Have you guys gals gotten into the nail polish trends these days? I love nail polish, especially in the spring & summer! I like to polish my nails bright colors to match certain outfits and swimsuits! I am such a girly girl… How about you?

Lately, I have been noticing a few trends in the ‘nail polish world’. Patterns, designs and sparkles! I have been gathering inspiration in my ‘Fashion’ Board on Pinterest and I thought it might be fun to share some of my finds…

My top 10 favorites:

Sources:  1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10

Are you loving these as much as I do? What colors are you rocking these days? I am going to be trying my hand at a few of these designs this week! How about you? I may blog about my lil nail polish journey… Are you into pretty nail polish too?? DO TELL. I’d love to hear your nail polish stories…

Oh, and while I’ve got ya… I have a great giveaway going on right now! Enter to win $100 giftcard to Poppy Tree Frames this week!

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Happy Monday! I am still in shock that May is here… but I guess time flies when you’re having fun?!! I have a bunch of great posts coming… some fashion, diy, e-design posts & more… you won’t want to miss them! I promise! Today, we have a great giveaway to share! Recently, the fine people at Poppy Tree Frames contacted me about hosting a giveaway and I jumped at the idea!

Poppy Tree Frames creates custom, handmade picture frames. They offer 18 frame styles in 41 color ways and 49 prints. My favorites are the prints… I absolutely love them. I would love to add a few going up my stairs or in the hallway. Each frame looks so unique and can add so much character to a gallery wall. (Take a peek at their gallery for ideas on groupings, colors and prints)!

My favorites are the printed one’s! I think they would look great in a hallway, bedroom or nursery. I am thinking about adding a few to my hallway upstairs…

The shapes are fun and just look at all of these fab color choices… My picks: Chartreuse, Coral Reef, Electric Slide, Robin’s Nest & Tropical Turquoise… what about you?

Are you ready to enter for a chance to win a $100 gift card? It’s easy… just COMMENT below…

Here’s how to enter:

• Prize: $100 Gift Card
• To Enter: Comment below saying “Frame It” & TELL us your photos stories! Are you an avid scrap-booker? Maybe you are great at taking pictures, but they never get printed? Or are you guilty of printing them, just not framing them… do tell!
• Bonus Entries… Tweet… “Enter the @PoppyTreeFrames giveaway for a chance to win a $100 gift card on @adesignstory http://adesignstory.com/giveaway-frame-it/“ OR “Like” the Poppy Tree Frames Facebook and Share it with your friends… OR Swing by the Poppy Tree Frames site and tell us which frames you would pick!
• Giveaway Closes: Thursday, May 10, 2012 @12pm EST
• Number of Winners: 1 Lucky Winner
• Prize Ships: Lower 48 States only
• Discount Code: Want to start shopping early? No worries… use the code: “momlove” to receive 15% off a Gift Card to be used before Mother’s Day!

P.S. I have tons of great things coming in the next few weeks… stay tuned! Hopefully I will be back on track now!

It’s May! We’re getting closer and closer to summer… yay! I have been “out of my studio” for over a week and it feels good to get back in here today and start working. I feel refreshed and ready to get rolling. As always, it’s time for my monthly favorites post! I am so ready to relish in the new month, are you? I came across so many great things this month… some I bought, some are on my list and some I just love… but, all are worth a mention! Let’s give it a go, shall we?

Let’s begin with the “home edition”…

Here’s the breakdown…

1. I recently came across a fab sunburst mirror from the Martha Stewart line at Home Depot. It was a must-have. At only around $35 it felt like a total steal… I brought it home and it’s hanging in our living room wall. It’s gorgeous… I’ll show ya soon!

2. I have been looking around for new storage ideas for our bathroom and kitchen and I came across the great metal cart (on wheels) from Ikea… it’s the perfect color (it also comes in gray). I thought it might be cute with folded towel on the bottom and bath accessories on top in the bathroom… I haven’t bought it yet, but I love it.

3.  I bought a great wooden furniture piece a while back and it has the ugliest knobs. I plan on painting the piece, but I was searching for knobs the other day for inspiration and I fell in love with this knob from Urban Outfitters. It’s adorable… right?!! (I’ll show you the before/after soon).

4. Who doesn’t love a milk crate for storage? I do! I love the dark stained version from Target… add throw pillows, blankets or even office supplies inside to conceal the “mess”. Another great way to utilize milk crates (or baskets) is to place 2 of them under a console table for extra storage.

5. We are still organizing and finishing up our office redo… (which I will show you when we are done). I am still looking for a few office organizational pieces and I love with white letter tray from Ikea. I am pretty sure we both need one of those!!

6. I love, love, love, l-o-v-e, love this storage bench from Target. I am putting it on my “on hold” list for our foyer or bedroom. I’ll let you know what I decide to do there… cute right?

7. I love to sew and I love new pillows. I recently picked up a set of these yellow napkins on clearance at Target to diy my own set of pillows for the upcoming summer season. I love using inexpensive fabric from unexpected sources for quick & easy projects. Think outside of the box… it’s fun!

What do you think? Are you crushing on any of these picks? What’s on your must have list these days? Do tell! Now for the fun fashion edition…

1. I am in need of some new shoes! I love my old sneakers, but I really could use a new pair now that we invested in Annual Passes to Busch Gardens & Sea World (plus–thanks to Kevin’s cousin, we get into any Disney park for free anytime!)… so it really is a need now! (Like how I justify my “needs”?– ladies, you know you do it too!) I have a pro-nation issue with my feet so I need really good support… so the Nike Lunar Glides are supposed to be the best for this these days. I love the new bright colors they come in… I actually customized these for fun. Not sure what colors I am going to go with… stay tuned!

2. It’s no secret I am a girly girl. I love jewelry. All kinds actually, not just the expensive stuff. I really like custom jewelry for my “trendy” accessories. I am loving this gold & hot pink bracelet set from Forever 21… cute?!!!

3. New iphone case? I would love this aqua chevron one from Society 6… and just in case you love the pattern, they have art prints to match!

4. I love my new purse. It was a sale item from Target… it’s the perfect Kelly Green and I bought it for only $24. I am my Memaw’s gal… I adore changing out my purse frequently and I don’t always run to my designer purse shelves in the closet… I like to have a “everyday”/ “any day” stash I can go to for just fun outing and with certain outfits. I think they have this purse in several colors and it’s heavy duty!

5.  Yes to anything beachy. I love fun beach jewelry. I actually pinned this Starfish Cuff Bracelet on Pinterest awhile back and came across it again on Furbish the other day. Friends, it’s only $24 and it would look great with a summer outfit. I need it. I just do!

6. Since we live in Sarasota (Florida), summer hits us early. I love everything to do with summer… shorts, tanks, flip flops, cute dresses and swim suits. I can’t help it… I just do. Since this lovely 80′s & color blocking trends are back in, I have been pairing up fun tanks like this green & white tank I bought from Target with aqua or hot pink shorts. It’s just plain fun.

So what do ya think? Any item you slapped on your must-have list? Please share what’s on your lists or maybe something you just bought and love! Don’t be shy…

P.S. Thanks for your patience while I was “out”… I promise I am coming back to fulfil my new blog schedule…

It’s time for another Rehab House update! I nailed down the design plan and we stuck to it…

In case you haven’t seen the previous posts on our lil’ rehab adventure… here they are in order:

• We Are Closing…
• Rehab House Before’s…
• Updating the Rehab House Layout (Floor Plan)…

Now that you have seen what we started with and the way we changed the floor plan for a better layout, I want to show you the design direction I felt was best for the house. When we decided to start rehabbing houses again (Kevin and I rehabbed one when we were dating), we wanted a house we could feature a very retro design plan in. That was the original plan for this house… except… the more I looked at it, I saw a cool + coastal design. The house was begging for a crisp white + light feel… it told me so

So, we nixed the retro look and went for it… my hubby is good like that… I follow him in our marriage and he follows me in design. It just works. So this is the mood board I came up with to prove my point…

To showcase the design plan, everything I selected worked within our budget, it had too. The goal was to take this disgusting knock-down of a house and create a home worth living in, except it was for someone else. When you are buying a house to rehab, you have to make the numbers make sense, so for budget purposes, you don’t specify the most luxurious materials for the project. You take the rooms that buyers tend to “focus on” (kitchen + bathrooms) and make those your priority areas.

Here’s the breakdown… (links & details will be given in a room-by- room source list soon)

1. Paint colors were an important element to achieve the overall “coastal” vibe we were striving for. One of my go to colors for all things coastal is Sherwin Williams Sea Salt (6024). It’s a nice mix between a light green and aqua… it’s beautiful. (I color matched it because True Value offered paint “on them” for the project… more on that later). I decided to go with Sea Salt for all of the main areas (entry, living, dining, kitchen, open office, hallway, bathrooms & laundry) and then we went for a lighter shade for the bedrooms… we just went up on the paint chip one and used Sherwin Williams Spare White (6203). As far as the trim, moldings etc… we went with high gloss bright white.

2. Subway tile was a must for me… A non-negotiable. I wanted to use this for the kitchen back-splash… It’s trendy, versatile, inexpensive and timeless.

3. Granite was a must for Kevin. He’s the realtor and although I like granite for us, I wasn’t sold on using it purely for the rehab just for budget issues. He convinced me. One of my favorite go-to granite pics is Kashmir White. It’s beautiful and luxurious. It also doesn’t have a ton of movement in it, which was great for this project because I was looking for a crisp look. As far as edges go, I am a flat polished kinda gal…

4. I am going to go room by room towards the end and show you a breakdown of where we got each thing (cabinets, faucets, carpet, lighting.. EVERYTHING), but the very first light I found was the dining pendant. I went for a stainless industrial pendant to pull off the modern + coastal look. It hangs from the wood stained ceiling and site beside the bright white brick wall… it’s gorgeous… wait until you see it!

5. I wanted to add a little more interest in the kitchen’s back-splash, after all, a great kitchen is a must on most buyers wish lists. In conjunction with the white subway tile, I convinced the hubby that a little touch of glass tile would bring a modern element to the kitchen. (I won there…)

6. Tile is a must in Florida, it always has been. I selected a neutral porcelain 16X16 tile for the kitchen, dining, open office, laundry and hall bath. (The master bathroom also had porcelain, but it was a bit more “special”.. details on that soon!). Ceramic is a less expensive choice, but it’s notorious for chipping; porcelain is a full-body tile (the color + pattern are through the entire thickness of the tile), making it impervious and great for durability.

7. I really wanted to use wood flooring in the living room and hallway to create the perfect coastal cottage look, so I picked out a medium stained laminate that was budget friendly, came with a 10 year residential warranty and looked great.

8. I am not a huge fan of carpet, in fact, I am making a public vow to never ever have carpet in another house again. But that’s beside the point, for budget & buyer purposes Kevin felt it was best to specify carpet for the bedrooms. I picked out a tan + brown frieze (low-pile shag) because the two-toned “pepper” look is great for hiding soil-age and the shag is great for durability… it wears really good.

9. What’s a coastal home without bead board? I selected a nice crisp white bead board for the entry way to spruce the space up a bit and create some character. In the bathrooms, we created our own board & batten look (more on that later). Bead board sheets are inexpensive overall, but when you use the right molding to dress it up, it looks like a pricey touch!

10. Originally, my hubby wanted dark stained cabinets, but when we nixed the retro look, the dark cabinets followed suit. I have clients tell me all the time they want a “clean, crisp & bright kitchen”… the best way to make that happen is by using white cabinets. I selected standard (in-stock) cabinets that I could dress up with stainless hardware and the subway & glass back-splash. (Remember.. details & links will be given space by space).

So there’s the original design plan. It didn’t change much, but we added a ton of great elements to it to create the PERFECT cool + coastal rehab home. It’s adorable to us and it must have been to the new buyer. We close on this beauty tomorrow… so we will say goodbye to our rehab house #1 (although technically it’s number 2 because we did one when we were dating, but since it was pre-blog, I won’t count it!) We are both excited for the neighborhood (because that house was a total eye sore just a year ago) and the new owners! Yay! Oh, and even though it won’t be “ours” tomorrow, I am still going to show you every step of the rehab…

p.s. we have two ridiculously fabulous giveaways going on right now… stop by and enter the Target giveaway & the ViVo Boutique giveaway… don’t miss them!

Have you rehabbed a house lately? Want to try your hand at a fixer-upper? What do you think of the design plan? DO TELL… we LOVE hearing your stories…

Happy Monday!

We are at it again today with another fabulous giveaway! (If you haven’t already entered the Target Privet House Giveaway, you still have time!) Today’s giveaway is sponsored by Christina from ViVO {Spa Boutique}.

ViVo offers beautifully scented Soy & Coconut candles, natural manicure lotions, pedicure scrubs, foot soaks, massage oils, cuticle oils and vegan lip balms. If you’re a spa junkie, you just must jump over to ViVO’s shop!  Christina is well educated in all things “spa” and decided to create a line of luxury products for the home after she saw a need with her clients. ViVo offers products directly to clients or by wholesale… so you spa and salon go-ers… spread the news!

ViVo has many scents to offer and if you can’t just pick one, they have sampler sets too! One lucky winner this week gets to take home a soy candle and a kitchen set!

I received a lil gift in the mail from ViVO and of course I opened it in a flash… I L-O-V-E it!! The Aloha candle smells wonderful (it has a beachy fragrance—which is so me) and it came in a super cute jar in my “signature color”…

Soy candles tend to burn longer and carry with it a longer lasting fragrance. Christina from ViVo has me sold… I am a huge candle burner and now these will be a must in our house! Do you want the chance to try one too?

Here’s how to enter:

• Prize: 1 candle & one Kitchen set
• To Enter: Comment below saying ”Light a Candle” & TELL us what scents are your favorite when it comes to household candles or even lotions… which one would you pick from ViVo?
• Bonus Entries…
  Like ViVO’s Facebook (& tell your friends about the giveaway) or Follow their blog and tell us you did so!
• Giveaway Closes: Thursday, April 19th, 2012 @12pm EST
• Number of Winners: 1 Lucky Winner
• Prize Ships: Lower 48 States only
• Discount Code: Want to start shopping early? No worries… use the code: “Designstory” to receive 15%

 (All photos and info are property of Vivo) If you are into giveaways, we have another giveaway this week too… Enter here for details!

Happy Friday… and boy is it happy! Today I am drifting a bit from our new blog schedule and holding a FABULOUS giveaway… seriously like jump up and down excited as heck fabulous! My FAVORITE STORE in the entire world is sponsoring a HUGE giveaway today!

*** This Giveaway is Closed***

A few weeks ago I opened up my email inbox and to my surprise; I received an email with a sneak peak of Target’s Spring/Summer 2012 Look Books. Of course, I immediately fell in love with so many things; I just had to blog about them (here). Since I am in Target so much, I kind of have an “in” when it comes to new things (or at least I like to think so)! My entire Target (I did say “my”… the one closest to me is my favorite and walking in just feels like home) is being remodeled right now… making room for a Starbucks, a produce section and another really big surprise!

May 6^th, Target is launching an exciting new adventure called the Shops at Target, the latest twist on its designer partnership model (you can read every detail on the press release). Through this idea, Target partners with shop owners of specialty stores across the country to co-create affordable, limited-edition collections for you and me! After seeing the look book, I just know you all will be as excited as I am about this new on-going venture!

Click here to view the embedded video.

The products in the home collection, Privet House at Target, are co-created by Privet House (Warren, CT) owners Richard Lambertson and Suzanne Cassano, and Target and includes décor, accents and accessories for the home, kitchen, table and garden reminiscent of the Connecticut shop’s signature charm. The prices range from $1.99- $159.99. Here are some of my favorites…

So, here’s the thing that had me jumping up and down… Target was so impressed by my mention on Tuesday about their Spring/Summer collection and they wanted to offer ME the opportunity to offer YOU the chance to win a small sampling of the Privet House at Target collection before it hits stores on May 6th! So… that mean’s the winners get the chance to get their hands on the limited-time collection before ANYONE ELSE. Woo hoo… I am so pumped for you!

Let’s get this giveaway going, shall we?!! (It’s easy to enter… just comment below).

• Prize: A sampling of the Privet House at Target Collection which includes:

1. Privet House at Target Stationery and Rubber Stamp Set – $12.99 (shown as number 3 above)
2. Privet House at Target Apothecary Jar Scented Candle (Warren Woods with Balsam Pine & Citrus) - $15.99
3. Privet House at Target Canvas Tote Bag in Coral – $19.99  (shown as number 2 above)
4. Privet House at Target Wire House – $24.99  (shown as number 1 above)

• To Enter: Comment below saying ”Privy to Privet House” & TELL us what your favorite thing is about Target! Is it the constant flow of new things, their 5% saving with the Red Card? Maybe it’s their dynamite customer service?
• Bonus Entries… Like our Facebook (& tell your friends about the giveaway) or Follow us on Twitter and tweet… “Enter for a chance to win a sampling of Privet House from Target before the pieces hit stores on May 6th on @adesignstory http://adesignstory.com/giveaway-privy-to-target-privet-house/”
• Giveaway Closes: Thursday, April 19th, 2012 @12pm EST
• Number of Winners: 5 Lucky Winners
• Prize Ships: Anywhere in the continental U.S.

 (Disclosure: All images are property of Target. I was not paid or perked by Target to hold this giveaway… I genuinely L-O-V to the E, love Target and I thought you all would love the new Privet House collection too… enjoy).

I have some GREAT news… our Rehab house is officially finished and sold! We close this week and say goodbye to the house that we gave an entirely new look! It’s both exciting and overwhelming! We are thrilled we were able to take a inhabited house that should have been condemned and made it a beautiful home worthy of loving occupants!

Now I get to start showing more details about the entire rehab project from the ground up. You saw the before photos in the last rehab update, so today I want to talk layout…

Here’s the ‘before’ floor plan:

Problems: This home featured all the bedrooms on one side, a closed in and dysfunctional layout and ‘weird’ additions.

• Entry/Living Room: When you walked through the door, you had the option of going straight into a closet, turning right into the garage or left into the house. Needless to say it was odd. The living area also had an alcove the served no purpose.
• Kitchen/Dining: Closed off and dysfunctional
• Entire Left Side: The entire left side of the house was a covered porch (which was poorly enclosed). There were random sliding glass doors, awkward places for doors and windows.
• Laundry: Opened from both sides, which created a lack of space for storage & privacy
• Master Bedroom/ Bath: The bedroom had a sliding glass door to the covered porch area and the bathroom was extremely tiny.
• Bedrooms: Overall this was only a 3 bedroom home and all of the bedrooms were on one side.

After some creative space planning, tons of sketches and some major auto-cad work, I came up with a perfect layout to update the home! We changed up the floor plan significantly! My goal was to take this outdated, closed in and dysfunctional layout and turn it into a more modern and open living concept throughout the main spaces. In addition, I decided to make it a split-plan by making the master suite on one side of the home and leaving the other bedrooms where they were.

Here’s how we addressed the problems:

• Entry/Living Room: I created a more inviting and open entry way and the plan was to have open shelving towards the back (more on this later). I really wanted the space to be more flexible for a good furniture layout and entertaining.
• Kitchen/Dining: We open up the kitchen by adding a large opening towards the living room. We couldn’t take the entire wall down because it was load bearing, which is fine because it allowed for more cabinet and storage space. The dining room has also been opened up by tearing the wall down that separated the “covered porch” and this space.
• Entire Left Side: This entire side has been transformed totally! We added an open office and a large master bedroom suite, plus a few of the windows and doors have been moved to fit with the new layout.
• New Master Bedroom/ Bath: Unlike homes from this era, the new master suite is quite large. It features his & her closets and an en-suite bath. We took the old master bathroom and the storage beside it and made an entirely new bathroom out those spaces. It now opens to the new master bedroom and features a functional layout with a large shower.
• Laundry: We closed in one of the door ways and moved the water heater and air register to create a more private space for clothes, cleaning etc.
• Bath 2: The overall layout in here was OK, except we felt with the amount of bedrooms back in this area, we needed to add two sinks.

Just to give you perspective… here’s a shot of the before & after together…

As far as the kitchen layout goes, I plan on giving you a detailed plan of how we decided to layout the appliances, sink and cabinets. Next up on the rehab blog list… the concept & design plan/scheme.

What do you think of the layout? Have you rehabbed any houses lately? Any floor plan changes? Comment below and let us know!

Hi! Hopefully you all had a fabulous Easter weekend! Kevin and I had a great time with family and we even decided to get Busch Gardens annual passes this year! We went for it because sometimes you just have to get out and do something different. We went last week and had a blast… here’s a quick pic of the adorable Pink Flamingo’s…

Everyone knows I might qualify for Target’s biggest fan. Seriously. I have 2 Target’s I visit regularly (by regular I mean every other day… if not more) and the employees now know me by name. I tease them and tell them when my hubby is with me, act like you don’t know me! Haha. In fact, I didn’t make my usual Tarjay stop for about 2 weeks and I went in and I had a few employees find me and tell me they are happy to see me again! Does that make me a shopaholic?! Oh well. My Target is a “regular” store, then we have a Super Target and the SWEETEST gal works there and calls my family her family… it’s so sweet!

Back to the point here… Obviously I am a Target lover. Back in March, Target contacted me and asked if I would take a look at their 2012 Spring/Summer Home Look Book… of course I was THRILLED. I quickly opened it up and FELL IN LOVE. Literally.

There was about 52 (or more) different items to roll through… all of which are just fabulous. I narrowed down my favorites and thought it might be fun to share. A couple of the items I have already seen (and bought), but there are a few I MUST HAVE. Like number 1,2 & 3. These aren’t wants, these qualify as needs… at least that is what I told the hubby! It’s a good thing he’s in love with me, right!?!

Do you have any favorites? Have you seen any in your local Target? DO TELL.  Oh… and if you are a lover of all things Target, check this out… Target has a new adventure for us shoppers. Soon, they are opening up a ”store” within their store in May… It’s going to be AWESOME.

P.S. I was not paid or “perked” by Target for this post, I genuinely L-O-V-E Target and was thrilled to receive a peek at their new collection! All of photos & items are property of Target! What do ya think???

Easter is right around the corner… can you believe it? Yeah, me either. For some reason every holiday has crept up on me so fast this year! Usually, I am the one to bring the centerpiece to the Easter celebration, but this year, my family still doesn’t have a plan quite yet! Long story…

So, if you’re going to be last minute this year like me, here’s a quick round up of fun & easy Easter table-scape ideas you can create on a whim…

1 Two Tiered Easter Centerpiece 2 Robins Egg Blue Decor 3 Blue & Yellow Decor 4 Tea Cup & Saucers 5 Simple & Country 6 Pink & Simple 7 Glass Dome & Nests

Happy April! Did anyone get fooled yesterday? We aren’t really into the jokes all that much, but it’s fun to see what others came up with!

Spring is in full force here… which means I have been doing some organizing & cleaning, planting new flowers, brightening up our home and switching out my closet! What about you? Any annual to-do’s being checked off on your spring lists?

As always, I have a fun lineup of favorites for you this month. Some are items I bought, some made it to my wish-list and a few are just must-have items for the season! Let’s begin the roundup…

Here’s the ‘Home’ breakdown:

1. Since the time change, I have had a hard time getting up! It totally messed us up… I even have dinner on the table later than usual! We are in the process of revamping our bedroom and I have been on the hunt for the perfect alarm clock… I love this white metal clock from Z Gallerie.

2. I did a little spring cleaning recently and one of the first things on my list was to clear out the refrigerator. It’s a task I am not a fan of, but it had to be done! One of my new favorite things are ceramic fruit/egg cartons by Anthropologie. I pretty much leave them in my fridge and grab what I need when I need it…

3. These white shells from Z Gallerie are one of my favorite new accessories. I recently specified these for a client of mine for her beach condo… I loved them so much, I picked up one too! I can’t wait to show you the pictures of both places..

4. Kevin and I revamping our porches/lanais this season and have been adding new pots, plants & furniture to make them more “outdoor rooms” than spaces we rarely use. On our hunt for the perfect outdoor rug, I spotted this blue beauty from West Elm and had to share it. Gorgeous?!!

5. I am in love with lanterns right now… for some reason they feel like a summer vacation to me. When Kevin and I got married, our decor was purely a beachy style/look. Over time, it transformed a bit and now we are re-thinking some of those changes and heading back to that modern-beachy look we both love. I really like this lantern from Crate & Barrel for the coffee table or powder room.

6. I heart this yellow mum journal from Barnes & Noble… these days I keep my journal in my purse so I can jot or sketch ideas as they come to me. I jot ideas down for the blog, our home, clients and even ideas for date nights!

What do you think? Any favorites? What home items are you loving these days?

Now… for some good ol’ fun fashion finds…

Here’s the breakdown:

1. You know the saying.. ‘April shower bring May flowers’… well my rain boots get a workout every year around this time! I am loving these yellow boots from Target… pair it with a bright outfit!

2. Since we live in Florida, pool time is a regular occurrence! My mom picked up this awesome chevron cover-up as part of my birthday gift (back in February)… I L-O-V-E IT! It’s actually so comfortable and soft that I could wear it all day…

3. I love rain coats, they remind me of my grandma because she always had the cutest jackets! I picked up this floral rain coat from Target awhile back. I use it all the time– it’s the perfect light spring jacket!

4. What’s the perfect rain coat & rain boots without the perfect umbrella? I love the bubble umbrellas because they keep the angled rain drops off ya! I found this blue & green one at Target for a whopping $16.99!

5. Hairbands are a must in my book. I love adding bright new hair accessories to my ensemble in the spring. I especially love this yellow & white band from Forever 21, it’s inexpensive and fun!

6. I live in sandals… the more girly they are, the better! I just bought these leopard sandals from Target and they look fabulous with bright colors for spring. I adore them.