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Casual Friday: What's the new bright spot in your daily routine?

Casual Friday

Casual Friday: What's the new bright spot in your daily routine?

Even though I have worked from home for the last 11 years, my daily/weekly schedule has changed drastically with the rest of the world's over the last month. I'm deeply missing the hour to myself at the gym every morning and the 20 minutes before and after where I got caught up with friends on […]
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April 10, 2020

Lifestyle

27 Meals For Staying Home

Eggs & Asparagus

Recipes

27 Meals For Staying Home

It's a stressful time. For everyone. Stress leads to stress eating. Which, at least for me, usually centers on foods high in carbs and low in nutrition. And that wouldn't be so bad if it weren't arguably more important than ever to have your immune system firing on all cylinders. Below we share 27 recipes […]
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April 5, 2020

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Have a VIRTUAL Game Night!: Our Favorite Games To Play Online

Entertaining

Have a VIRTUAL Game Night!: Our Favorite Games To Play Online

One of the very first memes I saw when this pandemic was just starting to pick up in the US, read "Check on your extroverted friends. They are not okay!" If you are hosts at heart and have been going through entertaining withdrawals like us, playing games virtually with our friends has been a little […]
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April 4, 2020

Lifestyle

My Picks From Studio McGee's Target Launch!

Lifestyle

My Picks From Studio McGee's Target Launch!

Today's the day!!! The Studio McGee Target line is here!!! This will be a multi-YEAR contract so this isn't the one and only line we'll get from our friends, but this launch with 120 pieces is so good. Shea has been a good friend for years and I feel like so proud to celebrate this launch. Here […]
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April 4, 2020

Lifestyle

Casual Friday: The Beginning of March was a lifetime ago + A Video and Favorites.

Casual Friday

Casual Friday: The Beginning of March was a lifetime ago + A Video and Favorites.

The beginning of March feels like a lifetime ago. And in a lot of ways, it was. Life was different one month ago--and while we're settling in to a slower pace and leaning into a lot more time with our girls, and celebrating some quiet time in our home--a first since moving in--we're also grieving and scared […]
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April 3, 2020

Lifestyle

Roasted & Candied Cauliflower (vegan, grain free)

Roasted & Candied Cauliflower

Recipes

Roasted & Candied Cauliflower (vegan, grain free)

You gotta give it to cauliflower - they've really come into their own in recent years. They can be anything! But to me there are few better ways to eat cauliflower than roasted and glazed. This simple cauliflower dish is rich, sweet, and a great side for anything you have planned. It takes less than […]
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March 22, 2020

Lifestyle

Casual Friday: Decor (or Lack thereof), THE denim jacket, Game Storage, Coronavirus Pressure, Swimming with Dolphins & MORE!

Casual Friday

Casual Friday: Decor (or Lack thereof), THE denim jacket, Game Storage, Coronavirus Pressure, Swimming with Dolphins & MORE!

Most of this week, I was terribly sick trying to adjust to new medication, but yesterday I woke up feeling so great so I took advantage and tackled a few spaces in our home. It's been nice and peaceful to move around in our house with just us this week. Chris started our closet (more […]
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March 20, 2020

Lifestyle

How to Make An Amazing Poké Bowl

How to Make an Amazing Poké Bowl

Recipes

How to Make An Amazing Poké Bowl

Poké is one of my favorite things, but being in landlocked Idaho means I don't have a lot of places to find it. So I make it! And maybe it tastes better because of that. Poké has historically been made with tuna, but now people are using all kinds of fish for it. My personal […]
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March 15, 2020

Lifestyle

Casual Friday: Coronavirus and Taking Care of Each Other + Deets on Our Big Shoot, Health, Whole 30 and more!

Casual Friday

Casual Friday: Coronavirus and Taking Care of Each Other + Deets on Our Big Shoot, Health, Whole 30 and more!

We're all exercising extreme caution around here in the wake of Coronavirus, disinfecting all of our surfaces and devices and staying home as much as we can. We know we're lucky to work from home, and we know so many of you don't. Our hearts are hurting for the too-many who are sick and for […]
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March 13, 2020

Lifestyle

Braised Brussels Sprouts - Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Grain Free

Chris Cooks: Braised Brussels Sprouts

Recipes

Braised Brussels Sprouts - Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Grain Free

Brussels Sprouts are having a major moment right now, and it makes a lot of sense. They're a robust, nutrient-dense green and are in season pretty much all winter. But even still, they can turn up noses at times due to their natural bitterness. There are a few tricks to cutting down on the bitterness […]
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March 8, 2020

Lifestyle

Casual Friday: Art, Dinnerware, Versatile Spring Sneakers, Easter Dresses, Resort Discounts & More!

Art

Casual Friday: Art, Dinnerware, Versatile Spring Sneakers, Easter Dresses, Resort Discounts & More!

Things are getting serious around here. Seriously close! Every day so much happens that I could just sit and watch it all go down, completely entertained. Painting and Stair railings and beams and window and uncovering the floors! It's all coming together. Some things are coming together just the way I imagined they would. Some […]
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March 6, 2020

Lifestyle

Ham & Leek Soup - Allergy-friendly, Dairy Free, Grain/Gluten Free, No Added Thickeners

Ham and Leek Soup

Recipes

Ham & Leek Soup - Allergy-friendly, Dairy Free, Grain/Gluten Free, No Added Thickeners

Even though winter is winding down for some of you, we all still have chilly and dreary days standing between us and summer. So let's make some soup and stay in today. This is an amazing soup - it's refined, full of flavor, and a great option for many types of food allergies. Slow cooked […]
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March 1, 2020

Lifestyle

Casual Saturday: Best of February

Casual Friday

Casual Saturday: Best of February

February flashed before my eyes. We were in San Diego, Kohler, Wisconsin, Scottsdale, Arizona. We tackled so many projects and flushed out designs, made progress on our home and celebrated Greta's birthday. There were ups and downs and missteps and successes and the days passed. No, they flew by! A little too fast for my […]
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February 28, 2020

Lifestyle

Bee Sting Chicken Wings

Bee Sting Chicken Wings - Chris Cooks

Recipes

Bee Sting Chicken Wings

For me, when I'm trying to eat a little better, snacking is the toughest part. Because snacking itself isn't bad, and helps curb hunger between meals and can aid in preventing over-eating when meal time comes. Unfortunately, so many foods we think of as "snacks" are packed with carbs and additives that actually increase appetite and […]
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February 23, 2020

Lifestyle

Casual Friday: Beams, Leanne Ford, Paranormal Activity, Beauty Counter & More!

Casual Friday

Casual Friday: Beams, Leanne Ford, Paranormal Activity, Beauty Counter & More!

It's been the most productive week around the house. With less than 3 weeks until the video shoot, it seems like everything is so close and every day we're seeing more and more progress. The latter half of this week Demo Dave (seen above) and Finisher Dave started installing the beams in the dining room. (Side note: […]
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February 21, 2020

Lifestyle

Lessons Learned from 6 Months of Photographing Interiors

Lifestyle

Lessons Learned from 6 Months of Photographing Interiors

This is a guest post by Andrea Ahedo, our Visual Media Producer/Head Photographer. See her bio at the end of the post. "I want to re-shoot the kitchen." Julia raised her eyebrows with a smile and said, "Okay!" I started working for Chris Loves Julia during a jam-packed-big-deal week. We were filming and photographing a […]
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February 17, 2020

Lifestyle

Chris Cooks: Knife Skills

Knife Skills

Chris Cooks

Chris Cooks: Knife Skills

Ok y'all, no recipe today, but I wanted to share something that will be helpful, no matter what you're cooking - knife skills! Now let me preface this by saying, the way I cut is not THE way to cut. I don't believe there is such thing as "the" way. But I use my knives […]
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February 16, 2020

Lifestyle

Casual Friday : A Kitchen hardware lesson, Greta is 10, My Travel Outfit, The Weird Thing I want for our House & More

Casual Friday

Casual Friday : A Kitchen hardware lesson, Greta is 10, My Travel Outfit, The Weird Thing I want for our House & More

This kitchen from Neal Beckstedt stopped me in my tracks this week. The warm peachy cabinets mixed with two different countertops (!!!) and the black and brass touches all made me weak in my knees. And then I started looking at the cabinet hardware--so striking! You know what it's not, but kind of looks like? […]
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February 14, 2020

Lifestyle

Stir-Fry with Cauliflower Rice (Vegan, Grain-Free)

Vegan Stir Fry

Recipes

Stir-Fry with Cauliflower Rice (Vegan, Grain-Free)

The best allergy-friendly meal is one that doesn't taste like it's being restricted. As a non-vegan with vegan and vegetarian friends, it's important to me that, when they come over for dinner, we all enjoy our meal together. When everyone eats the same thing and loves it equally, regardless of their diet, that's a win. This […]
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February 9, 2020

Lifestyle

Casual Friday : Kids and Renovating & More

Casual Friday

Casual Friday : Kids and Renovating & More

We get asked often if our girls are interested or involved in what we do and the answer has always been, "not really." They have their personal passions that we nurture and don't force design, renovating or home decor interests in their direction. But Polly. Polly, our sweet 2 and a half year old has […]
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February 7, 2020
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