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In the midst of a hectic week, sometimes the simplest things bring the most reprieve.

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Coffee Table Styling

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Our new coffee table arrived last week, and I've been pinning images of perfectly styled coffee tables every week. It seems like my favorite images all have a few things in common: fresh flowers, stacks of coffee tables, and a collection of some sort (lemons, matchbooks - which I actually do collect). I'll show the "finished" product soon!

Table Top

With someone's wedding approaching (you may know the bride...she also blogs here), I've been lusting after pretty tabletop decor. Wasn't that one of the best parts about getting married? I mean besides the whole "marrying the man of your dreams" thing. ;) But I really did love opening my registry gifts and feeling new china on my fingertips and envisioning all of the wonderful meals I'd serve up in that Williams Sonoma pasta bowl. Lately I've been loving white, gold and gray. It's such a clean and classic combo and the gold adds that touch of gorgeous elegance, don't you think?

What are you loving for your tabletop lately?

Alabama Chanin Serving Platter / Oslo Gold Cutlery / Bottlehood Clear Glass Set

Wedding Wednesday

At my engagement party, my Maid of Honor asked if I wanted to help plan my bachelorette or be surprised. I quickly replied that I'd love it to be a surprise, and have been waiting to receive the invitation to my bachelorette weekend ever since. So where are we going? Find out the details after the jump.

First Look: Mila's Room.

As you all know, I've been working on Mila's room since forever. It's almost done, I actually just received an email that her dresser had shipped. Once it's here, I'll give you a full tour...but here are a couple of shots of my favorite things so far.

Trending

I'm really picked about wedges, and have always preferred wooden or patent leather over cork, but I'm actually loving the all-cork heel and bag trend I've been seeing at Kate Spade and J. Crew. What do you think? Would you wear any of these?

1. Kate Spade Celeste
2. J. Crew Factory Cork Clutch
3. Kate Spade Billie Heel
4. Kate Spade Bay Terrace Billie Bag

Monday Giveaway

We're kicking off the week with a giveaway from the Etsy shop The Glossy Queen. The shop's owner Jennifer makes all of her modern thread jewelry by hand in Long Beach, and is offering up this set of three bangles to one lucky reader. 

To enter to win, visit The Glossy Queen on Etsy and let us know which items are your favorite. (I have my eye on this delicate blush necklace.) Make sure you follow The Short and the Sweet of It and leave and extra credit for tweeting about the giveaway or mentioning it on Facebook.