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Dear Santa, Love Stephie | 2020

It’s the Holly-Days!  You know, that time of year when Karrie & I crawl out of the cave of blogging hiberation (in sweatpants, with bed head) to sling around some of our favorite things – partly as ideas for you guys (!) and partly as ideas for our loved ones.  Every year we do this feels more and more ridiculous, because we’re old as dirt and don’t need a ^$#% thing.  That said – this year, I’m keeping in step with tradition and putting forth a list that is about 3 parts pipe dream (aka totally ridiculous) and 1 part sane.  Happy Shopping!

A &^$% HOUSE

Remember that phone booth thing on game shows in the 80’s they’d put people in, then turn the blower on and make you try to grab as much stuff as you can in 20 seconds?  Trying to make a real estate decision where we live – in an ever-escalating, ridiculous market that’s getting away from us faster than our little brains can move to figure out what we wanna do – welp, it feels a lot like that. Whoopsie!  We’ll get there.  SANTA ARE YOU LISTENING??  Image via Martha Stewart.

FENDI SUNNIES

Well if these aren’t the raddest things I’ve ever seen.  Can’t find the bastards anywhere.

STACKERS, BABY.

Just like everything in a house, I feel like jewelry is best when it’s collected over time.

SEE-ALL LEATHER TRIMMED CANVAS CASE

Net-a-Porter, $95.  Cuz I’m always on the hunt for classic, hardworking travel pieces.  I actually do need this.

NATAN MOSS CUSTOM LAMPS

Through Hollywood at Home, $1550 each.  They are stunning, and each one is a work of art.  I think they remind me – on some level – of this pottery studio that was in our hometown when I was a kid that my parents and some of my parents’ friends still have pieces from.  See man, it always comes back to Muncie.

WREN COAT in MELANGE

Ulla Johnson, $995.  If I could pick one designer’s clothes to wear for the rest of my life, it would be hers.  This amazing, can’t-wait-for-it-to-go-on-sale-but-it-never-will, has-my-name-all-over-it trench coat is everything.

APPLE iPODS with CHARGING CASE

Amazon, $109.99.

A TALE OF INTERIORS, by PIERCE & WARD

Amazon (or check your local small biz bookstore – they may have it!), $38.  They are my favorite designers.  They have no formal training, no rules and no fear.  They are brilliant.

LADY or TWIST PIN

Hand + Fire, $30.  Because someday soon, I need to graduate from the No. 2 pencil, which is what I use now to tie up my hair.

ALGAE CANDLESTICKS

Carolina Irving & Daughters, price varies.  These are so perfect.  Carolina Irving is my favorite textile designer (and a close tie with Jasper, Rose Tarlow and Peter Dunham) but anyhoo – she and her two daughters started a tabletop line a few years ago that would wow any guest at your dinner table.  Image below via Nickey Kehoe, who sells them through their shop.

PACK OF 10 TAPER CANDLES in FRENCH ROSE or ROSE TAUPE

Etsy, $21.68.  Love these and love shopping small.  Both of the colors (listed above) I’m gunning for are currently sold out, but there are so many beautiful others.  We go through taper candlesticks in this house faster than clean underpants.

MOST BEAUTIFUL SUZANI PILLOW I HAVE EVER SEEN

In someone else’s house, not for $ale.  But doesn’t mean I’m not always on the lookout for a textile like it.  Image via House Beautiful.

Merry Merry!!  Gift Guide for the Home on deck (and maybe Karrie’s too?)

xoxo,

Hi Santa, It’s 40-Year Old Karrie, With My Wishlist

1 – Tom Ford Amalfi Candle, $98 – I know, a $98 candle on my wishlist. Who the f*ck do I think I am? But this summer my husband and I took the most glorious trip to the Amalfi Coast, and anything that brings back the smells and memories of that divine place is worth every penny in my book, and this candle supposedly does.

2 – Drybar Gift Certificate – A repeat request for me, these gift cards for blowouts from Drybar are even more appreciated now that I have even less time for myself, with my 1-year-old running around.

3 -Wool Fringed Scarf, $59 – Because the other day when I went searching for a decent scarf, the fire engine red one from 2010 was the only one hanging in my closet, and that’s just not gonna do.

4 – Free People “Easy Street” Tunic, Size Small, $128 – A simple tunic I’ve been eyeing all Fall, cause it can easily be tucked into jeans, or worn over leggings. Shank you Santa!

5 – NeuLash Eyelash Enhancing Serum, $80 – Supposedly one of the best eyelash serums out there!

6 – Plaid Double Breasted Coat, $165 – I love the put-together, effortless look of this coat!

7 – “The Things You Can Only See When You Slow Down” book – “Ancient Buddhist philosophy for the modern age . . . Profound but relatable wisdom on coping with the daily grind—and on keeping sight of what really matters.” I can’t wait to get my hands on this book.

8 – Slouchy Hat with Fleece Lining, $48 – It’s getting chilly out here in SoCal and this is just the ticket.. oh, and to cover my ever-present bedhead OHKAYYYYYYYY

9 – Free People Cocoa Sweater, $148, Size S – I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect sweater dress this season and this is supposedly it!

10 – Double Breasted Blazer, $49.99 – I’m loving this modernized take on the double breasted jacket!

11 – Grover Field Suit, $128 – I love this for the summer with heels (Ok I’ll pretend I still wear heels) or in the winter with a cardi over it.

12 – Oribe Dry Styling Collection, $75 – The perfect products to Dallas-ize my already slightly bouffant hair! Seriously, I’m always tousling and putting loose waves in my hair, and this is supposedly the perfect styling product to use.

Thank you so much Santy! And Happy Holiday Shopping Y’all!

Love,