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Moroccan Farmhouse Inspo

July 18, 2018

Hey friends!

We have been in our home one year this week, and I realized only one project I have had on the to-do list since our first walk-through of the home has been done. I am in operation get stuff done over here in the Morrison home, and it’s so fun! I also realized after trying a hand at our guest bath, I hate painting. And even though it’s about 70% done… I am 100% calling in a professional to finish it for me and the other two projects I want done right now. Painting + baby who moves constantly + not knowing REALLY what I am doing + postpartum aches and pains in the joints = HIRE.IT.OUT.

Props to you DIY’ers… but that is just not me. And I am okay with it. At first I was like, “I am so lame. Come on, Hannah. GET IT TOGETHER.” But then… I remembered I have a child I have successfully kept a live for 7 months, and do a lot of things right… so if painting isn’t one of them, well so be it. I am not going to beat myself up over hating painting. I will gladly pay someone to come do it for me.

My first projects to complete are guest bath, master bedroom, and master bathroom.

I shared on my stories, but my style -if I had to pinpoint it- is what I would call Moroccan Farmhouse. I love the Joanna Gaines all white farmhouse look. Give me all the white shiplap! But, I also am all about bold pops of color. Finding a middle ground between the two has been a hard battle. If it were up to Paul, everything would be white. Everything. I love me some bright, white, and airy… but I want and need color mixed in there, too.

For my own home, this has meant adding color in accessories and odds & ends, like vases and trays. So as I mentioned, I started with our small guest bath. The wall colors are Sherwin Williams Marshmallow. Well, at least the portion I finished before throwing in the towel… and before Knox woke up. And I chose Behr Nobility Blue for the vanity! It’s a rich, royal blue to bring some color (we could agree on!) to the space. See below for an idea of what the space will look like. 😉

For our master bed and bath, we will be doing SW Alabaster with Extra White trim/doors. If you have been around a while, you probably have heard me talk about the trim in our house. It’s currently an awful greyish white, so when we painted the kitchen Alabaster with Extra White trim… the laundry door turned GREY in contrast. The whole home is that. So, eventually, we will paint all the trim & doors in the house and the walls a true white instead of a greyish white trim with tan walls. (OY.) You can follow my Pinterest board, here, for more inspiration. Below I rounded-up of all things Moroccan + Farmhouse that will hopefully end up in my home, or already is. 😉

Tip: I say stick to these as your “neutral” for a Moroccan Farmhouse- white, gold, black, and a light ashy brown.

Then, you can play with any colors you want! I go for light and airy like blush pink and pretty blue hues. But, clearly from my vanity choice, I like more bold colors, too.

Target One Day Sale

July 17, 2018

Today is the Target one day sale. I am not going to lie… navigating it was a little annoying and I wanted to make sure I didn’t miss anything. But, it was just a little overwhelming trying to find stuff.

THUS, I bring you my top picks. Majority are home, because that’s what I shopped for for myself. 😉 Other things to note, Formula and Diapers are buy two get a $10 gift card. A little underwhelming, but worth noting. Clothing was hardly a sale, and some home appliances were on sale, but nothing I really was drawn to.

The main sale that I freaked out over was the whole new Opal House Line! Pretty much everything was on sale from their first collection, and definitely at notable prices.

Shop on my friends!

xoxo

Transforming Your Home for Under $200

March 21, 2018

Much like my wardrobe, when it comes to investments in my home I remain pretty neutral. I want to know what I spend a chunk of money on is going to last beyond the season or a just a couple of years of use. So all of our furniture in the house is exactly that- neutral and quality pieces. From there, I get to decorate for the seasons around my easily transformable furniture.

For spring this year I was aching to add pops of color into our home. *and in general* We have had a lot of white and gold accumulate over the years, but my style is changing a tad. I want to add in fun colors throughout my home to brighten it up a bit. I asked Paul if I could start adding in some blush and (a little to my surprise) he said to go for it! Today I am sharing with you how I added color, mostly blush, for under $200 to my home! 99.9% of it being from Target… surprise surprise. And then under my exact items purchased, I added a bunch of other finds for you to do your own shopping/ future potential purchases for me to make. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find EVERYTHING I bought to link for you, but I did my best! My final piece (outside the $200) for my living room is a rug, and I have a couple I am trying to make a final decision on. Can’t wait to show you what I end up getting!

Tip to Take: The quickest way to transform your space is adding small items within your palette you’re aiming for. Think kitchen towels, vases, throw pillows, trinkets, a table runner, etc. For example, I got this awesome shelf (on sale, of course) for our blank space in the dining room that I could add colorful additions to. I hung a coffee mug that tied in our rose gold and white theme from the whole house, a pink floral towel, a rose gold whisk, an apron I already had, and a colorful cookbook I already had sitting on my kitchen counter! Transforming on a budget means simply being creative, and finding sale items 😉 A few of the items shown were on sale in store, but aren’t online!

Items I got for my own space:

Also, the Blush Knox Weaving is hanging in our main space by the kitchen!

A Very Pregnant Woman’s Guide to Staying Sane

December 19, 2017

Come those final 3 weeks of pregnancy, I would say it’s safe to say you are borderline losing your mind.

It is partially preggo brain, partially just over it. And then for me, because I had been glutened twice in one week at 37 weeks (one by choice…stupid… and one by accident), and then at 39 weeks I found out I had a pregnancy tumor growing on my finger I had to have removed in a minor surgery… it was a blast.

But really, at 37 weeks your baby is considered “early term”, which means they could in theory come at any point and be completely safe. So… every day you wake up thinking “Maybe today is the day!”

With the angst of waiting, I found a few things that kept me slightly sane those last days. And really these are things that were my go-to all pregnancy, but the closer to my due date I got, they became absolute necessities.

Freshly Waxed and Tinted Brows and Tinted Lashes: I have been going to Southern Chic Wax for almost a year now, and it’s seriously amazing what it does for my confidence just to know my brows look good. You know what I mean? I go makeup-less most days anyways, but with tinted and well-shaped brows I really do feel 100 no matter what. Feeling confident your third trimester can be a bit of a struggle to be honest, because you just feel massive and uncomfortable at all hours of the day. But, knowing I have at least this going for me really does the trick. I go out knowing I look semi-put together. It’s all about the little things, y’all!

Girl Time: I valued girl time more in my weeks leading up to birth. Whether I was at lunch out with my Mommy and Me Group at church or a Friday night in with a few close friends, banana bread, face masks, and way too many belly laughs for this preggo to handle… I soaked in every minute of it. With all things in life, I am really careful with what I say “yes” to, I can be the master of over-scheduling if I am not careful, but I really have been desperate for time with my closest girls and made it a priority. Most of them are moms, so I asked lots of questions as they came up and they just make me feel at ease. Plus, getting out of the house while Paul was gone during the day got my mind off of labor and guessing when he is coming.

Massage: Listen, go get a massage. My hubby was great to help with massages, and became a pro at rubbing my ankles, but there’s just something necessary about a professional pre-natal massage that you both deserve and for real need. Get those hips aligned and ready, and get the stress out. Especially as an unmedicated birth, it’s proven that the less stress you feel consciously and subconsciously upon going into labor will directly effect the ease and length of your labor. #giveme20massages

Nails: Go get your nails done, ya hear me? Go do it. Get a good one, don’t skimp. By 37 weeks you really could go into labor at any point. And, I don’t know about you… but like having my eye brows done… when my nails are done I just feel confident, pretty, and put together. Going into labor confident about everything going on really can help you. So, why not? Just go there, milk it. Go get an amazing mani and ask for them to rub those ankles in your pedi… eherm. Not because you want to go into labor or anything… cough.

Pure Barre: Y’all, between us having only one car (but not anymore WOOT WOOT!) to swollen ankles and achey hips, since about 33 weeks I had a really hard time getting to Pure Barre toward the end. But, even still, I did whatever I could around the house to get my PB fix. Planks, pretzel, ab routines from class, push ups, and squats… whatever I could do to feel active without overdoing it. I cannot WAIT to get back to the barre post-baby and rock it out again with my girls. But, until then, I have been applying everything I learned over the last two years in class to keep my pregnant self feeling confident and ready for labor. I committed to 200 squats a day- a variety of them to keep it interesting.

Pregnancy Pillow: I was given one of these back way early in my pregnancy, and didn’t touch it for months. I am a super simple person, so the idea of crawling into a pillow every night just didn’t really sound appealing to me. But then, 34 weeks came along and I was miserable. So I decided to give the pillow a shot… and I regret not trying it sooner. It really is that great. The ONLY downfall to a pregnancy pillow is trying to maneuver out of it 5 or 6 times a night to pee again. The bigger I got, the harder it became to throw my legs over the side of the pillow and find the ground. But… you do what you gotta do.

Cozy Pieces: But no really- all I bought in the last month was pajamas, cozy pants, and slippers. I bought pajamas I knew would make me feel presentable in the hospital for the close family allowed into our hospital room after delivery, and then items I was okay with people coming over to see us in after we were back home that don’t compromise comfort for me. I, of course, shopped with nursing in mind as well. Everything I could do to feel cute, presentable, and practical is currently hanging on my clothing rack. Just don’t ask Paul how he feels about how many pajamas I have bought… 😉 I have linked for you below some of my favorites.

Those last few weeks are your final days before your life changes forever. And, although it’s incredibly exciting, don’t forget to rest and take full advantage of you time before baby gets here. Soak in every single second you possibly can with your husband. Go on dates, go to the grocery store together, be present. This is IT for life as you know it. With Knox here now, I can say the best is yet to come for you if you’re waiting for your baby to come right now. Paul and I have become a team in a whole new way, and it’s really fun (we are exhausted… but laughing and having fun still ha). Every bit of discomfort, pain, tinkled pants from laughing too hard, weird pregnancy tumors, and everything in between… I can say from the other side, it’s worth it. It’s worth every bit of it.

xoxo- Han

Sweater: here

Pajama Set: here

All photos by Cottonwood Road Photography

Gift Guide for Your Favorite Gals

December 6, 2017

Shopping for those girlies in your life, in my opinion, is the most fun! I love finding that great accessory or piece of clothing I think they need or great make-up and skincare for them to test out. I seriously love buying gifts for my gal pals, and it’s always so hard to narrow down what to get. There are years my grandma knitted scarves for all of my friends in custom colors I picked for them according to their style, candles and cards, my favorite make-up choices, gift cards to special date nights with their boo… I LOVE tailoring gift ideas for people.

Below you will find my top favorite current items and things I have on my own Christmas wish list. I first and foremost love supporting smaller shops, so I have a couple of my favorites (including The Cake Shop… duh) for you to gander through.

All photos by Cottonwood Road Photography for The Cake by Hannah

My Outfit Details

Boutique Skincare: I have been using A’del Natural Cosmetics for about 6 months now, and I love it. I wear their cream foundation and powder every day. They just did a huge rebrand and launched their very own skincare line. After three weeks of using it consistently, my skin is GLOWING (and it’s NOT just because I am pregnant). In fact, sleep has been minimal, so I can assure you I am not glowing because of pregnancy. My skin tone is more even, and so soft to the touch. And, everything is natural! I feel great putting it on my skin, and I know my little chunker who I will be kissing non-stop in the coming days will be just fine touching my skin and breathing in what I have on.

Young Living: I have mentioned them throughout my pregnancy, and though I am not your diffuse them all hours of the day kind of oils user, I do believe in Essential Oils and have the whole starter kit. (c/o of my momma!) I started using them for my anxiety attacks last winter and have slowly added to my collection until my mom just finally sent me the whole starter kit. She is incredibly knowledgable of them and has an amazing team of women she leads who also believe wholeheartedly in these and can teach you anything you could ever want to know! This would make for a GREAT gift. It’s pretty (sorry, but I am all about aesthetics), you get a diffuser, and it is filled with the top 11 most used oils. (Lavender and peppermint are my go-to ones from it!) The best way to get the starter kit is by signing up and ordering your whole kit here. Then type in 2289666 for the enroller and sponsor IDs!

Staying Stylish by Candace Cameron Bure: I had the opportunity to team up with Zondervan and get Candace’s brand new book, Staying Stylish, before anybody else. It’s SO CUTE, first of all- it makes for a great coffee table book. And, it’s packed full of fun stylish tips, health and fitness tips, and so much more!