The Perfect Spring Front Door Color, My Kitchen Knobs & Pulls, & Some Summer Faves

Hi friends! I can’t believe how crazy fast both the weekend and the entire month of May have been flying by – between the kitchen remodel (we’re on the home stretch – woo hoo!), school wrapping up, celebrating two family birthdays and an anniversary this month, and lots of other little things, it’s been nonstop busy and I’m looking forward to a slower pace in June. It’s been a bit since my last edition of  “View It, Do It, You It!” but I’ve got some good stuff saved up to share including two beautiful decorating ideas for outdoor spaces from one of my favorite bloggers (“View It”), decorative hardware that would totally transform the look of a furniture piece or cabinetry (plus I’m sharing my kitchen hardware choices!) (“Do It”), and some recent fashion favorites that I think you’ll love (“You It”). Let’s go (this post includes some affiliate links – see my full disclosure statement {here})… 

Annie of Most Lovely Things is a talented blogging friend that I not only get to visit with online but in real life too – she lives just 20 minutes from me and we became fast friends after meeting a few years ago. Her style is impeccable and she’s one of my go-to’s for advice when I’m in a state of decorating indecision. Her home is every bit as lovely in person as you would imagine it to be online and I especially love a few of the recent changes she made to the outside of it (and knew you would too)! First off… her front porch. You guys! Tell me that this isn’t porch perfection! 

I LOVE every little detail from the galvanized planters to the lanterns to the house numbers but I’m especially crazy over her new pink door color. Honestly, I never would have thought to paint my door pink but I love how bright, fresh, and inviting it looks! You can get the details on the pink color that Annie used and see more pics of her porch (she has the cutest porch swing!) {here}. 

Another recent outdoor project that I’m crushing on is her new DIY outdoor drink table that she made with a planter and a $5 wood round – how clever is that?!

You can get all of the DIY details on how she did it {here} and if you’re on Instagram, you can find Annie and follow along with her future projects {here}. 

 

One of the easiest ways to transform the look of a furniture piece or cabinetry is with new decorative hardware and the best part is that it’s a quick 10-15 minute “do it” project that you can knock out in no time. Between finding that one of my favorite knobs is on big sale and the fact that I’m knee deep in gorgeous cabinet hardware options right now (I need to make a final decision on my kitchen cabinet hardware this week!), it was the perfect time to share my hardware faves. First off… these fun dragonflies (bought {here}) that I used on our craft room drawers just went on big sale. They’re little works of art and made this space so much more fun and playful! 

They’d look great on a chest of drawers too. Since “fancy” knobs like this don’t come cheap, one trick is to just use them on the top row of drawers and then do something simple and less expensive that coordinates (like round brass knobs) on the rest. 

Moving on to the hardware that I’m deciding on for my kitchen… drilling holes in my new cabinets is a big commitment so I wanted to see all of my final contenders in person before making a decision. I have my work cut out for me – there are lots of beautiful options here (this is after I already eliminated several!):

Scroll and click/tap to shop each pull/knob:

My daughter has been indulging me by holding up various options so I can see what they’d look like together. It’s tough because there are several different options that I think would work beautifully – I guess I should be thankful for that! I’m definitely going with Amerock’s “Golden Champagne” finish – love it!

I haven’t pulled the trigger just yet, but this is the combo that I think I’m going for (I’m sharing my other favorite combinations on Instagram later today so you can stop in {here} in a bit to see them!). My commitment-phobe self is a little hesitant about the cup pulls since installing them would mean putting holes in spots that wouldn’t likely match any other hardware so I couldn’t easily trade it out in the future. BUT I do really love the look so I think I’m going to go for it – stay tuned…

All of the above pulls are by Amerock. Click/tap an image below to shop each pull:

If you want to see even more beautiful decorative hardware options for a quick weekend makeover, hop over to {this post on my favorite knobs and pulls} where I share sources for all of these faves and pics of where I’ve used some of them in my own home!

And if you have knobs with long stems that are poking too far into your drawers, I talk about the simple tool I use to cut those off in {this post} on my favorite home tools and gadgets. 

 

It’s FINALLY getting warm in Connecticut – not quite shorts weather yet but we’re getting there! At the beginning of every season, I pull out my clothes (our closet is small so I store off-season clothes elsewhere) and wonder what the heck I wore last year because I never seem to have what I want to wear (anyone else relate?). I’m all about cute, simple, machine washable sundresses in the summer because it’s so easy to just grab one and throw it on without having to give a thought to putting an outfit together. Plus they come with the little added bonus of some extra breathing room if I want to go all in on some lobster rolls and fries 🙂 I just ordered this super cute black and white gingham dress for half off {here}:

along with this darling ruffle sleeve shift dress {here} (use code MYSTERY50 for half off!):

and these are a few others that I thought were super cute when shopping around:

I also wanted to share a shopping splurge of mine from a few weeks back – {this super flattering jean jacket}:

I’ve always felt like I am one of those people who never looks good in jean jackets or sunglasses no matter how many options I try on but this jean jacket is so different from the zillions of options I’ve tried on in the past – it has a really nice slim fit without any of the bulk that most jean jackets have and it’s SUPER soft. The only thing I didn’t like about it was the price tag but since I know it’s something I’ll wear a zillion times, I decided to  go for it (can you tell how good I am about justifying big purchases – ha!). I’m so glad I did since I’ve been wearing it daily ever since (BTW, it’s definitely one to size up on if you’re in between sizes – it runs small). 

I normally share a few home decor deals in my “View It, Do It, You It” posts but most of the home stores seem to be holding off on their big discounts until Memorial Day. Stay tuned to my Shop page {here} as the week goes on since I’ll be adding new home decor deals as I find them! 

Thanks as always for stopping by! If you have a minute, I’d love to hear what you think about my kitchen hardware options! Have a great start to your week everyone!