Decor
A Big, Cozy Bedroom Update
Decor
June 22, 2015
A Big, Cozy Bedroom Update
Over the last week, we have been working on our bedroom and I am so excited to share some progress photos with you. Even in our last house, we never really really got to our bedroom, so we are investing a little bit of money into this just-for-us space and it has already made such […]
June 22, 2015
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DIY
A DIY Raised Feeding Station for Charly + Free month to BarkBox!
DIY
June 18, 2015
A DIY Raised Feeding Station for Charly + Free month to BarkBox!
We recently celebrated the second anniversary of having Charly as part of our family. (You can read about when we got her here and the 1st year here.) Our lives and home would not be complete without this big (150lb!) girl who is part St. Bernard and part Great Pyrenees. The most enjoyable thing about […]
June 18, 2015
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Art
DIY Large Stretched Canvas
Art
June 15, 2015
DIY Large Stretched Canvas
You may have caught that we moved the painting that was originally on the entry wall into the study a few weeks ago. It fit the vibe so well in there and the size was perfect for above the couch. I broke my rule of No taking items from one space to decorate another, but in this […]
June 15, 2015
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Chris Cooks
Reader's Choice: Cookbook Covers!
Chris Cooks
June 12, 2015
Reader's Choice: Cookbook Covers!
All right everyone, so today is kind of a big day for me and I'm excited to share a couple things with you about the cookbooks we've been working on--including what they'll actually be about! I've been really researching, testing and fine-tuning everything going into these books because I want them to be valuable for […]
June 12, 2015
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Decor
Top Rug Picks for the Bedroom
Decor
June 9, 2015
Top Rug Picks for the Bedroom
I feel like I am bobbing my head trying to stay afloat over here. I've taken on a lot of side projects and assignments (and in the meantime, feel like I really found my calling in life!). It's an exciting and a little bit stressful time in my life, but I always feel at home […]
June 9, 2015
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Gift Guides!
My Favorite Thing to Gift For Father's Day + A Giveaway!
Gift Guides!
June 4, 2015
My Favorite Thing to Gift For Father's Day + A Giveaway!
Every year, since Greta was born, I have given Chris a photo of his daughter(s) for father's day. He knows it's coming, yes, but he always tears up and brings it to work to hang on the walls in his office like the proud dad he is. Last year, was his first father's day as […]
June 4, 2015
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Decor
The Evolution of the Study/Reading Room
Decor
June 3, 2015
The Evolution of the Study/Reading Room
The study in the front of our home has been evolving over the past nearly 2 years and we recently finished making some more tweaks so I thought it would be fun to look back at where we've been. The funny thing is, with each phase, I rarely thought about the next change we were […]
June 3, 2015
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Lifestyle
Make This House A Home
Lifestyle
June 1, 2015
Make This House A Home
Last week, I shared with you the Pugmires' mind-blowing kitchen renovation they tackled all on their own, and mentioned I'd be sharing something else they'd been working on this week. Well, a couple months ago I mentioned that they should enter the CertainTeed exterior makeover contest. They have been working so hard on the inside […]
June 1, 2015
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DIY
The DIY That Has Saved Us Over $2k in the past 18 Months
DIY
May 29, 2015
The DIY That Has Saved Us Over $2k in the past 18 Months
According to the Liberty Mutual Insurance New Beginnings Report, 71% of Americans have plans to tackle a DIY project this year, with cost savings being the main reason. More and more people are DIYing. It's a heart-warming and exciting statistic that we can relate to--afterall, that's how this whole blog really started. We just couldn't […]
May 29, 2015
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DIY
An Unbelievable, Complete DIY Kitchen Renovation
DIY
May 28, 2015
An Unbelievable, Complete DIY Kitchen Renovation
We've shared parts of our friends, the Pugmire's, home before when we helped renovate their laundry room earlier this year and update their pantry last year. In fact, I've even mentioned Preston sang at our wedding! They're our favorite. We've been good friends for years, but the friendship is reaching besties status now that we […]
May 28, 2015
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Decor
Our New Whirlpool Duets in Diamond Steel [and all the Heart Eyes Emojis]
Decor
May 27, 2015
Our New Whirlpool Duets in Diamond Steel [and all the Heart Eyes Emojis]
If you follow @chrislovesjulia on Instagram--which you really should; I frequently post little project updates there when I am struggling to find time to post beefy updates here--you saw that our new washer and dryer arrived for the laundry room this weekend! First, a little backstory. While we were adding a window to the living […]
May 27, 2015
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DIY
How To Trim Out IKEA Cabinets
DIY
May 26, 2015
How To Trim Out IKEA Cabinets
Last time we showed you the laundry room, it looked something like this: We had just installed our new Ikea cabinets and hardware, as well as lighting, too. (I could not find a pulled back photo of the cabinets with hardware before we trimmed it out--hence the lack of pretty gold pulls in the photo above.) While […]
May 26, 2015
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Decor
We Bought A Bed!
Decor
May 20, 2015
We Bought A Bed!
Our bedroom has taken a backseat as of late while we traveled and worked on the laundry room--more updates there later this week! The damper came when we waited too long to purchase the bed we had our eyes on. It was my own fault really. You may remember in the mood board for the […]
May 20, 2015
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Chris Cooks
#CLJCOOKBOOKS Teaser Video!
Chris Cooks
May 19, 2015
#CLJCOOKBOOKS Teaser Video!
It's been over a month since we spilled the news that Chris will be writing 3 cookbooks and we figured we owed you an update. At the beginning of the month, we flew my sister Andrea up from her home in Monterrey, Mexico to shoot all the photography for the books. It was a hefty, […]
May 19, 2015
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Decor
Motorized Shades, ftw
Decor
May 18, 2015
Motorized Shades, ftw
Last week, in the midst of an Atlanta trip, cookbook shooting and an NYC trip, we installed something we've been wanting for a long time now. Can you spot it? Blinds for the stairwell! But these aren't any blinds--those wouldn't do--these are motorized shades and we're more than a little excited about them. When we […]
May 18, 2015
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Recipes
Grilled Pork Tossed With Fresh Herbs
Recipes
May 12, 2015
Grilled Pork Tossed With Fresh Herbs
My fear with this dish is that people will think it's either secretly complicated, or too simple to be worth trying. I mentioned on Instagram last night that I'm not one for declaring "favorites" with my dishes. I feel like bloggers use the word "favorite" way too often, so using it can come off as […]
May 12, 2015
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Decor
My New (Tiny, but Perfect) Office Space!
Decor
May 7, 2015
My New (Tiny, but Perfect) Office Space!
Over the past year, we've been trying to fit in a little desk somewhere for me. Not only am I the CFO of our family (bills, bills, billz), my workload for the blog and other projects I've taken on has expanded and I really needed a place that wasn't the dining room table for my […]
May 7, 2015
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Decor
Cowhide in the Reading Room. Whoop!
Decor
May 5, 2015
Cowhide in the Reading Room. Whoop!
I opened my computer yesterday for the first time in two weeks. It was a painful experience, but regardless of the amount of unanswered emails in my inbox, the break was absolutely worth it. We flew our little family to Florida and it was the best (okay, maybe our first official) family vacation ever! We […]
May 5, 2015
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Projects
Laundry Room Lighting & Hardware + $250 to Rejuvenation!
Projects
April 21, 2015
Laundry Room Lighting & Hardware + $250 to Rejuvenation!
We partnered with Rejuvenation to outfit the laundry room with a few crowning moments, including two fabulous accent lights and unlacquered brass pulls for the cabinets. (And bonus! there's a honkin' Rejuvenation giveaway for you at the end!) Initially, we were just going to do recessed lights in the laundry room, but I couldn't get […]
April 21, 2015
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Chris Cooks
On Pursuing Passions
Chris Cooks
April 15, 2015
On Pursuing Passions
Do you ever think about what you really love to do? What you're passionate about? I, myself, feel like I jump around a lot. I love designing rooms and watching that evolution take place. I love art--painting, looking at, being around and in an artistic environment. When I am deep into my fitness goals--there's no […]
April 15, 2015
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