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The Best Christmas Lights in Lexington + Kentucky 2022
One of my all-time favorite holiday activities is spending a night in the car driving around and looking at all the Christmas lights! There’s just something so special about doing this with your family every year. This year I wanted to share an updated list + route of the best places to go in Lexington, as well as some fun special event light displays that are happening across Kentucky this month.
The Best Christmas Lights in Lexington + Kentucky
One of my all-time favorite Christmas activities has always been driving around all over Lexington and looking at lights! There’s just something so cozy and fun about doing this with your family every year, so this year I wanted to share a route of the best places to go in Lexington, as well as some fun special event light displays that are happening in businesses across Kentucky (some free, some paid). Thanks to one of my high school classmates, Sarah Wainright and her friend, Kerry Steinhofer who put the majority of this info together (see their full list with details at the end of this post!). I saw her share on Facebook and thought it was such an amazing, complete list that I had to share!
Holiday Home Tour 2018: Living Room
’m kicking off this year’s holiday home tour with my favorite room of the house, my living room. Last year I started going with more neutrals and all-white for this space during the holidays and this year I continued with that theme. I also added in some more blush and pale pastels which I love. I usually do a real tree in here, but decided a flocked tree would fit even better with the overall colorscheme so I got this one from Wayfair (find more of my favorite flocked trees here). It is beautiful and great quality and a perfect size for this space. I also added a few new touches from Anthropologie like my faux fur tree skirt and mauve pom pom garland (shopping links below).
2018 Holiday Decorating Services
I’m super excited to be offering holiday decorating services again this year with the help of my Gathered Living design team. To make it simple, I’ve created some basic packages based on what most of my past clients have preferred/needed for their holiday decorating. Keep in mind all the packages listed below cover styling services ONLY for your existing tree/decor.
The Keeneland Paddock Dinner Series
I can't think of a better way to kick off summer than a dinner under the stars in the Keeneland Paddock! Thanks to Keeneland's new Paddock Dinner Series, you too can experience one of these intimate, family-style dinners right smack dab in the center of beautiful Keeneland. I'm not exaggerating when I say this is one of the best meals I have ever eaten in Lexington, and each course was better than the last. The decor and ambiance was also just perfect with live music, delicious appetizers and drinks being passed, colorful tablesettings, and twinkle lights strung across the Paddock.
{New in Lex}: Varnish Nail Shoppe
I'm always so excited to try out new local businesses in the Lexington area, but especially when one of my dear friends is one of the owners! Lexington's newest must-visit spot is Varnish Nail Shoppe, an chic and high end all-natural nail salon. They truly nailed every detail in this shop from the minimal, midcentury decor to the well-curated array of products and services. The service is top-notch and you really feel pampered every step of the way! One of my favorite parts of my manicure is when they mixed up a custom sugar hand scrub with my favorite scents right in front of me. I also really loved the selection of stylish polish colors that they had available AND they specialize in doing some super chic nail art too!
Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day! This fun shoot with pops of pastel + red was one of my favorites to date! I knew I wanted to shoot in front of one of my favorite houses in Lexington in Gratz Park. This home reminds me of a Charleston house on rainbow row! The star of my outfit is this faux fur pastel jacket (which I snagged on clearance at Target!). Since it's currently not online, I linked tons of similar options below! I paired it with another Target fave, this mock neck sweater (also seen here) which was the perfect pop of red to match my heart balloons! I've also been loving Maybelline's new matte ink lipcolors, and this Heroine shade is the perfect bright red! You can shop all of my outfit details which are linked for you above + below!
