so after having a mini meltdown about the pressure to make the holidays *perfect* for the twins this year, i pulled myself together, thought about how i did want to celebrate the upcoming season, and decided that first and foremost, i wanted to fill our home with cute neutral (and toddler safe!) holiday decorations to ...
our most asked about home decor
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 ...
the search for sconces
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 ...
cyber monday sales for home & holiday decor
it's been a minute since i provided a #casaderivera update. i definitely plan on the next installment as soon as all of our holiday decor is up around the house. but in the meantime and in honor of cyber monday, i've gathered up some of my favorite home and holiday decor that's all being offered at ...
my recent target haul
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 ...
shopping for artwork for our new home
i recently concluded that the real factors that make a house a home are the little personal details. a glass jar with eucalyptus leaves or olive branches (fun fact: we incorporated lots of olive branches at our wedding since the venue had tons of olive trees on the property so i'd love to pay homage to our ...