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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Projects
Laundry Room Progress: Paint and Cabinets!
Projects
April 13, 2015
Laundry Room Progress: Paint and Cabinets!
So much has happened in the laundry room the last few weeks, I'm excited to give you an overdue update. Last time I shared the renovation progress with you on the blog (Sidenote: I have started sharing quick project updates on instagram when I don't have too much time to blog--which has been frequently, lately. […]
April 13, 2015
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Lifestyle
One!
Lifestyle
April 7, 2015
One!
Today, Faye is 1! A whole year with our sweet baby Faye and it flew by in an instant. We waited and tried for over three years to get her here and she has been worth it ten times over. She loves us all so freely and gently and so differently. Faye rarely makes a […]
April 7, 2015
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Toolbox
Our Go-To (Tried and True!) Paint Supplies
Toolbox
April 3, 2015
Our Go-To (Tried and True!) Paint Supplies
I have been meaning to put together this post for awhile, so when a reader on our last post reminded me how much I have been painting lately, I thought it's time. So, here it is! The great guide to everything you need to have a really great painting "party." How it works over here […]
April 3, 2015
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DIY
Studio Green, No, Pine Grove Green in the Reading Room. Yeah.
DIY
March 30, 2015
Studio Green, No, Pine Grove Green in the Reading Room. Yeah.
The reading room-turned-music room has been on our minds for a while now. It was the second room we worked on in this house (after the half bath) and it has kind of always been special to us. Greta and I (before Faye came along) used to read on the couch in here and watch […]
March 30, 2015
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Art
Color for the Colorblind
Art
March 27, 2015
Color for the Colorblind
This week I have been repainting the reading room--so many things to talk about there early next week--when this video from our friends at Valspar landed in my inbox. It couldn't have come at a better time. Valspar is on a mission to bring color to those who don’t have it (and to remind those […]
March 27, 2015
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Decor
My Hunt for the Perfect Persian Rug
Decor
March 26, 2015
My Hunt for the Perfect Persian Rug
When searching for the perfect rug for the laundry room, I went through hundreds of options and tried to take my time to find one I thought would be perfect for the space--and then ended up with two at my doorstep earlier this week. Ha! This rug will likely be the only real color in […]
March 26, 2015
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Projects
Turning A Homework Room into A Sweet Retreat
Projects
March 23, 2015
Turning A Homework Room into A Sweet Retreat
During the month of March, our long-time partner, Ace Hardware is helping consumers discover a new love for color through a month-long interactive paint experience called 31 Days of Color. Every day unveils a new “Color of the Day” selected from Ace’s exclusive Valspar and Clark+Kensington paint lines and today's the day we get to […]
March 23, 2015
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Lifestyle
A Paint Color Match to Ikea Bodbyn Off-White Cabinet!
Lifestyle
March 20, 2015
A Paint Color Match to Ikea Bodbyn Off-White Cabinet!
Update: See the finished laundry room, with the Ikea cabinets in place right here! Oh Ikea, just when we had you all figured out, you go and change everything! The previous AKRUM line of cabinets, bloggers everywhere had pretty much pin-pointed exact color matches which is essential if you plan on adding any trim, like […]
March 20, 2015
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Mood Boards
All The Laundry Room Plans
Mood Boards
March 18, 2015
All The Laundry Room Plans
Since you'll be able to see the laundry room/mudroom through the sliding door (that is mostly left open) in the kitchen/dining room, we really wanted the two spaces to complement each other well. Here's a before and after floor plan as a reminder of the major changes that are happening in this area: A few […]
March 18, 2015
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Lifestyle
Greta Turns 5 + The Best Looking Compact Fish Tank
Lifestyle
March 16, 2015
Greta Turns 5 + The Best Looking Compact Fish Tank
A whole month has passed since Greta turned a whopping 5 years old. (How did that happen!?) She woke up on her birthday and ran to the mirror in the entry and stared at herself. After a few moments, she said, "I still look four." And then she paused and said, "And I still feel four." Ha! The truth […]
March 16, 2015
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