Black Friday is a few days, are you ready friends! Having a teenager, myself I know it can be hard to find just the right present. I've gathered 14 fun modern gift ideas for teenagers, for both boys and girls! I've even include a book, that's supposed to be an amazing read ( can't wait to read, after my teens reads it! ) along with the cutest bunny alarm clock pretty much ever! 

Sources: 1. Bunny Clock  2. Glasses Earnings 3. Bunny Rabbit Key chain 4. Stud Earrings 5. Nintendo Wii U 6. A Long Walk to Water 7. Wood iPhone Case 8. Marquee Heart  9. Amazon Gift Card (any value and gift cards are always fun!) 10. Beats By Dre Solo 11. Kenneth Cole Watch 12. Selfie Stick 13. Burts Bees Mani / Pedi Kit 14. Retro Crosley TV 24" (such a fun tv!) 

Have fun shopping for the teens in your life!! 

Modern Holiday Gift Guide: Preschoolers

Last week, I shared Modern Holiday Gift Ideas for the Ladies & Gents in your life, check the ideas out here. Today, I've rounded up some fun modern gift ideas for the little preschools in your life. Below is a collection of must read books, a cute sleeping bag and toy ideas both small and big.

 Sources: 1. The Gruffalo (a MUST read for kids) 2. Hape Coffee Maker 3. Fox Sleeping Bag (perfect for living room camp-outs) 4. Alphabet Puzzle 5. Wood Balance Bike 6. Etch-A-Sketch 7. New York: A Book of Colors 8. London: A Book of Opposites  9. Duplo Playhouse ( anything Duplo is always a hit!) 10. Learning Resources Pretend Play Fruits  11. Rainbow Throw Blanket 12. Press Here 13. Melissa & Doug Shopping Cart 14. Gruffalo's Child 

Having fun shopping for your little preschooler this Holiday Season!

Have you started Holiday shopping for your little ones? 

Alassis Winter Candles + Giveaway

I'm getting super excited about the Holidays this year and may even have some Christmas decor up before Thanksgiving. I love Holiday candles, but not the overly sweet smelling ones, I'm always drawn to ones that smell incredible and layered in scents. My new favorite candle of the Holiday season are the Alassis Winter Candle Collection. Alassis candles are an exclusive collection of fragrances inspired from ancient gardens, using only sophisticated ingredients.  

The Holiday candles smell amazing friends, when both non lit and lit. I placed the Noble Fir & Juniper candle on the bar cart, I love how each Alassis candle is layer in scents. The Noble Fir & Juniper is layered in three fragrances. Top: fir, citrus, juniper berry. Middle: menthol, resin, pine cone. Bottom: cedar wood, sandalwood and musk. 

Not only does the Noble Fir & Juniper candle smell amazing, its incredibly pretty while burning and they burn for up to 40 hours.  

The sound candle from the Alassis Winter collection is the Frosted Fig & Cranberries candle, the smell its heavenly friends! This candle is also layered in several amazing fragrances. Top: fruity, cranberries, red currants. Middle: floral, rose, violet and fig. Bottom: woody, musk, spicy pepper and vanilla. I burn this candle daily for hours when I get home in the evenings. 

Tis' the season friends! I just adore these candles! I'm getting a jump start on adding Christmas to my home, it might be early for some, but when your little one ask about Christmas it doesn't feel too early!

My sweet friends from Alassis Candles are hosting a Giveaway on my blog, one lucky CLH reader the Alassis Holiday Collection Candles, details below. 

Giveaway Details:

Alassis Holiday Collection Candles: Noble Fire & Juniper, Frosted Fig & Cranberries  

Giveaway Starts: 11/18/15 
Giveaway Ends: 11/23/15 12:00AM PST 
Open to US Residents Only 

Good Luck Friends, What is your favorite scent of the Holiday Season? 

Please Click the link below to enter! 

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DIY Christmas Wreath Trio

A few weeks ago, I shared my latest project with The Home Depot, making a Christmas Wreath Trio for the Holidays. Join me this Saturday, November 21 at The Home Depot Daly City Store # 1092 at 10:00 am, sharing how to make a Christmas Wreath Trio. Today I'm sharing my customized version of the Christmas Wreath Trio. I'm thrilled with how my cheery Holiday wreath turned out. 

To make trio of Christmas Wreaths, I picked up three 20" wreaths, two spools of plaid & gold ribbon, along with pine and berry springs all from The Home Depot Holiday section. I love rolling up my sleeves and getting crafty for the holidays, for 'tools' to make my projects, I used scissors, card stock paper, and my trusty hot glue gun. 

I love fresh green simple wreaths, and wanted the plaid & gold ribbons to shine. To add some extra sparkle, I added cranberries and "snow'" frosted pine needles and some mini pine cones all from The Home Depot. 

Quick Tip: When making the ribbon rings for each wreath, "line" the ribbon with card stock paper, this will help keep the shape of the ribbon around the wreath. 

A few of my sweet blog friends joined me in making their own customized Christmas Wreath Trio. Please check out the other versions of the Christmas Wreath Trio below.

Live Pretty on a Penny

Décor Adventures

Don’t Disturb This Groove

C.R.A.F.T. 

Balancing Home

A Pumpkin & A Princess

Tried & True

White House Black Shutters

Décor and the Dog

NewlyWoodwards

Boxy Colonial

Wills Casa

The House of Wood

Shades of Blue Interiors

Hertoolbelt

Build Basic

Making Home Base

That’s My Letter

Remodelando la Casa

The Friendly Home

Fix This Build That

My Altered State

Quick Reminder: Join Me, Saturday morning 10:00 am at The Home Depot, Daly City Store # 1092. Please click here to register here for the FREE DIY Workshop.

So looking forward to seeing my Bay Friends this Saturday and making some pretty wreaths! 

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Modern Holiday Gift Guide: His + Her

Friends, I've been making lists and checking them twice, putting together Modern Holiday Gift Guides for this years Holiday Season. I collaborated up with my husband to tackle a Modern Holiday Gift guide for the special gentleman or lady in your life. I had so much fun working with him on this post to putting together presents big and small for loved ones, that help take the guess work out of what does he / she want this year? 

For Ladies, the guide is a mixture of pretty everyday essentials and home decor ideas for everyday. 
1. Clarisonic Mia 1 2. At Home with Madame Chic 3. Marc by Marc Jacobs Rose Gold Watch 4. Best Day Ever Coffee Mug 5. Crosely Turntable 6. Leather Tassel from Tiny Daisy 7. Habitat by Lauren Liess   

For Men, the guide is a mixture of style design finds, along with fun finds [ hello fun Polaroid Camera ] and a must read for men who love classic comedians. 
8. Carlin Home Companion  9. YSL Kouros Cologne  10. Polariod Instant Camera 11. Travel Kit 12. Bomber Quilt Coat  13. Bodum French Press Coffee Maker 14. Amplify Shoes

Next week, I'm sharing a Modern Holiday Gift Guides for the little people in your life and make sure you hop on the blog Monday for my Home Depot Christmas Wreath Trio customized version and Tuesday, I'm hosting a Holiday Gift Giveaway you won't want to miss out on! 

Have you started working on your Holiday shopping? Anything on the Modern Holiday Gift Guide: His + Her catch your eye? 

6 Ideas for a Holiday Clean Home Fast

With the Holidays fast approaching, friends and family often stop by on short notice wanting to visit. I love having company come over, but it can be stressful when you look around and realize your home is messy. During the week my home stays relativity mess free, since we’re all out the door early and at night before do a quick pick up of the living room putting toys away and clean the kitchen before bedtime. On weekends, it’s another story. We’re all home, and we totally live in our home.

On weekends our living room is the campout spot for catching up on weekday TV shows while drinking coffee, playing with dinosaurs, reading books. At night our living room transforms into our movie spot.

Maids.com asked me to share how I quickly pick up my home. After reading the Quick Clean House Cleaning Checklist, I put together 6 Ideas for a Holiday Clean Home Fast, including a Bonus Idea to make your home feel effortlessly pulled together on short notice.

Focusing on the area of your home your guests see when they’re visiting your home: the living room and bathroom. Hopefully my ideas will help take your home from lived in messy to clean in about 45 minutes.

Here’s what my living room looks like on a typical fall afternoon: toys are out, books are strewn here, and my pillows are in disarray.

6 Ideas for a Holiday Clean Home Fast

Idea # 1 Clean all surfaces. Start in your bathroom and wipe down your bathroom counters and sink, next disinfect your toilet. Do a quick check and make sure your toilet paper is well stocked and you have clean hand towels. Next focus your attention on your living room and wipe down your side tables and coffee table, then dust your lamp bases.

Idea 2 # 2 Pick up your living room and toss trash. In my home, I have baskets tucked in my bookcases to help corral Avery’s books and toys. I love how baskets keep the clutter discreet and out of sight.

Idea # 3 Vacuum & Swiffer. Vacuum your area rugs or carpet and Swiffer hardwood floors.

Idea # 4 Fluff your pillows and flip your sofa cushions. I love having a ton of pillows on my sofa, but they can quickly go from looking pretty to being messy, spend a few minutes rearranging and fluffing your pillows to give your living room a pulled together look. I’m a huge cushion flipper and flip my cushions a few times a week to help my sofa cushions from sagging.

Idea # 5 Pretty Up your coffee table and end tables. Spend a few minutes organizing your coffee table; place your favorite books and magazines on your coffee table for easy access for your guests. Pretty styled coffee tables can make your entire living room look pretty and organized. Add a few pretty objects for added visual interest. Think: small boxes, small bowls (you can fill with candy or nuts)

Idea # 6 Set the mood and light Holiday inspired candles. Light those good smelling candles even in the daytime when guests come over, I have candles on my both my coffee table and on my bookcases. I love lighting them and having my home smell like the holidays when we open the door to guests. Candles create ambiance.

Bonus Idea My absolute favorite must for my home is fresh flowers, if you have time before your guests arrive pop into your local market and pick up some fresh flowers. I purchased these pale lilac mums for less than six bucks! If you’re really short time snip some branches from your yard and place them in vases around your living room. Fresh greenery either with flowers or branches and so much life into a room and help inject personality.

Here’s my home after a quick clean-up. It’s now ready for those unexpected guests!

I hope six ideas for cleaning your home fast for the Holidays help you out next time friends and family decided to visit on short notice. May your Holidays be stress free!

Sponsored Post: I partnered with Maids.com to share my thoughts on creating a Holiday Clean Home 

Get the Look: Modern + Classic Thanksgiving Style

Earlier this week, I shared my dining room tablescape for the Bloggers Stylin Home Tours: Thanksgiving Edition. I love how airy our vintage table, a craigslist find looked all dressed with candles, flowers and desert for Thanksgiving. I tend to lean on the more modern less is more approach when setting a table, today I'm sharing my sources to achieve the same look. Plus you'll never guess what items came from the Dollar Tree store that added touch of modern glam on my table. 

1. Candle Holders: Tea Light Holders Similar Style Sliver Cut Tea Light, Elsa Tealight Holder small, Mona Tealight Holder small & medium 
2. Dinnerware: Bowls Color Glaze Prep Bowls, Champagne Glasses Similar Style Camille Champagne Coupe Glasses. Gold Rim Dinner Plates Dollar Tree Store 
3. Glass Vase: Lucita Vase, Vase on Bar Cart Clear Crackled Vase
4. Bar Cart: Eliza Bar Cart
5. Set the Table: Napkins Metallic Star Napkins. Napkin Rings Aria Brass Napkin Rings

When it comes to shopping for my home especially for dinner parties, I shop everywhere from Crate and Barrel to the Dollar Tree store, to get the most bang for my buck. I like to mix items we already have with few new finds to make our table shine a little more. My happiest find is buying a set of four white gold rimmed plates from the Dollar Tree. The gold rimmed plates added the touch of glam I was after. I also love stocking up on tealights from the Dollar Tree store and Target. I purchased the flowers on my dining room table and bar cart from our local market along with fresh greenery for around $20 bucks. I hope you have fun creating your own Thanksgiving table in a few weeks and remember to shop your home first!

7 Fall Throw Must-Haves

This time of year, I love being wrapped up in throws, I have an ever growing collection. I also love using throws as a decorative accessories to dress my sofa, add the perfect combination of cozy + color. Throws also look amazing on beds, and chairs. Today I'm sharing a roundup of 7 Fall Throw Must-Haves for your home guaranteed to add texture, up the cozy factor, and add color. 

No 1. Moroccan Wedding Throw Blankets are so pretty and add mix of texture and a bit of glam. They can be used on your sofa or bed. Etsy, is a good place to start in searching for a pretty Moroccan throw, Jennifer from the Chronicles of Home, shares pretty DIY Moroccan Throw version on her blog.

image via Harpers Bazaar 

No. 2 Faux Fur Throw. My favorite cozy addition for fall, is the faux fur throw. They feels so luxe and honesty look pretty year round. West Elm, has a huge selection of pretty faux fur throws, all on sale right now [ I just bought a second faux throw over the weekend ] World Market also has a fantastic selection of fur throws, I got one from them too, a few years ago.  

image via Interiors By Studio M

No. 3 Herring Bone Throws. These throws are classic and dress up your sofa in minutes, for a luxe version visit Serena and Lily, and for an affordable option Target Threshold line, sells a twin version that's a steal, under $25 bucks! 

via serena and lily

No. 4 Kantha Throw. I love Kantha throws, and they are on my Santa Baby Wish list, they originate from the Eastern States on India and are made from saris layered and hand stitched together. They are colorful and so pretty and can add the perfect amount of pop to any room. For a pretty authentic version, start your search on Etsy or visit a local flea market for unique finds. 

via At Home In Love

No. 5 Hand Knit Throw. I love hand knit throws, they are soft and add so much watch and texture in a room and of course perfect for fall. One of my favorite knit throw is from Etsy store Camp Kitschy Knit, they have a beautiful selection of handmade cable knit throws. 

image via Decor8

No. 6 Buffalo Check Throw. Buffalo check is having a major style moment, and is popping up everywhere. To me Buffalo check is classic and a must for cool fall days. Hands down, I think vintage ones are the prettiest, so perfect to cuddle and perfect for picnics, search Etsy & Ebay for vintage ones. 

via My Domaine

No. 7 Black & White Throw. A black & white throw is a timeless classic and looks good pretty much anywhere: kids bedrooms. living rooms, bedrooms and offices. Ikeas EIVOR throw is a staple and looks very very high end compared to its price, win win! 

image via Buzzfeed

All this talk of cozy throws, makes me want to make a latte and wrap up in one. What styles are your favorite throws for fall? 

BSHT Thanksgiving

Hello friends and welcome to Chic Little House, BSHT Thanksgiving Edition. I'm super excited to be included the fantastic roundup of pretty tablescapes for Thanksgiving, hosted by Lindsay of The White Buffalo Styling Co. If your joining me from Carrie's blog Dream Green DIY, welcome doesn't she create the loveliest tablescapes!

If your new to my blog Chic Little House, welcome I'm Katrina. I love all things design, pattern mixing, hoarding loads of fabric and mixing vintage finds with new ones. At the very top of My Love List is my family and the home we're creating together. My husband and two boys live in a 1950's rancher, we've recently re-built due to a house fire, while re-building our home we changed changed the floor plan to meet our modern family, along with adding additional square feet. Read more about our re-building journey here. Rooms in my house are designed over time, I try my best to thoughtfully fill our home with only what we truly love. 

Thanksgiving in our home is usually a intimate family affair, usually hosting close family with friends stopping by in the evening to visit and enjoy desert. No matter how small, I love to set a pretty table for Thanksgiving. For tablescapes, I love the mixture of modern lines with classic touches. This year, I was drawn to shades of berry and deep turquoise with a hint of gold. 

Since our dining room, is actually an eat in kitchen and on the petite size, we added a banquette which creates additional pretty setting. I love that banquette seating in our dining room gives the illusion of larger dining room. Believe it our not, our vintage dining table with the leaf in can actually fit 7! 

  

For my floral centerpiece, I used a mixture of pink roses, berry colored mums and fresh greenery. My favorite is the eucalyptus, they smell amazing! I fell in love with the organically shaped bowls that are deep turquoise inside and knew they would be a perfect addition for Thanksgiving. I love the pop of color inside each blow against the pumpkins placed inside. 

We recently added a pretty bar cart into our petite dining room, and I love the additional storage it provides and how it can double as a drink station during the holidays. Plus, it makes me a feel so much like a grown up lol. 

For Thanksgiving we usually serve dinner family style and my kitchen counters double as a buffet. I love playing barista at home and being able to serve guests lattes and tea. My Nespresso creates the most amazing silky lattes, I'm still working on my latte art but I'm sure one day I'll nail pretty designs. 

My favorite part of decorating our vintage dining room table, a Craigslist find is with candlelight. To keep our table feeling light and airy, I use mixture of clear candle holders. 

Thank you for joining me! Next up on the BSHT  Thanksgiving is Jen from withHEART, I can't get enough of her lovely home and so looking forward to seeing her lovely Thanksgiving table.