Ashley Nicole Style

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Vintage Meets Modern Jumpsuit

Photos by Lauren Beatty Photography

Happy Wednesday, friends!

I hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July! It's hard to believe that it's already come and gone, just like that. I think with having been on vacation, and coming back to new house overload, I have kind of been in a daze....and lost track of time!

Speaking of the new house, we spent most of the weekend there doing odd jobs. We assembled my new desk and other office items, we finished installing our STUNNING outdoor floral displays, and we also painted our front door! GASP! I am totally a DIYer when it comes to a lot of stuff, but when it comes to painting, no thanks. We are having the entire house re-painted in 'our' colors from top to bottom by painters, so we figured, what the heck, we'll do the front door ourselves just to say we did it.

I had to have a red front door (positive, fung shui vibes, obvi), and knew it would be an undertaking to do, but would be a fun project to do together. Five coats of paint, two days, and several margaritas later, our labor of love was complete. It took longer then expected, but we had fun laughing, listening to music, and playing with Safari in between coats. It definitely will be something that makes us smile every time we see it.

The wood floors we are having installed will be completed tomorrow, and then the painters will start their two week long project at the end of this week. Thankfully we have some buffer time in between our move-out, and move-in to get everything we want done. I am also doing several additions to the master closet and master bath. I have had so much fun so far getting to tweak things here and there, to make it uniquely ours.

Speaking of unique, how amazing is this Azalea jumpsuit? I love the retro vibe of the fabric, and the silhouette is the perfect mix of vintage/modern. Although it may be romper season with the heat of summer upon us, jumpsuits make for great evening attire - casual, but refined. My mom's vintage belt takes the outfit up a notch (can you say amazing?!), and it paired perfectly with my stunning Julie Vos bangle, cuff and ring, and these big, bold Chanel earrings from Switch.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Embroidered Ruffled Dress

Chicwish dress ℅ (under $54 - I'm wearing a Small) | Sam Edelman "Gigi" sandals | Saks Fifth Avenue hat (similar style here) | Floral leather hat accessory purchased in Peru | Thierry Lasry sunglasses | Zayver Designs earrings & bracelet

Happy Tuesday, friends!

We got back very late (or early) last Wednesday at 4am! You can bet that put a damper on the week! Not only did we have jet lag, but we were exhausted from constant delays. Ahhh the joys of travel. We were just happy it happened on the tail end of the trip, instead of at the beginning.

We had a wonderful four days in Madrid and went NON-STOP! We walked over forty miles while we were there, went site-seeing, saw, shopped, ate and drank our way through the city. It was magical and we had a blast. After that, we headed to Mallorca for a week for my cousins wedding, which was a wonderful time. It was great seeing my sister, my family, and old family friends we rarely see, and getting to celebrate my cousin and her now husband. It was about a five day extravaganza, so to say we left extremely exhausted would be putting it mildly! haha! I will definitely be posting a travel guide on both Madrid and Mallorca sometime in July.

Remember the big news that I've been mentioning for the last few weeks? Well, now I can officially tell you the biggie - we bought a house!!!!! I am SOOOOOO excited. I had no idea that you had to keep the house hunting/offer/closing/etc top secret in case something fell through. Can you tell this was my first rodeo? We closed last Friday and have been over the moon. When we moved to Houston almost three years ago, we didn't know how long we would be staying for, so renting was the logical idea. What we didn't know, was unlike San Francisco, majority of lease agreements could only last one year here in Houston, thus, three moves in three years. Yikes. When we started discussing the next few years, we knew that staying in Houston was not only best for our careers right now, but also, it's started to feel like home. I don't know if I am more excited for our own place, or to get rid of all the packing material and boxes. So long masking tape!

Once we're all situated, unpacked and organized, I will definitely be doing a home tour and sharing my new abode with you. It will be a while though - we won't be moving until the end of next month, and trust me, I am already itching to get in (but definitely not ready to pack)! We have contractors in doing lots of odds and ends to put our touch on it, and I have no doubt it'll be perfect once everything is done. I've completely re-done and redecorated my office, so that'll be a major change that I know you'll love. I can't wait to see everything come together and can't wait to share the process with you! xxoo