By far my favorite social media app on my phone is Instagram. Its fun to scroll the gram and see what friends, bloggers and brands are up to daily. It's also fun to sharing daily glimpses what I'm up to and engage with my #InstaSquad. I'm still getting used to using IG Stories, which is like SnapChat, which I don't have, but those deer filters look like a blast! Above all its fun to be inspired by like-minded people. I've been using Instagram for a while, and have been wanting to find an easy creative way to print my photos.

We have a mini FujiFlim Instax camera which is fun to use when your out and about, I just adore the retro look on the pictures. I wanted to find a way to print my Instagram pictures and give them that same retro vibe.

After searching high and low, I found a fantastic company called Square Snaps, that lets you print your favorite Instagram pictures. Square Snaps has a few Polaroid print options: the Classic Vintage 3.5x4 and the mini 2.6x3. The process was super simple and fast, I created a account with Square Snaps and allowed them to access my Instagram account, then selected the prints and placed me order. The company is based in the UK, I placed my order on Sat evening and my prints arrived on Thursday, the shipped option I choose also included a DSL tracking number. I opted for the mini Polaroid prints, which are just the perfect size. Below is a closer look.

I have a little basket on my coffee table that I placed a several IG Polaroids in, its a fun way to see the picture and remember the story behind the photo. Plus having several within view also makes it fun for friends to look though. The photos prints are nice quality for such a bargain print and each photo is super thick. I love being able to hold the memory that I captured right in my hand.

On my Instagram, I share a lot of interior photos or my home along with life sprinkled in, for the pictures I choose to have printed I choose a similar mix.

I plan to frame some of the Instagram Polaroid prints into a collage, I love how Jenny from Little Green Notebook framed her mini Instax Polaroid photos, they look so cute in her bathroom. I'm so excited to tackle the a collage of pictures and hang them up. In addition, these IG Polaroids would look fantastic pinned on an inspiration board or framed on a nightstand. So many possibilities.

I used to love printing my photos, but for the past few years, I've been so bad about taking the time have photos printed. Go forward using Square Snaps is my favorite way to print photos double plus, I have the option to link to my Instagram again or upload pictures from my computer! Cheers to fun way to print memories and give them a retro vibe. Follow me on IG @ChicLittleHouse

How do you print your Instagram photos? Do you also love the look of Polaroid style pictures?

For the past couple of months, I've been wanting to make some changes in my living room and freshen it up. While, I love the flat weave rug in our living room and the color grey. It was just too much grey, grey sofas + grey walls + grey rug = grey overload. One of the cool things about having hardwood floors in your home, is they can handle loads of color. After looking at a slew of rug options, I came to the conclusion a natural fiber rug for our living room would be a fantastic option and look timeless.

I'm a modern girl at heart I love clean lines and non-fussy spaces and I also love classic elements in rooms that look good year after year. I'm all about staying power when it comes to my foundation pieces in my home. I've been a fan of natural rugs for quite sometime, specially woven jute rugs. Prior to re-building our floor, we had a jute rug in our living room. Jute rugs just look so timeless and can be a great foundation for laying another rug on-top. After searching high and low, I found a fantastic Woven Jute rug, and I'm in love!

Our new rug arrived about three weeks ago, and I wanted to make sure I absolutely loved the rug before sharing all the deets on the blog. I ordered the Barley Twist Jute Natural rug from West Elm for an incredible price, only $399 for a 9x12 rug. Which was a total steal! I was a little nervous to pair a natural color rug with my grey sofas, but they look so fantastic together.

I'm also happy, I went with a larger area rug this time, the 9x12 rug fills out our small living room nicely and basically floats in the room, with about 1.5 feet to spare. Another plus, is the light color and larger size helps to create the illusion our living room is bigger by drawing your eyes down and out. We placed the new rug over our existing rug pad to give the jute jug extra cushion + help protect our hardwood floors.

Barely Twist Jute Rug Pluses & Negatives

The woven pattern & design look fantastic both in real life & in person
The bottom of the rug is almost flat woven like, nagative - the rug can;t be flipped
Its pretty soft underfoot, but can feel a little bumpy
We've experienced a little shedding on the rug, which is normal since its made with natural fibers

I was a little nervous to unroll the rug since our puppy is only 8 months, I was mostly concerned with him getting overexcited and marking our rug! I was also nervous about his nails potentially getting caught in the rug. So far all my fears, haven't happened! Our puppy seems to like layer on the rug.

I'm seriously smitten & addicted to Jute rugs, they're perfect options for high traffic areas. My family spends a lot of time in our living room and this rug will for sure get a lot of action. Next up on my list to update in our living room, pillows. You all know how much I love pillows and now that my floors have gotten some love, its time to give my sofas some love with new pillows. I freaking cannot wait until the goodies arrive in my mailbox, I'm so ready to do a happy pillow dance. I'll share more pictures of our living room, along with some additional changes I'm considering making to our space once the pillows arrive and are in place.

What time of rug do you have in your living room? Are you a natural fiber rug person too? What do you think our new rug?