Projects
How We Measured and Installed Custom Box Trim in our Bedroom
DIY
How We Measured and Installed Custom Box Trim in our Bedroom
Three years ago Chris and I stayed in the Maison De La Luz in New Orleans as an Anniversary getaway. I was so inspired with that hotel that it's been in my head ever since. I know when it came to our bedroom I wanted to create a space that feels romantic and charming, and […]
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March 7, 2022
Projects
We added Beadboard to our Bedroom Ceiling! (Here's how!)
DIY
We added Beadboard to our Bedroom Ceiling! (Here's how!)
Back in 2019, I wrote a post call Look Up, Ceilings Matter. It was filled with inspiration and thoughts on how I wanted to stop neglecting our ceilings and really start incorporating them into my design plans for our spaces. Since then, we've wallpapered ceilings and painted them and planked them and added beams. And just […]
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March 3, 2022
Projects
An Overdue Update on Greta's Preteen Bedroom
North Carolina Home
An Overdue Update on Greta's Preteen Bedroom
Last week we shared a sneak of Greta's room in our weekly Love Letter and it's really about time it made a blog appearance! Greta’s room is probably the most under-reported room in our house. Back in November we painted it (Romance by Sherwin Williams) and I shared it on Instagram, but never on the […]
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February 24, 2022
Projects
Our Pantry Doors are in!
Design
Our Pantry Doors are in!
Every step we finish with this kitchen renovation feels worthy of a celebration and the pantry is just about finished with the addition of the doors in the last couple weeks. I love how the wood-tones, the brass handles, the peekaboo glass all add so much charm to our kitchen. I know some of you […]
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February 16, 2022
Projects
How do You Find a Contractor??
Projects
How do You Find a Contractor??
We get this questions all the time--How do you find a contractor?? Finding a good contractor these days can be a bit like finding a needle in a haystack – at times, hopeless. All the good contractors are booked for month, if not the year, which can leave you feeling like it's worth taking a […]
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February 10, 2022
Projects
Introducing the CLJ Studio!
Design
Introducing the CLJ Studio!
Last week in our exclusive weekly Love Letter, we revealed something that's been going on in the background of Chris Loves Julia for a few months now. While we share a lot in real time, sometimes we need to iron out the kinks before saying too much. This is one of those things that has […]
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February 4, 2022
Projects
The MURAL is in the Study!!
Design
The MURAL is in the Study!!
Last year I shared a trend alert for scenic wall mural wallpaper! To me, murals are so elegant and traditional, and at one point I was considering installing one in the dining room. The more I thought about it, the less it made sense for the dining room to be the mural room. I think […]
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February 3, 2022
Projects
Why I love grasscloth wallpaper and where I installed it in our home
Design
Why I love grasscloth wallpaper and where I installed it in our home
This blog post is sponsored by Spoonflower When we decided on an organic patterned wallpaper for the dining room, I knew I had to use the Aegean Stripes (another front runner) somewhere close by. I fell madly in love with those sophisticated, elegant lines, and they looked SO good as a natural contrast to an […]
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February 2, 2022
Projects
Appliance Update in the Kitchen!
Design
Appliance Update in the Kitchen!
For years Chris has dreamed of cooking on his very own 60" range. When we were planning our dream kitchen we knew it wouldn't be complete without one. Some of you might remember that years ago, we did a kitchen renovation and put two 30-in ranges side-by-side because a full 60" wasn't in the budget. […]
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February 1, 2022
Projects
Deciding On a Paint Color For the Wainscoting in the Study
Design
Deciding On a Paint Color For the Wainscoting in the Study
I was all over the map when it came to choosing a color for the wainscoting in the study. When I feel that way, it usually means I haven't found the perfect color yet — or there are a lot of good options, and I can't go wrong. In this case, it was both. All […]
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January 31, 2022
Projects
DIY Custom Layered Wainscoting
DIY
DIY Custom Layered Wainscoting
The wainscoting in the study is finished! When we do a project like this, we always like to bring it back to our DIY roots and share a tutorial! The fun thing about wainscoting is that there's really no wrong way to do it, and you can customize it however you'd like. We've done wainscoting […]
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January 27, 2022
Projects
How Much Is It To Install A Gunite Pool? (And How we Budgeted for it)
Projects
How Much Is It To Install A Gunite Pool? (And How we Budgeted for it)
This post is sponsored by YNAB. Click this link to try YNAB for free for 34 days, no credit card required. A lot of you know or have been following along with the pool and have asked questions about how much it costs, how we're budgeting, and some of the logistics behind it. When we […]
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January 26, 2022
Projects
The 5 Times We've Done Wainscoting
Design
The 5 Times We've Done Wainscoting
The very first thing on our 2022 Project List is "install wallpaper and more in the music room." We’re installing a 360º mural in here (this week!), and in the meantime we've been hard at work building in wainscoting and chair rail on the lower part of the walls. I was actually toying with the […]
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January 19, 2022
Projects
The Modern Day Appliance Garage: A Moveable Backsplash to Hide Our Small Appliances.
Design
The Modern Day Appliance Garage: A Moveable Backsplash to Hide Our Small Appliances.
It's been a minute since we checked in with the kitchen. We still have a LOT of finishing touches to tackle here, but I couldn't wait another day to share our appliance garage with you. This appliance garage was Stoffer Cabinetry's brain-child. There used to be a kitchen desk there so it was a very […]
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January 17, 2022
Projects
Design Tip, but also Dilemma: Where Does the Mirror Go?
Decor
Design Tip, but also Dilemma: Where Does the Mirror Go?
I've been in a real pickle in our bedroom when it comes to the mirror arrangement. Across from the bay-window is a large wall that would generally absorb so much light throughout the day! That's what walls across from windows do--absorb the light so much that they can appear flat. It's because there are generally […]
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January 13, 2022
Projects
All About Our Plastered Range Hood
DIY
All About Our Plastered Range Hood
Counter Stools | Pendant | Sconce | Faucet | Sink | Drawer Pulls | Knobs The custom range hood was intended to be a massive design element in the kitchen. The show-stopper and also a sort of resting place in the kitchen. Also, it's massive in size too! Notice the size of our temporary 30 in range […]
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January 6, 2022
Projects
The 10 Things on Our 2022 Project List
Projects
The 10 Things on Our 2022 Project List
Along with setting our own personal goals, and goals as a family, we like to set goals for our home as well–a list of projects if you will. 2021's project list shifted when we moved but is still fun to look back on. We finished nearly all 8 out of the 9 projects from the […]
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January 5, 2022
Projects
7 Small Home Updates We Did over the Holiday!
Design
7 Small Home Updates We Did over the Holiday!
And we're back! Happy New Year and hope you had a happy holiday season! We spent some much needed time with family, relaxing, playing games, and doing puzzles. It was our first year in our home and it was very therapeutic to take the time off and spend it making new memories with old traditions. […]
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January 4, 2022
Projects
The 16 Before and Afters of 2021
DIY
The 16 Before and Afters of 2021
At the end of every year we like to share before and afters of all the projects we got done within the year. I just looked back at 2020's end-of-year post, and giggled to myself because I was confident we would be staying in our last house for a very long time. Just goes to […]
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December 20, 2021
Projects
Before and NOW: The Bonus Room
Design
Before and NOW: The Bonus Room
I've been envisioning hanging out in a fully-finished bonus room over the holidays, and it's official–the bonus room is complete! Well, for now. I still want to do a big gallery wall coming up the stairs, but I think that's something that will happen over time. For now, I have to say--this room is everything […]
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December 17, 2021
