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Ep 7: Chairman of the Mood Board

Lifestyle

Ep 7: Chairman of the Mood Board

Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 7: Chairman of the Mood Board Show Notes: In this episode, we dive into how to start a design or remodeling project. The first thing is the planning sessions. Julia breaks down her process and gives some helpful hints about how to give your space the design it deserves. […]
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June 13, 2016

Lifestyle

Ep 06: To Theme Or Not To Theme?

Lifestyle

Ep 06: To Theme Or Not To Theme?

Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 06: To Theme Or Not To Theme? Show Notes: On this episode we tackle kids rooms. Should they be themed? What works? What doesn't? Even if you don't have children, you learn stuff about Chris and Julia and things about their childhood rooms and we also discuss superheroes for […]
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June 7, 2016

Lifestyle

Kid Rooms: To theme or not to theme

Lifestyle

Kid Rooms: To theme or not to theme

Butterflies | Sheets | Greta's first big girl room before and afters Episode 6 of The Chris Loves Julia Podcast went live Monday morning and it's my favorite episode yet! A little background about the episodes: we go over to Preston's studio and talk for almost 2 hours about a topic. It's completely unscripted besides the […]
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June 6, 2016

Lifestyle

Casual Friday 009

Casual Friday

Casual Friday 009

Funny story from this week. Greta is fiercely independent and social. She loves playing with friends and making new friends and inviting everyone she sees over for dinner. We love her for this and I'm even a little envious of her social skills at such a young age. We have pretty strict rules to protect her that […]
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June 3, 2016

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On Open Concept Living + Multi-Purpose Spaces

Inspiration

On Open Concept Living + Multi-Purpose Spaces

Hope you're having a good Memorial Day! We have a day of yard work ahead of us followed by a big BBQ with some friends--our first one on our deck! Whatever you're doing today: paying respects to loved ones who've passed, yard work, a road trip to some dreamy cabin, a day at the lake--we […]
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May 30, 2016

Lifestyle

Ep 05: Shanty 2 Chic w/Whitney and Ashley: Open Concept Meets Multi-Functional

Lifestyle

Ep 05: Shanty 2 Chic w/Whitney and Ashley: Open Concept Meets Multi-Functional

Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title:  Ep 05: Shanty 2 Chic w/Whitney and Ashley: Open Concept Meets Multi-Functional Guests: Whitney and Ashley from www.shanty-2-chic.com Show Notes: We chat with Whitney and Ashley from the amazing website Shanty 2 Chic and talk about their show, Open Concept on HGTV. We also talk about multi-functional spaces and rooms and […]
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May 30, 2016

Lifestyle

Casual Friday 008

Casual Friday

Casual Friday 008

The deck got finished yesterday evening! Well, mostly finished. We found we were missing the bottom of the railings, but the deck part is d-o-n-e and we are beyond thrilled with the way it turned out. Our house sat on the market for a long time in part due to the small backyard and it […]
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May 27, 2016

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Finding Your Home Style

Inspiration

Finding Your Home Style

How would you describe your home style? What about your personal style? Are the two related? The fourth episode of The Chris Loves Julia Podcast is live (links for listening at the end of the post!) and we tackle this question we get all the time in a way that only three best friends (when two […]
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May 23, 2016

Lifestyle

Ep 04: A Beautiful Mess w/Elsie Larson. Wardrobe Style = House Style

Lifestyle

Ep 04: A Beautiful Mess w/Elsie Larson. Wardrobe Style = House Style

Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 04: A Beautiful Mess w/Elsie Larson. Wardrobe Style = House Style Guest: Elsie Larson from www.abeautifulmess.com Show Notes: We chat with Elsie Larson from the incredible site, A Beautiful Mess. She gives us her favorite tips for finding your home design style and how it relates to your clothing style, music […]
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May 23, 2016

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Casual Friday 007

Casual Friday

Casual Friday 007

We had the Pittsburgh kitchen's reno timeline shrink a little bit. Originally we thought we'd have 9 days to execute the renovation, but that actually included 2 travel days. So that's really only 7 days. But then, there will be 2 days of styling, shooting and filming commercials of the final space. So then it […]
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May 20, 2016

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Five Great Smoothie Recipes!

Chris Cooks

Five Great Smoothie Recipes!

Chris makes our whole family smoothies almost every single morning for years and years! By now, he has them down and I thought it would be fun to share a few of our go-to recipes he has come up with. We used to go through blenders every couple months and finally invested in a Blendtec in 2012 […]
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May 18, 2016

Lifestyle

PSA: Carbon Monoxide Could Have Killed Our Whole Family

Lifestyle

PSA: Carbon Monoxide Could Have Killed Our Whole Family

Over the weekend, we had a pretty scary thing happen in our home. I wasn't planning on sharing it, but when we told our friends, families and neighbors, a few of them encouraged me to share it with all of you to raise awareness of the dangers of Carbon Monoxide (CO). Sunday morning, our carbon monoxide alarm […]
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May 16, 2016

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Ep 03: Vintage Revivals w/Mandi Gubler: DIY With Kids on the Block

Lifestyle

Ep 03: Vintage Revivals w/Mandi Gubler: DIY With Kids on the Block

Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 03: Vintage Revivals w/Mandi Gubler: DIY With Kids on the Block Guest: Mandi Gubler from www.vintagerevivals.com Show Notes: We chat with Mandi from the DIY/design blog, Vintage Revivals and discuss how to manage projects and home renovation when there are children in them ix. Tips, tricks and homework to take your DIY […]
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May 16, 2016

Lifestyle

The Chris Loves Julia Podcast Ep 3: Renovating with Kids

Lifestyle

The Chris Loves Julia Podcast Ep 3: Renovating with Kids

Renovating when you have kids is a real-life thing we have attempted to work through, sometimes failing and sometimes coming out feeling like proud parents. We've had a few reader and listener emails come in regarding how we manage to update our home when we have two kids: Do you try to squeeze everything into nap […]
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May 16, 2016

Lifestyle

Casual Friday 006

Casual Friday

Casual Friday 006

Do you ever just stop and realize how time is flying by so quickly? So quickly! I had a lot of those moments this week. I think Greta reminds me often of how I used to just wait and wait for things to happen. Six seems to be the age of always wanting and waiting for something […]
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May 13, 2016

Lifestyle

The Chris Loves Julia Podcast is LIVE!

Lifestyle

The Chris Loves Julia Podcast is LIVE!

Our podcast is live! You can listen to it on a lot of different platforms linked below, but whichever you choose, it's free and it will always be free. Each episode, Chris and I sit down with our good friend, Preston Pugmire (whom you've probably come to know through the blog through our white concrete countertops […]
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May 10, 2016

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Ep 02: Yellow Brick Home Blog w/Kim & Scott: Project Management > Anger Management

Lifestyle

Ep 02: Yellow Brick Home Blog w/Kim & Scott: Project Management > Anger Management

Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 02: Yellow Brick Home Blog w/Kim & Scott: Project Management > Anger Management Guests: Kim & Scott Vargo from www.yellowbrickhome.com Show Notes: A conversation about how to manage the renovation projects you want to tackle in your home, even if you’re renting. We visit with Kim and Scott Vargo from yellowbrickhome.com to […]
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May 10, 2016

Lifestyle

Ep 01: In Living Color Theory

Lifestyle

Ep 01: In Living Color Theory

Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 01: In Living Color Theory Show Notes: A candid discussion about the best practices when choosing paint colors. Julia reveals for the first time a huge mistake she made behind the scenes. Posts mentioned in this episode: DIY Shiplap Built-ins: Finished and Styled! Perfectly Putty Paint Leave a rating […]
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May 10, 2016

Lifestyle

Ep 00: Welcome Intro Episode! Who we are, what this is, and what you can expect.

Lifestyle

Ep 00: Welcome Intro Episode! Who we are, what this is, and what you can expect.

Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 00: Welcome Intro Episode! Who we are, what this is, and what you can expect. Show Notes: This is our first episode! My name is Preston Pugmire and I am proud to be the host of the Chris Loves Julia Podcast: Conversations about DIY, Home Design and Family. In […]
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May 6, 2016

Lifestyle

Casual Friday 005

Casual Friday

Casual Friday 005

It finally happened this week in our neck of the woods, Idaho--The sweet smell of fresh cut grass and the sound of mowers. It's here! Doesn't warm weather feel so freeing? Maybe it's because I can go outside with barely any notice or that my windows are almost always propped open instead of shut! and […]
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May 6, 2016
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