Mother's Day Gift Ideas 2022

I actually own most of the things I recommend and link. I figure if I love it, you will too! Some of them I am manifesting that I will own lol. These Mother's Day gift ideas are no different. 

I have the YSL handbag in black and it is the perfect size, can be a shoulder bag or crossbody and go from day to night. It still looks brand new years later!

The AirPods and Brooks trainers are an everyday must for me. I only wear these Brooks shoes while working out so I have them in multiple colors. My Apple Watch is something I wear while I workout, but this FitBit is a more affordable option if you don't need all the bells and whistles of an Apple Watch. 

I linked my favorite sleepwear designer, and this is on sale. 

I'm sure you recognize this planter from my breakfast table. It was a little pricey, but now that I own it I can say it was worth every penny. 

My husband bought me this Alexandrite and diamond ring from this Etsy seller. It was affordable and he said the jeweler was so easy to work with. It is big and beautiful, too! 

These are my two favorite beach bags. Sadly, I don't really need them. Maybe you do? 

I am planning on buying these sandals, earrings and travel mirror. I can't decide if I should get the sandals in pink or black. 

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Macy's Friends and Family Sale

Save 30% on most items and 15% off beauty at Macy's Friends and Family Sale! I've linked my favorite picks. I own almost all of these, or have had my eye on them. It's good time to stock up on beauty products and shop for Mother's Day. 

Fashion & Beauty

I have two pair of these denim shorts, including this Luxor color. I've also linked my favorite brand of sleepwear. It's beautiful and washes so well. Tom Ford makes my favorite perfumes. The Soleil Blanc is perfect for summer. Strappy sandals are so trendy right now, and I like this low heel. I have a similar leather skirt and wear it all year around. 

Home Favorites

My media room sectional and bedding is on sale. I've also bought this pan fry set twice because we use it multiple times a day. I've had my eye on this trivet every time I go into Macy's. I also planned to buy this set of luggage for an upcoming trip this summer, but our friends that are traveling with us beat me to it. I'm going to have to get it in another color so we don't get our bags confused. Buy an inexpensive clear luggage protector from Amazon to keep the light colors from getting scratched!

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The Perfect Spring Outfit

When I saw this two piece set I couldn't get over how pretty it was, especially for less than $200. I mocked up shoes and accessories to go with it, but I have less expensive options as well. The best part is that it comes in petite and plus sizes. I will definitely be wearing this all spring and summer long.

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Hill Country Wine Tasting and LTK Sale

April is the best month in Texas! The wildflowers are blooming, the weather is beautiful and the mosquitoes haven't yet appeared. We are fortunate to live right where the Texas Hill Country begins, and get to experience the wildflowers blooming every spring. This weekend was the perfect time to take a little day trip for wine tasting and bluebonnets. 

This is where my oldest son graduated from high school last year. It's the only time of year I look forward to picking my kids up!

My shorts are part of the LTK sale that goes through tomorrow! Express is offering $10 off $100 if you shop through the app. I've linked all my favorites. I've bought almost off of it!

Blue Hydrangea Laundry Room Reveal

I should title this post as "The Ugliest Room in the House Becomes the Prettiest." I'm definitely not posting a photo of what the laundry room looked like before. I'm not sure I even have one! Picture scuffed white walls, a dim fluorescent light and industrial shelving with 5,000 kitchen items spilling off the shelves. It definitely did not fit the rest of the house, but was still low on the priority of list of projects so we decided to DIY what we could. I honestly did not imagine it would turn out so amazing. I couldn't be happier aesthetically and how well it functions. 

We replaced the industrial shelves with two pantries and a lower drawer cabinet between them. I bought the assembled cabinets online through Home Depot. I had considered lining the entire wall with pantries for more storage, but I really wanted a counter for the laundry baskets since the room is so small. We have a top loading washer so a counter over that was out. It would also have made the room feel even smaller, plus I wanted to make it pretty with shelving. 

My initial plan was to get unfinished cabinets and then paint them a blue-gray color, but I really didn't trust myself with a sprayer for a smooth finish. It's also a process, and that's the reason it can be expensive to hire someone. So, I decided to get the pre-finished white and add color to the walls instead. 

The icing on top of this makeover is the blue hydrangea wallpaper from Schumacher. This was the last item to go in the room, and it went from nice to amazing just like that. It's fairly inexpensive wallpaper for Schumacher. I did spend extra on having it installed professionally because I'm not that great at it. FYI, the installer uses a liner first since we have textured walls. It prevents us from having to get them sanded first. The wallpaper wasn't so inexpensive that I could do the whole room so I matched up the lightest background color to my paint swatches and painted the walls a pale blue color myself.

**Similar wallpaper linked**

There isn't a mudroom in the house, which doesn't bother me since the kids keep their things in their rooms now. We had one in the last house and it was always a mess with a dirty sock smell. However, I know it will most likely be important when we sell since they have become so popular. I added the vertical shiplap and hooks for a quasi-mudroom. It's also a good place to hang clothes that need drying. I like it because the wood keeps the walls from getting scuffed. I also extended it under the cabinets for a more finished look. 

I added this shelf above the washer and dryer. It's an easy and low cost L-shape to hide the water and vent lines. I like that it gives me a space to add a little bit of decor. 

The cabinets over the washer and dryer were existing. Thankfully, the color matches the new cabinets so I didn't have to paint them. They are also an almost exact match to the new paneled cabinets. 

This side of the room turned out pretty amazing too! All but one tiny drawer in our kitchen is now a junk drawer. Everything else got organized into the new base cabinet, which frees up a lot of kitchen space. I still need to organize the pantries, but they are stuffed full already. They mostly hold our large appliances like air fryers and slow cookers. 

Here's a closer look at the shelves I ordered on Etsy. It would have been about the same price to make them ourselves. I also wanted to be done with this project! I had planned on tiling the backsplash but we had extra shiplap so this was an inexpensive and easy option. We don't need tile anyway since there isn't a sink in here. 

I considered making this area into a butler's pantry with my wine or a coffee bar. I tried both, but didn't like having to walk the extra 10 feet in here. I'm glad I tried it before buying any new accessories. Most everything on the shelves are from Target or things I already had. I mixed and matched the hardware style, but it's all the same brass finish.

Also, I replaced the fluorescent light with this new brass quatrefoil flush mount. I cannot tell you how happy I was to see the fluorescent light go. We asked for recessed lights in here when we built, but the builder made a mistake and refused to fix it. I think I got mad again every single time I walked in here!

Now I can leave the laundry room door open with this pretty view!

You can really see how well it goes with the kitchen now. 

It also goes great with the breakfast room. More blue hydrangeas! 

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