style, stories & everything in between
whenever i post a styling session, i tend to get a few direct messages filled with questions. the funny thing is, 9 times out of 10, the questions aren't about the clothing i'm styling but rather the items in the background --these hampers, the hat rack, and our hanging mirror above our fireplace mantle! so ...
in case you missed it on instagram, my sweet and talented husband just finished building us this gorgeous king-sized bed from scratch, a dupe of west elm's mid-century platform bed. after years of sleeping on a queen, it has been such a treat for us to have the extra space, especially given the fact that ...
next week will mark four whole months that we've called #casaderivera home. honestly it feels like we just moved in/have lived here forever all at the same time. i'm truly SO proud of us for everything we've managed to accomplished over these past sixteen weeks and i look forward to putting the finishing touches on ...
despite the fact that it has only been a couple weeks since my last house update, we've made some pretty big strides over the last fourteen days in terms of home decor so this monthly-ish series is getting posted a little early. mostly because... WE FINALLY GOT OUR SECTIONAL! (and it's even better than we could have ...
bienvenidos a la casa de rivera actuliza numero tres. welcome to casa de rivera update number three! since we last checked in about a month ago, we have made quite a bit of progress. and by "progress" i really mean we've made a lot of fun purchases -most notably a craigslist $25 find that S promptly turned into ...
believe it or not, last tuesday marked ONE MONTH in the new house and it kind of feels like we've been there forever and just moved in all at the same time. we finally got through the last of the unopened boxes this weekend (thanks to my mom who came over and helped!) and aside ...
with today being the first official day of summer, S and i currently have our sights set on getting our backyard ready for the season. i personally can't wait for afternoons on our back patio sipping a glass of cold brew coffee and soaking up the summer heat, dining on a feast veggies fresh off ...
well our four-day vacation aside, we've officially been in the new house for over two weeks now. woo! and despite the pile of boxes still occupying our dining room, the home feels more and more settled everyday. heck, i've already done a handful of loads of laundry (our washer/dryer are a DREAM) and ran the ...
on sunday my mom and i took a visit to the bulls eye. we went a little crazy but in a productive kind of way. here are a few items we bought for casa de rivera: hearth & hand tray || i mentioned this in yesterday's post, but we managed to track down one of these ...
i used to take baths religiously in high school. i'd come home from a long day of classes and cheer practice, draw myself a bath and do my required AP reading for hours until the water had turned cold and my fingers resembled raisins. the pages of my books all had the water damage to prove it. but ...
shawna leeann rivera
san diego-based style blogger and twin mom to henry & delilah. curator of simple, affordable fashion. lover of my husband, family, coffee, traveling, and the bravo network.