AMBER CRYSTAL DISH curated on LTK

The crisp days of fall are here which means we are sliding into hosting and holiday gathering season — which I feel all the more acutely now that we are back in the south, the region known for its hospitality. ad alicelanehome I recently stocked up on some beautiful home accessories that make holiday hosting feel all the more effortless, including a few glowy vases and this handsome burl wood serving tray. I know I’ll easily grab for these to pepper floral arrangements, candles, and cocktails about throughout the season and they do a lot to elevate the moment! Sharing links to all my favorites here — as well as a few other pieces not shown that I grabbed for our home. A new favorite source for me! LTKHome LTKFindsUnder100 LTKFindsUnder50

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AMBER CRYSTAL DISH | Alice Lane Home Collection

RIBBED CRYSTAL FRAME | Alice Lane Home Collection

REMI REEDED VOTIVE | Alice Lane Home Collection

ZOE HOBNAIL VASE | Alice Lane Home Collection

BURLED WOOD TRAY | Alice Lane Home Collection

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First post-baby girls night out and realizing why wrap tops are our friends. This one is superb from Sezane - their fine knits are clutch for fall!

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Brooksie’s nursery: our new favorite place in the house. The light in here is magical and there is a constant background of our favorite music. While he’s still sleeping in his bassinet in our room at night, we love doing all our feedings and changes and reading in here with him!
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The absolute most treasured piece in this room is the hand-stitched “Brooks” framed above the dresser. Nearly one year ago, Will and I lost a friend of ours to cancer — a truly exceptional, one in a million person with the sharpest wit and irreverent humor, prodigious appreciation of music and literature, and completely inspirational level of empathy and inclusiveness. He was the kind of person who always showed up, who always made you laugh until you cried, couldn’t help but march to the beat of his own drum in a way that made you want to be truer to your own self, and loved his family and friends without bounds. His name was Brooks, and that frame of his name was made by his mom and hung in his own nursery. She so generously shared it with us and it reminds me every time I change our son or feed him or read him a story of the type of person we hope to raise our own Brooks to be.
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I shared that this whole journey into parenthood was a surprise — I found out I was pregnant just a couple months after our friend Brooks’ funeral. What kept me from feeling overwhelmed was thinking maybe we could raise someone like our friend Brooks. May we rise up to the challenge of having him embody even slivers of what our friend with the same name did 💜
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Brooks William, we love you so!

All aglow #ad 💡 We've officially entered the season of early sunsets, cozy evenings at home, and dinner parties with friends and family...and the key to enjoying any of the above is ~ ambiance ~ baby!

My key to setting the scene is always ditching the overhead lights and leaning into the warm glow of candles and lamps (hot tip: always opt for warm / soft bulbs!). Doing so seems to immediately both elevate the space and imbibe an overall feeling of comfort.

If you're in the market for upping the warm glow of your own home for the season, it's fabulous timing because @lighting_design_company -- a family owned online retailer that has all my favorite lighting designers like Visual Comfort, Arteriors, Hudson Valley Lighting, and more -- is kicking off their Black Friday sale early so you don't have to wait until after Thanksgiving to take advantage of some great deals :)

From 11/8 - 11/12, you can take 20% off your entire order, or 25% off orders of $500 or more.

** Use code HOLIDAY20 for 20% off your entire order, or HOLIDAY25 for 25% off orders of $500 or more! **

I'm sharing a roundup of my current favorite lighting and decor here for you to get the searching started!

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My current favorite things to wear — baby Brooksie and my Sezane knits. Sezane crushes cozy sweaters and jackets IMO.

Grabbed this sweater recently in a size M — I live an oversized crewneck for cold weather! A great Jenni Kayne vibe for way way less.

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Cafe curtains were the perfect solution to giving us some privacy in our bathroom while still letting in a lot of natural light.

I used some beautiful remnant ticking stripe linen fabric and sewed the shades myself, but the cafe rods and clip are really what elevates this moment.

Tagging sources for you! I was a little nervous about the cafe curtain width at first but there is a 1/4”-1/2” wiggle room with how it attaches to the interior sides that ended up being perfect. Highly recommend!

I went with a polished nickel finish for both the rod and the ring clips.

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At 36 weeks pregnant, I’m grateful for the small handful of maternity items I grabbed to get me through this final phase…where nothing else in the world will fit 😂

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24 weeks!

Cutest little sun hat from Jcrew, on sale for under $40 💜

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While I’m sharing things that are tried-and-true and on sale, I’ve had these Brooks water-repellant boots from Freda Salvador for a couple years now and they are instantly comfortable, super light weight, yet give the best traction in New England winters / rainy days without having to compromise style.

20% off today! Honestly such a worthy investment.

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