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Painfully Beautiful, Dream Curtains.
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April 6, 2012
Painfully Beautiful, Dream Curtains.
The curtains are taking far longer than I expected and even imagined curtains could take. Needless to say, I miscalculated how quickly I could tackle the steps involved. But the backtrack for a second, I showed you the overwhelming options I was considering as far as curtains go for our family room a couple weeks […]
April 6, 2012
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Spring Tweaking
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April 5, 2012
Spring Tweaking
Yesterday, Apartment Therapy posted about compulsive redecorators. Although I am not extreme as some of the cases they talked about (I don't change my whole house from shabby chic to minimalistic in a week), I am a compulsive tweaker. I'm not exaggerating when I say nearly every day I change something. It might be something as […]
April 5, 2012
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Blinds are Bomb dot Com
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April 4, 2012
Blinds are Bomb dot Com
Do people still say, "bomb dot com" to express something is awesome/cool/amazing? This week, we're focusing on getting treating the windows in the family room. Both look extremely bare and the sliding glass door, that unfortunately we don't have the budget to upgrade to french doors right now, lets a lot of heat in--transforming […]
April 4, 2012
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Words of Admiration
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April 4, 2012
Words of Admiration
I'm new at this. We've only been reviewing and accepting sponsors for a whole whopping week, but I am thrilled with the shops that we have taken on. Their offerings are beautiful. Their prices are affordable and we eagerly give each the Chris Loves Julia stamp of approval. We are honored to introduce you to: […]
April 4, 2012
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April 2012 Chalkboard Drawing
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April 3, 2012
April 2012 Chalkboard Drawing
**Our 500th Post!!** Kermit the Frog made it to my chalkboard. It's not a lot of color, or a detailed drawing, but it's something I can't wait to hang on our wall for the month--and the print afterward, forever. Out of the mouth of the uber popular frog himself: "Maybe you don't need the whole world […]
April 3, 2012
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One year ago today.
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April 2, 2012
One year ago today.
It's been a whole year since we moved into our house. A year ago today, we were cleaning our little apartment and filling up this house with lots of boxes. Our very first house. I remember how dirty this place was when we moved in. It wasn't a foreclosure or even a short sale--just neglected, […]
April 2, 2012
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Health & Beauty
Behind Closed Doors
Health & Beauty
March 30, 2012
Behind Closed Doors
We are incredibly blessed. A year ago tomorrow, we bought this house and moved in on April 2nd--which we're calling our official journey (not to get all Bachelor on you) start date. Which means Monday it will be exactly a year! We'll be celebrating our first House-iversary all next week on the blog as we […]
March 30, 2012
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I'm the Map. I'm the Map. I'm the Map. I'm the Map!
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March 29, 2012
I'm the Map. I'm the Map. I'm the Map. I'm the Map!
A couple weeks ago, I came across a vintage and extremely well priced world map in this etsy shop. I put it in my cart and muddled over the possibilities for a couple days and then thought, "It's $10! Just get it!" So I did. And when it arrived the colors were […]
March 29, 2012
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The Big Clash of Progress
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March 28, 2012
The Big Clash of Progress
Sometimes, I wait and wait and wait for things to arrive or to happen or to work out the way I need them to and then suddenly everything falls into my lap at once and I am left frantic and overwhelmed, but real excited. That's me. That's today. The big clash of everything coming together […]
March 28, 2012
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Paint A Pillow. Adler Style.
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March 27, 2012
Paint A Pillow. Adler Style.
I really love this Jonathan Adler pillow that I included in the mood board for our family room. I didn't love that it was $98. So, I used it as my inspiration and decided to make something similar for our family room. I found this dark gray pillow at Walmart for around $10. It wasn't […]
March 27, 2012
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Giveaway Gold: Pouf-erific.
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March 26, 2012
Giveaway Gold: Pouf-erific.
***The Giveaway is now closed*** Congratulations to Jenna, number 140, who said she would love any damask one. Over the weekend, on our Facebook page, I mentioned that we'd be having another giveaway and this time it would be something specifically from our family room's mood board that anyone could enjoy. And then […]
March 26, 2012
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Advertise
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March 26, 2012
Advertise
We are expanding our little family to include more eye-candy for you readers. (That was almost a baby tease again. Man, I'm funny). After nearly a year of living in this home and writing about every last DIY detail--our blog has grown leaps and bounds thanks to you and we feel it is time to […]
March 26, 2012
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Jen's Dilemma
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March 23, 2012
Jen's Dilemma
Since making the announcement that I would start designing for your spaces too, I have been up to my eyeballs in mood boards. At first, I was worried that I would virtually design the same space over and over--but it has been quite the opposite. I feel like I have really connected with so many […]
March 23, 2012
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Welcome to the family, Chaise.
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March 22, 2012
Welcome to the family, Chaise.
Two evenings ago, while I was still trying to get our bookcases styled, but definitely needed a break, Chris suggested we put together our Kivik chaise from Ikea that has been sitting in our garage for about a month. Now that the room is finally to a place where we can start decorating and using […]
March 22, 2012
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Our Styled Built In Billys
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March 21, 2012
Our Styled Built In Billys
I spent my whole day yesterday filling all of these empty shelves: I wanted these built-ins to be a good mix of books and color. I wanted it to not be so serious, as a bookcase completely filled with books or glass objects can be. We are pretty playful people and I think these […]
March 21, 2012
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The Nitty Gritty on Baseboards
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March 20, 2012
The Nitty Gritty on Baseboards
With the built-ins done, we only had one thing left to trim out--the rest of the room was in dire need of baseboards. The is a photo snapped right after our carpet went in: And now, with the addition of baseboards (and the built-ins, and the window, and a few things I have started to […]
March 20, 2012
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Giveaway Gold: Put the Own in Crown Molding
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March 19, 2012
Giveaway Gold: Put the Own in Crown Molding
Giveaway is now closed Congratulations to Lauren2028 who said, "I wish that trying to decorate my house was 'so simple'....I can't make up my mind for the life of me!" We're not afraid to call in the pros when we are faced with a challenge that is above our skill-set, like installing a new window. Crown […]
March 19, 2012
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Curtain Call
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March 16, 2012
Curtain Call
This weekend, curtains are on the agenda. Originally I had pinned down classic white curtains with black trim (pictured below) for our family room, but I am second guessing the decision. This week I have been whipping out mood boards for lots of different spaces and I realized I didn't put a white drape on […]
March 16, 2012
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DIY
Built In Billys Part 3
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March 15, 2012
Built In Billys Part 3
Hey-yo, all of this multi-colored trim is gone: Last night, we painted all of the trim we added to create one, seamless, built-in look: Ta-da!! It is just how we imagined it to look way back when we put together a rough 3D drawing almost a month ago: The real difference between yesterday and today […]
March 15, 2012
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Built-In Billys Part 2
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March 14, 2012
Built-In Billys Part 2
When we left you after part 1 of our built-in Billy bookcase posts, this is how we were lookin': Although, Monday, you got a sneak peak of the work we got done over the weekend when we revealed the new window: Sadly, this is the photo that is going around Pinterest right now--"DIY Built-Ins!!!" It's […]
March 14, 2012
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