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Happy Monday! Can you believe it’s April already? Hopefully you’ve got some good pranks going on for April Fool’s Day!

Today, I’m sharing the instructions how to make the chocolate covered pretzels above. I made them this past weekend to take with me for Easter brunch and then dinner. They weren’t hard to make, just a bit time consuming.

To get started, I went to Michael’s and picked up some Wilton’s melting chocolates in dark chocolate and light chocolate and then a bag of pink and green for the drizzle. I also grabbed a pair of plastic bottles, like these here, to apply the drizzle to the pretzels. You can use the bottles, decorating bags or even a Ziploc bag with the corner cut off! You could also use chocolate from the grocery store, including white chocolate with food coloring for whatever colors you need. You’ll also need pretzels of your choice, of course!

Once I had all of my supplies, I made a psuedo double boiler by putting an inch of water in a saucepan and a glass bowl on top, so that the water was not touching the bowl. I let the water warm up and placed the chocolate in the bowl, stirring until melted. As the chocolate is melting, lay out wax paper for the pretzels to dry on, either on your countertops or on top of cookie sheets for mobility.

Once the chocolate was melted, I brought the pan off of the burner and closer to my wax paper. Next, I put the pretzels in the melted chocolate and covered them completely using a regular fork, which I then used to fish the pretzel out and place on the wax paper to dry. Repeat this step until the pretzels are covered, or you need to melt more chocolate. Occasionally I put three pretzels in at once to speed up the process.

After all of the pretzels were covered and sitting to dry, I melted the colored chocolates and poured them into the bottles. Then I went back and forth over the pretzels to create the drizzle. In the morning, once the pretzels had sat over night, I removed the excess chocolate and packaged the pretzels up to take.

Simple to do, nice to look at and delicious to eat!

Have you made chocolate covered pretzels before? What’s your method?

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While I would love one day to own a Chesterfield Sofa, I think these Chesterfield Beds from Frank Hudson just trumped the sofas and made it to the top of my wish list.

Although I’m not usually a fan of red, this ruby red velvet is dramatic and lovely. But the caramel leather – how beautiful is that? With the deep tufts and the similar rounded edges that the Chesterfield sofas boasts, these beds would be a gorgeous addition to any modern bedroom.

The distressed leather bed can be for a more masculine bedroom, surrounded by dark dramatic woods. I’m picturing the red velvet bed as more feminine and traditional, and that chandelier is the perfect match. As for bedding, I wouldn’t use much design or color – these beds are enough on their own!

What do you think of these Chesterfield beds? How are you picturing them in a bedroom?

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Offered by molo, this week’s product pick is a unique type of seating – Softseating. With magnets on each end, this modern seating can also be used as low tables. Essentially, it can be made into whatever you desire – as you can see from the images above.

Softseating is made in two different versions – one is from fire-retardant kraft paper, which is available in brown and charcoal black. The second material offered is water-resistant Tyvek, which is available in white or black.

I’ve never heard of furniture made from kraft paper – have you? I would love to see what these look like, but I’m assuming they are durable or it wouldn’t be happening!

What do you think of Softseating?

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Easter has snuck up on me. I knew it was coming, I just didn’t expect it to be here so soon. Which I guess is just life, but I really wanted to make some fabulous eggs this year and I’m not sure if I’ll have time before Sunday.

Are you making any fun eggs this week? I have seen so many awesome DIYs that I don’t know if I can pick just one. I’m probably going to have to glitter some eggs, like the ones above, because I love anything with glitter, and that’s pretty easy.

If you are in the mood to decorate some eggs, whether you celebrate Easter or not, you have to check out this post on Brit + Co. They have rounded up 40 awesome ways to decorate eggs, including the two above, and they are all really cool. Some require a bit more work, but some are pretty straightforward.

And if you have any awesome eggs to show off, please do in the comments!

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This week is both Passover and Holy Week – important holidays for many religions. Being that it is almost Easter and Spring started last week, this time of year always makes me think of pastel colors. More specifically, today I’m thinking about pastels in home decor.

What are your feelings on pastels in home decor? For adults. Not nurseries! I love a soft baby pink when mixed with light greys, but aside from that color combo, I haven’t thought too much about it. Until today. And I have to admit – I’m loving these rooms above. Pastels can often have a traditional, grandma-ish feel, but if done right, they are stunning.

How about that second room above with the floral print? In the fashion world, those florals are popping up everywhere. At first, I thought I hated that room, but every time I look at it again, I love it. That pink sofa is perfect – it’s modern structure prevents the room from being too Parisian or traditional.

What are your thoughts on pastels in home decor??

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Happy Friday!!! Are you all ready for the weekend? I sure am. Hopefully now that it’s Spring, we’ll get a taste of some Spring weather this weekend.

Anyway, as per usual, here’s this week’s Weekly Six:

1 – These DIY glitter vases would be great for a shower centerpiece or as a gift for a friend.

2 – Melted cheese with bread isn’t exactly on my diet, but I am dying to try this Baked Fontina appetizer.

3 – Loving the contrast of the fur and the angles on this modern chair.

4 – This black & white room is fabulous, but that gold mirror with sideways text is killer.

5 – Wishing I had beautiful sliding doors such as these, especially as the warmer seasons approach us.

6 – How cool would it be to have a neon bathroom? The perfect place to get ready to start and end each day, in my opinion!

Have a great weekend! See you back here Monday.

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Do you have barstools in your kitchen? I do, but they’re nothing fabulous. I was more worried about the kitchen table and chairs and beds and sofas that I really didn’t give much thought to the barstools, as long as we had a pair.

Browsing through images on Houzz and Pinterest, my two faves, I always see kitchens with fabulous barstools that tie the whole look of the kitchen together. How about those lucite barstools in the second image above? Bold and dramatic. The Bertoia wire stools are chic and modern and the tan stools are simple and traditional, with high backs and X bases that add detail to the space.

Now I’m having total barstool envy, and I’m wishing I would have chosen bold barstools in a vibrant color or textured fabric rather than the plain old wood ones I got on sale. Instead of having barstool envy, I could always add funky pillows to the ones I’ve got or repaint or refinish them for a fun weekend project. Right?

What are your take on barstools in the kitchen? Should they be bold and fabulous or simple and stylish?

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Happy first day of Spring. This week’s product pick doesn’t really have to do much to do with Spring, but maybe the pineapple aspect can be a segway into summer aka warmer weather? Either way, these glamorous gold tables are wonderful.

Looking at them initially, I don’t think I would associate pineapples with the design, but upon hearing the name of the tables, I understand the correlation. Really, I just love the combination of gold and marble. You don’t get much lovelier than that, as far as I’m concerned.

Designed by Pedro Sousa, the Pineapple Side Tables can be found at Ginger and Jagger of Portugal.

What do you think of these modern side tables?

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I know that you’re thinking it’s almost Spring, and wondering why am I posting a Winter soup, but it snowed last night and it’s cold here in NJ, so for those of us on the East Coast, a soup such as this is still appropriate. Which is why I’ll be making this for dinner tonight.

This hearty soup was found while browsing Pinterest, as I was looking for something healthy yet different to make. Last week was so crazy that I didn’t even have time to cook once, so I’m looking forward to the aromas in the kitchen and time to make something delicious. Also, I’ve never made any sort of lentil soup before, so I’m excited to try this. The recipe calls for sweet potatoes, which I don’t love, and also which reviews said made the soup too sweet, so I think I’ll be substituting carrots and a regular potato instead. In addition to those, this soup has plentiful amounts of leeks, kale, lentils and tomatoes – a great source of veggies that I can’t wait to try.

So, I’ll let you know how it goes. Here’s the recipe for Winter Lentil Soup for you to try yourself – and read the reviews to see how you want to make this your own!

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