Shake It Off
 

Long time, no blog...

It's been a while since I updated you and I have missed this space like crazy! The past couple of months have been an upheaval (to say the least) and although I'm having a blast, this little blog of mine has surely suffered. The funny thing about being busy is that unlike lulls of the past, I'm crazy inspired and wanting to make so many fun changes for Hazel + Scout. 

The past few months have found us overseas (stay tuned for a write up on our incredible life-changing Moroccan adventure, I promise it's coming!), escaping to the city, transitioning into a summer schedule (enter: late wake-up, a new nanny and juggling a lot of different hats while we try to maintain some kind of routine) and embarking on HUGE projects at Finery.

The latter has been wonderful and energizing, exhausting and all-encompassing, hard and rewarding. Since starting a position as manager, digital marketing master and assistant buyer of our little bridal helm, we've made progress in leaps and bounds. We've overhauled our branding, adopted a new, free-er feel and launched a video/lookbook combo that I'm absolutely obsessed with. It's been quite the undertaking but right up my alley. Big plans are brewing and it's so nice to feel like I'm on the right path again. Le sigh!

Lorelai is turning five this week (we're throwing her first slumber party on Saturday) and I cannot believe we will have a kindergartner in a few short months. How did that happen?!

All in all, I've been feeling a lot like those four pretty shots up top lately... pulled in all directions and shaking it out. I'm excited to get cracking on a LONG list of blog ideas and amp up my presence here. When I boil it all down everything seems simple. I've missed sharing and interacting with you! Thanks for hanging in there through the lulls and spurts of inspiration. Stay tuned, it's all happening...

photos by W+E Photographie for Finery

The Perfect Pair Of Party Shoes

This has been the year of injecting fun back into my closet and life in general! A pair of party shoes now exist where there might have been sensible flats before, my energy is being invested into the people that bring me joy and I'm reveling in my age rather than attempting to have it all together before my time.

Cheers to a little bit of fun friends!

 
Chelsea Jackson
Plans For A Master Bedroom Overhaul

Admittedly, we haven't exactly "finished" any of the spaces in our new home but rest assured that everything is coming together slowly. I've been plotting our master bedroom for a while but as the story tends to go, our room is always one of the last to get any attention. I'm imagining the perfectly moody oasis filled with pops of metallic and modern lines. Since my husband isn't inclined to love anything super feminine (I guess my love of everything blush colored will have to go un-nurtured), keeping things neutral and limiting accessories to functional pieces will be the perfect way to find balance.

When it comes to plans for our boudoir there are a couple of things worth considering...

1) We already own a lot of pieces (this modern bed, an ikea dresser that has followed us from home to home, a side table VERY similar to this one and this exact lamp) and aren't looking to spend a ton of money updating perfectly good furniture.

2) We're on the heels of a life-changing trip to Morocco and would love to be reminded of our travels as often as possible. It doesn't hurt that brought home armfuls of authentic vintage wedding blankets and snapped a ton of great pictures (stay tuned!).

This all means that the biggest undertaking of this project (besides re-painting against the wishes of our landlord... shh!) will be styling things we already have in our arsenal. I'm excited to get to work!

one kings lane linen ottoman | benjamin moore black panther | schoolhouse round brass tray | ikea hemnes dresser | vintage moroccan wedding blanket | metallic dipped basket | target brass and marble box lamp | threshold mis century accent table | tov nixon upholstered panel bed | urban outfitters net tassel duvet cover & winky embroidered pillow

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