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Ep 22: The Real World: Blogging Edition

Lifestyle

October 10, 2016

Ep 22: The Real World: Blogging Edition

Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 22: The Real World: Blogging Edition Show Notes: In this episode we discuss Chris and Julia's plans of the One Room Challenge and discuss adventures that happened on the way to IKEA. In our Hot Topic segment, we go behind the scenes to take a look at the real […]
October 10, 2016
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Inspiration

How to Find Product Sources on Pinterest

Inspiration

October 10, 2016

How to Find Product Sources on Pinterest

I shared this cool trick I discovered on Pinterest on my Instagram story, but since those disappear after 24 hours, and have had a few questions about it, I decided to share it here, too. So many times, our favorite inspiring spaces on Pinterest, are full of droll-worthy products and pieces that really make the space and […]
October 10, 2016
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Casual Friday

Casual Friday

Casual Friday

October 7, 2016

Casual Friday

Chris and I had a wonderful weekend getaway. We just drove down to Salt Lake, stayed downtown and shopped, ate, slept in, swam! It was bliss. We headed a little farther south to hit up Ikea to pick up wardrobes for the girls' room and ate at Cubby's (above)--a place we always have to eat […]
October 7, 2016
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Lifestyle

That Time My Family Got a Video Camera and We All Freaked Out

Lifestyle

October 6, 2016

That Time My Family Got a Video Camera and We All Freaked Out

Without trying to jump any guns, there are just 11 weeks until Christmas (!!) And even less until all of my sisters are reunited again. I wanted to do something special this year for our annual holiday reunion, so we partnered with Legacybox to pull it off (and scored a huge discount for all of you, too, at the […]
October 6, 2016
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DIY

One Room Challenge Week 1 | The Room, The Befores and The Plan

DIY

October 5, 2016

One Room Challenge Week 1 | The Room, The Befores and The Plan

The One Room Challenge starts today! 20 design bloggers will be making over a space in 6 weeks and documenting it from start to finish. We're no strangers to a quick deadline around here--heck, this summer we did a whole kitchen renovation for a family in Pittsburgh in 6 days! And a year ago, we […]
October 5, 2016
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Art

Color At Home is here!

Art

October 4, 2016

Color At Home is here!

Chris and I are headed home and back to reality today after an extended weekend away to relax and recharge before we start the One Room Challenge tomorrow. (Tomorrow! Come back tomorrow!) But I wanted to drop in really quick today because Color At Home, Young House Love's coloring book is being released today!  (Right […]
October 4, 2016
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Casual Friday

Casual Friday

Casual Friday

September 30, 2016

Casual Friday

If you follow me on Instagram, the secret is out! We've been asked to participate in the One Room Challenge this season! If you aren't familiar with the One Room Challenge it is where 20 design bloggers tackle a room from start to finish in 6 weeks, sharing the progress every Wednesday during the challenge. […]
September 30, 2016
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Entertaining

Our Costume Party Invites this Year + Projects on Board!

Entertaining

September 28, 2016

Our Costume Party Invites this Year + Projects on Board!

We love Halloween around here and every year, for the past 6 years!, we have thrown a costume party. Everyone really goes all out with their costumes, we set up a photo booth, have lots of food and every year we dress up for the invites to really put the costume in costume party. This year, we channeled […]
September 28, 2016
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Idaho Rambler

Our Kitchen: One Year Later

Idaho Rambler

September 27, 2016

Our Kitchen: One Year Later

It's been a whole year since we finished our kitchen renovation (how!?) so we thought it would be fun to share how it looks today (not all that different) and how it has been wearing, as well as, some additions we've made and things we're thinking about changing or would do differently. 1. What's new? There have […]
September 27, 2016
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Chris Cooks

Must-Have Cookbooks

Chris Cooks

September 26, 2016

Must-Have Cookbooks

We have more cookbooks in our home than any other type of book. We have a small batch on the kitchen counter that get rotated out from the shelf in the study. Chris keeps a stack on his nightstand and then there's all the food magazine subscriptions we subscribe to filling our new sideboard and scattered […]
September 26, 2016
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Lifestyle

Ep 21: Life is a Mixing of All Kinds of Things - Blending Styles In Your Home

Chris Loves Julia - Full Kitchen Reveal

Lifestyle

September 26, 2016

Ep 21: Life is a Mixing of All Kinds of Things - Blending Styles In Your Home

Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 21: Life is a Mixing of All Kinds of Things - Blending Styles In Your Home Game: Taboo Show Notes: In this episode, Chris and Julia celebrate one year in their new kitchen by revisiting some of the things they love most about it, as well as sharing a few […]
September 26, 2016
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Casual Friday

Casual Friday

Casual Friday

September 23, 2016

Casual Friday

The dining room in the lake house above is one of my favorites in Lauren Leiss's book Habitat, but when it was published in the Washingtonian last month it took my breath away all over again. Every time I look at it, I'm reminded that beautiful does not equal stuff. Every wall doesn't have to have something on it. […]
September 23, 2016
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DIY

Things to Keep in Mind When Replacing an Old Gas Furnace

Things to Keep in Mind When Replacing an Old Gas Furnace

DIY

September 22, 2016

Things to Keep in Mind When Replacing an Old Gas Furnace

If you’ve been reading our blog longer than a few months, you may remember when we had a major carbon monoxide leak in our home mid-Spring. Having a CO leak is one of those stories you always hear where it happened to a friend of a friend, but when it happens in your own home, it becomes very […]
September 22, 2016
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Decor

Living Room Updates + Easy ways to Naturally Transition Your Decor for Autumn

Decor

September 21, 2016

Living Room Updates + Easy ways to Naturally Transition Your Decor for Autumn

The first day of fall is tomorrow (!!!), so today I am excited to share with you a few seasonal (and not seasonal) changes we've made in our living room over the past few weeks. For a long time, there was a bare section to the left of our sofa--see below. We've tried numerous end tables […]
September 21, 2016
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Inspiration

East Idaho Parade of Homes Highlights

Inspiration

September 20, 2016

East Idaho Parade of Homes Highlights

This past weekend was the Parade of Homes in our area of Southeast Idaho. If you aren't familiar, the Parade of Homes is a showcase of homes held annually in several regions throughout the United States. It is often presented by the local Home Builders Association and typically showcases high-end designer homes, both new construction and remodeled homes. Ours […]
September 20, 2016
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Lifestyle

Ep 20: Let's Keep it Clean

Lifestyle

September 19, 2016

Ep 20: Let's Keep it Clean

Welcoming Fall with open arms.? http://liketk.it/2pbAv #entry #cljhouse #overstock #targetstyle #fall #buffalocheck #mums @liketoknow.it #liketkit #ltkhome A photo posted by JULIA MARCUM homebody ? (@chrislovesjulia) on Sep 14, 2016 at 1:22pm PDT Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 20: Let's Keep it Clean Hot Topic: Finstagram Accounts Show Notes: In this episode we talk about our front […]
September 19, 2016
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Lifestyle

A Day In The Life

Lifestyle

September 19, 2016

A Day In The Life

Frigidaire just released the third and final video we did with them for the kitchen renovation in Pittsburgh. It's a sweet Day In The Life of the Worrall family kitchen. We shot it on our very last day in Pittsburgh after Chris and I had 2 hours of sleep. AndiAndrea directed and filmed the entire thing […]
September 19, 2016
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Casual Friday

Casual Friday

Casual Friday

September 16, 2016

Casual Friday

This week I found myself shifting things around in the entry seen above. We moved that large print seen above the bench into the reading room. And if you remember from the video tour we did last week, I had moved the Edward Hopper print that was in the reading room, into the entry and then […]
September 16, 2016
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Decor

Hanging Herbs in the Kitchen

Decor

September 14, 2016

Hanging Herbs in the Kitchen

The nights are starting to get cold and in the next town over, they had frost one evening so we knew it was time to get the last of our basil and rosemary from the garden inside to extend their use even longer. We thought about freezing the the leaves (this post has great tips about […]
September 14, 2016
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Decor

High / Low : Our ARTERIORS Home Jacob Coffee Table Dupe!

Decor

September 13, 2016

High / Low : Our ARTERIORS Home Jacob Coffee Table Dupe!

The coffee table we used, and love so much, in our family room has a look-a-like and I can barely believe my eyes! Last week, on Instagram, one of our readers showed off their new beautiful coffee table and tagged me in the caption saying they were inspired by ours. (Update: It was @wendellswartz. You can see […]
September 13, 2016
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