Lifestyle
The healthiest go-to meal we keep stocked in the freezer at all times
Lifestyle
January 12, 2022
The healthiest go-to meal we keep stocked in the freezer at all times
Thanks to Daily Harvest for sponsoring this post. Use code CHRISLOVESJULIA to get up to $40 off your first box. Our kitchen is officially in working order! We're waiting on a few appliances and some paint and finishes, but Chris has been cooking up a storm. And I've been — well, heating things up when […]
January 12, 2022
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Design
Deciding on Toile Wallpaper Over Stripes in the Dining Room...kind of.
Design
January 11, 2022
Deciding on Toile Wallpaper Over Stripes in the Dining Room...kind of.
If you're subscribed to our Love Letter, you've seen that I've been on a wallpaper journey last week. I had the downstairs back hallway (that connects the kitchen to the bonus room to the garages to the laundry room!) in mind when I ordered grasscloth wallpaper samples from Spoonflower (launching next month), but when the […]
January 11, 2022
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Design
Picture Lights and Where to Find Them
Design
January 10, 2022
Picture Lights and Where to Find Them
Picture Light | Midnight Art | Sofa | Tree Art (digital download) | Lantern Fixture | Table | Chairs Lately, we've been getting a lot of questions about picture lights! Chris hung this picture light up in the living room a little while ago, which actually moved with us from Idaho. It didn't ever make […]
January 10, 2022
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: What I'm focusing on this year
Casual Friday
January 7, 2022
Casual Friday: What I'm focusing on this year
Sources Over the holiday, Chris's brother and his family stayed with us for a week and it felt so good hosting family. Their 4 children almost perfectly align in age to our 3 girls, plus they have a little baby--which I held as much as I could while they were here! On New Year's eve, […]
January 7, 2022
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DIY
All About Our Plastered Range Hood
DIY
January 6, 2022
All About Our Plastered Range Hood
Counter Stools | Pendant | Sconce | Faucet | Sink | Drawer Pulls | Knobs The custom range hood was intended to be a massive design element in the kitchen. The show-stopper and also a sort of resting place in the kitchen. Also, it's massive in size too! Notice the size of our temporary 30 in range […]
January 6, 2022
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Projects
The 10 Things on Our 2022 Project List
Projects
January 5, 2022
The 10 Things on Our 2022 Project List
Along with setting our own personal goals, and goals as a family, we like to set goals for our home as well–a list of projects if you will. 2021's project list shifted when we moved but is still fun to look back on. We finished nearly all 8 out of the 9 projects from the […]
January 5, 2022
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Design
7 Small Home Updates We Did over the Holiday!
Design
January 4, 2022
7 Small Home Updates We Did over the Holiday!
And we're back! Happy New Year and hope you had a happy holiday season! We spent some much needed time with family, relaxing, playing games, and doing puzzles. It was our first year in our home and it was very therapeutic to take the time off and spend it making new memories with old traditions. […]
January 4, 2022
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DIY
The 16 Before and Afters of 2021
DIY
December 20, 2021
The 16 Before and Afters of 2021
At the end of every year we like to share before and afters of all the projects we got done within the year. I just looked back at 2020's end-of-year post, and giggled to myself because I was confident we would be staying in our last house for a very long time. Just goes to […]
December 20, 2021
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Design
Before and NOW: The Bonus Room
Design
December 17, 2021
Before and NOW: The Bonus Room
I've been envisioning hanging out in a fully-finished bonus room over the holidays, and it's official–the bonus room is complete! Well, for now. I still want to do a big gallery wall coming up the stairs, but I think that's something that will happen over time. For now, I have to say--this room is everything […]
December 17, 2021
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Design
What's Left To Do in the Kitchen: The Punch List
Design
December 16, 2021
What's Left To Do in the Kitchen: The Punch List
In the past week, the kitchen has started coming together so beautifully and with every new arrival and addition, we're feeling overwhelmed with gratitude for this space. It's our dream kitchen, truly. And it's not even done yet! That being said, I thought it would be nice to get you up to speed on what […]
December 16, 2021
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Lifestyle
Our Readers' Favorite Things of 2021!
Lifestyle
December 15, 2021
Our Readers' Favorite Things of 2021!
Last year we dug into our analytics to tell us what YOUR favorite things of the year were. And we're doing it again! I love seeing what you love, and honestly seeing these things make me so proud. Seeing some of my favorites as your favorites of course makes sense, but there are always a […]
December 15, 2021
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Design
Filling Our New Kitchen Shelves
Design
December 14, 2021
Filling Our New Kitchen Shelves
This post is sponsored by Gap Home, exclusively at Walmart If you've been keeping up with our Instagram Stories over the weekend, you know that we had our home professionally organized over the weekend. It was a gift from Chris and I'm still recovering from that amazing experience--I honestly feel like I'm living a new […]
December 14, 2021
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Design
Christmas Around Our Home 2021
Design
December 13, 2021
Christmas Around Our Home 2021
When it came to decorating for Christmas, I really wanted to have a very merry first Christmas in our home. But I also was feeling really overwhelmed with finishing and cleaning up renovation dust, that I decided to concentrate our Christmas decor in a few key areas, telling myself--we can always add more in the […]
December 13, 2021
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Our Dining Room is Coming Together! (Plus, NPR, What I'm wearing on NYE, and more!)
Casual Friday
December 10, 2021
Casual Friday: Our Dining Room is Coming Together! (Plus, NPR, What I'm wearing on NYE, and more!)
Shop Our Dining Room JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Table | Chairs | Hanging Lantern | Vase | Faux Stems | Ribbon | Brass Candlesticks | Candle Tapers | Tree Art Yesterday, Chris and I went around and blitzed as many spaces as we could. Hung lights that […]
December 10, 2021
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Gift Guides!
28 Gifts under $25: What I Would Bring to a Favorite Things Party!
Gift Guides!
December 9, 2021
28 Gifts under $25: What I Would Bring to a Favorite Things Party!
Has anybody ever been to a favorite things party? They're so fun and I love the concept. It's such a great way to share your favorite things, but also learn about other peoples' favorite things! Here's how it works: Everybody brings 3 of the SAME gift (you could also do 2, just depending on how […]
December 9, 2021
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Design
The Desk Nook Before and After, Plus How To Install a Floating Desk!
Design
December 8, 2021
The Desk Nook Before and After, Plus How To Install a Floating Desk!
The bonus room is wrapping up over here! Today we wanted to share more about the floating desk area we DIYed for the girls' computers that turned out so well! We wanted to give the girls their own little corner of the room to have for playing computer games, doing homework, and storing their backpacks […]
December 8, 2021
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Design
How We're Mixing Metals in Our Kitchen
Design
December 7, 2021
How We're Mixing Metals in Our Kitchen
With the recent countertop install, and all the sharing I've been doing on my Instagram stories (click here to see the whole highlight) the buzz around our kitchen renovation has been alive! We're feeling all the love, and are excited to share more about what's next, including all the metals we'll be using. I had […]
December 7, 2021
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Design
Spotting Our Loloi Rugs in the Wild
Design
December 3, 2021
Spotting Our Loloi Rugs in the Wild
One of the most gratifying and rewarding parts of having a product line, like our Loloi rugs, is seeing them all in your homes! The fact that you all style these rugs in your own homes, and live your lives, making memories around these rugs couldn't make us happier! I really wanted to shoutout a […]
December 3, 2021
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Meet the CLJ Team!
Casual Friday
December 3, 2021
Casual Friday: Meet the CLJ Team!
We have mentioned "our team" that moved with us many many times (more on that here), but realized we never formally introduced anyone! Last week, we set up a tripod in our entry and finally got a team photo taken for our holiday cards we like to send out to all of the wonderful brands […]
December 3, 2021
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Lifestyle
Best of November
Lifestyle
December 2, 2021
Best of November
Sources And just like that, November's over, and we're winding down for the year! November is always our busiest month. We chugged immunity shots (from Clean Juice) multiple times so that we could stay on top of all of our deadlines. We started the month releasing all of our gift guides, and shared a round […]
December 2, 2021
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