants. Growing up my mom always had beautiful plants in our house. I've always consulted my mom when taking care of plants, but it wasn't till I got the ficus lyrata that I learned how to "listen" to your plants.  They're very temperamental. So I'm careful about watering and sunlight. 

Coffee Table - Vintage
Mantel Painting - WestElm

Moroccan Pouf 

Side table - Vintage

Photos by Lydia Hudgens

Work Wear | Brightening Up Your Office Wardrobe

Wearing color to the office seems to be a struggle for a lot of corporate girls. I talk to my friends at work about this all the time. We all want to wear more colorful pieces to the office, but when you're out shopping the last thing we're thinking about is "work clothes".  J.Crew is on the top of my list (these are my favorite pencil skirts) when I want to brighten up my work wardrobe. If you're on a budget, check out J.Crew Factory and ASOS as they have a wide selection of skirts for the office.

For anyone who is looking for a lighter bag for the office, I picked up this tote from J.Crew (when I purchased the skirt) and it's been great to wear to work throughout the week.

Skirt - J.Crew 30% with code GOSHOPPING
Top - Banana Republic
Heels - DvF Bethany
Sunglasses - House of Harlow 1961
Lipstick - MAC Ruby Woo
Bag - J.Crew 30% of with code GOSHOPPING

Photos by Lydia Hudgens