Design
New Project: A Small Indoor Playhouse!
Mood Boards
New Project: A Small Indoor Playhouse!
This project is in partnership with World Market. We've taken on a new design project, and it's a fun one! World Market challenged us to makeover a small space, preferably a kids' space, and we found the perfect candidate. In our own homes' design plans this year, we had the idea of transforming a closet […]
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July 17, 2017
Design
Our Interior Define Collection is Here! Meet "Charly."
Decor
Our Interior Define Collection is Here! Meet "Charly."
Our furniture line with Interior Define launches today, and you can see the whole thing right here! When they asked us what we'd like to call the collection, it took us hardly any time to land on "Charly." Not only does the unisex name describe the style of our collection--the perfect blend of masculine straight […]
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July 13, 2017
Design
A Post-Dorm Style Room to a Bright, Fresh Traditional Master | CLJ Mood boards
Mood Boards
A Post-Dorm Style Room to a Bright, Fresh Traditional Master | CLJ Mood boards
I got so many encouraging emails and messages from you over the weekend about my inquiry of sharing mood boards occasionally for other people's spaces--including some of yours! I get so many requests for online consultations and while that unfortunately doesn't fit into my day right now, hopefully as we select a few to share here every […]
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July 10, 2017
Design
Our Favorite Ceiling and Portable Fans that Don't Sacrifice Style
Mood Boards
Our Favorite Ceiling and Portable Fans that Don't Sacrifice Style
Almost exactly one year ago, we installed a ceiling fan in our bedroom. We had a pretty ugly one in there for years and I was determined to find a pretty chandelier to hang in its place. But the truth is, we love sleeping with a light breeze and a modern, beautiful ceiling fan was what we […]
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July 5, 2017
Design
5 Amazing Playhouse / Playset Makeovers!
DIY
5 Amazing Playhouse / Playset Makeovers!
When we shared our plans for our own backyard play area a couple days ago, and subsequently the initial renderings of how we'd like to paint/makeover the playset we have headed our way--I made the mistake of saying that there's not a lot of great inspiration out there for good-looking outdoor kids' spaces. While there […]
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June 29, 2017
Design
My Maternity Must-Haves
Mood Boards
My Maternity Must-Haves
We're in the final stretch! I'm a little over 33 weeks, but measuring 3 weeks ahead--which kind of means nothing, but is also giving my a little bit of hope I need to get through these last weeks. We're crossing our fingers for a July baby girl, although still looking forward to that August 4th […]
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June 20, 2017
Design
My sleeping baby must-have: Black-out Shades. (And How We Decided on the ones in the Nursery)
Decor
My sleeping baby must-have: Black-out Shades. (And How We Decided on the ones in the Nursery)
There's one detail of the nursery we haven't expounded on yet, but I get questions about all the time--the light blue flat roman shade. Why did we choose shades over curtains? How did we choose the fabric? How dark does the room get when they are closed?, etc. And since we did put significant brain power into choosing […]
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June 12, 2017
Design
The Chris Loves Julia Father's Day Gift Guide | 2017
Inspiration
The Chris Loves Julia Father's Day Gift Guide | 2017
Father's Day is just 10 days away and I had so much fun gathering a few favorite things for the guys in our lives. Some of these are tried and true favorites Chris personally loves. Some I have gifted previously, with great reception. And others, you just can't go wrong with! I tried to mix a variety […]
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June 8, 2017
Design
A Layered Outdoor Dining Space--On A Budget!
Decor
A Layered Outdoor Dining Space--On A Budget!
This post is in partnership with World Market. We're so excited to share with you the outdoor dining area we created on my parents' deck today! We were able to pull the whole thing off for less than the $1500 budget we were given by World Market (more on that in this post) and many of the […]
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June 5, 2017
Design
Casual Friday + Our Hanging Chairs
Casual Friday
Casual Friday + Our Hanging Chairs
School's out, the warm weather has finally arrived and we're soaking up every second over here. This also means we have a lot of outdoor projects and posts coming up including building a big front porch swing, an outdoor kitchen, adding a play set to our yard (more on that in a minute), a look at the […]
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June 2, 2017
Design
A Modern, Kid-Friendly, Family Gallery Wall in the Dining Room
Decor
A Modern, Kid-Friendly, Family Gallery Wall in the Dining Room
I knew once we freed up this wall in the dining room by changing the barn door into a pocket door, it would be the perfect place for some family pictures. However, when I mentioned the idea to Chris--especially the part when I described it as a 9 frame grid taking up the wall floor to […]
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May 31, 2017
Design
Casual Friday + An Exciting Announcement
Inspiration
Casual Friday + An Exciting Announcement
This was a really huge week for us. The big announcement is we've been working on designing our own sofa line with Interior Define for almost a year and this week, after so many months of drawings and engineer specs and 3D renderings, we flew to Chicago to see the ACTUAL sofa for the first time and we […]
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May 26, 2017
Design
The 3D Rendering Tool that Makes Decorating Your Home SO much Easier!
Design
The 3D Rendering Tool that Makes Decorating Your Home SO much Easier!
This post is sponsored by Modsy When we were putting together the nursery for the One Room Challenge, I was struggling in one big way. I'm the kind of person that doesn't want to buy a rug and chair and crib and dresser and decide on paint colors and lighting fixtures--basically, make all the decisions for a room […]
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May 24, 2017
Design
My Sister's Art-Filled, Eclectic Home
Inspiration
My Sister's Art-Filled, Eclectic Home
There are five girls in my family and we each live in wildly different homes. Somehow we all grew up under the same roof in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and now, decades later, we're spread out across the country (and globe) injecting our own style into our own homes. Last year, while I was visiting my sister, Victoria, […]
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May 23, 2017
Design
Get the Look of Our Nursery For Less (A LOT LESS)
Mood Boards
Get the Look of Our Nursery For Less (A LOT LESS)
Exactly one week ago, we revealed our new nursery we completed in six weeks for the Spring One Room Challenge! It's been so wonderful seeing the room pop up everywhere on Instagram and shared on other blogs and Pinterest, too. Thank you so much for sharing it. Truly. Just like we did when we finished the […]
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May 17, 2017
Design
Budget-Friendly Outdoor Dining Plans
Mood Boards
Budget-Friendly Outdoor Dining Plans
One of our most asked about pieces on our deck are our wood framed facing sofas. They are from World Market and ridiculously affordable at just $399 a pop. We got them last year, during one of their outdoor sales and spent just over $500 for both. We love them. I'm actually working on a […]
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May 15, 2017
Design
A Night In (On the deck!)
Inspiration
A Night In (On the deck!)
This special series is sponsored by Article. Once May hit and we were pretty sure the snow was over (#idaholife), we started working on pulling our furnishings out from storage and setting our deck up for the season. In addition to the planter boxes we recently built, we also added two of Article's Sala white lounge chairs […]
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May 11, 2017
Design
3 Mother's Day Ideas That Will Make Her Cry
Gift Guides!
3 Mother's Day Ideas That Will Make Her Cry
Mother's Day is on Sunday (!!) and when I was compiling this year's gift guide, I thought of all the mothers in my life; my own mom, my mother in law, my sisters, my friends, other mother figures--and in thinking of them, I knew I wanted to really focus on ideas, with gifts linked below each […]
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May 8, 2017
Design
Personal and Non-Traditional Art in the Nursery | One Room Challenge Week 5
Art
Personal and Non-Traditional Art in the Nursery | One Room Challenge Week 5
I can't believe next week is the reveal! The nursery has definitely come a long way in 5 weeks and today, we're so excited to share with you a few of our favorite artistic touches we've added to the room. I will say, there was an internal struggle for some time when deciding what we […]
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May 3, 2017
Design
A Rug and Dresser for the Nursery (and Beyond!) | One Room Challenge Week 4
Decor
A Rug and Dresser for the Nursery (and Beyond!) | One Room Challenge Week 4
It's time for another update on our One Room Challenge, where we're making over our nursery for our 3rd little girl due this summer. Week 4! How did we get here?! So far, we have added loads of pretty trim in week 2 and dreamy wallpaper in week 3. And if you missed the before, […]
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April 26, 2017
