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eek! all things white with hints of gold are on my 'currently loving' list this week!
its just comforting all around.. in the house, in the office and really just every day- all the time.

from the prints, to the rug, the mugs and even down to the knobs - i'm craving all of this.
especially a coffee table with gold accents. i think it takes a room with darker colors to an instant bright, light and open feeling.

anyone else with me on the gold ©rush?!

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ya'll. cactus is everywhere these days. everywhere!

i think is adorable/can be super cute when done tastefully and not to look like old mid-western themed vacation home!

so, that being said…. here are some darling cactus finds i am currently loving… especially the biscuit home finds. 
lets be honest, if my budget was larger, i would  putting one of everything in my shopping cart right now!!

what are your thoughts on cactus?!

MAMA FOX | BABY FOX

1.target cocktail shaker   2.target bar set   3.patina store fox glasses   4.target bar cart

5.sole society scarf   6.sole society scarf   7.mod cloth scarf   8.uncommon goods mugs 

9.patina store tea towels   10.asos waist belt   11.tory burch bracelet  12.tory burch makeup bag  

13.tory burch sold out:(

1.nordstrom knit sweater 2.miken clothing 'fox tee 3.jellycat fox stuffed animal 

4.nordstrom fox ornament  5. mud pie fox stroller toy 6. mud pie fox rattle 

7. jelly cat fox stuffed animal 8. nordstrom knot blanket   9. mud pie pacifier clip 

10. mud pie pacifier clip  11. patina store 'critter' mask kit  

12. blabla doll 'socks' the fox  13. blabla doll 'suzette the fox'

it's all things FOX on the blog today!

one of nearest and dearest friends is obsessed with any and all foxes... including her husband whom she calls her fox:) anyway... 

there are so many foxy things everywhere lately, so i decided to make a mama and baby fox must have gift list. there were just too  many things to choose from and somehow i ended up picking 13 items on each list. the fox tea-towels are defiantly my favorite! and the 'hidden fox' mugs make a great gift to any mamma fox lover! as for a favorite item on the baby fox list?! the pacifier clips are the best thing - they were all the rage when we lived in germany... so excited to see they have made it across the ocean!

congratulations to the 'fall favorites' giveaway lucky winner rhiannon !!   ||   lets get social here!

DAY TO NIGHT (CHRISTMAS FOODIE)

welcome back sweet readers- hope you all had a lovely holiday surrounded with the ones you love most! 

today i wanted to share with you our Christmas day table and traditions. 

Christmas morning we normally round up the dogs, stop by the grandparents house and we set out on a morning 'mimosa walk'- all bundled up with drink in hand. but this year, with the thunderstorms and rain that morning, we settled for mimosas by the fire! we set the table for breakfast and enjoyed german pfannekuchen, 'girl house' casserole and fruit salad- we made the casserole from scratch, who knew it would turn out so good, we wrote down the recipe for next year!?!

dinner was served at my momma lanes as well this year...and my did we eat well. the best beef tenderloin (thanks to Chamberlains Steakhouse for the amazing piece of beef!) mashed potatoes, creamed corn, green beans, tomato salad and warm rolls of course!

the meat was so perfectly cooked, you could cut it with your fork- now thats what i call a good Christmas Day Dinner!

*recipes to share with you*

german pfannekuchen *use butter instead of oil

'girl house' casserole

beef tenderloin 

DECK THE HALLS (BRANDY'S HOME)

hello lovely readers- it has been such a fun week with so many wonderful guest bloggers!

i hope you enjoyed each post and each bloggers christmas cheer and decorations!

last but not least of favorite bloggers sharing their Christmas decorations is brandy from 'cashmere&camo' - her blog is so pretty and i envy her sense style! 

Hi All! I’m Brandy from Cashmere & Camo and a big thanks to Life of the Lane’s for asking me to guest post and share how I’m decking my halls this year!  

Every year I have a few primary influences and build off of those ideas. This year I really wanted to reuse some of my favourite birch bark decorations and incorporate golds and reds. Some of my favourite finds were from Restoration Hardware and decorated a winter wonderland tree and used some of the starry string lights to dress up the mantle and an old lantern. I also wanted to try my hand at some DIY’s this year and one of my favourites was the mason jar snowglobe I made. 

You can visit us over at Cashmere & Camo to get more details!

Thanks so much to Life of the Lane for featuring this post. 

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

DECK THE HALLS (SARA'S HOME)

Confession: I am completely in awe that I have had so many lovely ladies wanting to guest blog here this week. Each of them have beautiful and successful blogs that I deeply admire and look up to. Today's guest blogger is no exception! Every girl needs a little 'glitter and grace' in their life, and when I first stumbled upon Sara's beautiful blog I was instantly hooked! 

Thank you Sara for sharing your holiday cheer on the blog today and for putting more glitter in the world on a daily basis!

It's so fun to be visiting here on Life of the Lane's and I love that she asked me to share some holiday snapshots from my life! 

Living with other girls, I'm not able to decorate exactly how I would like all around the house, but I have still had fun decorating the downstairs and outside with my roommates, and then making my room my own. One of my favorite looks is filling up big glass vases with bright ornaments, and then any excuse to add extra Christmas lights is welcomed by me. 

The fireplace in my room has been the absolute highlight this winter and I've been lighting a fire almost every night to stay warm and cozy. I love how pretty and sparkly this time of year is and I am soaking in every minute. 

Thank you for having me Lane and I would love for you to 

come say hi to me over at Glitter and Grace! 

DECK THE HALLS (THE RAND HOME)

Hi Life of the Lane readers! It's Nina from The HSS Feed and I'm excited to be guest blogging today and showing you a few of the details of our holiday decor. This is our first holiday season in our new house, with our 10 month old son, so everything has revolved around making his first Christmas perfect. I had every intention of coming up with a sophisticated holiday decor scheme, but we've settled on keeping things a little more traditional and as fun as we can. 

We don't have a fireplace in our house, so our Pottery Barn stockings hang on the banister on our second floor. I got this great ribbon at Paul Michael in Canton and the R's from Restoration Hardware hang with all four stockings (including one for our Yorkie, Harlow). 

We bought this great tree from Frontgate (faux, pre-lit to make life easier) last year and we've accessorized with ornaments gifted to us from my parents from a really cool place called Bronner's Christmas Wonderland up in Michigan, where I grew up. We put a lot of red, white and snowmen on the tree, keeping things fun and pretty traditional.

This is Griffin, our elf. We're participating in the "Elf on the Shelf" trend and on this particular day, Griffin was hanging out on our bar cabinet. He has a cute little plate and cup for snacks and sips that we leave for him each night before he heads to the North Pole to report on whether our son is being good (which he is - very good!). It's a fun tradition and we look forward to many more fun years with Griffin!

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

DECK THE HALLS (THE MILLS HOME)

Hello Life of the Lane readers! It's Lauren from Sunday Beach.  Lane and I met this summer at the Sheridan French fan photoshoot. We quickly bonded over our love of SF and all things antler. I'm so excited to share my Christmas decor with you today!

I was inspired by a photo in Cottage Journal to spice up our standard wreath this year. Turkey feathers and shed antlers create a rustic welcome to our home. 
Get the DIY details here!

Like Lane, I love decorating with greenery. I save the cut branches from the bottom of the tree and incorporate them around the house. It adds a nice pop of color and consistency to the decor.

We have an antique hutch in our entryway. For the majority of the year, it displays our everyday china by Juliska. After Thanksgiving, I switch it to Tiffany Holiday. I also display our Christmas cards here. I love seeing all my friends and their families as I walk in and out.

We got a Christmas tree this weekend and let me tell you it was slim pickings! It's a little smaller this year but still quite cute. I collect Old World Charm ornaments in animals, santas, and coastal themes. This mermaid is one of my favorites! 

Do you spy Kirby? I was a little nervous about the kitten + tree combo so I left the bottom a little sparse.  (So far, I'm the only one who has broken an ornament!) 

And finally, what tree would be complete with out an antler "angel"?! 

Merry Christmas from Sunday Beach!

DECK THE HALLS (THE LANE HOME)

with so much decorating going on for others this holiday season, i am really glad i decorated and strung twinkly-lights at my place a few weeks back.

so today i am sharing with you a few iphone pics i snapped around my festive little nest this week. there's no tree, since i will be around the family tree for Christmas, but there is garland and lots of mercury glass ornaments everywhere! 

i snatched up a bunch of them last year at WISTERA - they were having an amazing holiday sale that couldn't resist... it was my Christmas gift to myself:)
**they have similar ones again this year.. try these, these and these oh and these are the same ones i got last year!! if you live in dallas, their warehouse is a MUST!! 

do you have your home decorated for the holidays yet?!
hope you enjoy this little peek into my home!

DECK THE HALLS (CLIENTS HOME)

this past week has been a crazy one. 

recovering from a yucky head cold (bleh) and decorating a clients home for the Christmas Season has kept me from having any spare time to blog...sad face.

here are a few (no-so-professional-iphone-shots) from the beautiful home i decorated this past week. the color scheme was blues, greens, and silver/shiny things:

--the blues are big bows-- 

--the greens are the fresh garland and magnolia leaves from the backyard-- 

--the shiny is the ornaments, sparkly garland decorations and twinkly-lights--

growing up, we've always decorated with fresh garland and magnolia- it brings an amazing smell and holiday feel to the home!

thank you to the 'P' family for asking me to come in and decorated their home!

professional (non-iphone) photos to follow later!
*photos taken at clients home in dallas, texas