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Casual Friday: Setting up the Music Room, the perfect fall sweater, timeless kids' rooms, the best reusable grocery bag, and more!
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Casual Friday: Setting up the Music Room, the perfect fall sweater, timeless kids' rooms, the best reusable grocery bag, and more!
Every day we discover more things that never made it to us in the move. It’s difficult not having a list of what’s in that sealed storage unit in Idaho that we don’t have access to and with each passing day, we realize that we may never see some things again. This week, when those […]
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August 13, 2021
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Casual Friday: The His and Hers closets at the new house, 24 attractive ceiling fans, a new light for our bedroom & more!
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Casual Friday: The His and Hers closets at the new house, 24 attractive ceiling fans, a new light for our bedroom & more!
My head is spinning with every paint color I want to sample on the walls and I'm just dying to buy something special for a room in this house. You know, a piece that fits perfectly. That's for this house. But I'm learning you can't really do much until you're organized. This week I tried to focus […]
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August 6, 2021
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July Favorites
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July Favorites
The majority of July we spent in sweats or swimming in hotels, but those sweats (and swimsuit!) happen to have made the list of my favorites in July so I think we're calling it a win all around! Keep reading to see what else made this list! 1. Hera Chain Necklace $68 My bff, […]
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July 30, 2021
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Casual Friday | Dear Diary: 1 month in North Carolina
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Casual Friday | Dear Diary: 1 month in North Carolina
This week marks 1 month in North Carolina so I thought I would share a journal-type post today sharing how I'm feeling. I’m so happy we’re here and we were able to move into our house just over a week ago. I'm really starting to fall in love with the area and with the arrival of our […]
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July 30, 2021
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We Asked My Favorite Hostess, Kim Vargo, 5 Questions
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We Asked My Favorite Hostess, Kim Vargo, 5 Questions
If there was someone who hosts even more than we do, and probably more effortlessly--it's Kim and Scott Vargo of Yellow Brick Home: our dear friends with whom we wish we could share a charcuterie board and game night a lot more often! And Kim isn't a "hostess with the mostess" because she's doing over-the-top […]
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July 29, 2021
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How to have people over with no stress.
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How to have people over with no stress.
This week we're celebrating all of our hard work by playing host. It's time to invite someone over! Yesterday we talked all about falling in love with your home by opening its doors because creating memories within your home surrounded by loved ones is taking the relationship to the next level! Get ready for hometown […]
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July 27, 2021
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Fall In Love With Your Home By Having Someone Over
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Fall In Love With Your Home By Having Someone Over
Congratulations. You've made it to the final week of #CLJSummerSchool, "How To Fall In Love With Your Home in 30 Days." We've been on a journey to find love with our homes and I'm so excited to make it this far, because this is where we get to reap all the benefits of our hard-earned […]
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July 26, 2021
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Casual Friday: Security Blankets, Moving Woes, The Best Leave-in Conditioner, and more!
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Casual Friday: Security Blankets, Moving Woes, The Best Leave-in Conditioner, and more!
Last night we slept in our new house for the first time after spending the day setting up as many rooms as we could. After hotel hopping for a month, I think we were so excited to be at home and feel at home--we got quite a bit done! Even though the move has been […]
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July 23, 2021
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Casual Friday: Start of the guest house!?
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Casual Friday: Start of the guest house!?
We decided to continue to live in a hotel down the street from our house until our moving truck comes on 7/21 (and the floors are ready for us!). However, my mom just booked a ticket to come see us on July 23rd! So the guest house needs a good scrubbing and we need to […]
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July 16, 2021
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We Asked Clutter-Free Organizing Expert, Monica Leed, 5 Questions
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We Asked Clutter-Free Organizing Expert, Monica Leed, 5 Questions
When we started crafting Summer School, I knew I didn't want to be the only teacher in the classroom. We're covering a lot of ground this month, and I wanted to invite guest experts into this space to school us on what they do best. Enter: Monica Leed! Monica is the CEO and owner of […]
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July 8, 2021
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Good Looking Ugly Stuff: Cleaning + Organizing
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Good Looking Ugly Stuff: Cleaning + Organizing
Back in 2018, we did a post called good looking ugly stuff because I'm the kind of person who is genuinely a happier person when every thing in our home, down to the color of the dish rag and the toilet plunger, is in harmony with one another aesthetically. Maybe that sounds extreme, but I challenge you […]
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July 7, 2021
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LET'S PURGE: Inspiration and Homework!
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LET'S PURGE: Inspiration and Homework!
Yesterday we talked extensively about purging and cleaning and organizing. But we all know ACTION is what really gets things done. So each week we're giving a little homework assignment on Tuesdays (do you feel like you're in summer school yet?) to work on that week. Honestly you can make these as simple or challenging […]
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July 6, 2021
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The Best 4th of July Sales!
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The Best 4th of July Sales!
There are already so many great sales going on for the 4th this weekend! Sharing some of my favorites below! Stock up on cookies, crackers, marshmallows and chocolates while you're at it and try these 7 s'mores combinations! Abercrombie: 25% off select styles + extra 15% off Athleta: 20% off all shorts & sports bras […]
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July 3, 2021
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We made it to our new house!! The roller coaster of getting here and why we can't move in yet.
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We made it to our new house!! The roller coaster of getting here and why we can't move in yet.
We made it to our new home in North Carolina!! We're in Cary, just a few minutes outside of Raleigh. It was our daughters' first time seeing the area and the house and it was the best feeling seeing them run from room to room just squealing the whole time. My oldest said, "Can we […]
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June 28, 2021
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Vacuum Therapy — it's a thing
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Vacuum Therapy — it's a thing
This post is sponsored by Samsung We moved out of our Idaho house last week and after everything was packed in the truck and it drove away, and it was just us--the house felt so different. A lot less like us, to be honest. We scheduled cleaners to come and deep clean the entire house […]
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June 23, 2021
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The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals 2021!
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The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals 2021!
It’s Prime Day! It’s two days– June 21st and 22nd! We are looking out for the best deals and sharing them in real time on Instagram stories. We'll be updating the list below as well. You can get exclusive Prime Member coupons here. Follow along @chrislovesjulia and keep checking back here if you aren’t […]
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June 21, 2021
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The Best Tips for Road Trips with Kids!
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The Best Tips for Road Trips with Kids!
(Above, the girls bags are from Walker Family Goods. I also got them each a matching backpack to use as their carry on. They're cute and I'm feeling very color-coded and organized! We got this cargo box.) Last Casual Friday I mentioned that we are preparing for our 5 day road trip across the country […]
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June 15, 2021
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Our Team's Moving Stories
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Our Team's Moving Stories
Exterior Reveal, Faux Boxwoods It's hard to believe those two photos above are just two years apart. As much as the house behind us changed, we've been through a lot of change, too--beyond aging very quickly apparently. We talked about why we're moving to NC (back in this post), but we wanted to share the other sides […]
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June 11, 2021
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All the Best Memorial Day Sales!
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All the Best Memorial Day Sales!
Sources There are so many great Memorial Day sales going on this weekend! Our rugs are almost all restocked and on major sale. Now's the time to snag one! We rounded up all the best sales and will be updating it throughout the weekend. Follow along on Instagram stories to see some of our […]
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May 29, 2021
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Casual Friday: The BEST OF MAY
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Casual Friday: The BEST OF MAY
At the end of every month, we love to look back and see what resonated with YOU the most. So today, I'm excited to share THE BEST OF MAY. These are the things you saw me talk about and share this month that you loved the most. You asked about them over and over and […]
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May 28, 2021
