Sales
Weekend Sales!
Our Charly line from Interior Define is 20% off with our code IDxCLJ20 through 6/12! We have the corner sectional in Sisal Vintage Plush with the down alternative cushion fill. More sales below! Amazon: Shop our Amazon storefront here! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Anthropologie: Up to […]
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June 10, 2022
product lines
Trying Different Fabrics on the Charly
We collaborated with Interior Define a few years back and designed our Charly line of beautiful and functional seating. Not only is the Charly available in a variety of chairs, sofas and sectionals but you can also customize the fill and dimensions so that your piece is uniquely yours. But of course the most fun thing […]
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June 8, 2022
charly
Casual Friday: My favorite short sleeved tops, an a+ grain free snack, hosting a friends viewing party and more!
Inspiration
Casual Friday: My favorite short sleeved tops, an a+ grain free snack, hosting a friends viewing party and more!
As someone who is chronically cold, I am easing into shorter sleeves over here. But after an application of my favorite self tanner--I get more excited about them!! Graphic tees and blouse-y tops and bodysuits are making a big splash this year, so I've been mixing those in with my go to (button ups for […]
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May 21, 2021
Decor
3 Mood Boards featuring 3 different Charlys.
I can't help myself. I've been staying up at night, browsing some furniture to put in our new house. There I said it. Online furniture shopping is one of my favorite things to do, but also I'm just trying to stay ahead of shipping lead times because some shops are a few months out. Yikes. As […]
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April 29, 2021
charly
Casual Friday: A Few Favorites from the ORC, My Yellow Obsession, More Charly!, Sandals I love & more!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: A Few Favorites from the ORC, My Yellow Obsession, More Charly!, Sandals I love & more!
This week was the One Room Challenge Reveals and there were so many amazing spaces and stories. It feels like forever since we participated creating the girls' bunk room! This season there were a lot of setbacks and delays due to Covid-19, but watching all of these rooms evolve despite the state of the world […]
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June 26, 2020
Decor
Introducing: Our future Theater Room and new Charly Sectional!
Who's on the furniture-rearranging stage of sheltering in place? (*raises hand*) On Friday, Chris and I moved our new "Charly" sectional from the office to the basement family room. We haven't shared our basement much since we moved in because it has been filled to the brim with boxes from the move. We were finally […]
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March 25, 2020
Mood Boards
Mood Board Monday: A Neutral Living Room Under $5400 (Including a Custom Sofa!)
Our living room is a part of the major renovation going on at our home, so while it's currently in shambles, we're looking ahead a couple months to what we want it to become. And there's no better time because the Charly Sofa we designed with Interior Define two years ago is on sale right […]
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August 26, 2019
Decor
Our Charly Sofa is on Sale!
Once a year, every September, Interior Define has their annual 15% off sale and it's happening right now! It includes everything on their site, but of course we're most excited that the Charly line we designed with them is discounted until September 20th. We have the 91" sofa in Rain, but the length is completely […]
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September 6, 2018
Art
A Fun Place to Hang Pet Portraits
When our first dog, a large Great Pyrenees named Charly, passed away last year, we received a beautiful (and crazy accurate!) watercolor portrait of her from talented artist, Jamie Clark. After we adopted Willow, we added her portrait to our collection. I actually CRIED when I opened it and saw the paintings side by side, […]
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February 22, 2018
Lifestyle
Meet Willow.
Meet Willow, the new-to-us 4 year old Bernese Mountain Dog we adopted, sent to us a little over a week ago from our dog Charly, who is absolutely watching over her family from above. Willow is proof of that. After the rough month it has been losing Charly, Chris and I had an idea we'd […]
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October 30, 2017
Lifestyle
10 Things to Do When A Beloved Family Pet Dies
It's been just over a week since we lost Charly and while we're still hurting, and there are still several moments every day where her death hits me like a tidal wave, there are good times, too. Times where we can remember her happily, instead of through sobbing tears. Through this difficult time of losing […]
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October 17, 2017
Lifestyle
In Loving Memory of Charly, The Greatest Dog in the World
Beloved Saint Pyrenees, Charly Marcum, 9, went to heaven October 9, 2017 after succumbing to the painful effects of bone cancer. She is survived by her treasured family members, including parents, Chris and Julia, and her spunky sisters, Greta, Faye and Polly, whom she spent all her days protecting, loving, playing with and waiting for […]
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October 11, 2017
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: September 22, 2017
Over two years ago, we made this raised feeding station for Charly--you can read the easy tutorial right here. This week, on my Instagram stories I showed that we updated it (the scrap wood we used previously wasn't the best choice of wood) using a stair tread we stained and sealed and attached to the […]
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September 22, 2017
Lifestyle
Ep 18: Every Dog Must Have His Day - Living (Happily) With Pets
Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 18: Every Dog Must Have His Day - Living (Happily) With Pets Hot Topic: People Who Don't Like Animals Show Notes: Living with animals brings a lot of joy to a home, but it can also presents some challenges. In this episode, Chris & Julia talk about their life with […]
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September 5, 2016
Cleaning & Organization
How We Keep Our Home Clean with a Big, Hairy Dog
Charly has been a member of our family for over three years now and we can't imagine this home without her. I'm not going to lie, having never had a dog before, it took me a couple weeks to get used to her and that hair and drool (I actually lost my appetite for 9 days […]
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June 29, 2016
DIY
A DIY Raised Feeding Station for Charly + Free month to BarkBox!
We recently celebrated the second anniversary of having Charly as part of our family. (You can read about when we got her here and the 1st year here.) Our lives and home would not be complete without this big (150lb!) girl who is part St. Bernard and part Great Pyrenees. The most enjoyable thing about […]
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June 18, 2015
Lifestyle
One Year with Charly
It's hard to believe a year ago at this time, we had been struggling for almost three years with secondary infertility and in a desperate attempt to give Greta a sibling and a playmate--we adopted Charly. I had been scrolling through the online classifieds and there was a photo of her and I just knew that […]
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May 21, 2014
Lifestyle
Life With Charly Lately
We have now been dog owners for just over a whopping two weeks and wanted to give you all an update on how life has changed around here. We feel a lot more settled and are completely smitten with sweet Charly. Chris is constantly telling me Charly is the best dog he's ever come in […]
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June 13, 2013
Lifestyle
Meet Charly.
We added a new member to our family. Meet Charly: She is a three year old St. Bernard/Pyrenees mix and we're head over heels. A true, gentle giant. You can really see her size in this photo I snapped with my phone: We have talked on and off about getting a dog, but I wasn't […]
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May 29, 2013
