Today we're launching a new series that relates the clothes we wear to the decor in our homes. Most of my wardrobe is casual and classic and that has translated into a lot of the choices we made in our home, or are planning on making. I pinned this photo of Alessandra Ambrosio a year […]
Here's where we left off yesterday: Down these stairs, is another 1700 square feet, and a cute little girl. To the left, there are four doorways, three bedrooms and a bathroom. The room to the immediate left will be the guest room. It doesn't share a wall with all other room and the closet has […]
Whatta day. Whatta month! We're feeling very exhausted--mentally and physically--but are happy to be where we are. Monday we closed on our Utah home and signed it over to its new owners, and yesterday we made the 4.5 hour drive to our new town and moved all of our stuff into our new home, with […]
We moved into our very first home April 2, 2011, and we're moving out officially on Wednesday (although we're loading everything up tonight--different post for a different day). Although we didn't "finish" the house, we thought it would be fun to go back through and look at before and afters of the spaces we did […]
Considering a month ago we were completely unaware of Chris's new job and content with staying in our home indefinitely, this fast move to Idaho has not only thrown us for a loop, but also all of our friends and neighbors. So last weekend, the night after we got home from house hunting, we threw […]
This kitchen has been two years in the making, constantly tweaking what we had (painting cabinets, painting countertops!, buying new appliances as we could afford them) until we were ready for a little bit more of a renovation a couple months ago. Here's what it looked like when we moved in: And here's how it […]
The tile is finally finished! The last time you saw it, we had just finished the installation process of our 3x6 Hampton Carrara subway tiles, which took us over 20 hours. Grouting went faster, but we ran out right before we left for Idaho. It was torture to be so close. But when we arrived […]
Before we left to house hunt, we were working on finishing a few projects. Namely, the master bathroom and the kitchen backsplash. The master bath revamp was done on a budget. Like $200, budget. Here's how it looked when we moved in...and, well, for the last two years #yikes: And here's how it looks now: […]
Today we are headed back home to pack, clean, finish up and share a few projects with you from our current home. And then say goodbye to it. That will be hard. When we first made the decision to move, even if I knew it was the right decision, it was difficult to hold back […]
Oh dear. This is hard. To catch up any of you that didn't follow along on Instagram (@chrislovesjulia), the house hunt on Monday was intense. I saw everything from a two-story on 6 acres, to a 1960s time capsule in the center of town--twelve houses total. Every one was so different and out of all […]
Today is Chris's first day at his new job in Idaho and we never expected I'd be here with him. We thought for sure Greta and I would still be in Utah prepping our house for listing later this month. But with the surprisingly quick sale, we accompanied Chris to search for a new house […]
My sweet parents are in town for a few days helping us clean up a few things outside. They are landscaping gurus and work horses and the amount of yard work we got done yesterday is more than we've done in probably two years. Our exterior checklist has changed drastically. We went from prepping for […]
This post is a little late. Camera problems. Busy problems. But I wanted to update you on our weekend. Saturday we had two showings. We haven't listed our house yet because we still felt like there were things that need to be done, but word got out that we were moving and a couple people […]
We still need to seal and grout and seal once more, but all of the tile is in place so as promised (even if our kitchen is in a chaotic condition), here's how it looks: The area on the left is where the fridge goes. We tiled back enough so the effect of a fully […]
Lobster isn't a common dish in our house. In fact, Jules has had it one time in her entire life - last night, when I made these lobster rolls. She was a little nervous, because she only sometimes tolerates shrimp (which you could use for this dish, instead of lobster). I assured all would be […]
Thank you for all the support with our big announcement yesterday. Your energy and excitement for us is going to make this process so much easier. I'm sure of it. With that said, buckle up--it's been pretty crazy over here since we decided last Friday we were taking the job and moving. We have a […]
I remember playing a board game called Cashflow way back in my early college days with my, then, boyfriend and all of his friends. It is basically an educational game that simulates real life financial strategies and situations, like investing. Monopoly on steroids if you will. So, we were all very, very cool. Anyway, one aspect […]
You wanna know why grilled peaches are so awesome? Because they meet the following criteria: • Friggen Delicious • Friggen Easy Of course, I like to complicate my grilled peaches a little more than I do my grilled corn by soaking them in a cinnamon syrup for at least 30 minutes before grilling. Here's what […]
We had a wonderfully busy weekend tiling our hearts out in the kitchen. We've been waiting for the tile to come in (it was on backorder) and so when we arrived home from our most recent trip the same time the tile arrived, it was like marble Christmas waiting to get our hands dirty. Before […]
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