Design
A Gift Guide for The Home Lover + Giveaway!
Decor
A Gift Guide for The Home Lover + Giveaway!
We generally post gift guides closer to Black Friday, but when Lulu & Georgia asked if I would be interested in curating a gift guide for the Home Lover as a part of their 12 Days Of Giveaways, I jumped at the chance. It's taken Chris a few years to realize that the best gifts […]
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November 9, 2015
Design
The Evolution of The Entry + $500 to Minted
Art
The Evolution of The Entry + $500 to Minted
Our entry has evolved so much over the two years that we have lived here (check out the full evolution over on Instagram today! @chrislovesjulia), probably more than any other space, and with each tweak it gets functional for us and more beautiful, too. Most recently, we swapped out the mirror for a full length […]
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November 5, 2015
Design
All The Playroom Plans!
Mood Boards
All The Playroom Plans!
Since we moved here, two years ago, we've spent most of our blog talking about and renovating the upstairs of our house--with the exception of Greta's room and the guest room last year. We actually live in what is called a rambler style home, where the home is two levels of identical square footage (1700 […]
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October 19, 2015
Design
HOW OUR FRIGIDAIRE PROFESSIONAL APPLIANCES TRANSFORMED OUR KITCHEN AND HOW WE USE IT + A VIDEO!
Inspiration
HOW OUR FRIGIDAIRE PROFESSIONAL APPLIANCES TRANSFORMED OUR KITCHEN AND HOW WE USE IT + A VIDEO!
Today we are so excited to finally share with you a little more about the Frigidaire Professional appliances we chose for the kitchen. We couldn't be more in love with how they transformed the way our kitchen looks, but more importantly, the way it functions and works for us. Along with a bunch of fresh photos and […]
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September 30, 2015
Design
A Few Kitchen Details + $500 to Rejuvenation!!
Decor
A Few Kitchen Details + $500 to Rejuvenation!!
Thank you for all the love last week when we shared our kitchen reveal. We wish we could have you ALL over for a big meal and to see it in real life! The goal was always to make our kitchen one that felt lived in and comfortable, and a lot of that came from […]
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September 28, 2015
Design
Lovable, Livable Home
Inspiration
Lovable, Livable Home
Young House Love's new book, Lovable Livable Home came out this week! I was lucky enough to get my copy a little early (I know some people...THE people) and I can't say enough good things about this book. The Petersiks put into such eloquent, approachable and, naturally, funny words how we can all feel about […]
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September 25, 2015
Design
My Fool Proof Method of Hanging A Gallery Wall
Art
My Fool Proof Method of Hanging A Gallery Wall
Last week when I was hanging all the new art in our bedroom, my sister Patty was over chatting and serving as a make-shift photographer for this post. While watching me do my thing, she kept saying, "You have to come do this at my house! I want a gallery wall at my house next." […]
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August 19, 2015
Design
A Gallery Wall in the Master Bedroom + Tips on Creating Your Own!
Art
A Gallery Wall in the Master Bedroom + Tips on Creating Your Own!
The master bedroom has been our side project the last few months. I work on in my spare time, continually improving it when I can carve out a few minutes here and there or when I need a break from the reno dust. We love having a smaller, decorating only, project in our back pockets. […]
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August 11, 2015
Design
An Exterior Light Facelift
Sourcing & Planning
An Exterior Light Facelift
Although there's so much going on inside, we try to spend time every week making sure our exterior stays maintained. We actually have some rather large plans for our backyard space, but that will have to wait until next year. Nowadays, we're just happy to keep the lawn mowed and the flower beds weed-free, but […]
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August 5, 2015
Design
It's Curtains.
Decor
It's Curtains.
The other day I was trying to decide what curtains to hang in our master bedroom--very serious stuff--and I couldn't make a decision by looking at them laying on my bed. And there was no one home (tall enough) to hold them up for me to squint endlessly while I decide, so I did the […]
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July 8, 2015
Design
A Big, Cozy Bedroom Update
Decor
A Big, Cozy Bedroom Update
Over the last week, we have been working on our bedroom and I am so excited to share some progress photos with you. Even in our last house, we never really really got to our bedroom, so we are investing a little bit of money into this just-for-us space and it has already made such […]
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June 22, 2015
Design
DIY Large Stretched Canvas
Art
DIY Large Stretched Canvas
You may have caught that we moved the painting that was originally on the entry wall into the study a few weeks ago. It fit the vibe so well in there and the size was perfect for above the couch. I broke my rule of No taking items from one space to decorate another, but in this […]
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June 15, 2015
Design
Top Rug Picks for the Bedroom
Decor
Top Rug Picks for the Bedroom
I feel like I am bobbing my head trying to stay afloat over here. I've taken on a lot of side projects and assignments (and in the meantime, feel like I really found my calling in life!). It's an exciting and a little bit stressful time in my life, but I always feel at home […]
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June 9, 2015
Design
The Evolution of the Study/Reading Room
Decor
The Evolution of the Study/Reading Room
The study in the front of our home has been evolving over the past nearly 2 years and we recently finished making some more tweaks so I thought it would be fun to look back at where we've been. The funny thing is, with each phase, I rarely thought about the next change we were […]
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June 3, 2015
Design
Our New Whirlpool Duets in Diamond Steel [and all the Heart Eyes Emojis]
Decor
Our New Whirlpool Duets in Diamond Steel [and all the Heart Eyes Emojis]
If you follow @chrislovesjulia on Instagram--which you really should; I frequently post little project updates there when I am struggling to find time to post beefy updates here--you saw that our new washer and dryer arrived for the laundry room this weekend! First, a little backstory. While we were adding a window to the living […]
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May 27, 2015
Design
We Bought A Bed!
Decor
We Bought A Bed!
Our bedroom has taken a backseat as of late while we traveled and worked on the laundry room--more updates there later this week! The damper came when we waited too long to purchase the bed we had our eyes on. It was my own fault really. You may remember in the mood board for the […]
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May 20, 2015
Design
Motorized Shades, ftw
Decor
Motorized Shades, ftw
Last week, in the midst of an Atlanta trip, cookbook shooting and an NYC trip, we installed something we've been wanting for a long time now. Can you spot it? Blinds for the stairwell! But these aren't any blinds--those wouldn't do--these are motorized shades and we're more than a little excited about them. When we […]
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May 18, 2015
Design
My New (Tiny, but Perfect) Office Space!
Decor
My New (Tiny, but Perfect) Office Space!
Over the past year, we've been trying to fit in a little desk somewhere for me. Not only am I the CFO of our family (bills, bills, billz), my workload for the blog and other projects I've taken on has expanded and I really needed a place that wasn't the dining room table for my […]
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May 7, 2015
Design
Cowhide in the Reading Room. Whoop!
Decor
Cowhide in the Reading Room. Whoop!
I opened my computer yesterday for the first time in two weeks. It was a painful experience, but regardless of the amount of unanswered emails in my inbox, the break was absolutely worth it. We flew our little family to Florida and it was the best (okay, maybe our first official) family vacation ever! We […]
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May 5, 2015
Design
Color for the Colorblind
Art
Color for the Colorblind
This week I have been repainting the reading room--so many things to talk about there early next week--when this video from our friends at Valspar landed in my inbox. It couldn't have come at a better time. Valspar is on a mission to bring color to those who don’t have it (and to remind those […]
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March 27, 2015
