Decor
My Top Curated Home Picks on Sale for Way Day 2024
This post is sponsored by Wayfair I want to talk about small upgrades with major impact — and how many of them I've sourced at Wayfair. I'm talking kitchen stools... I'm talking Polly's nightstand... I'm talking the upstairs armoire! And of course we can't forget about our CLJ x Loloi rugs. Wayfair is my go-to […]
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October 5, 2024
Design
A Moody Modern Traditional Dining Room Mood Board
It's been a few weeks since we launched our wallpaper collection with Lowe's and we've been loving seeing how you're using them in your homes. The moody green trim in this bedroom makeover... my heart! View this post on Instagram A post shared by chelsea cumiford | affordable home design (@chelsgc) I've also been having […]
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October 4, 2024
Decor
Mood Board: A Moody Blue Mudroom Under $1400
Remember those "choose your own adventure" books where you could skip to another chapter with a different outcome? The other day I was looking at our new peel and stick Nova wallpaper, and it hit me — how great would this be in a mudroom!? Ok, obviously mine is in its final stages, but I couldn't […]
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August 16, 2024
Design
Mood Board: Powder Bath Using Our New Jade Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper From CLJ x WallPops!
We're still buzzing from the excitement of launching our Chris Loves Julia x WallPops line, and it's all thanks to you! Seeing our dream become a reality and getting such a positive response has been incredibly heartwarming. We designed this collection to be adaptable for any room, and to showcase its versatility, I wanted to […]
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June 28, 2024
Design
Mood Board: Sunroom Furniture (Inspired by The Biltmore)
We visited the Biltmore Estate in Asheville last month, and one of the first things that you see (that made me stop in my tracks) is the atrium. It's a grandiose space with curved wood beams and architectural elements overhead. It's lush with greenery and illuminated by the sun and rugged iron lanterns. It just […]
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May 3, 2024
Design
Mood Board: A Boy's Bedroom in Forest Green
I've always wanted to design a little boy's bedroom. I have no brothers...in fact, my parents were sure they were having a boy after four girls, and no. We got my little sister Andrea instead of a Billy. (We love her though ;) And I have three girls of my own now. I did get […]
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April 17, 2024
Design
Gigi's Nursery Mood board
On January 1, our family grew — my sister, Andi, welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Gigi. She has lots of dark hair and cute little Cupid's bow lips, and we're all rather taken with her. I've been chomping at the bit to design another nursery (Last year, we made-over a nursery for our dear friends, […]
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January 18, 2024
Design
Come On In! Mudroom Mood Board Reveal
For months, I've been trying to select all the finishes for the Mudroom so we can move forward with this project, but I couldn't get it to click. I thought I had a breakthrough when I decided on a red and cream checkered flooring (still love that concept), but unfortunately, I couldn't get the rest […]
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October 16, 2023
Design
How to Create a Modern Living Room In Four Phases
The truth? No one goes on a shopping spree and magically acquires all the room essentials in one day. Most spaces evolve gradually, shaped by time, taste, and budget. But if you are in the market to layer in stylish, quality pieces into your living room - this post is for you. We built a […]
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October 4, 2023
Design
A Mood Board for Our Giveaway Winner
In January, we celebrated a significant milestone: reaching 1 million followers on Instagram! To celebrate this community, we launched an exclusive room-makeover giveaway. We narrowed down thousands of entries and trusted our Love Letter subscribers to choose a winner among five finalists. The lucky winners, Jack & Jim, are transforming an 1890s former frat house into […]
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October 3, 2023
Mood Boards
Jack & Jill Bathroom Refresh
This Jack & Jill bathroom moment between Polly and Faye's rooms has never been shared here on the blog, but it's one of my favorite spaces. I love how practical and functional it is to have this connecting bathroom for the two youngest, and although we haven't done anything more than lay down a bathmat […]
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August 2, 2023
Design
Mood Board Monday: Baby Boy Nursery & Little Girl Bedroom
We're still riding the high from the recent launch of our Pottery Barn Kids collection, thanks to all of you, of course. Seeing our vision come to life and receiving so much support has warmed our hearts, and we're just so grateful. We designed this kids' collection to be versatile across age and gender, and […]
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May 8, 2023
Mood Boards
Welcome to Room Service!
For those who don't follow us on Instagram, I wanted to introduce you to a fun little segment we've been doing in stories once a week. Room service is one of my very favorite things in life. You mean I get to order food from my bed AND get to eat it in bed?? Amazing. […]
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March 3, 2023
Mood Boards
The Study Mood Board 2.0
It's clear the study and I are on a journey. Over a year ago, I rolled out the first roll of wallpaper and put together a mood board of how I envisioned the study to look and feel, and since then, it has transformed and evolved. We added wainscoting, painted it green, painted it blue, […]
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February 27, 2023
Mood Boards
Make Tile the Focal Point In Your Home!
With the recent reveal of Greta's bathroom, the obvious star of the show is the tile. That bathroom is dressed in gorgeous tile head-to-toe (our most intricate tiled space to date)! Oftentimes, I think tile is mistakenly seen as the supporting actor, but I always consider it to be the lead character. The tile you […]
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November 17, 2022
Mood Boards
The Hard Working Room in Your Home | Mudroom Mood Board
Every home needs to have a hard working utilitarian space to drop your things and go–a mudroom! Having a designated space that you're coming and going from every day is going to keep things at home running more smoothly! And that's what a mudroom is for. In addition to the dorm room mood board for […]
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September 6, 2022
Design
The Upstairs Bathroom Mood Board
I've been calling this Greta's bathroom, but it's not solely her bathroom really. Yes it's the one across from her room and she uses it the most, but it's also the main bathroom we use whenever we're hanging out upstairs (which is frequent). Therefore, I wanted it to feel feminine, but also classic and clean […]
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May 31, 2022
Design
Home Gym Mood Board
After sharing a before look of our home gym, the cat is out of the bag! We're updating our home gym and I just know you are not ready for what's coming. Chris and I have had this space up our sleeves for months and our excitement is becoming too much to contain! As far […]
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April 20, 2022
Design
Laundry Room Mood Board and The Two Elevations we were Deciding Between
Since I shared the layout of the new laundry, bunk room, and connecting bathroom, demo is in full-swing! Actually demo is more than done and now it's time for the fun part. Chris and I have been working on the laundry room configuration for some time now and ultimately it came down to two options! […]
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April 12, 2022
Design
Pool Progress + The Pool Mood Board
It has been a little bit since we've shared an update on the backyard, and we have major pool progress to report! When they promised a pool by summer, they really meant it, and I'm so ready for that. I didn't know exactly what to expect with a pool install but I've been very much […]
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February 22, 2022
