Inside Avenue Giveaway

One of our new sponsors is Inside Avenue and I could spend hours on their website.  They've generously offered us a giveaway (at bottom of post)!  I thought I'd share a few of my favorite things from the website with you.  How beautiful are these brass scales below?  {Oh my gosh I want them!!!}:

They have a huge selection of garden stools & I particularly love this one which reminds me of my Grandmother's lamps & the one I found for my bedroom at a flea market:

They have a ton of beautiful pillows too:

And they carry some of my favorite lighting manufacturers.  Oh my:

How cool is this sea anemone mirror (below)?  I'd love to use this in a lake house I'm working on...

I cannot get over their Boticelli Mirrors (below, also in white & black).  SOOOOOO GORGEOUS & wish I had a spot for one!!! Hmmm....  maybe future bathroom??

And finally, like I said, they've offered to give one of our readers a pair of these sleek mirrored oval trays by Arteriors Home.  (Valued at $300.)  How perfect for creating a little bar stations at a party?! 

Thank you so much to Tessa from Inside Avenue for the generous giveaway!! 

For your chance to win the trays, tell us what part of a room you like to splurge on when decorating to give the whole space a higher-end feel/ look without breaking the budget overall.  (Leave it in the comments section & can't wait to hear...  I'll do a follow-up post on the results too :) 

  I'm picking a random winner & will announce him or her on Tuesday so check back then!

xoxo,

lauren

Have a great weekend and I'm off to search for a coffee table for the BHG shoot.  (They say my lucite one will confuse readers because it will look like things are floating, so they sent me a beatuful white marble one from Wisteria to borrow for the shoot, but it's round and I've got a little too much roundness going on in the living room & with end tables &B the dining table and it's not working for me..)    Enjoy the snow if you have it!

And don't forget the 5th and State Exterior Makeover Giveaway!!!  (Click the top right picture in my sidebar for details.)

4th of July & Giveway Winner!!

Well, our first party at the new house was a success!! My family came over for Christian's birthday party/ 4th of July party.

Below, my grandmother painted this cute sign for the event. (The realtor left the 'For sale' sign at our house when we moved in and after calling & leaving messages for her to come & get it & not hearing back for a couple of months, we figured it was ours- I think it'll be fun to repaint for parties/ events)

The kids had a great time (below) and my mom pushed them around in a Power Wheel Jeep. (It was being trashed on the side of the road so we picked it up but the battery's dead ;) How pretty is Natalie in her princess party dress?!!

Here are some [repeat] photos of the tables (below). It cracked me up when a guest was carrying a bunch of drinks in her hands and asked if she was allowed to set them down on this table or if it was "staged." hahahah uh-oh, have I gone tpo far with this?!! hahah (ps- I think EVERYTHING should be used- even pretty tables!!)

And the plaster of paris flag holders my grandmother made:

And how cute is Christian's mini wheelbarrow-turned-bar? (We used our big wheelbarrow too for the rest of the drinks but this pic is so much better :)

And here is the birthday boy (below)... He had the best time!!! We sang "happy birthday" twice so he could blow out the candles 2 times. He loved it.

And finally, we have a winner for the rug giveway!! It's Kristen Foster from falls Village, CT. She has her own fabric workroom & makes everything from curtains to bedding. Kristin, I sent you an email, so as soon as you get the chance, can you send me your mailing address at lauren@thepurestyle.com?

I hope everyone had a great weekend & thank so much for participating in the giveaway & for joining Pure Style Home!! :) I had SO MUCH FUN reading everyone's favorite smells & wanted to change my favorites a million times!!!

xoxo,

lauren

Indoor/ Outdoor Rug Giveaway!!

How pretty is this indoor/outdoor area rug from CSN Rugs?! I was thrilled when I was contacted by CSN to do a giveaway for the blog. They have such a huge selection of rugs at all price points, so definitely check them out if you're in the market for a new rug. I think this rug would be perfect outside or in an entryway.

To enter to win this rug above (in 3'9" x 5'5") all you have to do is:
1) leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite smell.
2) click to become a follower of Pure Style Home (on the right sidebar)

I'll pick a random winner by Sunday night! The winner can email me his/ her mailing address & CSN will ship the rug directly.

xoxo,
lauren

ps- my favorite smell might be lily of the valley or honeysuckle... (although i have so many it's hard to decide!!! :).. WAIT!!! more comments came in and I HAVE to add gardenia!! hahahha