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Holiday Gift Guides for Everyone in Your Life {2024}

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Gift Guides!

December 3, 2024

Holiday Gift Guides for Everyone in Your Life {2024}

Remember the thrill of unwrapping a gift that felt just right? Let's bring that magic back this holiday season!! Our curated gift guides for 2024 are filled with thoughtful picks that will make your loved ones feel special. That's what it's all about, after all. Whether you're shopping for your main guy, your clutch coworker, […]
December 3, 2024
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The Best Cyber Monday Deals for Holiday Hosting

Modern traditional kitchen with marble island and gold barstools

round up

December 2, 2024

The Best Cyber Monday Deals for Holiday Hosting

This post is sponsored by Wayfair. By the time Cyber Monday rolls around, I've usually grabbed the Christmas gifts I plan to buy for others and have moved on to home decor (my other favorite thing to shop for). My head is spinning with ideas on what my home needs for holiday parties on the […]
December 2, 2024
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Sales

The Best Black Friday + Cyber Monday Deals in 2024

Sales

December 1, 2024

The Best Black Friday + Cyber Monday Deals in 2024

We collected all of the best deals of the holiday season—from tech to home decor—in one place for easy reference. Whether you want the lowest price on one of the best gifts of the year or you have a furniture item in your cart waiting for a discount, we’ve rounded up our recommendations. We're also […]
December 1, 2024
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Chris Cooks

Holiday Peppermint Brownies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)

A white dish of peppermint brownies next to a red & white tea towel

Chris Cooks

December 1, 2024

Holiday Peppermint Brownies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)

Baking Dish | Striped Dish Towel (similar) I have a few recipes that are perfect for the holidays, and this is one of them. I make a really delicious brownie that can be made gluten-free and dairy-free, but you won't even know it's missing those elements when the peppermint flavor hits. It's really simple, and […]
December 1, 2024
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Gift Guides!

Unique Places to Shop on Small Business Saturday

Gift Guides!

November 30, 2024

Unique Places to Shop on Small Business Saturday

In the hustle and bustle of the holiday shopping season, I love that we dedicate a day to find treasures from small business owners. It's a day of discovery—you may just uncover your new favorite product! (We're proud to partner with a couple of small businesses including Poppy & Pout and Lightwell Co.—both offering great […]
November 30, 2024
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House Tours

Video: Our Holiday Home Tour 2024

A moody brown bedroom decorated for Christmas with green, burgundy and warm red accents

House Tours

November 29, 2024

Video: Our Holiday Home Tour 2024

I love a holiday home tour. It's so fun stepping into someone's house to see how they decorate. The scents they chose to represent their home in the Christmas season. Even the way a fire in the fireplace creates cozy shadows on the wall—it just changes the vibe. After we decorated all the rooms for […]
November 29, 2024
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Holiday

Christmas Around Our Home 2024

The study with a lit Christmas tree and bright-red bow accents tastefully placed throughout the room.

Holiday

November 25, 2024

Christmas Around Our Home 2024

Every year I say I’m going to do less when it comes to the holidays...I’m going to decorate fewer rooms. But then I go and decorate even more rooms than usual! I guess I can't explain it any other way other than the Christmas spirit overtakes me! (Visit our CLJ Holiday Shop for some of […]
November 25, 2024
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Chris Cooks

My Easy & Delicious Thanksgiving Menu

Chris Cooks

November 24, 2024

My Easy & Delicious Thanksgiving Menu

This year for Thanksgiving, I'm all about quick prep (we're talking as few as 5 minutes) and big flavor payoff. My Thanksgiving menu will be a mix of tried-and-true classics from the Chris Cooks archives, plus some new recipes that I created this fall. But what this Thanksgiving dinner won't be is stuffy, overly formal, […]
November 24, 2024
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Gift Guides!

Target Gifts Under $30 That Will *Definitely* Impress

Gift Guides!

November 24, 2024

Target Gifts Under $30 That Will *Definitely* Impress

This post is sponsored by Target It's the gift-givingest time of the year — and I have something to confess. Every year, I forget someone. It's true: In the holiday hustle, I have forgotten my sister's new partner or my neighbor or a cousin (who, in my defense, was not supposed to be in town). […]
November 24, 2024
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Chris Cooks

Roast Turkey Breast for Thanksgiving

Hands slicing a seasoned turkey breast on a cutting board

Chris Cooks

November 24, 2024

Roast Turkey Breast for Thanksgiving

This year, I'm doing Thanksgiving easy-style. While I have over 30 recipes for Thanksgiving that I've created over the years, This year, I want to spend more time out of the kitchen with my family and less time prepping and cooking. (Enter supporting dishes like candied ham skewers and roasted honeynut squash.) To top it […]
November 24, 2024
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Decor

My Top Black Friday Finds at Wayfair

A front entry dresser featuring FloorPops peel-and-stick floor tiles in red & white marble checkerboard

Decor

November 23, 2024

My Top Black Friday Finds at Wayfair

This post is sponsored by Wayfair. Black Friday is a great time to pick up gifts for others, but it's also a great time to discover new home decor for yourself. Wayfair is one of my go-to places for both holiday and non-holiday decor, and this Black Friday they have gone DEEP with markdowns — […]
November 23, 2024
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Design

The Exciting Plans for Our Primary Bathroom Design

Design

November 18, 2024

The Exciting Plans for Our Primary Bathroom Design

Chris and I have always said that if we don't feel 100% all-in excited about a project—both of us—then we probably haven't found the solution yet. I think that's been the tale with our primary bathroom renovation as a whole. We feel excited about doing the project, but it's been YEARS in the design phase […]
November 18, 2024
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Chris Cooks

Mom's Light & Fluffy Homemade Dinner Rolls

Chris Cooks

November 17, 2024

Mom's Light & Fluffy Homemade Dinner Rolls

I do a lot of cooking for food restrictions, but this recipe is none of those things. These dinner rolls are my mom's recipe, and they're one of her signature dishes. She has made them for almost every gathering since I was a kid. The smell of these...it's the smell of every family event in […]
November 17, 2024
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Holiday

Fun Christmas Advent Calendar Ideas {Printable}

Holiday

November 14, 2024

Fun Christmas Advent Calendar Ideas {Printable}

I mentioned last week that nostalgia is back in a big way this season, and nothing is sweeter than the holiday family tradition of filling an advent calendar with little treats, coins, or activities. It makes the countdown to Christmas feel so special! Chris Loves Julia 3-D Advent Calendar | Pinecone Taper Holders | Brass […]
November 14, 2024
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DIY

The Tool Gift Guide for Homeowners & Renters

Chris and Julia standing together in a garage with tools hanging on the walls

DIY

November 13, 2024

The Tool Gift Guide for Homeowners & Renters

This post is sponsored by Lowe's Home Improvement I've heard that when you're gift-giving, you should prioritize "something to wear, something to read, something they want, something they need..." I would like to add "something they'll USE" to this list. It's true that nearly all of our trusty tools could fall under something Chris and […]
November 13, 2024
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New Peel-and-Stick Tiles: Red & White Marble and Green & White Marble

FloorPops peel-and-stick floor tiles in red & white marble and green & white marble checkerboard

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November 12, 2024

New Peel-and-Stick Tiles: Red & White Marble and Green & White Marble

Last year, we wanted to bring color to our very popular Chris Loves Julia x FloorPops peel-and-stick tile collection. We noticed that red & white marble checkerboard and green & white marble checkerboard were trending with luxury designers. I was even considering red & marble checkerboard in the mudroom at one point. Marble tiles are […]
November 12, 2024
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Design

Video: Our Fall Modern Colonial Exterior House 2024

Design

November 11, 2024

Video: Our Fall Modern Colonial Exterior House 2024

I was so excited to share new photos of our entire house exterior a couple of months ago. But lately, the leaves are showing off their fall colors and the golden afternoon light has been a paid actor against the brick, ivy, and landscaping. There really was no other option: I had to take you […]
November 11, 2024
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Toolbox

The One Thing We Added to Our Kitchen (And Told No One About—Until Now)

Julia standing at the sink behind a faucet of running water

Toolbox

November 11, 2024

The One Thing We Added to Our Kitchen (And Told No One About—Until Now)

The product was gifted but all opinions are our own. About six months ago, we added a foot pedal to our kitchen sink. (GASP! I know!)) We kept it under wraps because we really wanted to test it out for a while to see if it was something we could recommend. It all started earlier […]
November 11, 2024
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Chris Cooks

Simply Roasted Honeynut Squash

Roasted honeynut squash halves on a pan

Chris Cooks

November 10, 2024

Simply Roasted Honeynut Squash

There's a new squash in town that everyone's talking about, and that's the honeynut squash. A smaller and slightly sweeter descendant of the butternut squash, it's quickly become one of my favorite fall vegetables. And it makes an incredible side dish for your Thanksgiving table. This season, I'm all about high-impact, low effort dishes, and […]
November 10, 2024
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The Rug Guide: How to Choose a Rug by Room Color

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November 9, 2024

The Rug Guide: How to Choose a Rug by Room Color

I'm often asked how to pair rugs together based on a color scheme. I love mixing and matching rugs throughout my home, and I want to help you with the selection process! So I'm using some of my most loved room colors in my house as a jumping board for which CLJ x Loloi rugs […]
November 9, 2024
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