Recipes
Chicken & Sausage Paella
Recipes
January 19, 2020
Chicken & Sausage Paella
For busy week nights, it's nice to have a few dishes in your back pocket that come together quick, use only one pan, and act as protein, main dish & side dish all together. Paella is one of those things for me, and I love how versatile it is. Paella is traditionally a seafood dish, […]
January 19, 2020
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DIY
Weekend Sales! January 18, 2020
DIY
January 18, 2020
Weekend Sales! January 18, 2020
Abercrombie: Winter Sale! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. American Eagle: 60% off clearance + extra 25% off everything with code OHSALE25 JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Crate & Barrel: 20% off The Bedding & Bath Sale […]
January 18, 2020
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Back in Our Room, Hair Inspo, Taking A Year off from Working Out & More
Casual Friday
January 17, 2020
Casual Friday: Back in Our Room, Hair Inspo, Taking A Year off from Working Out & More
After 2.5 months, we finally slept in our own bed in our own room last night. Halloween we moved into Faye's room (and Faye moved into the spare bed in Greta's room) and we were told it would be a couple weeks to take out the tray ceiling. But then there was no use in […]
January 17, 2020
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Our Freshly Painted Master Bedroom with Contrast Trim!
DIY
January 16, 2020
Our Freshly Painted Master Bedroom with Contrast Trim!
This post is sponsored by Lowe's Our bedroom had some WORK done over the past couple months. It was a lot! Like, at one point, the room had no walls and no ceiling because we ripped the tray ceiling out to add height to the room. But when we put it all back together, one […]
January 16, 2020
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House Tours
An In-Progress Video Tour of the First Floor (and Floor plan!)
House Tours
January 15, 2020
An In-Progress Video Tour of the First Floor (and Floor plan!)
With so many changes happening on the first floor of our house, I get so many questions every day about how it's all connected. So we thought it would be fun to share a tour of our main floor along with a floorplan that Chris drew up. Can you believe the photo above is NOT […]
January 15, 2020
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Lifestyle
A Tell All: The 11 Months Post-Fire.
Lifestyle
January 14, 2020
A Tell All: The 11 Months Post-Fire.
It's been 11 months (and a couple days) since our cabin burned down our cabin burned down and a monumental thing happened over the weekend--we finally got a check from our insurance. It actually arrived on the 11 month mark and there was a lot of relief that came with it, too. There's not a […]
January 14, 2020
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DIY
Laying Heated Flooring Under Tile
DIY
January 13, 2020
Laying Heated Flooring Under Tile
The harlequin tile floors (of our dreams!) are starting to get laid in the dining room today! It feels like it has been a long time coming. And in many ways it has, but it's strange once you reach a point you were waiting so long to reach, everything it took to get up to […]
January 13, 2020
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Recipes
Grain, Dairy and Gluten Free Beef Stew
Recipes
January 12, 2020
Grain, Dairy and Gluten Free Beef Stew
Many stews can be thickened with flour or corn starch, but this version avoids all that and replaces it with crazy amounts of flavor! Sometimes beef stew can be cooked to death, so every bit tastes the same and has the same mouthfeel (that is to say, is mushy). I share some tricks for getting […]
January 12, 2020
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: A Look Into Our Office, Kitchen Inspo, A Fun Gift I got and more!
Casual Friday
January 10, 2020
Casual Friday: A Look Into Our Office, Kitchen Inspo, A Fun Gift I got and more!
It was an exciting first week back at our home! Painting started around the house. Flooring got laid in our office and we moved back into the space. Because, yes, we had to move EVERYTHING out of the office for two days while they did the floors. Let's just say the entry was crammed and […]
January 10, 2020
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DIY
A Before (and current) Closet Tour Where We Talk Through Our Ideas
DIY
January 8, 2020
A Before (and current) Closet Tour Where We Talk Through Our Ideas
As we mentioned in yesterday's post (click here to read all the projects we're tackling this year), our new closet is first on our to-do list. But before we start any project, we love to note our pain points, what's working and what's not, and start gathering inspiration. So today, we wanted to walk you […]
January 8, 2020
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DIY
The MANY Projects on Deck for 2020
DIY
January 7, 2020
The MANY Projects on Deck for 2020
Over the break, we took time to just be in our house. It was the first time since moving in in June that we were alone in our home over several days and it felt incredible. It felt like home. Even amongst all of the drywall mud splattered on the covered floors and rearranged bedrooms […]
January 7, 2020
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Projects
2019 Project Report Card and a HUGE Progress report!
Projects
January 6, 2020
2019 Project Report Card and a HUGE Progress report!
Every year in January we post our renovation plans for the year, and looking back at 2019’s list (you can read the whole post here) it’s clear how unanticipated 2019 ended up being. On our list from January of this year was: For our previous home: Add wall treatment to the stairwell Add exterior lighting […]
January 6, 2020
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Inspiration
The 2019 Homebody Award Winners!!
Inspiration
December 31, 2019
The 2019 Homebody Award Winners!!
We had thousands of nominations roll in for our first ever Homebody Awards and we thought we'd close out the year announcing the winners this year (along with the two runners up in each category because, so many times, it was so close!). We know first-hand how much work goes into each of these projects […]
December 31, 2019
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Projects
A Check-In on Our Pre-Christmas Checklist + Will We Be Home For Christmas?
Projects
December 19, 2019
A Check-In on Our Pre-Christmas Checklist + Will We Be Home For Christmas?
Last month, November 13th, we laid out all the projects we had lined up to complete before Christmas in this post. At the time, we were making plans to move out for two weeks and group a lot of these tasks together to really expedite things. I didn't realize how much time had passed since […]
December 19, 2019
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Design
New Carpet in Greta's Room--At last!!!
Design
December 16, 2019
New Carpet in Greta's Room--At last!!!
When we moved in, Greta's room had the most dizzying carpet in a bold color--RED. We all struggled with it, including Greta and she was anxious to get new flooring in her room. We decided to keep carpet in the girls' rooms for now (we are laying wood floors everywhere else) since they are still […]
December 16, 2019
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Gift Guides!
2019 CLJ Holiday Gift Guide: Fast-Ship Gifts
Gift Guides!
December 14, 2019
2019 CLJ Holiday Gift Guide: Fast-Ship Gifts
Our gift guides are complete (check out the full 2019 guide right here) but that doesn't mean your shopping is ... or my shopping is. So we scoured our gift guides for the best ideas with the fastest ship times and then added a few new ideas in for good measure. (I totally ordered number […]
December 14, 2019
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DIY
The First Annual HOMEBODY AWARDS--Call For Nominations!
DIY
December 13, 2019
The First Annual HOMEBODY AWARDS--Call For Nominations!
We're not the only ones that have had a busy year with home projects and this year, for the first time!, we thought it would be fun to recognize outstanding people sharing their extraordinary projects online in the first annual HOMEBODY AWARDS! We came up with 12 categories we'd love to highlight and we need […]
December 13, 2019
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Art
Original Art Under $500, $250, and $100
Art
December 12, 2019
Original Art Under $500, $250, and $100
I’m an art lover, and I've often said that hanging art in your home will give it more character and personality than just about anything else. And while I'm a print-lover, through and through, today I'm making a case for collecting original art. Original art is one of a kind. If you connect with a […]
December 12, 2019
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Gift Guides!
THE COMPLETE CLJ 2019 GIFT GUIDE
Gift Guides!
December 11, 2019
THE COMPLETE CLJ 2019 GIFT GUIDE
Over the last month, we have been slowly rolling out our gift guides, filled with original, practical, and beautiful things for everyone on our list. And now that it's crunch time (2 weeks until Christmas!) and there are last minute sales and free shipping promo codes galore--we thought it would be a good idea […]
December 11, 2019
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Gift Guides!
2019 CLJ Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Homebodies
Gift Guides!
December 10, 2019
2019 CLJ Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Homebodies
Perhaps the easiest gift guide I've put together this year is this one--gifts for the homebody. Mostly because it's based on what I would get someone just like me. Or what I would love to receive as a home-loving person who relates more to JOMO a lot more than FOMO and loves nothing more than […]
December 10, 2019
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