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Casual Friday: We're Hiring, Our FINAL Exterior Direction, How to commit to furniture, The Fourth, Staycation and MORE!

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Casual Friday: We're Hiring, Our FINAL Exterior Direction, How to commit to furniture, The Fourth, Staycation and MORE!

• We're Hiring! Jordan is moving back to Utah (to pursue a relationship--we're cheering for them but will miss Jordan terribly!) and we're looking for a new in-house Visual Media Producer. (Videographer/Photographer + An eye for graphic design is helpful for this too!) This is a full-time, in house, salaried position. If this sounds like […]
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July 5, 2019
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Our Bedroom Fireplace Make-under + A Mood Board!

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Our Bedroom Fireplace Make-under + A Mood Board!

I mentioned Monday (when we shared a bunch of great high-low bed options) that we were starting on our bedroom makeover this week, but it actually started with a make under. The fireplace in our bedroom was a little intense when you walked into the space, but I knew that if we just took off […]
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July 3, 2019
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High Style Beds at Every Budget

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High Style Beds at Every Budget

It's time to stop using a moving box as a nightstand and it's time to stop re-situating our mattress on its base every night. We are starting our bedroom THIS week and I'm committed to ordering a bed and a nightstand. A rug. A dresser. I want to do a make-under on the fireplace and […]
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July 1, 2019
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The 8 Options We're Deciding Between for Our Exterior!

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The 8 Options We're Deciding Between for Our Exterior!

Last week, when I talked about the 6 projects we'll be tackling in the next six months, one of them was windows and the other big ones involved the living room and our new dining/entertaining space. ALL of these effect the exterior of our home. After meeting with an amazing contractor last Thursday, things are […]
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June 17, 2019
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Casual Saturday : What's In a (House) Name, Willow, An Inspiring interior paint combination, Weekend Sales and more!

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Casual Saturday : What's In a (House) Name, Willow, An Inspiring interior paint combination, Weekend Sales and more!

(via Amber Interiors) Does your house have a name? We have our own name for our home (that involves our address) but when we were trying to decide on a hashtag (#cljhouse represents our last home) we turned to all different sources. This article was a great starting point. "Once reserved for grand estates and […]
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June 15, 2019
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Well, THIS rug is a total game changer!

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Well, THIS rug is a total game changer!

This post is sponsored by NamaMat Right before we moved, our NamaMat showed up on the doorstep and I could barely wait another second to get it unrolled (so I hope you won't mind seeing it in our last kitchen in this post). If you haven't heard of NamaMat yet (it's from the creative geniuses […]
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June 13, 2019
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A House Tour Where We Tell You All of Our Plans

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A House Tour Where We Tell You All of Our Plans

Last week, we shared a quick 6 minute house tour, with no talking. Just smooth camera work gliding in and out of every room in our new home. But! So many of you asked to hear more about our initial plans for each space (just off the cuff kind of stuff) so Chris and I […]
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June 11, 2019
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Casual Friday | Feelings on Moving in, My First Furniture Purchase, Favorite Mom Jeans and more!

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Casual Friday | Feelings on Moving in, My First Furniture Purchase, Favorite Mom Jeans and more!

We closed on our old house and moved into our new house this week and that came with a lot of emotions and trials and triumphs. "Bittersweet" is a phrase that is thrown around a lot, and I've even said it myself many times--but this week was the first week I can honestly say I […]
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June 7, 2019
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Everything and the Kitchen Sink (And Faucet!) at the Fullmer Kitchen

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Everything and the Kitchen Sink (And Faucet!) at the Fullmer Kitchen

This post is sponsored by Elkay Did you know a sink is one of the first things you have to have solidly picked out when starting a kitchen renovation? Plumbing wants to know where the sink is going to be. For cabinetry, you need to know how wide and what type of sink you're going […]
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June 6, 2019
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The First Video Tour of our New Home!

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The First Video Tour of our New Home!

Monday we shared lots of photos (and feelings!) about our new home and now that we are officially in--we unloaded the last box at around 11:30pm last night--we wanted to share the very first home tour in our new house! Jordan shot this beautiful tour before all the boxes came in and due to popular […]
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June 5, 2019
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Our Deck Styled by Studio McGee!

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Our Deck Styled by Studio McGee!

It's official, our deck has never looked better! The Studio McGee team drove/flew up a week and a half ago to style our deck and shoot a few of their new outdoor pieces. The furnishings are ours but they layered in all of their beautiful new outdoor pillows, rugs, planters and some fun entertaining pieces. […]
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May 27, 2019
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The White and Brush Bronze Cafe Appliances that have my whole heart in the Fullmer Kitchen

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The White and Brush Bronze Cafe Appliances that have my whole heart in the Fullmer Kitchen

We have been moving at a quicker pace over at the Fullmer Kitchen and I owe you so many updates--and as fast as I can carve out a few minutes to type, I want to get them to you. We have been really soaking up actually doing this renovation. It has been a therapy of sorts and […]
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May 21, 2019
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Staging the Office as a Bedroom!

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Staging the Office as a Bedroom!

This post is sponsored by Walmart After our announcement Monday that we'll be selling our home and moving, we have been busy getting it prepped for listing this upcoming Monday. Fortunately, we have no major projects on our list, but hundreds of little projects. Paint touch ups, deep cleaning, de cluttering! The only room that […]
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May 9, 2019
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Listing Our Home For Sale

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Listing Our Home For Sale

Yes, it's true! We're excited to share the news that we are moving! We are under contract on a home about 30 minutes from where we currently live and are closing on it later this month. Of course we'll share all the details after we close, but we won't be moving until we sell our […]
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May 6, 2019
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Mood Board Monday: Gender Neutral Kid's Room

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Mood Board Monday: Gender Neutral Kid's Room

Having three little girls, I've had lots of opportunities to design and share rooms for them over the years, but the one question I get over and over is What if you had a little boy? So for today's mood board Monday, I started putting together a mood board for a fun imaginary little boy's room and […]
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April 29, 2019
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The Six Outdoor Decorating Essentials (Plus, the best outdoor sales happening now!)

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The Six Outdoor Decorating Essentials (Plus, the best outdoor sales happening now!)

(All outdoor sources linked here!) It's nearly time for outdoor entertaining--our favorite time of the year over here. And do you know what the best time to buy outdoor furnishings is? Right now! Everything is on sale and then after Memorial Day, usually, it all goes up to full price until the end of July […]
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April 23, 2019
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The 6 Year Evolution of Our Bedroom

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The 6 Year Evolution of Our Bedroom

Some rooms in our home have barely changed over the 6 years we have lived here, and some are constantly evolving--our bedroom is definitely the latter. (Along with the living room evolution and the reading room--talk about a glow up!) Last week, we cautiously deemed our bedroom finished, so I thought it would be fun to […]
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April 22, 2019
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Ambient, Task & Accent: How to Layer Lighting like a Pro + New Lighting in our bedroom!

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Ambient, Task & Accent: How to Layer Lighting like a Pro + New Lighting in our bedroom!

This post is sponsored by Troy Lighting Our bedroom is the one room in our home that has been evolving for years and never really complete, but after this week, I think I'm cautiously calling it done. The cherry on top? Lighting, of course. For years, Chris has been rocking a floor lamp on his side […]
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April 18, 2019
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Mood Board Monday: A Transitional Small Space Living Room Under $5000!

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Mood Board Monday: A Transitional Small Space Living Room Under $5000!

After we shared the under $2000 bedroom mood board, including how to tackle it in stages, we got so many requests for more, more more! So I started on a living room one in the same respect, but then I thought--well, maybe I should address a real living room. And I put out a call for your […]
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April 15, 2019
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All the BEST Way Day Sales

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All the BEST Way Day Sales

This post is sponsored by Wayfair It's Way Day! Wayfair's mega 36 hour sale is starting now (April 10 12pm ET) and the prices are insane! Their lowest prices since Black Friday. We have pieces from Wayfair in every room in our home because they just make it so easy with over 10 million products […]
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April 10, 2019
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