Design
The Exciting Plans for Our Primary Bathroom Design
Design
The Exciting Plans for Our Primary Bathroom Design
Chris and I have always said that if we don't feel 100% all-in excited about a project—both of us—then we probably haven't found the solution yet. I think that's been the tale with our primary bathroom renovation as a whole. We feel excited about doing the project, but it's been YEARS in the design phase […]
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November 18, 2024
Design
Video: Our Fall Modern Colonial Exterior House 2024
Design
Video: Our Fall Modern Colonial Exterior House 2024
I was so excited to share new photos of our entire house exterior a couple of months ago. But lately, the leaves are showing off their fall colors and the golden afternoon light has been a paid actor against the brick, ivy, and landscaping. There really was no other option: I had to take you […]
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November 11, 2024
Design
Home (Decor) for the Holidays
Decor
Home (Decor) for the Holidays
Our recently launched CLJ Shop is all abuzz with excitement for our gift guides (it's our FAVORITE time of the year!). But since our homes give main character energy too, we had to shine the light on holiday decor we're loving as well. We picked the most gorgeous, elegant, traditional decor we could find from […]
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November 8, 2024
Design
The 5 Holiday Trends That I'm Loving for 2024
Decor
The 5 Holiday Trends That I'm Loving for 2024
This is such a fun time of year to see what's out there for holiday trends. For one thing, bows have been everywhere lately, and they’re here to stay. I mean, bows are made for the holidays—you can put a bow on anything to make it feel festive! However, while I've had a flocked tree […]
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November 6, 2024
Design
The Best Holiday Finds at Wayfair
Decor
The Best Holiday Finds at Wayfair
This post is sponsored by Wayfair We bought this gorgeous, extremely realistic tree from Wayfair in 2019. It may be my best Christmas find ever because it has moved across the country with us, and it's the first thing we decorate every year (and that last thing we put away when the season is over). […]
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October 30, 2024
Design
Introducing Chris Loves Julia x Framebridge
Design
Introducing Chris Loves Julia x Framebridge
I never met a gallery wall I didn't like. I love, love, love a collection of art or photos — memories, heirlooms, and keepsakes that evolve and grow over time. No one — and I mean no one — does them better than Framebridge. The custom framer has been our go-to for 10 years, and […]
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October 24, 2024
Design
A Few Additions to Greta's Bedroom
Decor
A Few Additions to Greta's Bedroom
Shop Greta's Room This year has brought big transformation to Greta's room. She really wanted to move away from the baby pink into a more sophisticated, teen-girl room, and she gave me pretty much free reign to redesign it for her. It's been so much fun picking out wallpaper, trim color, and lighting to change […]
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October 14, 2024
Design
My Top Curated Home Picks on Sale for Way Day 2024
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
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
Design
A Change in the Dining Room: Our New Dining Chairs
Design
A Change in the Dining Room: Our New Dining Chairs
For the past few years we've had a set of vintage chairs in our dining room and I really do love them... at least I love how they look. But to be honest, they are really uncomfortable to sit in for long periods of time. We love to host dinner parties and game nights and […]
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September 26, 2024
Design
Halloween Decor Ideas for a Traditional, Spooky Vibe
Decor
Halloween Decor Ideas for a Traditional, Spooky Vibe
I tend to go for a traditional, elegant, and spooky approach to Halloween decor rather than a cutesy vibe. I want it to feel like my house is really abandoned!! Imagine if my home had been left untouched for 150 years...that's the look I'm going for. We're talking cobwebs, spiders, bats, ugly pumpkins with warts, […]
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September 13, 2024
Design
3 Areas of the House That Pack the Biggest Punch for Fall
Decor
3 Areas of the House That Pack the Biggest Punch for Fall
Faux Oak Branch | Vase | Serving Bowl | Candle | Dining Table | Chairs (vintage) (similar) | Wallpaper | Gallery Wall | Edie Two-Tier Chandelier After the busyness of summer, fall feels like a chance to really return to my roots of being a homebody. And yet, that doesn't mean I'm home alone just with my family! I love to have people over as well! There are […]
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September 11, 2024
Design
Introducing Our Very First Wallpaper Line! (It's Peel and Stick!)
Design
Introducing Our Very First Wallpaper Line! (It's Peel and Stick!)
Shop our Chris Loves Julia x Wallpops collection This day has been over a year in the making, and I'm SO excited that it's finally here. As many of you know, a few years ago we created a line of peel-and-stick vinyl tiles with FloorPops. Their team has been great to work with; we love […]
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September 3, 2024
Design
All the Heart Eyes for These Wayfair Finds
Best Of
All the Heart Eyes for These Wayfair Finds
This post is sponsored by Wayfair I'm in my fall feelings right now: Give me all the dark mahogany wood tones, the colored marble, the antiqued lighting...but with a modern vibe. I spotted a vanity at Wayfair a few days ago that I sent to all of my work girlies because it was THAT. GOOD. […]
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September 1, 2024
Design
White Floral Chandeliers at Every Price Point
Design
White Floral Chandeliers at Every Price Point
There's been steady progress on updating Greta's room: we've painted the trim, installed the wallpaper, and added a new rug. At first, we painted the ceiling the same color as the trim, but it made the room feel too dark. So we pivoted and painted the ceiling back to a creamy white — it immediately […]
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August 27, 2024
Design
3 Tricks to Make Frame TV Art Look More Realistic
Art
3 Tricks to Make Frame TV Art Look More Realistic
It's not often I change out art in a room, but if I do, it's most likely the Frame TV art. It's just so easy and so inexpensive (once you have the Samsung Frame TV of course). But you can set a landscape-sized background on a lot of TV brands these days! I've rounded up […]
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August 23, 2024
Design
8 Easy Home Trends to Incorporate this Fall
Design
8 Easy Home Trends to Incorporate this Fall
I've been following some really fun things happening in design lately, from colorful checkered floors (stay tuned for more on that topic *wink*), to veiny marble slabs, to flush mount lights over islands instead of pendants. Color-drenching is here to stay, and I love seeing the moody, traditional vibes in fall decor. View this post […]
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August 22, 2024
Design
Mood Board: A Moody Blue Mudroom Under $1400
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
The "Back-to-School" Home Reset
Decor
The "Back-to-School" Home Reset
Even as an adult, there's something so fun about the back-to-school season. I love decluttering desks, packing backpacks, and filling lunch boxes — it feels like everything topsy-turvy about summer is rooted in routine again. Greta is headed off to high school this year (how did that happen so fast!?), and Faye and Polly are […]
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August 9, 2024
Design
Peer Review: Inspiration for Styling a Kitchen
Design
Peer Review: Inspiration for Styling a Kitchen
Can you believe the end of summer school is here?! What a great ride! I loved sharing my tips for styling entries, bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens to create rooms that you can enjoy season after season. One thing I'm seeing a lot in kitchen styling is making it feel and look like another living […]
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August 2, 2024
