Decor
3 Areas of the House That Pack the Biggest Punch for Fall
Faux Oak Branch | Vase | Serving Bowl | Candle | Dining Table | Chairs (vintage) (similar) | Wallpaper | Gallery Wall | Edie Two-Tier Chandelier After the busyness of summer, fall feels like a chance to really return to my roots of being a homebody. And yet, that doesn't mean I'm home alone just with my family! I love to have people over as well! There are […]
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September 11, 2024
Design
Peer Review: Inspiration for Styling a Living Room
We're coming to the end of Week 3 of Summer School: Home Styling 101! Today I want to share some living room interiors that have stopped my scroll with their use of color, texture, and styling. This is somewhat beyond the realm of what conventionally falls under styling, but something I've been really looking for […]
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July 26, 2024
Decor
Transform Your Living Room at $150, $350, or $750
This week, we're styling living rooms, which is a place where you can really shine! Earlier in the week, I talked about the opportunities you have to style a lot of surfaces, from coffee tables and couches to shelves and mantles. Today I want to share some of my go-to styling products that can make […]
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July 24, 2024
Decor
How to Style a Living Room
Shop The Living Room Here's the honest truth: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Something that looks beautiful to me is going to look different from something that looks beautiful to you. We all have our own tastes. And early on, I realized that it's not enough for me to look at something […]
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July 22, 2024
Design
Unveiling Our Future Room Renovation Plans
It's hard to believe we're three years into designing our moody modern traditional home. Sometimes people will ask me, "What are you gonna do when you're done?" I can't think about that yet — I'm not even close! While I feel great about so many rooms in the house, some are still on the "to […]
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May 13, 2024
Decor
5 Christmas Decor Trends I'm Excited About
As I've been decorating my own home for Christmas, I've been keeping an eye on some emerging Christmas decor trends. It's always exciting to see how trends evolve, especially during the holidays. Here are five trends that have caught my eye—perfect for adding a fresh touch to your holiday decor this year. 1. A Potted […]
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November 29, 2023
Best Of
16 Top Amazon Products I Swear By — 2023
Something about me: I love a good Amazon find, and I have a feeling you might too. We've all bought products that end up being duds, and usually, the great finds end up being recommendations from friends. So, I'm happy to come on as your bestie and share with you my top Amazon products that […]
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October 9, 2023
Design
A Mood Board for Our Giveaway Winner
In January, we celebrated a significant milestone: reaching 1 million followers on Instagram! To celebrate this community, we launched an exclusive room-makeover giveaway. We narrowed down thousands of entries and trusted our Love Letter subscribers to choose a winner among five finalists. The lucky winners, Jack & Jim, are transforming an 1890s former frat house into […]
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October 3, 2023
Decor
My Top 36 Coffee Table Books: The Most Versatile Home Decor
I'm not exactly sure when or how it happened, but somehow, seemingly on accident, I've accumulated a burgeoning collection of one of my favorite home decor elements—coffee table books. My love for beautiful visuals and inspiring reads had unintentionally blossomed into a full-fledged collection. And lately, they've evolved into one of the most versatile home […]
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September 21, 2023
Decor
Use a Fall Throw Blanket to Transform Your Living Room – A Game-Changing Tip
To me, fall starts once the kids are in school, no matter the weather. I get too excited to wait, and I like to enjoy my favorite season for as long as I can. So once September hits, I start transitioning my decor to fall (see the fall bonus room, fall kitchen, and faux fall […]
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September 7, 2023
North Carolina Home
The Gradual Two-Year Transformation of the Living Room
Sometimes room renovations happen over the span of a few months, and sometimes they take time. Ever since painting the living room, we have been slowly making tweaks and adjustments to the layout and furnishings. The living room started off as a conglomeration of furniture and decor from our last house. But over the last […]
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May 18, 2023
Design
The Hardest Thing to Buy Online, imo
I don't know about you but the hardest thing for me to buy online is mirrors. Hear me out! Images of mirrors online just look like shapes–rectangles, circles, ovals, even organic shaped mirrors could be any size and it's hard to determine the scale! Dimensions, dimensions, dimensions! Sometime's they're not listed with the images and […]
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February 17, 2022
Lifestyle
Best of November
Sources And just like that, November's over, and we're winding down for the year! November is always our busiest month. We chugged immunity shots (from Clean Juice) multiple times so that we could stay on top of all of our deadlines. We started the month releasing all of our gift guides, and shared a round […]
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December 2, 2021
Design
How our Living Room has evolved in just 4 months.
In our last home, we shared how our living room evolved over the years and I expect this one to do the same. Although, it has taken a few months to even get this room to a starting point! This living room has seen one, two, and now three layouts since moving in. Besides recently […]
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November 17, 2021
Design
Our Painted Living Room With Pigeon by Farrow & Ball
You saw it in Casual Friday first. We painted the living room–like all of it. I chose a trusted color, one I've used before and recommended to many–Pigeon by Farrow & Ball. We first used Pigeon in our home office, 5 years ago and decided it was time for it to make a comeback. I […]
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September 27, 2021
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: A Peek into the "Pigeon" Painted Living Room!
This week, our living room got a fresh coat of paint!! We wanted to do a full reveal today, but by the time everything got cleaned up, the sun went down, so I just have this tiny peak for you today and we'll share a lot more photos next week!! The color is Pigeon by […]
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September 24, 2021
Design
Our Living Room Today (Let's Call this the Before)
We never formally introduced our new living room, but before we dive in with painting and updating lighting and the fireplace, I thought it would be good to share some before photos. All the art on the walls have actually been hung on nails that were left behind. So, nothing is permanent. When we moved […]
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August 31, 2021
living room
How I chose paint colors and palettes that flow and balance from room to room (and the first floor floorplan!)
Design
How I chose paint colors and palettes that flow and balance from room to room (and the first floor floorplan!)
Behind the scenes, we always have way more irons in the fire than we share in any given week. It's important to keep the projects and the business going, especially in these times where lead times are a lot longer. We have trim being ordered for one room, wallpaper being made for another, furniture on […]
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August 23, 2021
Decor
A Rug Can Change Everything (Plus, a BIG announcement!)
We heard you loud and clear and are happy to announce that 3 rugs from our Jules Loloi rugs collection are now available in the 10x14 size! The Jules line is the most budget friendly line out of our 3 collections and up until now, the only one that didn't have a 10x14 available. We saw […]
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June 8, 2021
living room
Then and Now: A Closer Look at Two of Our Living Rooms, and what I'm looking for in our Future Living Room?
Design
Then and Now: A Closer Look at Two of Our Living Rooms, and what I'm looking for in our Future Living Room?
We started a then and now segment here on the blog once our primary bathroom was finished. Just a fun little side-by-side comparison of our current primary bathroom and our previous one and breaking down the similarities and differences. Today I thought it would be fun to take a closer look at our living rooms, […]
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March 17, 2021
