Interiors

Autumn Coziness 101 : My Fall Essentials

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My latest feature!Babes!

With cozy swing in full season, there’s no better time to refresh your at home coffee bar for maximum latte love – and I’m so thrilled to share that I got to collaborate with Rent. to share my best tips on making yours as extra as possible. (As if there’s any other option. 😉)

Check out the entire article in all its glory here: How to Make a Coffee Bar at Home: 7 Essentials for Setting Up the Perfect Home Coffee Station| Rent.

..and after that, let’s catch up with a few more of my autumn must haves, shall we?
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And she’s BACK:

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Photo of Elle in the drivers seat of a black convertible mustang, overlooking desert in Boulder City, NV. She's wearing rhinestoned heart shaped sunglasses which you can see in the drivers side rear view mirror.

It’s taken a while, but let’s brush off the cobwebs around here – shall we?!

Honestly – life is great here. We’ve traveled and celebrated so much this year and I’ve just kinda neglected this space since the fiasco that was renovating our house went haywire. (More on that later. 🙃)

Here’s what I’ve learned while I was away, and what I intend on doing here going forward:

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Real Life : I’m Learning My M-I-L’s Decorating Tips & Using Them For Spooky Good, IE: Our Halloween Decor Tour

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Elle Wagner Halloween '19 : 1

Ok, y’all – the silent rumors are true. I have become a bit of a.. decorator? The walls are no longer blank. Pinot Grigio is being drunk. SOMETIMES with ice. I’m one closet full of Vera Bradley away from turning into my mother in law. (Which, tbh – I’d be lucky! She’s great. But still – cue panic attack from the last shreds of my youth, you know?)

I can’t lie, though – evenings at our house are insanely cozy and bring me so much joy now. I don’t think I’ve necessarily gone overboard, but celebrating the changing of seasons (especially Halloween! Who doesn’t love a bit of frivolous debauchery? If the answer is anything less than an enthusiastic yes, kindly see yourself out of this blog) lightens my inevitable SAD and makes life feel more grounded and happy.

SO, I’m going to tell you how I did it in a foolproof way that didn’t turn our house into something juvenile, messy, or worse – a clashing mess.

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STOP BUYING UGLY DOG TOYS : An Aesthetic Guide to Puppy Play Time

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Okay y’all : a news update. Jon and I adopted this sweet, unbelievably gorgeous little monster at the end of May. His name is Martini (@martinithedragdog, rather) – and he’s fucking teething like crazy and has caused us to bleed on multiple occasions.

Cue: dog toys.

If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t mind ripped up, slobbered over, dirty tennis balls all over the place – this post (and blog, probably) isn’t for you. Move on. But if you get it – first of all, I love you. Secondly, Buckle. UP!
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