Lauren Jaclyn

Life. Styled.

How to Make Flowers Last

Flowers are always the perfect addition to the home - they add dimension, life, and color! After seeing countless arrangements die before their time, I have picked up a few tips and tricks for you that will make flowers last as long as possible. Whether you received a gorgeous arrangement for Valentine's Day or picked up some simple stems from the grocery store, these tips will help! Leave the Leaves In order to keep the water in your arrangement clean, make sure there are no leaves ... VIEW THIS POST

Brown Butter Blondies

Every Valentine's Day, I like to take the time to make my boyfriend, Andrew, something special! We've been together since we were so young that baking him a yummy treat was something that was always attainable and made him feel loved. Even now that we are older and it's possible to buy him gifts, like anything on my Valentine's Day Gift Guide, I still like to carry on the tradition of baking him a dessert. This year, I opted for these delicious brown butter blondies. First of all, this is ... VIEW THIS POST

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and it can be one of the hardest holidays to shop for, in my opinion. I feel like I just finished buying Christmas gifts and now we have to come up with more gift ideas?! Say it ain't so. Well, I've done all the work for you and gone shopping for anything and everything your significant other would love for Valentine's day! All of these items are from Nordstrom - my one stop shop for gifts. Which reminds me, if you haven't entered my giveaway on ... VIEW THIS POST

Fresh Guacamole Recipe

With the Super Bowl coming up, everyone is snack obsessed. From french onion dip to buffalo wings to mozzarella sticks, the snacks are really the main attraction of the game, am I right? But with it being so close to the New Year and to the quickly approaching swimsuit season, sometimes it's hard to find a snack that's somewhat healthy. That's why I am always excited to see guacamole at the Super Bowl parties I attend - such a relief! If it's made with whole, fresh ingredients, guacamole is a ... VIEW THIS POST

Merging Interior Decor Styles

One of the first requests I ever received for a blog post was to write about how to merge styles when moving in with someone. This can be the hardest part of blending your life with your significant other! When you finally get engaged or decide the time is right, there are a lot of decisions to be made and new routines to adjust to so thinking about completely redecorating can be an added hassle. When Andrew and I moved in together, I lucked out in the sense that we have pretty similar taste and ... VIEW THIS POST