Summer Must-Haves!

We’re so excited to share a roundup of our latest favorites from J.Crew! You know we love shopping J.Crew styles year-round, but we especially adore their fresh takes on summer classics (if you haven’t tried J.Crew swim yet, you’re in for a treat!).

During the warmer months, we love to mix and match easy neutrals with our favorite blue + white patterns and pops of red! The versatile styles we snapped up from J.Crew this season are so perfect for summer travel, like the tan tiered dress below that works just as perfectly for a day on the beach as it does dinner (bonus: removable straps means two looks in one!). This linen blazer is a such great light layer over dresses on cooler evenings, but can also be thrown over your swimsuit to head to lunch straight from the pool! Packing pieces that can be restyled for a variety of occasions is such a game-changer! And of course, accessories are never to be underestimated…we love how simply swapping out flip-flops for heels, or adding statement earrings can carry your outfit from day to night!

Other picks we’re crushing on right now include this color-happy skirt + top duo, this long-sleeved red swim suit and this tiered chambray dress…and you can browse the entire summer collection over at J.Crew.com!

photography by Jessica Amerson / post sponsored by J.Crew

Getaway-Inspired Favorites!

dress / sandals / clutch / photographed at pink sands resort in harbour island

You know we can’t resist a happy pop of red in both our home and wardrobe, and in the warmer months we especially love pairing our favorite hue with natural accents like bamboo and raffia…don’t miss all of our latest getaway-inspired finds in the gallery below!

Tory Burch just released so many charming new pieces, and we’re swooning over this plaid pleated skirt, these fringed raffia slides, this floral dress and this vintage-inspired tennis sweater! We’re also super smitten with the launch of Ashley Brooke’s collaboration with Sunshine Tienda — check out this straw hat with a hand-loomed floral band and these darling daisy earrings! Today at J.Crew enjoy 50% off ‘packing picks’ like this tiered beach dress, this seersucker one-piece, this cutout midi dress and this lightweight linen blazer, plus take an extra 50% off all sale styles! Be sure to browse the recent additions to Saks’ Designer Sale, with deals up to 50% off, and markdowns up to 60% off over at Matchesfashion! For a limited time at Ballard Designs enjoy 20% off all indoor furniture and outdoor items, including our favorite bamboo barstools, these colorful garden stools and this rattan bar cart! Happy shopping!

Current Crushes!

Welcome to our latest round up of fashion, home and beauty favorites! To shop our interactive collage, just click or tap on each individual item above and it links directly to the details, or you can click on the product images in the gallery below!

Today at J.Crew you can enjoy markdowns on many new arrivals, and an extra 50% off of sale styles like this tiered Liberty print dress, this smocked linen dress and this tie-shoulder dress in a happy yellow hue! Be sure to check out the designer sales at Saks, Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus and Matchesfashion for amazing deals on lots of our favorite brands! Looking for the perfect travel accessories for your summer adventures? Then don’t miss out on 30% off our P+P x Neely & Chloe Ciao Bella Collection (we can’t live without these game-changing vanity cases and jewelry organizers!). For a limited time take 20% off outdoor, lighting, rugs and wall decor at Ballard Designs…we’re eyeing this printed + pleated lampshade, this garden trellis, this scalloped-edge mirror and this bordered seagrass rug!

Looking for more of our recent favorites? Check out our latest white + natural finds here, our art refresh with Minted here, and don’t forget to visit our Shop Favorites page where you can find our vintage wishlist, Amazon favorites and more! Happy shopping!

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Summer Whites & Naturals!

Even though we never wait until after Memorial Day to wear white, there’s hardly a better time than the unofficial kick-off of summer to truly embrace this easy, breezy classic! A white accent (or a whole monochromatic look!) is a timeless and chic way to welcome warm-weather dressing and decorating! In both our home and wardrobe, we love to pair whites with natural materials like raffia and rattan…see the gallery below for all of our latest light + bright obsessions!

Hill House just launched their darling summer collection today, and we’re also loving the new releases over at Farm Rio (especially this coordinating top and skirt duo in a fun red print!). So many recent arrivals are on sale right now at J.Crew (we’re eyeing this puff-sleeve + smocked-waist dress, this Liberty print skirt, this versatile tiered midi dress and this shell statement necklace!) and you can also enjoy an additional 50% off all sale styles! Be sure to browse the Saks Designer Sale for deals up to 50% off, and don’t miss the new styles added to the Matchesfashion sale, including several swoon-worthy Agua by Agua Bendita pieces! This week you can take 20% off outdoor, lighting, rugs and wall decor at Ballard Designs…we love this scalloped-edge mirror and this diamond sisal rug! Happy shopping!

Minted Art Favorites!

We’re always on the lookout for unique artwork to add our collection, and we just love how Minted makes the whole process so easy and accessible! Minted supports independent artists from around the world (including our dear friends Sara Hicks Malone and Chelsea Petaja!), offering fine art prints in an amazing variety of styles and mediums, so there’s sure to be a piece that fits perfectly in your home! Even better still, you can further customize most of their fine art prints by adjusting the color scheme, scale or even flipping the orientation to further suit your space! Plus, Minted saves you a trip to the frame shop by offering high quality (yet affordable!) frames in several finishes and materials, with super quick turnaround times!

You probably know how much we adore all things blue + white, and couldn’t be happier about the arrival of the bright print pictured above (you can find more work by artist Roseanne Kenny here!). We also can’t resist graphic neutrals like the piece below by Alisa Galitsyna…its oversized scale provides the perfect punch of drama and really makes our green walls pop!

Be sure to check out our favorite pieces below, and browse Minted’s entire curation of fine art prints here! PS: New customers can use code PPCOART2022 at checkout for 10% off your Minted Art order!

Photography by Jessica Amerson / Post Sponsored by Minted