Pretty in Plum.

Photography by Jenna Puterbaugh

Sweater: Francesca's c/o (they're sold out, same purple sweater here)

Pants: Nordstrom (25% off and free shipping right now! Hollaa)

Boots: Tory Burch

Necklace: Francesca's c/o

Purse: Francesca's c/o

Sunnies: ASOS

Fall has fallen and so have my sweaters from storage! I am currently obsessed with this color purple right now! Such a deep but fresh shade of purple that is still super fall feeling. I have also jumped on the braid bandwagon... fully inspired by my girl Barefoot Blonde. For some reason Ive always been a little intimidated by braids (I know, that sounds so strange). Does that ever happen to you guys? You get intimidated by something and so you don't even try it because your afraid of failing or not executing it well? I know Im just taking about braids here, but if you've checked out some of those Pinterest braids recently... those things are tough to do well AND photograph them so picturesquely! 

Anywho, enough about hair. I have to say a few things about these pants! I know they aren't the focal point of this post, but they should be! They are black stretch jeans by Citizen of Humanity AND THEY ARE ON SALE! 25% off at Nordstrom, woop woop! Black jeans are such a HUGE staple in my wardrobe during the fall season. They need to be skinny and tight so I can wear them with boots... but still stretchy so that I have some room to "grow" through out the dessert-filled fall season;-) If you're in need of new black stretch pants, check these ones out. I highly recommend ;)

As always, thanks for reading! Leave me a comment below or always email with questions! I love reading and responding to them!

xo, shar.

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Style At Home

As many of you know, I have a day job as the Director of Marketing for my family's interior design firm in San Diego called Robeson Design! Last year I moved into my own place and desperately needed to call in the reinforcements (AKA Mom ;) to help me fix it up a bit. There is an entire video of this studio transformation (including some of my other apartment/dorm room tours!) on our YouTube channel, Robeson Design. I will link it at the end! My studio apartment is only 350 sq.ft. so I needed to get creative with my storage space. 

Do you live in a small space? Leave me a comment below of what you think of my place and if any of these tips are useful! 

When I first got my place it looked like this... faded cream/yellow/brown walls, popcorn ceilings, 1970's ceiling fan, and some beautifully worn in carpet with a several unsettling stains. I had sweet painter Bob paint those dingy cream color walls a bright white color to add a fresh and clean feel to the space.  

A friend of mine made my wooden headboard (amazingggg tutorial on how to make one for yourself coming in TWO WEEKS on our YouTube channel), Im obsessed with it! You'll come to find out that there is a repetitive theme in my apartment: clean and white. My sheets are all white, my comforter is white (from West Elm -- also another affordable option at Target), my curtains are white... I just love white! I paired two different wooden bedside tables on either side of the wood head board with a lamp on one and pendants above the other for balance.

Trick here: avoid having to get an electric box installed by wiring your pendants with Ikea plug-in cords. I placed a mirror on this wall right where the cords would be so I could hide them a little. 

These two shelves perfectly balance my "living room" wall as they provide symmetry on either side of the sofa!

Bins, bins, bins... its ALL about storage spaces for me! These are all from Homegoods!

My closet... yea I know, it's a daily struggle.

Couldn't find an after shot without our videographer Matthew in the shot ha! Well besides this one...

Annnddd.... my lovely phone booth shower. Shaving is always an interesting feat, as you might imagine.

We had a round iron rod welded so I could hang a sheer curtain around the side of the shower to add a small touch of style to such a small, drab space!

Moving on to the kitchen. Before...

After!

We added a small island for more counter space & storage. Since it's a small space, I needed to make sure it had wheels so I could move it to open either my fridge or cupboard

We added a few bins on top of the fridge for more storage.

We took the cupboard doors off and painted the whole thing white so that my bright colored dished could stand out! This also makes the space feel bigger and more open!

Oh the lovely stains... (barf)

My "office" and "entertainment room" wall ;-)

Id love to know what y'all think of my space! Leave me a comment below or email me if you have any specific questions on the furniture used! I found a few pieces online and have linked them below!

Watch my room tour video!

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Five Things

I'm constantly catching myself sharing my current favorites with my girlfriends and thinking to myself, "I should totally blog about this" and then never do because I forget (ask anyone who knows me, I have the WORST memory... of all time) or I just get really excited to share a new outfit with y'all instead. This Monday is the day that it all changes... here are FIVE of my favorite obsessions lately...

1. Sole Society booties (these guys are the perfect heel height -- tall enough to give you some height without killing your feet!)

2. Gorjana-Griffen layered love. These simple & dainty layered pieces are soooo amazing, they add just enough style to any outfit - I have a few of their bracelets & rings and am totally in love with their brand. 

3. Color Your Smile lip gloss - so many reasons to love this lip gloss: 1. It has a mirror on the side 2. It has a light inside the lid that shines on your lips when you're putting it on 3. They have a billion colors and they last for HOURSSSS on your lips! My favorite color is nude or rose hill!

4. Better Buzz coffee (and if you live far from one, just try their dairy free vanilla powder creamer -- you can buy it online)

5. Shoe shopping with the bae ;-) How sexy are those wingtip boots?!