DIY
Choosing a Paint Color for Our Small, Windowless Bathroom
DIY
August 24, 2017
Choosing a Paint Color for Our Small, Windowless Bathroom
This post is sponsored by HANDy Paint Products. I didn't think we'd ever get to the point of painting this little bathroom and yet, this week the time came to pick a color and paint that tiny bit of wall this windowless room has. A small room with no windows can present a challenge when […]
August 24, 2017
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Projects
A Cool Hack For Removing Grout Haze
Projects
August 23, 2017
A Cool Hack For Removing Grout Haze
The bathroom tile looks so good, y'all, but it wasn't that way until yesterday. Some of you who have been reading longer than 3 years or so probably remember a post about grout haze after we finished laying our faux wood tile floors. So what's the deal with another post on removing grout haze? Well, even […]
August 23, 2017
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DIY
Before And After: The Sweetest Small Indoor Playhouse!
DIY
August 14, 2017
Before And After: The Sweetest Small Indoor Playhouse!
This project is sponsored by World Market. Last month, we introduced you to a new project we were working with World Market on--an indoor playhouse--and are so excited to share how it all turned out today! We found the perfect space to makeover, a small 5x9 room in our friends', Preston and Corine's, basement. They […]
August 14, 2017
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Decor
Before and After: A One Day Master Bedroom Makeover and 5 Tips To Transform Your Own!
Decor
August 8, 2017
Before and After: A One Day Master Bedroom Makeover and 5 Tips To Transform Your Own!
A couple weeks ago, we completed a one-day bedroom makeover for a couple that had been having trouble moving their bedroom from a post-college look to a more sophisticated, grown-up, cozy room. It all started when Ralph Lauren Home reached out and asked us to do an Instagram campaign with their bedding--which could have really […]
August 8, 2017
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Lifestyle
Along Came Polly
Lifestyle
August 4, 2017
Along Came Polly
Polly Janene Marcum August 1, 2017 | 9:13 pm 9 lbs 3 oz | 22 1/4" long Our darling Polly (her middle name is after Chris's mom) arrived on Tuesday and we're in newborn heaven over here. With the other two girls, my water broke spontaneously (before I had even any signs of labor! It was […]
August 4, 2017
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DIY
Our 3 Minute Method for Keeping Our Glass Globe Lights Clean + Free Mrs. Meyer's for Everyone!
DIY
August 1, 2017
Our 3 Minute Method for Keeping Our Glass Globe Lights Clean + Free Mrs. Meyer's for Everyone!
This post is sponsored by Grove Collaborative. There are some things in your home that require special treatment. They need specific tools in order to be altered, cleaners to come clean, and professional services to function. But there are other things in the home we tend to overthink, when a simple approach is best. I […]
August 1, 2017
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Lifestyle
Ep. 43: Mailbag Monday--For Kitchen Noobs, Lighting Woes, Paint Colors and More
Lifestyle
July 31, 2017
Ep. 43: Mailbag Monday--For Kitchen Noobs, Lighting Woes, Paint Colors and More
In this special Q&A episode, we start off talking about the progress of our big backyard project and how we're charting new territory with it. Julia reveals her neurosis when it comes to their third child's birth date and they open up the mail bag to answer as many of your questions as possible! You […]
July 31, 2017
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: July 28, 2017
Casual Friday
July 28, 2017
Casual Friday: July 28, 2017
Glider | Pouf | Rug | Wallpaper | Crib | Crib Skirt | Floor Lamp | Light Fixture I'm remembering all over again how difficult the final days and weeks of pregnancy are. I feel like I've been going 100 mph and this week, at 39 weeks, it all came crashing down. Off and on contractions--sometimes […]
July 28, 2017
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Chris Cooks
Caring For Your Cast Iron, Nonstick and Stainless Steel Cookware
Chris Cooks
July 26, 2017
Caring For Your Cast Iron, Nonstick and Stainless Steel Cookware
This post is sponsored by Blue Apron. Since completing our kitchen remodel almost two years ago, we've received so many questions about keeping our cookware clean, since much of it is in view on our open shelving. Here's one we received recently from one of our readers, Courtney: "I've only been at this adulting thing […]
July 26, 2017
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DIY
Bathroom Reno 101: The Tile is IN!
DIY
July 25, 2017
Bathroom Reno 101: The Tile is IN!
It's been a little while since we checked in with the girls' bathroom, but the tiling is this close to being done so I thought we were due for an update! In our last update, we shared the tile combination we were planning on using for the space--this very budget subway tile (it's on sale!) and ceramic […]
July 25, 2017
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: July 21, 2017
Casual Friday
July 21, 2017
Casual Friday: July 21, 2017
We finalized (and started--oops) so many big projects this week--my head is still spinning. Although I haven't posted here for the past two days, I hope you were able to catch some of the master bedroom renovation we did on Instagram Stories this week! It was an intense, but fun, 12 hour day that ended […]
July 21, 2017
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DIY
The $100, 20 minute, Upgrade that Seriously Amped up our Curb Appeal
DIY
July 18, 2017
The $100, 20 minute, Upgrade that Seriously Amped up our Curb Appeal
In, literally, less than 20 minutes and for $120 we completely upgraded our curb appeal this weekend. And to be honest, we're so embarrassed we didn't do this sooner! Last summer, I remember pinning a DIY project about building out a standard 4x4 mailbox post with trim and a cap to make it look so […]
July 18, 2017
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Mood Boards
New Project: A Small Indoor Playhouse!
Mood Boards
July 17, 2017
New Project: A Small Indoor Playhouse!
This project is in partnership with World Market. We've taken on a new design project, and it's a fun one! World Market challenged us to makeover a small space, preferably a kids' space, and we found the perfect candidate. In our own homes' design plans this year, we had the idea of transforming a closet […]
July 17, 2017
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Lifestyle
Ep 42: How We Handle Sponsorships and Renovating as A Couple
Lifestyle
July 17, 2017
Ep 42: How We Handle Sponsorships and Renovating as A Couple
This week, we’re hitting a lot of big topics that have come up recently. We start this episode talking about a few behind-the-scenes details of our furniture line we launched last week and how that even came about. Then we go in-depth into how we handle sponsors and sponsored posts, answering a few questions we’ve […]
July 17, 2017
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday + My 29 Home Picks from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
Casual Friday
July 14, 2017
Casual Friday + My 29 Home Picks from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
Faux Fiddle Leaf Fig | Side Table | Accent Stool | Couch | X Pillow | Rug | Foot Stool Earlier this week, I posted the above photo on my Instagram shortly after I accidentally cleaned the entire house instead of taking a nap...again. Nesting urges have definitely kicked in, but not in the form I'd like […]
July 14, 2017
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Decor
Our Interior Define Collection is Here! Meet "Charly."
Decor
July 13, 2017
Our Interior Define Collection is Here! Meet "Charly."
Our furniture line with Interior Define launches today, and you can see the whole thing right here! When they asked us what we'd like to call the collection, it took us hardly any time to land on "Charly." Not only does the unisex name describe the style of our collection--the perfect blend of masculine straight […]
July 13, 2017
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DIY
Three Problem Areas in Our Home We Solved in An Afternoon
DIY
July 12, 2017
Three Problem Areas in Our Home We Solved in An Afternoon
This post is sponsored by Legrand. There were three problem areas in our home that were a constant source of frustration for Chris and I. One of them, we've talked about extensively (the bunk bed lighting situation--we'll get there in a minute), but, I'm excited to say, we easily fixed all three of these problems in […]
July 12, 2017
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Recipes
3 Foil Packet Sides for Cooking Outdoors
Recipes
July 11, 2017
3 Foil Packet Sides for Cooking Outdoors
It's been quite awhile since I've shared any recipes on here, but I hope you'll indulge me a bit with the rare food post, because it is still something I love doing. And since we're smack in the center of prime outdoor cooking season, I wanted to share 3 simple, but amazing foil packet sides […]
July 11, 2017
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Mood Boards
A Post-Dorm Style Room to a Bright, Fresh Traditional Master | CLJ Mood boards
Mood Boards
July 10, 2017
A Post-Dorm Style Room to a Bright, Fresh Traditional Master | CLJ Mood boards
I got so many encouraging emails and messages from you over the weekend about my inquiry of sharing mood boards occasionally for other people's spaces--including some of yours! I get so many requests for online consultations and while that unfortunately doesn't fit into my day right now, hopefully as we select a few to share here every […]
July 10, 2017
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: July 7, 2017
Casual Friday
July 7, 2017
Casual Friday: July 7, 2017
It's been a jam-packed week behind the scenes. Not only with the 4th of July (which we enjoyed so much!), but I also designed and ordered everything for three rooms/spaces that we'll be making over THIS month--two of which are not in our own home. It's always so fun for me to design for other […]
July 7, 2017
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