Happy Sunday, and happy long Memorial weekend to those of you who are lucky enough to have the day off. Also, happy Eid to those who will be celebrating this upcoming week! This week, we announced our Velux room makeover winner, and we hope you’re as excited about it as we are. It’s truly one of the best parts of this job to get to help extremely deserving people create a home they love and feel safe in. Isn’t that what everyone wants and should have? We think so. Ok, onto this week’s links…

This week’s house tour is SUCH a stunner. It’s the home of Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam, which is a new build cabin in British Columbia on a lake…so the dream. The staircase and fireplace are unreal, and every room is so thoughtfully designed. The designer described the style as “kind of a modern-mountain-chalet-meets-a-grandma’s-farmhouse-in-England.” Enjoy!

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From Emily: Two super affordable coverups and a FANTASTIC summer strappy maxi dress. During the annual (and always a bit *oof)) 2026 swimsuit review I discovered Cupshe, which seems to specialize in suits that are good for curves (i.e., tummy flattening and support for boobs). The suits that I bought fit so well, especially the ones where you can select the cup size. They reached for a social partnership, and I tried on more of their resort wear, which isn’t something I typically have a good inventory of, and I really, really liked three of the pieces so much. The black and cream maxi dress was so drapey and flattering, for being so affordable. It has pockets, even! I wore my “cakes” here, but if you have a smaller chest, you really wouldn’t need to wear a bra (or you just wear it over your swimsuit). I don’t love strappy dresses on me, but this one had the straps hitting in a really flattering area.

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This flowy coverup is awesome because it’s a pattern, but it’s not too loud and in a neutral color, I don’t feel like I’m drawing too much attention to myself (says the girl who likes a bright red suit). With the black halter suit underneath, it felt like a really easy poolside outfit to wear that had the perfect amount of cover-up.

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This white button-up cover-up is super drapey and perfectly sized. It gives room in the arms and armpits and doesn’t hug anywhere, but is somehow still flattering and falls well (and it comes in other colors, if you are like me and white just means it’s about to be orange with my spray tan on it). Anyway, I was super impressed with how cute these were for the cost.

From Arlyn: I’m not really one for seasonal decoration, with the exception of Christmas and the occasional fall porch-scape, but I accidentally landed on the “Americana Edit” page of H&M Home and honestly, and surprisingly, I kind of love ALL OF IT! The little sardine plates and matching tablecloth are precious, the red bistro silverware is the best price I’ve seen for a set like this, and don’t even get me started on these wildly cute placemats with unique pocket detailing for flatware. So good, all of it, and makes me itch for summer except for all the heat and humidity, and mosquitoes.

From Mallory: You know how fancy dresses are so expensive, and then a lot of times you literally only end up wearing them once?? I’m at the age where there are weddings happening like every month, and I knew there had to be a better way to find cool wedding guest dresses that won’t break the bank. I had 3 weddings in the last month alone (one of which was a destination wedding in Puerto Rico), and I was STRUGGLING on what to wear – until my sister told me about Fashion Pass. Basically, it’s a clothing rental company like Rent the Runway or Nuuly, and I had heard of it before, but she swore that they have some really great wedding guest dress options, and she was not wrong!! My sister uses these rental companies monthly because she works in a corporate office, and finding stuff to wear can be difficult, but since I work from home, I’ve never thought the clothing rental thing was for me. Well, this was the best use case ever!! Their intro offer is $75 per month, and you get 5 items plus an accessory, and you can swap out items twice in one month. So I went to a wedding at the beginning of May and ordered this dress with this purse, and then the next week I went to Puerto Rico and swapped it for this dress with this purse. I was also able to snag this Farm Rio dress for the rehearsal dinner, along with this cover-up, this dress for walking around town, and more. That last dress I did end up purchasing because I loved it so much (you do end up getting a discount if you purchase it too, which is great). They also give you a bag with the printed return label on it, so returns are super easy, and then the new orders are generally at your door in like 2 days. I’ll probably put a pause on the membership after this month, but if you have a trip coming up or a special event where you want some fresh outfits without the price tag, I could not recommend this enough!

From Caitlin: Happy start of summer! I’ve been celebrating Delaware’s recent 90-degree heatwave by busting out my favorite leather sandals. I bought them last year, and while the cut did take a minute to adjust to – it just feels different from your standard flip flop! – they’re my go-to shoe for…everything. (Like, seriously, everything. I stacked a 15′ UHaul, drove said UHaul, and then unloaded the aforementioned UHaul while wearing THESE SANDALS. Not even closed-toe shoes! They’re that comfortable, now that they’ve molded to my feet.) I love the unexpected shape and that they’re constructed entirely from natural materials. They aren’t on sale this weekend, but they’re already a deal at $75. Highly recommend if you’re looking to update your sandal selection!

From Marlee: I have been wearing these shoes truly every day, and I’m not stopping anytime soon… they’re super comfortable and easy to wear with any outfit. Without fail, every time I wear them, somebody comments on how cute they are – they’re compliment magnets!! The colorway I have is full price, but there’s some other cute colors that are 35% off this weekend:)

From Gretchen: I know I’ve shared this genius product before, but I need to give it another shout-out. This behind-the-sofa table from IKEA will forever be a favorite of mine. I have four of these units–three sit behind my sofa and one I use as a side table, connecting with the other three to form an L shape. These tables are just SO affordable, have held up super well, are designed to look and work well pushed up against each other, and when wrapped behind a sofa, give off that 70s conversation pit vibe I just crave. Not to mention, they provide ample storage and table top space. But recently I realized just how much I value their versatility. I had a friend over, and we simply NEEDED to binge a show with our dinner, but had no place to set our meal in front of us (I ditched my coffee table for more floor space). So I grabbed two of these tables from behind my sofa and plopped them in front of us. They worked perfectly! Now I can add “TV tray” to their list of use-cases.

From Jess: This song, Boy in Red by Isaiah Rashad and SZA, has been on repeat for at least a week. His whole album is incredible, but this one has me hooked!

Thanks for hanging out with us today. Don’t forget to check out our Memorial Day Sales post (Caitlin works SO hard on these) if you are in the market for some new things. See ya’ll tomorrow!

Opening Image Credits: Photo by Kaitlin Green | From: Our Hacks For Summer Entertaining For A Large Group