Design
Our Primary Bedroom Refresh
Decor
Our Primary Bedroom Refresh
This post is sponsored by Loloi. Over the last couple months, we've been slowly giving our bedroom a makeover. And although we're not completely done yet, I'm excited to give you a more pulled back view of our "new" light and serene room. After 3+ years of living (and loving) sleeping with dark walls, we […]
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March 13, 2018
Design
24 Chic & Sweet Easter Baskets
Decor
24 Chic & Sweet Easter Baskets
Those holidays that change dates every year always seem to sneak up on me. The other day, I was in the Target Dollar spot with a friend and I said, "When is Easter anyway?!" A few seconds later, a young mom also shopping leaned over and said, "I just looked it up--April 1st!" We all burst […]
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March 8, 2018
Design
The Master Bathroom Mood Board!
Inspiration
The Master Bathroom Mood Board!
It feels like a big day around here. After so much planning and preparation and mulling over photos and looking at samples and making so many decisions (and going back and forth on those decision)--we finally have the mood board for the master bathroom! And 99% of of it has been ordered and is on […]
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March 7, 2018
Design
Stacked Art For Our Bedroom!
Art
Stacked Art For Our Bedroom!
This post is sponsored by Artfully Walls. Our last bedroom was pretty amped up in the art department, with a whole sprawling gallery wall over our bed. As soon as we cleared the room, and painted the walls much lighter (Benjamin Moore's Olympic Mountain, read more about that here), we've been enjoying the much calmer, […]
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March 6, 2018
Design
18 Incredible Lighting Sources on Etsy
Sourcing & Planning
18 Incredible Lighting Sources on Etsy
Surprise! Etsy is an incredible source for...lighting? It's true. When I posted on Friday about a source on Etsy a friend and I came across for her bathroom lighting, so many of you asked for more. And hey, we aim to please around here. Not only are these lights, generally, hand-made from real people or […]
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February 27, 2018
Design
A Fun Place to Hang Pet Portraits
Art
A Fun Place to Hang Pet Portraits
When our first dog, a large Great Pyrenees named Charly, passed away last year, we received a beautiful (and crazy accurate!) watercolor portrait of her from talented artist, Jamie Clark. After we adopted Willow, we added her portrait to our collection. I actually CRIED when I opened it and saw the paintings side by side, […]
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February 22, 2018
Design
The 6 Floating Vanities We Designed + Our Favorite Mirror Options!
Design
The 6 Floating Vanities We Designed + Our Favorite Mirror Options!
We are at odds with the vanity design for the master bathroom. After we feel like we knew what we wanted (check out this post!), we read all of your comments and went to the actual drawing board to sketch out a few possibilities--6 to be exact. Before I get into the vanities, let's talk […]
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February 20, 2018
Design
The 8 Vanities that Helped Us Design Our Vanity
Inspiration
The 8 Vanities that Helped Us Design Our Vanity
We're going the custom route for the vanity in our master bathroom. It's something we've never done, but we really want to maximize the space we have (between 75"-80") so we met with a contractor who really gets our vision and he quoted us a $2500 allowance for a vanity. That doesn't mean we'll use […]
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February 13, 2018
Design
Can We Just Talk about LiketoKnow.it?
Inspiration
Can We Just Talk about LiketoKnow.it?
If you have been on Instagram for any amount of time, you've most likely seen photos tagged with a LikeToKnow.it link or tag. They have been rampant among fashion bloggers for a long time, but over the past 2 years, Reward Style (the affiliate program behind LikeToKnow.it) has started bringing on a lot more brands […]
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February 8, 2018
Design
Modern, Inexpensive, Large-Scale Portraits--Updated!
Decor
Modern, Inexpensive, Large-Scale Portraits--Updated!
Over three years ago, I photographed our, then, two little girls in a simple and modern way, and blew them up as engineering prints and the result took the internet by storm. The project has been shared and duplicated hundreds of thousands of times and today, I thought I'd share a little update. Because they grew up […]
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February 7, 2018
Design
Casual Friday: January 26, 2018
DIY
Casual Friday: January 26, 2018
via Last night, we had a professional contractor come and take a look at our master bathroom. (See our most recent plans here!) Take measurements, give us advice, and write up a bid. The truth is, we are considering hiring out a good portion of the work. It's really difficult to get a big project, […]
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January 26, 2018
Design
(More) Layout Options for the Master Bathroom
Inspiration
(More) Layout Options for the Master Bathroom
The master bathroom has been tricky, to say the least. We've gone around and around so many times, finally landed on something we felt good about, posted about it, then had over 100 comments that made us completely rethink and revisit. Which is a great thing, because what we were thinking just wasn't there yet. […]
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January 24, 2018
Design
IN STOCK ALERT: The Arteriors Jacob Coffee Table Look-A-Like is back!
Decor
IN STOCK ALERT: The Arteriors Jacob Coffee Table Look-A-Like is back!
Over a year ago, back in September 2016, I found an almost identical look-a-like to our very popular coffee table that now lives in the reading room: But, up until recently lived in our family room/playroom downstairs. It sold out that day, everywhere, and hasn't been back since. I set up an in-stock alert on […]
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January 22, 2018
Design
Ep 55: CLJ Q&A - Over-Improving Your Home, Choosing Art, Painted Stripes, Two-Story Living Spaces
Art
Ep 55: CLJ Q&A - Over-Improving Your Home, Choosing Art, Painted Stripes, Two-Story Living Spaces
We've added a Q&A episode on our previous "off" weeks, so there's a new podcast for ya every Monday! These episodes are shorter (we're shooting for under 30 minutes) and still have all the same fun and banter, but we answer YOUR questions! Although these are specific questions that come from real listeners, they are […]
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January 22, 2018
Design
Our Plans to Revamp the Master Bedroom
DIY
Our Plans to Revamp the Master Bedroom
In this week's podcast, we mentioned that we were going to paint our bedroom! But that's not all. Over the weekend we brought the speckled shag rug up to the cabin--you saw it in the main living room in yesterday's post. While it might not stay in that exact space forever, the cozy shag can […]
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January 17, 2018
Design
A Sectional For the A-frame, and an Article Sofa for You!
Decor
A Sectional For the A-frame, and an Article Sofa for You!
We haven't done any major renovations to our cabin yet--but we're learning, once again, there's so much you can do even before you dive into full renovations. And while the snow (so much snow!) is still falling in the Palisades--where our A-frame sits on the side of a steep hill--we're focusing on those things. The […]
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January 16, 2018
Design
That Time I Got To Tour The HGTV® Dream Home
Inspiration
That Time I Got To Tour The HGTV® Dream Home
This past weekend, I was invited to tour the HGTV® dream home in Gig Harbor, Washington overlooking the Puget Sound and it was breathtaking! The whole house is unreal--and someone is going to win it! (You can enter for your chance to win twice a day right here.) The renovation (I loved seeing the before […]
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January 11, 2018
Design
10 Free (or nearly free) Things You Can Do To Refresh Your Home Right Now.
DIY
10 Free (or nearly free) Things You Can Do To Refresh Your Home Right Now.
It's a new year and, if you're like me, as soon as all the holiday decor comes down and gets put away you feel an itch to clean, organize and refresh every inch of your house! But in my own rush to redo, I've learned it doesn't have to cost a dime! Here are 10 […]
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January 9, 2018
Design
The Space Heater, Sound Machine and Video Monitor we use in Polly's Nursery
Decor
The Space Heater, Sound Machine and Video Monitor we use in Polly's Nursery
The three questions I seem to get over and over about our nursery are regarding the sound machine, video monitor and what space heater we recently added. So I figured it would be beneficial to put together a quick post outlining each so it can live permanently somewhere and not just in my instagram stories. […]
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January 4, 2018
Design
Named Best Renovation Blog by Domino Magazine!
Inspiration
Named Best Renovation Blog by Domino Magazine!
A few weeks ago, we were named Best Renovation Blog by Domino Magazine!!! Thank you for everyone who nominated and voted for us. And especially for enduring all the rough pictures knowing there is always an after coming for the last 9 years! That’s at the core of what we do and what we love […]
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December 14, 2017
