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. […]
read more
January 4, 2022
Design
What's Left To Do in the Kitchen: The Punch List
In the past week, the kitchen has started coming together so beautifully and with every new arrival and addition, we're feeling overwhelmed with gratitude for this space. It's our dream kitchen, truly. And it's not even done yet! That being said, I thought it would be nice to get you up to speed on what […]
read more
December 16, 2021
Design
Cabinet Overlays 101
It's been an exciting week in the kitchen with the installation of our lower cabinet frames. Our countertops got templated yesterday and once they are installed, the rest of the cabinets will be placed. So, while I've got cabinets on the mind, I thought it would be a good time to break down some cabinet […]
read more
November 10, 2021
DIY
A First Look At Our New Kitchen Selections + Mood Board!
Last we reported, we were going to have a working kitchen by Thanksgiving (more on that in a minute--because ehhhhh). I got really excited this week when a bunch of boxes started showing up. Boxes of lighting, hardware, and plumbing fixtures for our new kitchen and it's starting to feel more like a reality! A […]
read more
October 7, 2021
Design
The Kitchen Plans!!!
Our last Kitchen reno check in was at the end of June where we had everything completely demo'd and announced that we would be working with the Stoffer Home Cabinetry and Jean Stoffer Design for our new kitchen. If you missed any of that--it's juicy and we share a lot of the whys--you can catch […]
read more
August 9, 2021
Design
The Kitchen Plans We Didn't Get to Use
Cabinet Color: Thunderous by Sherwin Williams Runner, Lamp, Cutting Board, Bowl, Vase, Art, Soap I debated whether or not to share our kitchen plans for our current Idaho home, because they aren't happening and the new owners have already came in and measured for new cabinets and everyone has different needs and wants so […]
read more
June 2, 2021
Decor
Casual Friday: Why are we still doing projects?, Spring Sneakers, a fun game, and more!
This week we worked on painting our laundry cabinet, cleaning up the entry (the office/entry reconfiguration is 99% done!) and moved a few pieces of furniture around and placed a couple things that were ordered back in November. You can see the full list of things we'll be working on before moving right here. While sharing, we […]
read more
March 26, 2021
kitchen
An Impromptu serving board gallery wall in the kitchen (And more ideas for unconventional gallery installations!)
Art
An Impromptu serving board gallery wall in the kitchen (And more ideas for unconventional gallery installations!)
At one point I hung a little asymmetrical art gallery to disguise some wall pimples on this wall going into our kitchen from the front-entry hallway. Well, recently I stole THAT art (and more) in order to hang the art gallery of my dreams in our bathroom. It didn’t really matter because this wall was […]
read more
March 2, 2021
Design
Our Favorite Everyday Dishes
When it comes to our home, one of the best things we've invested in is our everyday dishes. We use these dishes on the day-to-day and they have stood the test of time. We're talking white dishes that don't scratch (no to those gray scuffs!!), versatile bowls (I love a coup plate that can double […]
read more
February 16, 2021
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 […]
read more
February 10, 2021
kitchen
Casual Friday: Disguising Wall Pimples, Tapestries, Chris Loves Julia Security is back + More!!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Disguising Wall Pimples, Tapestries, Chris Loves Julia Security is back + More!!
This week was monumental for me. Something shifted. I started feeling so much better and and after a long drought of feeling unmotivated and uncreative, I hung art and moved furniture and made plans. I'm starting to feel so much more like me which has been refreshing and rejuvenating. One of the places I hung art was […]
read more
May 15, 2020
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 […]
read more
February 17, 2020
kitchen
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? […]
read more
February 14, 2020
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: A Look Into Our Office, Kitchen Inspo, A Fun Gift I got and more!
It was an exciting first week back at our home! Painting started around the house. Flooring got laid in our office and we moved back into the space. Because, yes, we had to move EVERYTHING out of the office for two days while they did the floors. Let's just say the entry was crammed and […]
read more
January 10, 2020
kitchen
Casual Friday: Magic Leaves, Influencer Starter Pack, A Fun show to binge, Nixing Stone & More!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Magic Leaves, Influencer Starter Pack, A Fun show to binge, Nixing Stone & More!
Happy Friday! I think everyone in our home is finally feeling better (Chris had pneumonia, along with Greta, and Polly was on the verge--they got her on antibiotics before it got worse) so we're going to try to squeeze in a lot of our pre-halloween fall bucket list activities this weekend! We're taking our annual […]
read more
October 25, 2019
Decor
Casual Friday!
This week has been a whirlwind. I surprised Chris with a weekend getaway last week for his birthday, and we ended up rushing home early because of a high fever--he was diagnosed with pneumonia last Friday and it definitely got worse before it got better. But after a week in bed, he is thankfully doing […]
read more
October 18, 2019
DIY
All the Thanksgiving Essentials
This post is sponsored by World Market. We're sharing some of the recipes you see below on their site today! I know what you’re thinking — Thanksgiving already?! We have no intention of skipping October’s hallowed holiday, but we are planning ahead to November’s big everyone-around-the-table event (the invitation is officially out! New dining room or […]
read more
October 15, 2019
Cleaning & Organization
A Video Tour inside our Newly Organized Pantry
Last week we shared our freshly painted and organized pantry and this week, we thought it would be fun to give a little video tour. There were a few skeptics that thought not everything came back in the pantry, and I can confidently say that all the major players and small appliances are here! We […]
read more
October 8, 2019
Cleaning & Organization
Our Rich Brown Pantry Makeover!
This post is sponsored by The Adorne Collection from Legrand Over the last few days, we gave our pantry a rich BROWN paint makeover and got her organized and our lives are changed! Here's how it looked before. It was a terrible space to be in. No organization. A fluorescent light that was always left […]
read more
October 3, 2019
kitchen
Casual Friday: Fall Decor, Soap Sets Roundup, Spending Billions of dollars, The Perfect (Affordable!) Oval Mirror, Dreamy Art and more!
Decor
Casual Friday: Fall Decor, Soap Sets Roundup, Spending Billions of dollars, The Perfect (Affordable!) Oval Mirror, Dreamy Art and more!
Yesterday on Instagram stories, I shared decorating our kitchen for fall in real time. I really focused on creating an autumn feeling with practical items--apples, branches cut from outside, a cookbook opened to a fall recipe displayed on a stand. It was so fun sharing with all of you and the response was motivating. I'll […]
read more
September 27, 2019
