Design
When I Buy the "Dupe"!
Sourcing & Planning
When I Buy the "Dupe"!
In the study mood board, I showed the desk that I plan to sit at when I work from home (check out this post if you didn't catch the news), and it's here! It's from Restoration Hardware and it's originally $2075, but on clearance for $1162. Before making a purchase like this, I always hunt […]
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February 15, 2022
Design
Faye's New Bed, (Plus, A Scalloped Bed Round-Up!)
Decor
Faye's New Bed, (Plus, A Scalloped Bed Round-Up!)
Rug | Bed | Rabbit Table Lamp | Sheets | Canopy Faye got a new canopy over her bed for Christmas, which pushed us in the direction of a new bed for her room. We all LOVED her 4 poster bed, but her room here is a lot smaller than her last room and the […]
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February 14, 2022
Design
Everything AND the Kitchen Sink: All of the plumbing fixtures we have in our kitchen
Design
Everything AND the Kitchen Sink: All of the plumbing fixtures we have in our kitchen
This post is sponsored by Kohler In working with Stoffer to design our dream kitchen, they were so considerate of exactly how we would be using the kitchen. For years, Chris and I debated about putting a sink in the island--even back when we were planning on renovating the kitchen in our last house. We […]
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February 9, 2022
Design
A Bubble Light Love Story + A Round-Up
Design
A Bubble Light Love Story + A Round-Up
I've been in a love affair with bubble lights for a few years (ever since I chose one for Faye's room). I love putting a bubble light in a space that could benefit from some whimsy. This one, I originally picked out for our dining room, but as soon as I found the mural for […]
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February 8, 2022
Design
Introducing the CLJ Studio!
Design
Introducing the CLJ Studio!
Last week in our exclusive weekly Love Letter, we revealed something that's been going on in the background of Chris Loves Julia for a few months now. While we share a lot in real time, sometimes we need to iron out the kinks before saying too much. This is one of those things that has […]
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February 4, 2022
Design
The MURAL is in the Study!!
Design
The MURAL is in the Study!!
Last year I shared a trend alert for scenic wall mural wallpaper! To me, murals are so elegant and traditional, and at one point I was considering installing one in the dining room. The more I thought about it, the less it made sense for the dining room to be the mural room. I think […]
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February 3, 2022
Design
Why I love grasscloth wallpaper and where I installed it in our home
Design
Why I love grasscloth wallpaper and where I installed it in our home
This blog post is sponsored by Spoonflower When we decided on an organic patterned wallpaper for the dining room, I knew I had to use the Aegean Stripes (another front runner) somewhere close by. I fell madly in love with those sophisticated, elegant lines, and they looked SO good as a natural contrast to an […]
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February 2, 2022
Design
Appliance Update in the Kitchen!
Design
Appliance Update in the Kitchen!
For years Chris has dreamed of cooking on his very own 60" range. When we were planning our dream kitchen we knew it wouldn't be complete without one. Some of you might remember that years ago, we did a kitchen renovation and put two 30-in ranges side-by-side because a full 60" wasn't in the budget. […]
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February 1, 2022
Design
Deciding On a Paint Color For the Wainscoting in the Study
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
My 8 Favorite Things the Professional Organizers Did
Cleaning & Organization
My 8 Favorite Things the Professional Organizers Did
Right before Christmas, Chris gifted me the most unexpected and incredibly needed gift maybe ever--he hired professional organizers to come unpack* and organize our entire house. *Due to our moving debacle, we had a second round of boxes stacked in nearly every room (and filling the guest house!) and our kitchen never got unpacked because of […]
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January 25, 2022
Design
The Music Room Becomes the Study + a Mood Board
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
TRENDING: Appreciating Other Home Styles
Design
TRENDING: Appreciating Other Home Styles
In January it's really common to talk about upcoming trends, and I have done this in the past (2021 trends here)! It's fun for me to see what's up and coming, and to experiment with new patterns and colors that excite me. Being a trend forecaster can be tricky when I really try to preach making […]
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January 20, 2022
Design
The 5 Times We've Done Wainscoting
Design
The 5 Times We've Done Wainscoting
The very first thing on our 2022 Project List is "install wallpaper and more in the music room." We’re installing a 360º mural in here (this week!), and in the meantime we've been hard at work building in wainscoting and chair rail on the lower part of the walls. I was actually toying with the […]
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January 19, 2022
Design
The Modern Day Appliance Garage: A Moveable Backsplash to Hide Our Small Appliances.
Design
The Modern Day Appliance Garage: A Moveable Backsplash to Hide Our Small Appliances.
It's been a minute since we checked in with the kitchen. We still have a LOT of finishing touches to tackle here, but I couldn't wait another day to share our appliance garage with you. This appliance garage was Stoffer Cabinetry's brain-child. There used to be a kitchen desk there so it was a very […]
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January 17, 2022
Design
Design Tip, but also Dilemma: Where Does the Mirror Go?
Decor
Design Tip, but also Dilemma: Where Does the Mirror Go?
I've been in a real pickle in our bedroom when it comes to the mirror arrangement. Across from the bay-window is a large wall that would generally absorb so much light throughout the day! That's what walls across from windows do--absorb the light so much that they can appear flat. It's because there are generally […]
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January 13, 2022
Design
Deciding on Toile Wallpaper Over Stripes in the Dining Room...kind of.
Design
Deciding on Toile Wallpaper Over Stripes in the Dining Room...kind of.
If you're subscribed to our Love Letter, you've seen that I've been on a wallpaper journey last week. I had the downstairs back hallway (that connects the kitchen to the bonus room to the garages to the laundry room!) in mind when I ordered grasscloth wallpaper samples from Spoonflower (launching next month), but when the […]
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January 11, 2022
Design
Picture Lights and Where to Find Them
Design
Picture Lights and Where to Find Them
Picture Light | Midnight Art | Sofa | Tree Art (digital download) | Lantern Fixture | Table | Chairs Lately, we've been getting a lot of questions about picture lights! Chris hung this picture light up in the living room a little while ago, which actually moved with us from Idaho. It didn't ever make […]
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January 10, 2022
Design
7 Small Home Updates We Did over the Holiday!
Design
7 Small Home Updates We Did over the Holiday!
And we're back! Happy New Year and hope you had a happy holiday season! We spent some much needed time with family, relaxing, playing games, and doing puzzles. It was our first year in our home and it was very therapeutic to take the time off and spend it making new memories with old traditions. […]
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January 4, 2022
Design
Before and NOW: The Bonus Room
Design
Before and NOW: The Bonus Room
I've been envisioning hanging out in a fully-finished bonus room over the holidays, and it's official–the bonus room is complete! Well, for now. I still want to do a big gallery wall coming up the stairs, but I think that's something that will happen over time. For now, I have to say--this room is everything […]
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December 17, 2021
Design
What's Left To Do in the Kitchen: The Punch List
Design
What's Left To Do in the Kitchen: The Punch List
In the past week, the kitchen has started coming together so beautifully and with every new arrival and addition, we're feeling overwhelmed with gratitude for this space. It's our dream kitchen, truly. And it's not even done yet! That being said, I thought it would be nice to get you up to speed on what […]
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December 16, 2021
