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Target’s Fall Plaids, a New Firepit, & Jumping into a Challenge

Have you guys seen all of the plaid goodness going down at Target this fall? Emily Henderson worked her styling magic with a bunch of home accessories from their fall collection to decorate this fabulous space:

Emily Henderson
Emily Henderson

Don’t you love it? (check out her post on Target’s fall style {here} if you want to see more room pics!). I stopped by Target last week and wanted to just dump the whole plaid shebang into my cart but I showed some serious restraint and only walked out with this cute oversized gray plaid throw:

Gray plaid throw

I also had one of these darling plaid rolling pins in my hand but it was too difficult of a purchase for even me to justify considering that I already have a rolling pin and use it all of about once a year. But dang… it sure would make me happy that one time every year 🙂

Target plaid rolling pins

I did finally follow through on a purchase that my husband and I have been wanting to make for over a year now – we finally have a fire pit! The ones I was truly in love with were just too much money (and they weren’t discounted all that much at the end of last season like I was hoping) so I went with this fairly inexpensive Distressed Bronze Firepit from Lowe’s:

Oil Rubbed Bronze Firepit from Lowe's

It’s a good size, has a clean simple design, and has both a spark guard and vinyl cover. I’m going to finish setting it up on our patio tomorrow and will snap a pic to share on Instagram with you guys.

And one final great buy to share (can you tell that the money from selling the furniture in our old house was burning a hole in my pocket?) – I’m in love with this Asymmetrical Zip Jumpsuit from J. Crew. It actually looks best on me zipped all the way up (rather than the half-zipped way they show it in the pics) and it’s the perfect length which means that it runs short (I’m only 5’3″). I’m so into this jumpsuit that I strong-armed my sister into buying it too. #twinning

Asymmetric zip jumpsuit

OK, back to design. I’m in the middle of wrapping up a bunch of projects around the house so it’s not the best time to be jumping into a big new one but that’s exactly what I’m doing because another One Room Challenge is starting up! For those of you not familiar with the ORC, it’s a challenge hosted by Linda of Calling it Home in which participants make over a room from top to bottom in six weeks. This will be my 4th time participating in the ORC – the previous rooms that I decorated through this challenge are our guest room,

Guest Bedroom in Neutrals

my tween daughter’s bedroom,

Tween bedroom in vibrant shades of green and blue

and our powder room:

Bathroom makeover with stenciled walls - such a huge change from the before pics!

Thanks for putting up with a little Tuesday randomness! I hope to see you guys back here on Thursday for the scoop on the room that I’ve chosen to make over for the ORC and my plans for the space. See you then!

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  1. Denise says

    October 6, 2015 at 8:51 am

    Love the plaid! So glad to hear you’re doing ORC again! Love your previous spaces. I’ll be joining in too this time! I’m actually super excited to get my space done, but as always, I’m wondering if a few plans might be too ambitious! Ha! We shall see!!

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  5. cindy hattersley says

    October 6, 2015 at 10:44 am

    I need to head to Target! I may copy you on that throw! Can’t wait to see what you do for the ORC!! I was going to attempt to be one of the taggers but can’t get my act together soon enough!!

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  7. Robin says

    October 6, 2015 at 10:02 pm

    Oh I’m loving the gray/tan? rolling pin. Need one. Mine bit the dust lol it would definstely be fun to use. Thanks for the tip????

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  8. savvy shopper says

    October 7, 2015 at 5:40 am

    Love the plaid blanket! Can’t wait to see your ORC room! By the way, the boxes were a no go, so still searching for something for that wall. Stay tuned. 🙂

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  9. Laurie says

    October 7, 2015 at 8:05 am

    Hi Kris! Can’t wait to see what you come up with for the ORC! Quick question about the fire pit…do you feel like it’s tall? We have been in the market for a fire pit too, so after I saw your post, I ran to my nearest Lowe’s, but couldn’t pull the trigger because I was worried about the height. What do you think now that it’s assembled?

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    • Kris Jarrett says

      October 7, 2015 at 2:51 pm

      Hi Laurie! I actually like the height of the fire pit – if you don’t include the cover, the height is about the same as the seat height on my outdoor chairs (I posted a pic on Instagram if you didn’t see it: https://instagram.com/p/8gSmp1whvr/?taken-by=drivenbydecor ). I like ones that sit off the ground a little since they’re easier to stand around when there’s a big group and I’m not worried about scorching my patio! We will be firing it up for the first time this weekend – can’t wait!

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