Projects
Well, we finally finished the Fauxdenza in the Dining Room!
DIY
Well, we finally finished the Fauxdenza in the Dining Room!
An entire year ago, we hung a "fauxdenza" in the dining room as part of a video project for GM that actually never ended up seeing the light of day because Covid hit. We hung our first floating credenza ("fauxdenza") made from upper Ikea cabinets back in 2012--you can read about that right here--and to […]
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April 5, 2021
Projects
Casual Friday: Best of March
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Best of March
March was the busiest month of life and work, I think ever? We made some major decisions and announcements about moving across the country and then all the subsequent projects that came with that. The funny thing is, dozens of times a day I still get asked, "Wait?! You're moving! You guys just finished this […]
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April 2, 2021
Projects
New DIY Art for the Living Room!!
Art
New DIY Art for the Living Room!!
Sources I loved the framed trees on the mantle in the living room, but for the sake of simplifying in preparation to sell, I thought one large canvas would be better to really show off the scale of the fireplace. Large art can be expensive so I decided to tackle this one myself. I'd thought […]
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April 1, 2021
Projects
Before and After: Our Small changes, Big Impact Laundry Room Redo
DIY
Before and After: Our Small changes, Big Impact Laundry Room Redo
When we decided that we were going to move, there were many spaces that weren't "done" in our house and we accepted they wouldn't be under our watch (we're definitely not moving for "content"). But most of the spaces in our home, we had at least done something to (I call these phase 1 makeovers) and our […]
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March 31, 2021
Projects
10 Home Staging Takeaways from our House Hunting Trips!
DIY
10 Home Staging Takeaways from our House Hunting Trips!
Sources Back in February, we spent 2 separate weekends house hunting in Raleigh and it was such an eye-opening experience. Not only were we discovering an area for the very first time and, with that, admiring a new kind of architecture and landscape, but peeking into dozens of homes gave us so many ideas of […]
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March 29, 2021
Projects
The Honey x Chris Loves Julia Capsule Collection!!
DIY
The Honey x Chris Loves Julia Capsule Collection!!
This post is in collaboration with Honey! I was helping my friend shop for hardware for her cabinets last week, and after she put them in her cart, she went to go search for a promo code, and I stopped her in her tracks! "Do you really not have Honey installed?!" In two clicks, we […]
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March 25, 2021
Projects
Reader Poll: How should we stage our office to sell?
DIY
Reader Poll: How should we stage our office to sell?
One of the major selling points of this house was the large bonus space right off of the entry. We designated it for the Chris Loves Julia office as soon as we saw the house. And over the last two years, as our team has grown, it has shifted into a lot of different configurations […]
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March 16, 2021
Projects
Removing the Wallpaper in the Laundry Room
DIY
Removing the Wallpaper in the Laundry Room
Some of our readers were really apprehensive about us putting up wallpaper in the playroom, Greta's room, Faye's room, and Polly's room, and usually those people have had terrible experiences with removing wallpaper. Now that we have removed the wallpaper in the laundry room, we completely get it. What a pain! You're kind of at […]
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March 10, 2021
Projects
Painting our interior Doors Black - I can't believe it took us this long
DIY
Painting our interior Doors Black - I can't believe it took us this long
Polly's Room Sources Something that was on our 2021 project list, was to replace all of our interior doors. But the truth is, they are actually really nice solid wood! So we went the more cost effective route and painted all the interior doors. I knew the moment we walked into this house that the […]
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March 10, 2021
Projects
Our Project List For Selling Our Home
Projects
Our Project List For Selling Our Home
Swivel Chairs, Ceiling Light, Rug, Sconces, Floor Lamp, Vase, Faux Stems, Tree Art, Fox Our project list for 2021 no longer looks like a kitchen remodel or complete reconfiguration of the mud room or adding a bunch of box trim to the entry or any of the other projects we've mapped out here. Instead, we've turned […]
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March 9, 2021
Projects
Front Entry Update
Renovations
Front Entry Update
Since we announced our big news, we've been making a list of all the things we want to get done on the house before we sell, and at the top of that list is finishing what we started – the entry/office wall reconfiguration. When we began this project, we were most definitely not planning on […]
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March 8, 2021
Projects
Casual Friday: March 5, 2021
DIY
Casual Friday: March 5, 2021
Wall Color: Greenblack by Sherwin Williams, Sectional, Rug, Olive Tree, Curtains We're completely overwhelmed with all of your support about our move and next chapter yesterday. "Thank you" is just not enough. So much positivity and advice and well wishes and suggestions on where we SHOULD move. Haha! The next couple months will be exciting! […]
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March 5, 2021
Projects
Casual Friday: Favorite Ceiling lights under $200, A must-watch show, Success, and more!
Decor
Casual Friday: Favorite Ceiling lights under $200, A must-watch show, Success, and more!
Chair (vintage), Wallpaper, Horse Print, Floater Frame, Pennant, Blinds, Accent Stool After Polly's room reveal we got a lot of questions about where the houndstooth thrifted chair that was in her room! No fear! It's in Greta's room now and doesn't it looks so great in there? After we sold the second bed in her room, there's a […]
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February 26, 2021
Projects
Polly's (Big Girl) Modern Cottage Bedroom Reveal
Design
Polly's (Big Girl) Modern Cottage Bedroom Reveal
It's hard to believe we started Polly's bedroom makeover when she was transitioning out of her crib because that feels like so long ago. But now, 5 months later, we're calling Polly's modern cottage bedroom finished! Here's how it looked when we moved in (her room is about 10x10) And here's how it looks today! […]
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February 24, 2021
Projects
Introducing: Our laundry room!! The Before photos and the exciting plans I've been eager to try!
DIY
Introducing: Our laundry room!! The Before photos and the exciting plans I've been eager to try!
Every time I share our laundry room, or pass by it on Instagram stories, we get a plethora of questions about it. Our laundry room is one of the few rooms in our home that we haven't touched, with the exception of hanging a lantern in here after we moved the chandelier the was in […]
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February 23, 2021
Projects
Then and Now: The differences and similarities between our two Primary Bathroom renovations
Design
Then and Now: The differences and similarities between our two Primary Bathroom renovations
Shortly before moving into our current home, we had just finished renovating the primary bathroom in our last house. It was hard to say goodbye to such an incredible space, but it really put us in the bathroom mindset and gave us a head-start in knowing what we wanted when it came time to renovate […]
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February 18, 2021
Projects
How is the peel and stick flooring holding up?!
DIY
How is the peel and stick flooring holding up?!
It seems to be only yesterday that we laid peel and stick tile over the girls bathroom floor. Anybody else? In reality, 5 months have flown by, and they have been put to the ultimate test so we thought it was time to spill the details - the answer to everyone’s burning question, “how is […]
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February 11, 2021
Projects
Project Rewind - My Favorite Takeaways from the 6 Kitchens We have renovated!
DIY
Project Rewind - My Favorite Takeaways from the 6 Kitchens We have renovated!
With our upcoming kitchen remodel (our number one project on our 2021 to-do list), we've had kitchens on our minds. So I thought it would be fun to look back at the 6 kitchens we've renovated and documented in the past and revisit them and maybe even pick out a few things (if any) I […]
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February 10, 2021
Projects
What in the world is going on in the front entry?!
Renovations
What in the world is going on in the front entry?!
Anybody else trying to figure out how we're already a week into February? Last Monday we started demoing the front-entry/ entrance into the office/coat closet, and already, it's so much easier to envision what we have planned. The entry was one of our 10 projects to tackle this year, and although we've been documenting a […]
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February 9, 2021
Projects
5 Tips for Hanging a Collected Vintage Gallery Wall
Art
5 Tips for Hanging a Collected Vintage Gallery Wall
You can find all of our bathroom sources here! One of the most asked questions is, "How do I put together an organic, vintage gallery wall?" We shared the family photo gallery wall we did in our hallway right here, but the gallery wall in our bathroom was different. Did you sense that, too? The […]
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February 1, 2021
