There is something about being outdoors and enjoying nature late in the summer and early into fall. It is warm and peaceful, and definitely one of our favorite times of the year. Although many people begin new home gardens in the spring, it is never to late to learn to plant and grow seeds for every season! Why not start your own fall garden? Growing healthy, organic vegetables and plants for you and your family will be a fulfilling experience. Make it your own ‘me’ time in your backyard, or involve the entire family! There are so many tasty greens to grow, like lettuce to turnips, to squash and broccoli!

Between August and and November you can plant seeds determining on their best growing months to bring you and yours the tastiest and healthiest vegetables around! We found this great site, www.MotherEarthNews.com to help you learn the best germination conditions for your garden!

xoxo Jennifer

We are always looking for different solutions to keep our offices organized. As lovers of everything vintage, we are always on the search for affordable and stylish storage options. It gives us a great excuse to display some of our finds so they are not only cute, but also functional! Here are some great ideas for you to organize your office or home!

This first idea is such an easy fix for that stack of magazines in your office, or your pile of great linens and textiles in your sewing room. Head out to your local flea market and look for vintage wire baskets to turn those messy piles into a stylish storage space to tuck underneath your office desk, or beside your sewing machine! This industrial vintage wire basket will look great in retro and traditional spaces!

This next storage solution is so cute and easy for all that extra mail laying around your office. Find some vintage metal file spaces for another vintage industrial look to add some style, personality, and functionality to your life! Depending on the amount of storage needed, you can find just 1 of these mail holder, or find multiples to stack them on top of one another. You will have a great vintage look on top of your desk to keep your office looking clean and your life more organized!

Another great vintage storage solution to keep your life organized is to file your business cards or letters into a vintage toast rack! We LOVE this idea because it is such a simple and cute solution to cleaning up and maintaining all of those business cards and/or letters your receive.

You can find all of these great solutions, and ones just like them on our Etsy shop, Lucy and Ellen!

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Images courtesy of Kristen Beinke Photography at KristenBeinke.com.

xoxo Jennifer

As I sit here busy as can be, I can only dream of a weekend vacation. I want to kick back on a lounge chair, poolside (with ocean views of course), with a good book by my side, a nice mojito in hand, and tropical palm trees swaying in the wind. Take a break and come with me to my “weekend vacay!”

Images courtesy from top to bottom, lomo76free’s, Let’sExplode, J!!!!’s

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xoxo Jennifer

We LOVE the idea of mixing a classic nautical decor with a more modern touch! We have some simple ideas to create a modern, streamlined feel with that nautical touch to transform your beach home into a stylish abode you will love for years. We found some great rooms from CoastalLiving.com that have this beautiful nautical, modern feel.

One way to make a subtle stylish nautical look without over embellishing those beach accessories is to add simple and classic patterns to your pillows and linens, just like the beautiful blue and grey stripes in the image posted below. By adding clean lined white modern furniture you are creating that stylish yet simple setting to add to the peace and tranquility of living near the water. By using an almost all white palette throughout a room, you are creating a place where your mind can relax and feel at ease!

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xoxo Jennifer

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It is a warm summer out there for most of the country. We LOVE blues, teals, and greens, and have created this post for some colour inspiration with a specific thought in mind; cool down your summer! So fresh. So relaxing. Be cool! Enjoy these beautiful images!

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xoxo Jennifer

I want to share our Etsy shop, Lucy and Ellen, with you! As two sisters who have always looked up to our grandmothers, so we only found it fitting to name our shop after them; Lucy and Ellen. We have combined a love for design, vintage items, and a love for treasure hunting to give you the one of a kind pieces you can only find in our shop!

We post new items almost every week and have created a great name for ourselves within the Etsy community! Here are some of my favorite pieces for sale in our shop right now!

Images courtesy of KristenBeinke.com.

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xoxo Jennifer

Hi everyone!
We are soo happy to be back! We have finally remodeled our blog with the help of the wonderful Jane Johnson! She helped us create a great site for you to search for all of your home decor needs! Our new site will be comprised of new categories, like our ‘Colour Palettes’ section, and keeping some of your favorite categories like our ‘Designers to Watch’ section!

We are also adding our ‘Marketplace’ pages to bring you the top Home Boutiques, Vintage Stores, and more in your own home towns! You can read about the ‘Marketplace’ by clicking on the yellow striped box to the right! ->
We will be launching this in the coming weeks!

Along with all our new features, we will also be adding contests and giveaways to all of our email subscribers! (more information to come!)

You will be receiving your posts from myself, Jennifer, along with my sister, Kristen! We both have backgrounds in design, and we are both obsessed with home decor! We will bring you more about us and what we do in the coming weeks! We are so excited to share our posts with you!

Stay tuned for everything to come!

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xoxo Jennifer and Kristen

In observance of the upcoming holiday, we wanted to pay triblute with a few red white and blue spaces. An easy decorating scheme with an All- American vibe.

Images courtesy of CoastalLiving.com.

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xoxo Kristen

There is something so serene about white rooms. We wanted to give you a little inspiration to create your own dream-inspiring white space. There are hundreds of shades of white, some with grey tint, some with blue, but whatever you choose, you’ll have a fresh, beautiful space to call home. Find some inspiration with these images courtesy of Veranda.com today!

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xoxo Kristen

Image courtesy of MarthaStewart.com

We are always looking for new ways to organize our home to keep life simple, beautiful, and above all else fun! One of my ‘to do’ projects on my forever ending list of projects is to paint the interior of my office bookshelves with a bright blue color. I was inspired by the bookcase in the image above (courtesy of MarthaStewart.com).
By adding paint to such a simple piece of furniture, you can add more interest to your room. The items showcased on the shelves will pop against the bold paint colors!

(If you are looking for another stylized way to personalize a bookshelf you could place a great wallpaper on the shelves and inside backing. We will begin our own, and share it with you in the coming weeks!)

Image courtesy of MarthaStewart.com.

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xoxo Jennifer