Oh, Hello Weekend...

Enjoying a cozy, snowy winter wedding weekend out of town! 

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Eat + Drink: Winter Salads

Who says that salad season has to end once the snow starts to fall? Frankly, this is the time of year when everyone (including me) could use a few salads to negate the sweet treats, bubbly drinks and indulgent dinner party fare.

So if you are also trying to keep the bulge at bay, keep these winter salads in your wheelhouse. On the contrary, if you are planning on becoming a holiday heavyweight and you have decided that this is your time to stuff as many tasty treats in your mouth as quickly as possible (I'm not embarrassed to admit that I've been there too), then save these recipes for the first chilly winter months of 2013!

Winter Wheat Berry Salad with Figs and Onions from the kitchn

Greek Chickpea Salad in a Mason Jar from Daily Muse

Hearty & Spicy Winter Salad from A House in the Hills

Winter Panzanella from 5 and Spice

I hope that you are having a very happy and maybe even somewhat healthy holiday! Cheers!

Entertaining: Holiday Tablescapes, sort of.

If we've met and had even one meal together (aside from lunch in the office break room) then you know about my deep, profound love for a thoughtfully designed tablescape. This might sound silly or frivolous to most, but my grandmother taught me that the devil is in the details and there are few other places where this is so perfectly showcased. 

I really meant for this post to be red and green and glittery for the holidays, but I couldn't resist keeping the pictures below for a future blog! Passion or Obsession? Who cares! 

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Eat + Drink: Detox Sunday

Most of my Sundays are spent recovering from the previous Friday and Saturday, and today is no different. Too many bubbles, too much whiskey and too few glasses of water calls for a lazy day of detoxing and planning for a healthier week. I hadn't stumbled over to goop in a while and little did I know, I would find dinner inspiration for the week! Not only is it a site that makes it easy to eat with your eyes, the recipes are healthy and a little bit fancy. I love fancy. 

Here are a few of my fancy favorites - 

Potato & Apple Latkes with Smoked Salmon

Spicy Tuna on Crispy Rice

Veggie BLAT

Slow Baked Kale Chips

Headed to Whole Foods to fill up the pantry with these goodies -- and maybe, just maybe I can convince the Mr. to add some pretty pastel macaroons to the menu. Stay tuned for some sweet Instagram pictures! Cheers!

Warm Winter White [MOOD BOARD]

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Grey & Rose [MOOD BOARD]

Happy Thursday! 

Design Advice: Curating the Perfect Home Office

If curating the perfect office is that one ongoing project that you dream about but never seems to be finished, then we should be friends. It must be every blogger's dream to have the perfect space where inspiration flows freely and creativity knows no bounds...even if you end up working most days on the couch. It is the very idea of having the space available and conveniently located that makes us swoon and repin those 30 million pictures on Pinterest.

I hope you are as inspired as I am -- now let's see if we can all muster our weekend warrior willpower and create this perfect space! Which of these spaces do you like best? Need more workspace inspiration  Check out my workspace inspiration Pinterest board to find the perfect starting point! 

Happy Friday :) 

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Gift List or Wish List?

The holidays are upon us and finding the perfect present for every member of my family becomes my extreme obsession right around....well, now.  I pride myself in finding those awesome clever-but-still-thoughtful presents for those that I love, but here is where I run into my most major snag. Searching for the "perfect present" means that I end up spending about 75% finding things to add to my own list. 

So -- er-- here is the beginning of my personal list after my first 3 hour Etsy session of the season! 

sweater / necklace / card holder / ring / chest / candle

Filtered & Unfiltered

I think I might have a favorite filter...  Brannan. Want to see more amazing Brannan filtered photos? Follow me on Instagram at @MagdelineMarie and @MaggieOldmixon

Cheers!

One Rug. Three Styles.

I keep running across this silly little kids rug from Land Of Nod, and I can not help but be impressed by the $99-$299 price tag and the versatile pattern. The number one request I get from friends and family is for help picking out the perfect rug. I don't know why picking out rugs causes such anxiety for most (or at least the ones in my life), but this simple pattern works well with most interiors - mod, polished or vintage. 

Don't worry about pairing it with low, medium or high-end pieces because this magic carpet holds its own!

Rug / Adler / Berkus / SocietySocial

Happy Halloween

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POM POM POMs

I don't know anyone who doesn't love them, and my obsession with them has always seemed a bit more extreme than most. So why not start out my inaugural post will a salute to one of my most favorite little luxuries... POM-POMs!!

It is ridiculously easy to spruce up those functional IKEA curtains with a little brightly colored pom-pom trim. I have them tacked to my inspiration board and hanging from my ceiling just because the sight of them can really turn around a long work session. Now that the days are getting shorter and the shadows longer, I can be seen sporting one next to a messy up-do too. A top knot with a pom-pom?! Why (k)not!

   

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