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Parisian Inspired Summer Style At Phipps Conservatory

By Esperanza on August 17, 2021

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This beautiful place is hands down my favorite spot in Pittsburgh! This beautiful building reminds me of the stunning architecture in Paris. I have a huge affinity for everything Parisian so I instantly fell in love the first time I visited. I’m also obsessed with plants and I love botanical gardens! It’s called Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden and it’s located right next to the university area here in Pittsburgh. We finally made it over there to capture some photos for the blog and I love how they turned out.

The Best Restaurants In Pittsburgh

By Esperanza on August 14, 2021

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After a year of living in Pittsburgh, restaurants are finally starting to open back up which I’m thrilled about! I love amazing food + interiors with great ambience. My background is in interior design so I really appreciate beautiful spaces, especially in commercial design. In this blog post I will be sharing some of the Pittsburgh restaurants I love and I will be adding to the list as I discover new spots. I hope this blog post will be helpful for not only Pittsburgh locals but tourists visiting the city!

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Travel

10 Unique Boutiques In Pittsburgh

By Esperanza on August 8, 2021

After a year of living in Pittsburgh, I finally feel like I have a really good grasp of the city and everything it has to offer! I have found several stores and boutiques that I am obsessed with that I wanted to share with those of you who live in Pittsburgh or plan on visiting this beautiful city. I have done this same blog post for Nashville and Portland too, both of which are some of my most popular blog posts so I of course had to do one for Pittsburgh and I plan on sharing a top 20 soon too!

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Travel

10 Things To Do In Pittsburgh

By Esperanza on August 2, 2021

I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since we moved to Pittsburgh! This city is full of beautiful views, stunning architecture, and tons of character. We have loved living here and I thought it was about time that I finally share a Pittsburgh Travel Guide! I will be adding to this blog post as I go so bear with me it’s not quite done, but it will be worth it 😉

Urban Darling Home

Boho Kitchen + Dining Room: Get The Look

By Esperanza on July 30, 2021

I recently shared a reveal of my boho kitchen and dining area (check out the blog post here)! I am so happy with my space and how it’s come together. If you guys are new here, when we moved across the country over a year ago, I had to start collecting decor and furniture from scratch. I’ve slowly thrifted most of the home decor in our apartment and I have loved the process! It’s so fun finding the perfect items to display in your space. I know that not everyone has thrift stores near them or maybe they can’t find the right kind of decor when they go which is part of why I started my boho shop Urban Darling Shop! You can find a lot of the kinds of decor I style in my space in my shop but I also wanted to share similar items I’ve found on Amazon! Think wood decor, earth tones, ceramics, plants, and wicker. These home decor items are perfect for creating that boho look!

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My Boho Chic Kitchen + Dining Area Reveal

By Esperanza on July 18, 2021

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I’m super excited to finally be sharing my kitchen + dining area! I had a few details I wanted to “perfect” and it took me a minute before the space felt “right”. If you guys are new here, my fiance Schyler and I moved across the country from Portland to Nashville with a few boxes. I had to start over from scratch in our Nashville apartment but it was much smaller with more designated areas so it was simple to decorate. Our Pittsburgh apartment is an old loft with so many funny corners and pitched ceilings! It was a little tricky to decorate and I took my time thrifting pieces carefully. I wanted to make sure every item was something I loved!

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Skincare

Getting Botox + Lip Filler At The Skin Center in Pittsburgh

By Esperanza on July 13, 2021

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I recently visited The Skin Center in Pittsburgh to have my botox and lip fillers touched up. Before that visit, it had been about 9 months since my last touch up. My lips were pretty deflated and full movement had returned to my very expressive forehead so it was about time lol. Botox is pretty straight forward for me, but my lips are a little tricky due to the anatomy of my natural lips.

Couples Style | My Life

My 28th Birthday + Life Update!

By Esperanza on July 8, 2021

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At the end of June, we celebrated my 28th birthday. For some reason this birthday has made me reflect a lot on where I’m at in life. Probably because it’s a little to close for comfort to 30! I’m not scared of getting older or anything like that, but I can’t help feeling like I haven’t accomplished as much as I wanted to by this age. I’m very driven and goal oriented so when I don’t feel like I’m achieving enough I start to get down on myself. A couple of the big goals I was hoping to have by now were getting married, buying a house, starting a family…

Buffalo, New York, USA | Travel

What To Do In Buffalo, NY

By Esperanza on June 29, 2021

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Schyler and I were itching to take a road trip to a new city we hadn’t been to yet so we decided to check out Buffalo! One of the amazing things about living in Pittsburgh is that there are so many cities we can easily road trip to. Buffalo is only about 3 1/2 hours from Pittsburgh so it was perfect or a quick day and half trip. We also decided to road trip 30 min outside of Pittsburgh to see Niagra Falls which definitely made it a memorable trip. In this blog post, I’m sharing everything we managed to squeeze into our quick trip!

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Travel

5 Amazing Vintage Stores In Pittsburgh

By Esperanza on June 14, 2021

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I love a good vintage store! It is like stepping into a candy store for me lol. We’ve been living in Pittsburgh for about 8 months now and I started finding some awesome spots right away. I’m so glad Pittsburgh has a ton of amazing vintage stores! In this blog post, I will be sharing 5 locations but in the future I will be sharing another blog post with 10 locations so check back 😉