friday five

Happy Friday! I'm linking up with Christina, April, and Natasha to share five things:

watercolor flowers / I'll take two burgers stripe / Positano / ketchup and mustard

ONE: I'm hosting a cookout for some friends in a few weeks and I just sent out our invitations through Paperless Post. They have so many cute online and printed options to choose from.

cottage white blackout curtains / pink tassel curtains

TWO: We finally got blackout curtains for the master bedroom and Vi's bedroom! I used to have trouble staying asleep in the morning, but our new curtains do a great job at blocking the sun. They have made a huge difference in my sleep!

THREE: We're in the process of getting our siding, trim, front door and shutters painted. And before the work got started, our painter sent over a color consultant from Benjamin Moore to help us pick out the perfect colors. I had a general idea of what I wanted -- beige for the siding and trim and black for the door and shutters. But there are a TON of options out there so I was grateful to have a second (and professional) opinion. We decided on Lime White -- it's a popular exterior option to use if you want to match the mortar color of your exterior brickwork (which was exactly what I wanted!). And for our shutters and front door we chose the black color Midnight Dream, it's not a super bright black and I think it'll look great against our red and orangish bricks. 

dragonfly / quatrefoil / lion (on sale!) / pineapple / modern rectangle (on sale!)

FOUR: To complete our exterior makeover we also purchased a new door knocker! The last one had the previous owners' last name on it, so we knew we wanted to get rid of it ASAP. I'm excited to share a few images of the makeover project when everything is finished -- hopefully next week! Any guesses on which door knocker we went with?

halter wrap / ruched femme / plunge v-neck / scalloped v-neck

FIVE: We've been at the pool a lot this summer, so I've been on the hunt for a great one-piece swimsuit. I ended up trying on a LOT of options from J Crew. I loved the halter wrap suit, but the "wrap" detail makes it way too easy for a toddler to grab on your top and flash everyone at the pool. The plunge v-neck one-piece didn't work with my small boobs, but I really liked the silky soft fabric. I'm generally not a fan of ruching so I was skeptical of the ruched femme swimsuit, but it's super flattering and it holds everything in. And I still want to try the scalloped v-neck suit!

Have a great holiday weekend! 

-xo-

Jillian