We’re doing a completely new room design right now in our home study, and I’m having so much fun, I have to share. You can follow the behind-the-scenes here on Petit Elefant’s Instagram, but here’s the real skivvy on the new design. The study is the first room you see when you come in our front door, and so far it’s been a bit of a hodgepodge of furniture and random design. You know how that happens sometimes? A room…
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// Thank you for your support of Petit Elefant sponsors! This post is brought to you in partnership with eSpokes Electric Bikes, the largest electric bike retailer in Utah. As always, all opinions are my own. // Are you an outside kind of person? I love being outside as much as the next girl, maybe even more. I’ve lived in the Wasatch mountain range in Utah my whole life, camping and fishing, biking and hiking in the mountains and desert…
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Netflix shows are where it’s aaaaaaaaaaaaat. Actually, I hate ending sentences in a preposition so let’s restate that: you need Netflix in your life, and I have 5 binge-worthy TV shows I recommend you binge-watch immediately. If you’re just getting started with my favorite Netflix shows / recommendations, you can start here: M*A*S*H, Pride & Prejudice, The West Wing, A Room With A View, The Civil War Hell On Wheels Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Luther To Kill A Mockingbird Rosewater Narcos…
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My family room is on tour today, just for you. It’s been a little while since I’ve shared a room tour, any home decor, really, so I thought I’d show you a peek into my house. It has a little mid-century modern flair, using inexpensive furniture and decor, and it’s one of my favorite rooms in my house – a little slice of heaven. Our house is an early 1990’s builders kit that the previous owners built from scratch. There…
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Right now we need to talk about summer sandals. I know it’s only March, but we all need to start our shoe shopping ASAP-like. Mostly because it’s March and it’s ugly outside and I’m dying to go on a good Spring Break trip, but I’ll probably be doing yard work and laundry instead. It’s a pretty glamorous life I lead. Do you have your eye on anything special right now? I’m super loving high heeled sandals, that little peep…
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Today, a review of the best book ever. A couple of years ago my friend Tiffany Beveridge wrote a book based on her popular Pinterest board, called How to Quinoa: Life Lessons From My Imaginary Well-Dressed Daughter. I’d been following Tiffany’s Pinterest board with absolute delight, being the lover of snark that I am, and maybe even harassed her a little bit about putting together a book with all the delightful romps of Quinoa, her imaginary well-dressed toddler. Tiffany is…
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Last month I was in Kenya. Nestled along the borders of Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania, I find this part of East Africa to be inhabited by some of the friendliest people I’ve ever met. It’s as if smiles are a permanent part of their facial features. It’s beautiful, really. On last month’s excursion to this land of kindness, I went to a dump in Nakuru. I wasn’t scavenging for some trash to treasure pieces to craft a Pinterest…
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It’s St. Patrick’s Day, so perhaps your wearing a bit o’ green or downing a Guinness or enjoying some Irish soda bread and corned beef. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you. Several members of our Team Petit Elefant, though, are swimming their hearts out at swim meets. Lots and lots of swim meets, today, tomorrow, and what feels like forever. It’s really something quite amazing, to witness all the hard work, time, sacrifices, physical strain, discipline and pancakes that are shaping these kids….
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Make it: your own detoxifying red clay mask recipe and DIY! // This post is sponsored by Lionsgate to celebrate the opening of the movie The Divergent Series: Allegiant which opens this weekend in theaters. As always thank you for being supportive of the sponsors that Petit Elefant running. // Have you read the Divergent Series? It’s a collection of 4 books, young adult dystopian novels, based in post-apocalyptic Chicago, wherein individual personality and free will are rather heavily…
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