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
Design
Filling Our New Kitchen Shelves
Design
Filling Our New Kitchen Shelves
This post is sponsored by Gap Home, exclusively at Walmart If you've been keeping up with our Instagram Stories over the weekend, you know that we had our home professionally organized over the weekend. It was a gift from Chris and I'm still recovering from that amazing experience--I honestly feel like I'm living a new […]
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December 14, 2021
Design
Christmas Around Our Home 2021
Design
Christmas Around Our Home 2021
When it came to decorating for Christmas, I really wanted to have a very merry first Christmas in our home. But I also was feeling really overwhelmed with finishing and cleaning up renovation dust, that I decided to concentrate our Christmas decor in a few key areas, telling myself--we can always add more in the […]
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December 13, 2021
Design
Casual Friday: Our Dining Room is Coming Together! (Plus, NPR, What I'm wearing on NYE, and more!)
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Our Dining Room is Coming Together! (Plus, NPR, What I'm wearing on NYE, and more!)
Shop Our Dining Room JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Table | Chairs | Hanging Lantern | Vase | Faux Stems | Ribbon | Brass Candlesticks | Candle Tapers | Tree Art Yesterday, Chris and I went around and blitzed as many spaces as we could. Hung lights that […]
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December 10, 2021
Design
The Desk Nook Before and After, Plus How To Install a Floating Desk!
Design
The Desk Nook Before and After, Plus How To Install a Floating Desk!
The bonus room is wrapping up over here! Today we wanted to share more about the floating desk area we DIYed for the girls' computers that turned out so well! We wanted to give the girls their own little corner of the room to have for playing computer games, doing homework, and storing their backpacks […]
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December 8, 2021
Design
How We're Mixing Metals in Our Kitchen
Design
How We're Mixing Metals in Our Kitchen
With the recent countertop install, and all the sharing I've been doing on my Instagram stories (click here to see the whole highlight) the buzz around our kitchen renovation has been alive! We're feeling all the love, and are excited to share more about what's next, including all the metals we'll be using. I had […]
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December 7, 2021
Design
Spotting Our Loloi Rugs in the Wild
Design
Spotting Our Loloi Rugs in the Wild
One of the most gratifying and rewarding parts of having a product line, like our Loloi rugs, is seeing them all in your homes! The fact that you all style these rugs in your own homes, and live your lives, making memories around these rugs couldn't make us happier! I really wanted to shoutout a […]
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December 3, 2021
Design
How to Display ANY Digital Art on Your Frame TV (and a few spectacular art options!)
Art
How to Display ANY Digital Art on Your Frame TV (and a few spectacular art options!)
This week we're really focusing on putting the family room back together and every step feels monumental. The space, which is above our garage and just up the back staircase from the kitchen, and at the end of the hall from the girls' bedrooms, has become the central location for our family to be together […]
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December 1, 2021
Design
Creating a Home Palette from Paint Colors at the MET!
Design
Creating a Home Palette from Paint Colors at the MET!
I'm not saying I want my house to feel like a museum–I'm just saying I wouldn't mind having every paint color from The Met in my house. I'm specifically thinking of their European Gallery, which was re-painted a few years ago with Farrow & Ball paint colors. I thought it would be fun to guess […]
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November 18, 2021
Design
How our Living Room has evolved in just 4 months.
Design
How our Living Room has evolved in just 4 months.
In our last home, we shared how our living room evolved over the years and I expect this one to do the same. Although, it has taken a few months to even get this room to a starting point! This living room has seen one, two, and now three layouts since moving in. Besides recently […]
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November 17, 2021
Design
11 Ways to Mix and Match our Loloi Rug Lines
Design
11 Ways to Mix and Match our Loloi Rug Lines
Yesterday was the launch of our new Polly rug collection with Loloi! The support has been overwhelming and we're so excited to finally share this labor of love with you all. The collection was inspired from a need in the market--something to mix and match with vintage rugs, or vintage-inspired rugs like our first collections […]
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November 16, 2021
Design
Introducing, The Polly Collection: Chris Loves Julia x Loloi Take 2 is live!!
Design
Introducing, The Polly Collection: Chris Loves Julia x Loloi Take 2 is live!!
It's been one year since we launched our first three rug collections with Loloi... And we're thrilled to introduce you to Polly – our new rug AND pillow collection. Inspired, of course, by our youngest daughter Polly. These rugs can be youthful or mature. They are staple geometrics in all the best neutrals. When it comes […]
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November 15, 2021
Design
Casual Friday: Our New Rug Collection is coming!
Decor
Casual Friday: Our New Rug Collection is coming!
It's been one year and six days since we launched our first 3 rug collections with Loloi–Jules, Alice, and Rosemarie. And about 365 days since we started on our newest collection coming out on Monday!! (ahhh!!!)) I've been dropping hints here and there because keeping this secret to myself has been too much to bare! […]
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November 12, 2021
Design
Wrapping Paper & Ribbon – A Few of My Favorite Things
Sourcing & Planning
Wrapping Paper & Ribbon – A Few of My Favorite Things
I think there's something magical about taking the time to make the presents feel unique and intentional and just as thoughtful on the outside as what they are unwrapping. There were many many years where I didn't put as much thought into wrapping gifts. I'd grab whatever paper we had and scribble a name with […]
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November 11, 2021
Design
Cabinet Overlays 101
Design
Cabinet Overlays 101
It's been an exciting week in the kitchen with the installation of our lower cabinet frames. Our countertops got templated yesterday and once they are installed, the rest of the cabinets will be placed. So, while I've got cabinets on the mind, I thought it would be a good time to break down some cabinet […]
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November 10, 2021
