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Top Rug Picks for the Bedroom
I feel like I am bobbing my head trying to stay afloat over here. I've taken on a lot of side projects and assignments (and in the meantime, feel like I really found my calling in life!). It's an exciting and a little bit stressful time in my life, but I always feel at home […]
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June 9, 2015
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The Evolution of the Study/Reading Room
The study in the front of our home has been evolving over the past nearly 2 years and we recently finished making some more tweaks so I thought it would be fun to look back at where we've been. The funny thing is, with each phase, I rarely thought about the next change we were […]
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June 3, 2015
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Our New Whirlpool Duets in Diamond Steel [and all the Heart Eyes Emojis]
If you follow @chrislovesjulia on Instagram--which you really should; I frequently post little project updates there when I am struggling to find time to post beefy updates here--you saw that our new washer and dryer arrived for the laundry room this weekend! First, a little backstory. While we were adding a window to the living […]
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May 27, 2015
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We Bought A Bed!
Our bedroom has taken a backseat as of late while we traveled and worked on the laundry room--more updates there later this week! The damper came when we waited too long to purchase the bed we had our eyes on. It was my own fault really. You may remember in the mood board for the […]
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May 20, 2015
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Motorized Shades, ftw
Last week, in the midst of an Atlanta trip, cookbook shooting and an NYC trip, we installed something we've been wanting for a long time now. Can you spot it? Blinds for the stairwell! But these aren't any blinds--those wouldn't do--these are motorized shades and we're more than a little excited about them. When we […]
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May 18, 2015
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My New (Tiny, but Perfect) Office Space!
Over the past year, we've been trying to fit in a little desk somewhere for me. Not only am I the CFO of our family (bills, bills, billz), my workload for the blog and other projects I've taken on has expanded and I really needed a place that wasn't the dining room table for my […]
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May 7, 2015
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Cowhide in the Reading Room. Whoop!
I opened my computer yesterday for the first time in two weeks. It was a painful experience, but regardless of the amount of unanswered emails in my inbox, the break was absolutely worth it. We flew our little family to Florida and it was the best (okay, maybe our first official) family vacation ever! We […]
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May 5, 2015
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My Hunt for the Perfect Persian Rug
When searching for the perfect rug for the laundry room, I went through hundreds of options and tried to take my time to find one I thought would be perfect for the space--and then ended up with two at my doorstep earlier this week. Ha! This rug will likely be the only real color in […]
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March 26, 2015
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A Simple, Straight, Clean Way to Display Your Instagram Photos
We finished up the Pugmire's laundry room this week (and just started tearing into ours--I already can't wait to be on the other side) and it is absolutely lovely. I can't wait to share photos with you hopefully Monday if I can get the green light from Wayfair. After everything was in place, I felt […]
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February 20, 2015
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Molded Plastic Chairs for Every Style and Budget (and In Our Dining Room, Too!)
Over the holiday break, we got new dining room chairs! We were hosting my whole family on the 26th and our old dining set we bought when we got married was in rough shape. The table has scratches and paint on it, but even worse, the chairs were starting to break and a couple cross […]
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January 7, 2015
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Quick Tip: Remove Your Jackets!
File this under: Something you could do right now that would instantly update your shelves. I was reloading the shelves in the reading room after Halloween--truthfully, Thanksgiving day--and it was all looking so busy. I didn't have the energy or time to really redecorate the shelves that day, but I did something simple that changed […]
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December 10, 2014
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Video Tour! | Winter 2014
Hey, we have a video tour for you today! In the past month we have been asked to do a tour several times (welcome to all of our new readers!) and I finally had a few minutes with the house to myself yesterday when Chris took the the girls to lunch. The downside is it […]
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December 5, 2014
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Pantone's Color of the year, Marsala, for your Interior: I'm a Fan.
Pantone announced their color of the year for 2015 and a whole bunch of house-fanatics lost it. "I would never use this color in my home." "The 90s want their color back." You get the idea. It is a departure from the bright hues that have been thrown at us the past few years. Purple! […]
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December 4, 2014
Art
A Massive Wood Picture Ledge for the Living Room!
Last week, we updated you on a little corner of the living room that got a few new accessories and today is what you could call the rest of the story. Some of you even noticed a picture ledge hanging out in a few of those photos. We were waiting to show you some pulled […]
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November 6, 2014
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A (Newly Gold) Mirror and Staggered Hooks
Over the weekend we got our mirror and hooks hung in the entry again. As scary as it was to put holes in our newly hung wallpaper (measure 5 times, drill once!), the results were worth it. And the wallpaper looks even better with some life on it, as walls do. Our trusty Ikea mirror […]
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November 4, 2014
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Flor'd
We got a new big entry rug and Charly has a new favorite spot. The runner we got for this space a couple months ago is a perfect fit for the laundry room, so we set our sites on something bigger. Ideally, we were looking for something in the 5x14 range. So, that's nuts. I looked into […]
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October 30, 2014
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A Little Living Room Refresh
Remember this post when I told you I was going on a purging spree. Oh boy did I ever. We were left with bare floors, bare couches and nearly bare closets. And then there was this post when I professed how bad I was at spending money on accessories when there were so many larger […]
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October 28, 2014
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Halloween Shelves
Our halloween party is this Saturday and we have been in turbo drive trying to get a few things done around here. Of course, nothing goes as planned and there are always hiccups--like, maybe you didn't order enough wallpaper or something. #thelook So while there are, no less, than 4 house projects going on around […]
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October 21, 2014
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It's Done! A Happy Room for Greta
Saturday, we finished hanging a few things in Greta's room and are calling it a wrap! We started out with a school theme, but that sort of morphed into a plain ol' everything-Greta-loves theme--which is anything but plain, really. It turned out so sweet and she loves, loves loves it. I'm so excited to share […]
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October 13, 2014
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Would You Rather: Have it to Have or Nothing At All
Since passing our 1 year mark in this home last month, something has overcome me. I don't know if it is a changing of the design tides, or what! but I am on a purging spree. Just because we have it no longer means it is worth keeping. Just because it was "perfect" in our […]
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October 2, 2014
