Design
New Carpet in Greta's Room--At last!!!
Design
New Carpet in Greta's Room--At last!!!
When we moved in, Greta's room had the most dizzying carpet in a bold color--RED. We all struggled with it, including Greta and she was anxious to get new flooring in her room. We decided to keep carpet in the girls' rooms for now (we are laying wood floors everywhere else) since they are still […]
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December 16, 2019
Design
Original Art Under $500, $250, and $100
Art
Original Art Under $500, $250, and $100
I’m an art lover, and I've often said that hanging art in your home will give it more character and personality than just about anything else. And while I'm a print-lover, through and through, today I'm making a case for collecting original art. Original art is one of a kind. If you connect with a […]
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December 12, 2019
Design
The Top Staircase Railing Inspiration Photos We're Using to Design Ours.
Inspiration
The Top Staircase Railing Inspiration Photos We're Using to Design Ours.
Our staircase railing was not on our list of projects to tackle right now but because we're doing our floors, which involve the wood on our staircases, we also need to address the railings and fast. Because once they take off our existing railings to lay the new floors, it's not a safe place for […]
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December 9, 2019
Design
A Few of My Favorite Things 2019
Design
A Few of My Favorite Things 2019
There was a good portion of this year where I couldn't light a candle due to a little bit of PTSD from the cabin fire in February. Not that a candle caused the fire, just that I was so worried one would cause another fire. I am happy to say I have cautiously been able to move […]
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December 6, 2019
Design
A Big Dining Room Update!
Design
A Big Dining Room Update!
Our new large dining room is completely boarded up and dark, so I don't have a lot of photos of the actual space right now, but the insulation is scheduled to be sprayed this Friday, which means the electrical WILL be done by then. (I love a good hard deadline). The electrical has been turned […]
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November 25, 2019
Design
Going Dark In A Windowless Bathroom Paid off!
Design
Going Dark In A Windowless Bathroom Paid off!
Ah, the magic of paint strikes again. Greta's bathroom has always had good bones--the classically tiled shower, wood dresser vanity with great curves. I even loved the beadboard. A couple months ago, we tiled the floor and gave everything a fresh coat of paint (Alabaster on top and painted the beadboard Revere Pewter). And then […]
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November 19, 2019
Design
Our Less Is More Entry Reveal!
Decor
Our Less Is More Entry Reveal!
This post is sponsored by Lulu & Georgia. They've extended Chris Loves Julia readers 15% off their purchases through the end of the year with code CLJ15. Woot! Our entry was not really on our radar this year, but when one of my favorite favorite online shops, Lulu & Georgia, reached out and asked if we could […]
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November 14, 2019
Design
What to Wear For Holiday Cards? Here's 4 Ideas!
Inspiration
What to Wear For Holiday Cards? Here's 4 Ideas!
Growing up, our mom made all the holiday cards we received part of our home’s Christmas decoration. Forget about just posting seasons greetings on the fridge, she needed more real estate than that. Mom would string cards all around the dining room and over door thresholds like garland. Our 6’4” tall Dad would brush […]
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November 12, 2019
Design
Inspiration: Why do you think you need to put something in that vase?
Decor
Inspiration: Why do you think you need to put something in that vase?
A friend recently shared a styling conundrum: She’s started a collection of pretty vases and urns, but is not sure what to put in them. “Oh, why do you think you need to put something in them?” I asked her. It’s true — I love a faux stem. And I’m guilty of cutting seasonal branches […]
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November 5, 2019
Design
Mood Board Monday: A $2500 Master Bedroom (We're Installing This Week!)
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
Tips for putting together a gallery wall
Art
Tips for putting together a gallery wall
This post is sponsored by Artfully Walls We're in the middle of an office renovation right now (but it's so like me to jump right to hanging art). I was looking for a really large abstract seascape or landscape piece — I wasn’t sure for which wall. But, as you know, sometimes starting with the […]
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October 24, 2019
Design
Casual Friday!
Decor
Casual Friday!
This week has been a whirlwind. I surprised Chris with a weekend getaway last week for his birthday, and we ended up rushing home early because of a high fever--he was diagnosed with pneumonia last Friday and it definitely got worse before it got better. But after a week in bed, he is thankfully doing […]
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October 18, 2019
Design
Introducing--Our Music Room!
Design
Introducing--Our Music Room!
This post is sponsored by Walmart When we looked at this home for the first time, I liked SO MUCH about it, but we couldn't get over the entry leading right into this double story, open room. The previous owners were using it as a dining space, but I was struggling with what we would […]
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October 10, 2019
Design
It's Not an Entry Without a Mirror
Design
It's Not an Entry Without a Mirror
In my house, growing up, there was an oak-framed mirror by the front door. It was a famous last stop for everyone in my family before we left the house: Without thinking, we “checked ourselves” in the mirror before heading out. Hair, teeth, outfit… check. When Chris and I moved into our first apartment, a […]
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October 9, 2019
Design
The Wallpaper is Up in Greta's Room + Carpet Samples (Hooray!)
Decor
The Wallpaper is Up in Greta's Room + Carpet Samples (Hooray!)
Greta's room is all wallpapered and my heart is melting!!!! And she won't stop screaming! She LOVES IT! It was a little process to get to this point--deciding on the wallpaper and whether or not to wallpaper the slant part of the ceiling or not (so glad we did!) And then smoothing out the texture […]
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October 2, 2019
Design
Casual Friday: Fall Decor, Soap Sets Roundup, Spending Billions of dollars, The Perfect (Affordable!) Oval Mirror, Dreamy Art and more!
Decor
Casual Friday: Fall Decor, Soap Sets Roundup, Spending Billions of dollars, The Perfect (Affordable!) Oval Mirror, Dreamy Art and more!
Yesterday on Instagram stories, I shared decorating our kitchen for fall in real time. I really focused on creating an autumn feeling with practical items--apples, branches cut from outside, a cookbook opened to a fall recipe displayed on a stand. It was so fun sharing with all of you and the response was motivating. I'll […]
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September 27, 2019
Design
5 Go-To Resources for Making a Moodboard
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
Installing a(nother) Frame TV in our Bedroom
Decor
Installing a(nother) Frame TV in our Bedroom
This post is sponsored by eBay We've been long-time fans of eBay, even before they were sponsors of ours, so it was so fun to be asked to put together a curated landing page with our favorite finds and buys on eBay! You can check it out right here and we'll try to update it […]
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September 19, 2019
Design
The New Dining Room's Floor: Inspiration and Samples (I can't decide!)
Inspiration
The New Dining Room's Floor: Inspiration and Samples (I can't decide!)
Demo is coming to a close and it's almost time to start rebuilding our new entertaining dining room, among other things. I'm cautiously optimistic that putting it all together is going to be faster because 1. we'll have a larger crew here, and 2. we ran into quite a few surprises in the demo process. […]
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September 17, 2019
Design
Our New Leather Chairs & 25 Fall Decor Favorites!
Decor
Our New Leather Chairs & 25 Fall Decor Favorites!
As soon as we sold our last leather chairs with our previous home, we started the hunt for new ones. It wasn't until 6 weeks ago, that we ordered two of these lounge-y top-grain leather chairs for the living room and then, boom, demo started unexpectedly. They've been wrapped up and then we finally I […]
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September 16, 2019
