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One of our Many Little Projects

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My older son, H, has a fireplace in his new room.  Though it functions we are closing it up for now as the chimney guy that came to look at it said it was intended to burn coal.  Yes, I said coal.  Since we have no intention of burning coal in it, we figured it was best to close it up, especially while the boys are little.  I liked the white mantel and white tiles, but a lot of them were cracked and coming up. So, we decided to replace the tiles.  At first we planned on continuing the theme of white and white and use white marble tiles instead, but then I came across a tile that I really liked. My older son, H's room- previously featured on this post Old cracked tiles and new tile samples I was originally thinking of using white marble to replace the old white tiles White marble tile White glass tile After the tile was taken down Glass and Marble tile options This picture makes the tile look a bit more green than it is. We...

West Elm Giveaway

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Ok, folks. Here's the giveaway that I was talking about yesterday. Remember the West Elm outdoor metal drink bucket that I posted about a bit ago? Don't remember? Refresh your memory { here }. West Elm outdoor metal drink bucket This lovely drink bucket is great for backyard parties, picnics and days at the beach. It can be yours if you follow the instructions below. To enter simply do the following: * Become a Follower of  StyleBurbia  {"Google Friend Connect" at right}. * Become a Facebook fan of StyleBurbia { here }. * Leave me a comment letting me know you've done the above along with your e-mail address. Extra Entries: For extra entries follow me on Twitter , Bloglovin' , Pinterest  and/or tweet about the giveaway (make sure you include @styleburbia in your tweet). Mention where you are following in me in your comment. You'll get one point for each one of these.  Y...

Greetings and Salutations

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Hello! Greetings from the real world.  Coming back from vacation can be.. how shall I put it? BRUTAL!!! The fam and I were down on South Padre Island in Texas (yes, this is a favorite of many spring breakers) for a week-long affair.  Let me just say it was short of amazing.  The weather was incredible- in the 80s- sunny and breezy.  The company couldn't be beat.  The food was plentiful and the drinks were flowing.  What more could a girl want? Hmmm... a longer vacation, a vacation after my vacation, a few days at home to get my act together????  :) Speaking of getting my act together, let's just say it's not together at all right now.  I still have 'beach hair' (aka I can't get a comb through my hair and must wear it in a bun).  I was so tired this morning that I could not piece together an outfit to wear to the office.  I ended up wearing a maternity shirt (no, I am not pregnant).  I didn't realize it until I had alread...

Here's to the Good Life

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Enjoying some strawberry daiquiris made by my Dad! Xo

Chilling with my fam Texas style

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My sister!

Rainbows

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Nothing like a big storm to bring a double rainbow. :)

Ahhhh Vacation....

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What I woke up to this morning.