Casual Friday
Casual Friday: June 16, 2017
Casual Friday
June 16, 2017
Casual Friday: June 16, 2017
Desk | Chair | Kiwi Bird | Custom Pet Painting | Vase | Rhino Mail Sorter I received the sweetest gift of all from my talented friend, Kim, last week. A small custom portrait of our Charly-girl. I have always loved her pet portraits, and I feel so honored to have our own now. It looks […]
June 16, 2017
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Projects
Our New Sprawling Front Porch Swing + Reader Poll on what color to paint it!
Projects
June 15, 2017
Our New Sprawling Front Porch Swing + Reader Poll on what color to paint it!
One of our summer bucket list projects this year was to add a big porch swing to our front porch area. Initially, we thought we'd build one so it would be nice and long and deep and fill up the space nicely. But, as I was poking around online, I found (and fell for) a […]
June 15, 2017
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DIY
Our Little (Really Little) Home Gym
DIY
June 14, 2017
Our Little (Really Little) Home Gym
It's been a few months since we put a small home gym in our basement (sharing a space with the storage room, no less!) and we have been loving having the dedicated space to sweat it out, slightly away from the rest of the house. We have even been able to cancel our gym memberships! […]
June 14, 2017
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Projects
How our Wall-to-Wall Carpet looks Over A Year Later.
Projects
June 13, 2017
How our Wall-to-Wall Carpet looks Over A Year Later.
We had our wall-to-wall carpet installed over a year ago, in March 2016, and since then, we've had a lot of readers (especially on the install initial post) anxious to hear how it's holding up these days. Lighter carpet was definitely a risk, but a risk we went into with our eyes wide open so we […]
June 13, 2017
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Decor
My sleeping baby must-have: Black-out Shades. (And How We Decided on the ones in the Nursery)
Decor
June 12, 2017
My sleeping baby must-have: Black-out Shades. (And How We Decided on the ones in the Nursery)
There's one detail of the nursery we haven't expounded on yet, but I get questions about all the time--the light blue flat roman shade. Why did we choose shades over curtains? How did we choose the fabric? How dark does the room get when they are closed?, etc. And since we did put significant brain power into choosing […]
June 12, 2017
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Inspiration
The Chris Loves Julia Father's Day Gift Guide | 2017
Inspiration
June 8, 2017
The Chris Loves Julia Father's Day Gift Guide | 2017
Father's Day is just 10 days away and I had so much fun gathering a few favorite things for the guys in our lives. Some of these are tried and true favorites Chris personally loves. Some I have gifted previously, with great reception. And others, you just can't go wrong with! I tried to mix a variety […]
June 8, 2017
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Idaho Rambler
The Deck, One Year Later + What's Still to Come!
Idaho Rambler
June 7, 2017
The Deck, One Year Later + What's Still to Come!
Almost exactly one year ago, the deck as a structure was complete! It's been a wonderful addition to our home and we can barely remember life before it. But I figured it was time to check in on it again (before the stars come out, that is) since we've had a few new additions this […]
June 7, 2017
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Lifestyle
Ep 39: Cabin Hunting, What's Wrong With Zillow? And A 2017 Trend Check In
Lifestyle
June 6, 2017
Ep 39: Cabin Hunting, What's Wrong With Zillow? And A 2017 Trend Check In
We live in, objectively, one of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in the country, with several remote, quiet vacation towns within one hour car drive. So naturally, we're looking to renovate a cabin! We talk about how that process has been going, some ups and major downs for us, as well as a major down for […]
June 6, 2017
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Decor
A Layered Outdoor Dining Space--On A Budget!
Decor
June 5, 2017
A Layered Outdoor Dining Space--On A Budget!
This post is in partnership with World Market. We're so excited to share with you the outdoor dining area we created on my parents' deck today! We were able to pull the whole thing off for less than the $1500 budget we were given by World Market (more on that in this post) and many of the […]
June 5, 2017
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday + Our Hanging Chairs
Casual Friday
June 2, 2017
Casual Friday + Our Hanging Chairs
School's out, the warm weather has finally arrived and we're soaking up every second over here. This also means we have a lot of outdoor projects and posts coming up including building a big front porch swing, an outdoor kitchen, adding a play set to our yard (more on that in a minute), a look at the […]
June 2, 2017
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Toolbox
Our Pressure Washer is Our Best Friend + A Giveaway!!
Toolbox
June 1, 2017
Our Pressure Washer is Our Best Friend + A Giveaway!!
This post and giveaway is sponsored by Briggs and Stratton. Pressure washing is, pretty much, our favorite summer hobby around here. In our most recent podcast, it was only a half-joke when we say we pressure wash every day. So we were very excited when Briggs + Stratton asked if they could send us one of their […]
June 1, 2017
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Decor
A Modern, Kid-Friendly, Family Gallery Wall in the Dining Room
Decor
May 31, 2017
A Modern, Kid-Friendly, Family Gallery Wall in the Dining Room
I knew once we freed up this wall in the dining room by changing the barn door into a pocket door, it would be the perfect place for some family pictures. However, when I mentioned the idea to Chris--especially the part when I described it as a 9 frame grid taking up the wall floor to […]
May 31, 2017
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Inspiration
Casual Friday + An Exciting Announcement
Inspiration
May 26, 2017
Casual Friday + An Exciting Announcement
This was a really huge week for us. The big announcement is we've been working on designing our own sofa line with Interior Define for almost a year and this week, after so many months of drawings and engineer specs and 3D renderings, we flew to Chicago to see the ACTUAL sofa for the first time and we […]
May 26, 2017
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DIY
Seeing Double Pocket Doors! (At last!)
DIY
May 25, 2017
Seeing Double Pocket Doors! (At last!)
We now have two matching pocket doors, mirroring each other, flanking the refrigerator wall in the kitchen and everything finally feels right. I know many of you will be sad to see our sliding barn door go--we really loved it, too. The quick back-story of the sliding door is: Three years ago, when we decided […]
May 25, 2017
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Lifestyle
Ep 38: You're Not Invited To My Party, and Other Outdoor Entertaining Tips
Lifestyle
May 24, 2017
Ep 38: You're Not Invited To My Party, and Other Outdoor Entertaining Tips
We start off talking about some delays in the girls' bathroom, and frustrations that's causing (and we're sure many of you renovators can relate). With all that frustration, thank goodness the weather is finally showing signs of stabilizing in the warm direction, so now we can get outside and do some partying! Tips for outdoor […]
May 24, 2017
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Design
The 3D Rendering Tool that Makes Decorating Your Home SO much Easier!
Design
May 24, 2017
The 3D Rendering Tool that Makes Decorating Your Home SO much Easier!
This post is sponsored by Modsy When we were putting together the nursery for the One Room Challenge, I was struggling in one big way. I'm the kind of person that doesn't want to buy a rug and chair and crib and dresser and decide on paint colors and lighting fixtures--basically, make all the decisions for a room […]
May 24, 2017
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Inspiration
My Sister's Art-Filled, Eclectic Home
Inspiration
May 23, 2017
My Sister's Art-Filled, Eclectic Home
There are five girls in my family and we each live in wildly different homes. Somehow we all grew up under the same roof in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and now, decades later, we're spread out across the country (and globe) injecting our own style into our own homes. Last year, while I was visiting my sister, Victoria, […]
May 23, 2017
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Cleaning & Organization
How We Keep our Outdoor Furniture Clean
Cleaning & Organization
May 22, 2017
How We Keep our Outdoor Furniture Clean
Since we've been sharing a few sneak peeks of our deck lately (we've added a few more pieces and will be sharing the full reveal next week), the number one question we are getting on Instagram right now is how we keep our outdoor sofas clean. They all are very light white or ivory, and while that […]
May 22, 2017
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: May 19, 2017
Casual Friday
May 19, 2017
Casual Friday: May 19, 2017
We've been dreaming of purchasing a small cabin in the mountains for over two years now and for the last 9 months, we have been actively looking at properties. Our ideal is something on the small and cozy size that is surrounded by trees, needs a little TLC, has winter access, and one that we could […]
May 19, 2017
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Mood Boards
Get the Look of Our Nursery For Less (A LOT LESS)
Mood Boards
May 17, 2017
Get the Look of Our Nursery For Less (A LOT LESS)
Exactly one week ago, we revealed our new nursery we completed in six weeks for the Spring One Room Challenge! It's been so wonderful seeing the room pop up everywhere on Instagram and shared on other blogs and Pinterest, too. Thank you so much for sharing it. Truly. Just like we did when we finished the […]
May 17, 2017
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