Decor
How I Make Our Bed
Decor
July 31, 2018
How I Make Our Bed
This post is sponsored by Linen Market: an eBay exclusive. There are three things that I do every morning that vastly improve the outcome of my day. First is go to the gym or work up a sweat--even if it's just 30 minutes! The second is get ready for the day. Working from home, I […]
July 31, 2018
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Lifestyle
Everything We Learned from Our Big Yard Sale
Lifestyle
July 30, 2018
Everything We Learned from Our Big Yard Sale
If you follow along on Instagram Stories, you probably saw that we had a huge yard sale this weekend. We haven't done one for probably five years (or more!), but we knew for the last couple months that it was coming. It was time. How do you know? Well for us, when we pulled out […]
July 30, 2018
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Recipes
Chris Cooks: Grilled Steak Tacos
Recipes
July 29, 2018
Chris Cooks: Grilled Steak Tacos
Steak tacos, but perhaps in a way you haven't had them before. This is a quick, veto-friendly meal (when using lettuce as opposed to tortillas) that will be perfect for dinner with family or friends. If you don't have a grill, try using a grill pan on your stove top instead. You'll be surprised at […]
July 29, 2018
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Idaho Rambler
The Reveal: Our Primary Bathroom is Finished!
Idaho Rambler
July 25, 2018
The Reveal: Our Primary Bathroom is Finished!
We've been dreaming of this day since we moved into our home 5 years ago. Our bathroom was the very last project we completed and it feels amazing to be done! While we have been anxiously waiting and saving to tackle this space for years, we've been putting plans in motion since last October and […]
July 25, 2018
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Chris Cooks
Have You Ever Been Part of a Progressive Dinner?
Chris Cooks
July 20, 2018
Have You Ever Been Part of a Progressive Dinner?
Be sure to check out the great offer below from Blue Apron, who has sponsored this post. We love hosting dinner parties, but even when you switch up the menu every time it can often feel like the same ol' same. If you're ever in that boat and looking to shake things up, try a […]
July 20, 2018
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Lifestyle
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Picks
Lifestyle
July 19, 2018
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Picks
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale has been going on for card holders for a little while, but public access opens Friday, the 20th! Over the past week, I've gone through almost the whole sale and picked out all my favorite pieces and the best sales in anticipation. This shower curtain looks a lot like the one […]
July 19, 2018
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DIY
Installing our IKEA Pax Wardrobes (plus, Tips for Planning and Shopping for Pax!)
DIY
July 18, 2018
Installing our IKEA Pax Wardrobes (plus, Tips for Planning and Shopping for Pax!)
The last time we talked about our closet, we showed you our plans to install IKEA's Pax system. We used their planner online--which is a lifesaver for so many reasons, but the best part is you can change your mind and change it all around. After our initial plans, we took some of your feedback […]
July 18, 2018
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Lifestyle
Amazon Prime Day 2018 | The Best Picks
Lifestyle
July 16, 2018
Amazon Prime Day 2018 | The Best Picks
It's Amazon Prime Day! The sale officially starts at 3pm ET (noon pacific) today and goes for 36 hours, and will feature so many deals (I heard more than a million!) but the truth is not all of them are actually great deals--so we'll be scouting out the sale and sharing our favorites as updates to this post, […]
July 16, 2018
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DIY
How To Make your Grout Look New in an Afternoon for $10
DIY
July 12, 2018
How To Make your Grout Look New in an Afternoon for $10
This post is sponsored by Lowe's. We've partnered with them to share how-to's, from easy to elaborate. This one is an easy one! In preparation for summer guests, some of our friends were talking about replacing their tile in one of their bathrooms, because it looked "so dingy". When we looked at it, we realized, […]
July 12, 2018
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DIY
Our Moody A-frame Bedroom with Cozy Layers
DIY
July 10, 2018
Our Moody A-frame Bedroom with Cozy Layers
We have lots of family coming in from out of town this month, so before Chris and I skip town ourselves tomorrow (we were invited to America's Mart in Atlanta!--will anyone else be there?), we spent yesterday finishing up the main floor bedroom at our cabin (that we actually only half painted and threw a […]
July 10, 2018
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Inspiration
What Will Be the Design Style of our A-frame?
Inspiration
July 9, 2018
What Will Be the Design Style of our A-frame?
We hear all the time, "I can't wait to see what the design style will be in your cabin!" Which seriously warms my heart. While we have been enjoying our cabin and even tackled a couple small projects there (check out the reading nook here!), the big demo starts July 30th! A lot of our […]
July 9, 2018
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Recipes
Chris Cooks: Garlic & Herb Pork Tenderloin with a Warm Potato Salad
Recipes
July 8, 2018
Chris Cooks: Garlic & Herb Pork Tenderloin with a Warm Potato Salad
I'm not a fan of what most people think of when they hear the words, "potato salad." Cold potatoes just aren't my thing. But this warm version is easy and packed with flavor. Served with a simple grilled tenderloin rubbed with herbs and garlic, it's all perfect. This is a grilled recipe, but the pork […]
July 8, 2018
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Idaho Rambler
Our Small, Floral Water Closet
Idaho Rambler
July 2, 2018
Our Small, Floral Water Closet
We're still waiting for a few more things to arrive (and for me to get my butt into gear and paint the trim once and for all!) before the full bathroom reveal. But there are so many details that went into the water closet (a small room for a toilet) that I thought it deserved […]
July 2, 2018
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Recipes
Chris Cooks: Salt & Vinegar Chicken with a Grilled Corn Salad
Recipes
July 1, 2018
Chris Cooks: Salt & Vinegar Chicken with a Grilled Corn Salad
Very few meals become regulars around our home, because I love cooking new things all the time. But this meal is so good (and so easy), that I make it at least twice a month. Even more during the summer months. You can watch the full video on how to make here on CLJTV, right […]
July 1, 2018
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: June 29, 2018
Casual Friday
June 29, 2018
Casual Friday: June 29, 2018
It's been a difficult week for me. I had emergency surgery a few weeks ago for a hernia that developed over night and it got aggravated last weekend--swollen, red, so painful. I was worried I was going to have surgery again. I spent Sunday and Monday mostly in bed, but Tuesday we had to travel […]
June 29, 2018
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DIY
Designing Our Ikea Closet Might Kill Me.
DIY
June 28, 2018
Designing Our Ikea Closet Might Kill Me.
I need to be honest--we struggled designing our closet. I think we always assumed once we had squared off corners in an open space (something we did during our bathroom renovation), it would just be easy and everything would come together. But then it didn't. It could be that my brain from a lot of […]
June 28, 2018
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DIY
What We're Doing with IGTV!
DIY
June 26, 2018
What We're Doing with IGTV!
Have you heard about Instagram's new IGTV platform? We have never gotten super into YouTube, although we have been uploading all of our videos there for years, but our community has never been super active on that platform. When Instagram announced that they were launching a platform that you could upload videos up to an hour to […]
June 26, 2018
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Design
A Big Sale on Butcher Block Countertops! (You can use them everywhere!)
Design
June 25, 2018
A Big Sale on Butcher Block Countertops! (You can use them everywhere!)
Here's some fun news--Craft Art Countertops contacted us last month and asked if our readers would be interested in a secret sale! We have used their butcher block countertops in so many spaces that we have renovated over the past 6 years and we always get a ton of questions about our kitchen island countertop, […]
June 25, 2018
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday + MEET UP IN AUSTIN TONIGHT!
Casual Friday
June 22, 2018
Casual Friday + MEET UP IN AUSTIN TONIGHT!
We are on a plane to Austin RIGHT NOW! We're having a meet up at the Interior Define store there tonight from 6-8 (11701 Domain Blvd STE 180, Austin, TX 78758) and would love to see/meet/chat with anyone and everyone in the area! I hear there's going to be refreshments, so come and say hello […]
June 22, 2018
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Decor
Our $5 Living Room Make-Under
Decor
June 21, 2018
Our $5 Living Room Make-Under
I've been really craving a lightness in our home lately. I pulled up the Persian rug in the kitchen. I purged half the toy room. I tucked away a lot of baskets of throws and magazines. I took down a few pictures that were hanging on walls. I told Chris, "I just feel like I […]
June 21, 2018
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