It's that day of the week again! I'm handing my teacher torch over today to a couple of real experts who have been loving on their Boston Queen Anne Victorian for over three years and creating meaningful routines along the way to make it feel like home faster. Their historic home is a mecca of […]
This week, we're talking about creating rituals in your home. I rounded up some things that bring comfort and joy in my home, along with a few rituals I would love to develop. We don't need a special occasion for fresh flowers or linen napkins. Light the candle. Turn on the lamps. Let's make every day feel […]
Yesterday we talked about falling in love with your home by creating rituals, and today we're going to start putting some simple, meaningful rituals into practice. Practice, being the key word here, because no ritual was made overnight. It takes time to build your morning routine, your evening routine, your "weekend s'mores roasting" routine, but […]
Welcome to week 2 of #cljsummerschool: How to fall in love with your home in 30 days. You all went to WORK last week. I loved seeing all your purging before and after photos and honestly felt inspired. You guys keep me going! This week we're talking all about how you can love your home […]
Back in 2018, we did a post called good looking ugly stuff because I'm the kind of person who is genuinely a happier person when every thing in our home, down to the color of the dish rag and the toilet plunger, is in harmony with one another aesthetically. Maybe that sounds extreme, but I challenge you […]
Today kicks off our CLJ Summer School where we're focusing on How to Fall in Love with Your home in 30 days! (see the full calendar right here!) This first week we'll be talking about purging, cleaning and organizing because loving your home starts with being intentional with what you allow and keep in your […]
We shared about our kitchen design meetings with the Stoffer Team earlier this week, even though they were done about 2 weeks ago. But in that short time frame, WE ALREADY GOT BACK THE INITIAL DESIGNS on Wednesday night!!! Chris and I are still reviewing every detail, because they include so so so many things […]
Was June the most life-changing month I've ever experienced? Yes. But I feel like I've been talking about that day in and day out for 3 months now. So I wanted to to take a breather today and bid farewell to this month in a breezy way--by talking about 10 small things that I loved […]
For years now, we've been seeing a lot of high contrast tones in homes. Walls have been painted in either light and airy tones, or really dark and moody, and not much in-between. This trend has gone really hard and I've definitely happily been a part of that. In fact, I even remember painting the reading […]
(Above, the girls bags are from Walker Family Goods. I also got them each a matching backpack to use as their carry on. They're cute and I'm feeling very color-coded and organized! We got this cargo box.) Last Casual Friday I mentioned that we are preparing for our 5 day road trip across the country […]
It's time for a new "Then, Now, and Next" post, this time featuring our family rooms! Well sort of. In our next house this will translate into a theater room (the room that actually made us almost not get the house). It's kind of this awkward, long and narrow room that's not very large. It's […]
Exterior Reveal, Faux Boxwoods It's hard to believe those two photos above are just two years apart. As much as the house behind us changed, we've been through a lot of change, too--beyond aging very quickly apparently. We talked about why we're moving to NC (back in this post), but we wanted to share the other sides […]
As I'm saving inspiration images for our upcoming modern colonial home, I'm noticing a few differences from the modern cottage look we've been working towards in this house and a lot of similarities too. Keep in mind that inspiration photos can be inspiration for color, textures, or a feel. None of it means "this is […]
We heard you loud and clear and are happy to announce that 3 rugs from our Jules Loloi rugs collection are now available in the 10x14 size! The Jules line is the most budget friendly line out of our 3 collections and up until now, the only one that didn't have a 10x14 available. We saw […]
We have really loved the lighter wood flooring in our house (we used Ingrid from Stuga) and I've been getting a lot of questions about if we're going to install the same flooring in our house in North Carolina. Well the short answer is no, and not because we've been unhappy with it. It's just […]
We're preparing for the cross country trip of our lifetime in 2 weeks where we move from Idaho to Raleigh. Not only am I trying to plan a 5 day road trip with 3 kids that's actually fun and memorable, but I'm also especially sensitive to the fact with each passing hour, we are […]
Cabinet Color: Thunderous by Sherwin WilliamsRunner, Lamp, Cutting Board, Bowl, Vase, Art, Soap I debated whether or not to share our kitchen plans for our current Idaho home, because they aren't happening and the new owners have already came in and measured for new cabinets and everyone has different needs and wants so I […]
At the end of every month, we love to look back and see what resonated with YOU the most. So today, I'm excited to share THE BEST OF MAY. These are the things you saw me talk about and share this month that you loved the most. You asked about them over and over and […]
Sources I love the excitement of a new piece of furniture as much as the next person--the right piece makes all the difference! But there is so much power in the little things, too. I've been on a personal mission over the last 3 years to only bring beautiful things into our home. Even the […]
Our canopy bed in our bedroom was my dream bed. I still remember walking around a crate and barrel a decade ago and seeing a beautiful canopy bed and just knowing one day I'd have one. This home was the first time we had ceilings that felt tall enough to accomodate the bed of my dreams […]
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