Design
Deciding On a Paint Color For the Wainscoting in the Study
I was all over the map when it came to choosing a color for the wainscoting in the study. When I feel that way, it usually means I haven't found the perfect color yet — or there are a lot of good options, and I can't go wrong. In this case, it was both. All […]
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January 31, 2022
Design
The Music Room Becomes the Study + a Mood Board
When I tell you my jaw hit the floor when we rolled out the mural wallpaper...I mean I squealed out loud! The music room in our last house was kind of a pass-through room. It was small, and the only thing that could really fit in it was a piano and guitars, so we added […]
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January 24, 2022
Design
Build A Room: Decorating a TV Room in Phases, all for under $4500
This post is sponsored by Walmart Every so often, we like to do mood board posts, that build on each other in budget-friendly increments that's more true to life. It's rare to purchase everything for a room in one sitting, right? More often than not, a room comes together over time as budget permits. Here’s […]
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August 19, 2021
Design
Our First Project: The Powder Bath!! Here's the Mood Board
We often share first looks and sneak peaks to our Love Letter subscribers (sign up here to get on the list) and last week we shared the first 3 projects we want to work on in our house. At the top of that list? The powder bathroom on the main floor. When we first bought […]
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August 10, 2021
Decor
3 Mood Boards featuring 3 different Charlys.
I can't help myself. I've been staying up at night, browsing some furniture to put in our new house. There I said it. Online furniture shopping is one of my favorite things to do, but also I'm just trying to stay ahead of shipping lead times because some shops are a few months out. Yikes. As […]
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April 29, 2021
Design
The Little Girls' Bathroom Phase 1 Plans!
The little girls' bathroom was not on our radar this year. Not because it didn't need attention, but because it's honestly the perfect size for our little girls (6 and 3) with an extra short countertop and toilet--even our 3 year old can reach the faucet! We knew, given our height and the height of […]
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September 21, 2020
Inspiration
The Kid Office Mood Board + Lots of Home Office Inspiration!
When we were looking for a house, one with a large space that we could turn into the Chris Loves Julia office for us and our employees was a must have. This house had a large room off of the entry (bonus!) with a door (double bonus!!) that the previous owners used as their den […]
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August 20, 2020
DIY
The Playroom Makeover has begun + Mood board!!!
Excited to be back from a long weekend with family (and then a days of server issues! blergh!). We jumped right into a playroom makeover and I'm so excited about this direction. "Playroom" is a generous term, it's more of a toy room. Or play space. One of the very first spaces I organized when […]
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August 6, 2020
Design
The Order of Events leading up to a Renovation + Our Bathroom Mood Board!
A lot of projects in our home are tied together and stem from each other right now, so if it seems like we're bouncing from project to project — we kind of are, but only because they are connected. We also made a goal to finish renovating this home by the end of 2021 (you […]
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June 22, 2020
Design
How to Renovate Your Bathroom in Stages— No Matter Your Budget!!
When we moved into our last house, the first room we made over was the first floor bathroom. It was a half bath and would be the bathroom that everyone would use when they came over. That bathroom went from weird lime green to a fresh white-and-navy retreat on our first floor. We added planking […]
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May 4, 2020
Decor
What to do with a $1000, $1500 and $2000 budget for an outdoor space!
Last year we shared how we approach budgets when renovating (here) and shared a hypothetical 3 phase bedroom makeover under $2000. The gist? If you have $500, that doesn't mean you have to buy the cheapest of everything to get the room done. That means, choose a few budget-conscious pieces to start your space and […]
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April 14, 2020
DIY
How to Use the IKEA PAX Wardrobe Planner + Our Master Closet Mood Board
Earlier in March, just before everything started shutting down, we were able to run to IKEA and pick up everything for our Master closet. We're so grateful for that, because we have a project we can work on while staying home for the next month! But let's try and remember what this room used to […]
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March 31, 2020
DIY
Mood Board Monday: A $2500 Master Bedroom (We're Installing This Week!)
This week, we're installing a master bedroom we designed in a model home for Clayton Homes. They're in the business of affordable, manufactured homes and they wanted us to show how luxurious it can feel--while still on a budget. So we took $2500 and designed a bedroom that feels like a million bucks. We'll be […]
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November 4, 2019
Design
5 Go-To Resources for Making a Moodboard
We share a mood board almost every week here and every time we do, I get asked, "How do you make these mood boards?!" I personally use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop together, but today we wanted to break down a few other standout options available. We invited our new Visual Media Producer (and my sister), […]
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September 24, 2019
Design
Our Giveaway Winner's Bedroom Mood Board
I’m so excited to share with you the mood board for the winner of our 300K giveaway we hosted a few weeks ago. We had so many wonderful and deserving entries--we wish everyone could have won! In the end, a sweet nurse and school teacher's bedroom won. They had done some work on it already but […]
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September 10, 2019
Mood Boards
Mood Board Monday: A Neutral Living Room Under $5400 (Including a Custom Sofa!)
Our living room is a part of the major renovation going on at our home, so while it's currently in shambles, we're looking ahead a couple months to what we want it to become. And there's no better time because the Charly Sofa we designed with Interior Define two years ago is on sale right […]
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August 26, 2019
Mood Boards
Our Bedroom Fireplace Make-under + A Mood Board!
I mentioned Monday (when we shared a bunch of great high-low bed options) that we were starting on our bedroom makeover this week, but it actually started with a make under. The fireplace in our bedroom was a little intense when you walked into the space, but I knew that if we just took off […]
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July 3, 2019
Design
Our Next Project: The Fullmer Kitchen Befores and Mood Board
In last week's Vlog, you saw how we came to pretty much take over our friends' kitchen renovation. But the short version is after we withdrew from the flip house, it felt like another disappointment. Another roadblock and we were feeling pretty down--even though it was the right choice. Our friends, the Fullmers were already […]
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April 1, 2019
Mood Boards
A $500, $1000 and $2000 Bedroom Makeover! Plus, A FRESH take on "Budgets"
Anytime I get a request to do a budget ______, (insert kitchen, bedroom, living room) I always ask, "Well, what's the 'budget'?" Because here's the thing--"budget" now has almost become synonymous with "cheapest possible" and I'd love to correct that. I don't know anyone personally (although I am sure there are people, way above my […]
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March 6, 2019
DIY
The Cabin Kitchen Plans & Mood Board
This post has been a long time in the making and a long time coming and for me, at least, it was worth the wait and the patience for that--this is it--feeling. With every project we tackle, I start with what I know and then add to it until it feels right and then it usually […]
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November 20, 2018
