Life with Mar

Arizona fashion and lifestyle blog by Marlene Srdic

How to Create a Gorgeous Modern Thanksgiving Tablescape

October is finally here, can you believe it?! This weekend, I picked up some fall throw pillows to update my home for the season, and now I'm eyeing modern Thanksgiving tablescape ideas. It's never too soon to think about your Thanksgiving (or Friendsgiving!) decor, as sometimes I've waited until a little too close to the holiday and come to find out things are sold out! If you're looking for some ideas and inspiration for your own gorgeous modern Thanksgiving tablescape, keep on reading as ... View the Post

Our Entryway Makeover, Check Out This Transformation!

Table | Basket | Throw | Boots | Flowers/Vase/Art all Home Goods Hi, friends! I'm a little embarrassed to say it took me years to finally get around to this entryway makeover, but I did it! Decorating and furnishing an entire house is SO much work. I always hated our entryway--the bar we had there wasn't the right size for the space--but I could never seem to find a nice console table I liked! I also had guilt; I liked the bar, but I had nowhere to put it. So it sat around in the wrong place ... View the Post

5 Gorgeous Spring Home Decor Ideas to Try

Photo: The Pink Dream | Coffee table Before Pinterest and Home Goods, did we all go nuts updating our home for each season? If you're like me and love to freshen up your home every few months, you'll love these easy spring home decor ideas. No need to fully redecorate the house, these gorgeous ideas will do the trick! And, they're pretty inexpensive, too. Fresh blooms are the easiest way to update your home for spring, I love to pick up some new faux flowers and fresh ones too each spring. I ... View the Post

{Nursery Reveal} Mila’s Floral Nursery

Mila's floral nursery has easily become my favorite room in the house. Sebastian's nursery was a labor of love, and this one was the same. It was a little bittersweet transforming this space from a boy nursery to a girl, but all in all I love the soft, feminine feel of this space! I knew I wanted to do a floral nursery but was really nervous about committing to the wallpaper. I've never wallpapered anything before and loved the idea of it but was worried I may get sick of it. I ordered a ... View the Post

Best Places to Shop Home Decor Online

When I sent out my reader survey at the beginning of the year, by far the most-requested content addition was more Home posts! And as a total home decor addict--I'm seriously at Home Goods on a weekly basis--I get it. It's hard to resist the compulsion to constantly freshen up your home! This week, I decided to roundup my favorite places to shop home decor online + a few tips as well. Best Places to Shop Home Decor Online Furniture I rarely, if ever, buy furniture online. I need to see the ... View the Post

2015 Slava

This weekend, we invited a few friends and family over to celebrate our 2015 Slava. Krsna Slava is exclusively a Serbian tradition, celebrating the spiritual birthday and introduction of Christianity to the Serbian people. Each family has a patron saint who is honored, commemorating the day they were baptized, so not every family will celebrate their Slava in December. My husband's family celebrates St. Nikola, so our Slava falls on Dec. 19 of each year. We had drinks, food and plenty of ... View the Post

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