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Beauty, Fashion, lifestyle, motherhood

Surf Road October Recap and Book Review: I’m Glad My Mom Died

Undoubtedly the best thing to have happened last month was my brother's wedding. He married the girl of all of our dreams, and gave all of their friends and family a beautiful weekend in Wiscasset, Maine. They got married at Marianmade Farm, which is right off of Route 1 in Wiscasset. It's a lavender farm, so of course it's gorgeous, right on the ocean, and in full bloom of mauve Hydrangeas everywhere. The food was amazing, the band was outstanding, and the love was real. We had a great time, and are just so happy for the Smith's :) October Work We[...]

Beauty, Interior Design, Wellness

How to Organize Your Vanity When You’re a Product Junkie!

vanity organization

Anyone who is zooming in on the weekly outfit posts I post to Instagram with my vanity in the background would know what a complete MESS it is - or should I say, was! Tired of not being able to find things, and piles of bags and products cluttering up my countertop, I decided to organize my vanity over the weekend. This resulted in throwing away a bunch of stuff (goodbye samples I never used and empty serum containers!) and finding some stuff I thought had disappeared! Vanity, Before I ordered a bunch of pretty vanity organizers on Amazon a c[...]

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Beauty, Fashion, furniture

All I Want for my Birthday is Everything on this List

designer, surf road founder and owner, woman owned business, interior designer

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! It's my birthday! My favorite day of the year. We celebrated all weekend with a nice dinner out on Friday, a lovely boat ride and lunch yesterday and dinner plans with my family tonight. I'm treating myself to a massage and maybe some birthday shopping today. So what's on my birthday wishlist this year?! /*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 22-05-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;di[...]

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What to wear: Eras Tour

taylor swift tour, outfit ideas, surf road sourcing

CALLING ALL SWIFTIES...!Whether you’re one of the lucky ones that scored tickets, or you’ve just been online recently, the Taylor Swift Era’s tour is taking over. From the concert clips, to the live streams, to all of the fashion inspo! While I am not going, I have been loving the fashion & wanted to put together a roundup in case you’re on the hunt or just are loving this content as well.People are going all out for this concert! If you’re a ‘Swiftie’ I’m sure you have been planning your look for months but if you just scored tickets and are u[...]

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Beauty, Interior Design, lifestyle

Trend Alert: Dramatic Marble + What you need to know about edge types

Love the look of an all white kitchen but afraid of being bored or boring? Our clients are choosing to skip the snooze-fest with the latest trend in countertops and backsplashes: dramatic stone! Although the title of this post is "marble", we are really seeing this across all types of stone, including quartz, quartzite, granite and more! If you are afraid to go all in on this trend, think about limiting the space to the wet bar, island, or even a powder room to dip your toes. You can bring the drama to your stone in a lot of different ways. There are many[...]

Beauty, Fashion, Gift Guide, Interior Design, lifestyle, motherhood, Style, Wellness

Surf Road Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

My Love/Hate With Valentine's DaySure, I love celebrating love just as much as the next girl, but the truth is I'm a little "loved out" by Valentine's Day! With our dating anniversary being in December, Christmas, and then our wedding anniversary in January, it's a loooot of lovey dovey cards to write. Usually we skip it all together, but this year I'm feeling extra grateful for my supportive husband, and in the mood to keep the celebrations going. Of course that means I rounded up a few things I wouldn't mind getting this Valentine's Day, but a lot would work as[...]

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Beauty, Interior Design, lifestyle, plants, Wellness

PROPAGATING Plants, lessons from local green thumbs

propagating, plant life, plant propagating, lifestyle blog surf road, diy

Last week I had the privilege of spending way too much time in Allen Sterling & Lothrop, a falmouth greenhouse and boutique. Being a lifelong Skillens super fan i had always noticed this shop while driving down main street but never stopped in - and I'm SO glad that I did on this day! We needed a couple of plants with pretty specific elements. One needed to be low, i.e. growing outward rather than upward and also could withstand tons of direct sunlight. One that would grow in a draping fashion that was also good with low light and easy to propagat[...]

Beauty, Interior Design, lifestyle, Style

DECORATIVE walls, all the POSSIBILITIES!

wall style, design inspiration, surf road design inspo, surf road, interior design

Moulding is making a come back and we are here for it at Surf Road. With so many options why wouldn't you add some moulding to your walls to make them pop? Board & Batten, as well as box moulding have been utilized for Surf Road Projects and we want to show you just how many variations of decorative walls you can have! In this mudroom makeover, Liz chose Board & Batten to really add depth to the room. You can see how the clean lines of the furniture stand out against this simple and elegant wall detail. For the above l[...]

Beauty, Interior Design, lifestyle, Style, Uncategorized

Surf Road Paint Color Round Up

design, designer, paint, paint colors, choices, lifestyle, lifestyle blog

Paint is soooo soooo tricky. You pick a color and love it for a year but eventually need a change. The blue you saw in a magazine doesn't quite match your options in store. Light can fade the color on a sun facing wall, etc. etc. etc. But paint is also so fun. You never have to commit to an entire room you can paint an accent wall. you can paint over paint as many times as you like. Go with a subtle color or something bold. Seriously have fun with it! But of course as I'm typing this I am aware that with so many choices picking a paint color can be overwh[...]

Beauty, lifestyle, motherhood, Wellness

GRWM: Breaking down my basic skincare and easy makeup routine

liz kirby maine grwm

Anybody else feel like when you work from home you end up by looking like a complete bridge troll 90% of the time? I saw a meme once, that I completely resonated with, that was something like "I'm either a bridge troll or a trophy wife, there is no in between", and ya, that's basically me. Don't call this a resolution, but I am committed to finding some middle ground. Even though I work from home a lot, there are a lot of "home" days where something will come up with a project and I have to run out. Then, as one does, I'll convince myself that I'm alre[...]

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