Lifestyle
Ep 60: Fear and the Final Episode
It's a hard day. But it's a good day. Today's episode of The Chris Loves Julia Podcast with Preston Pugmire will be the last of the series. Despite the million+ downloads, multiple sponsors per episode and the success stamp that most people would put on the podcast, including me, last week, I had a major […]
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February 26, 2018
Lifestyle
Ep 58: Secrets From 4 Incredibly Successful, Self-Taught Designers
This is a very special episode of The Chris Loves Julia podcast. Instead of our usual banter about DIY, Home Design and family, we interviewed four successful interior designers that are all self taught. Amber Lewis, Jenny Komenda, Shea McGee and Brian Patrick Flynn all open up about everything from their education backgrounds (in some […]
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February 12, 2018
Lifestyle
Ep 56: 7 Steps We Follow For Every Renovation
In this episode, we peel back the curtain on a few projects happening around here. What you see are the photos, but there is always more uncertainty and conversations about nearly every decision. We take you through conversations around 2 projects we're knee deep in (our bedroom and bathroom) and how we come to conclusions […]
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January 29, 2018
DIY
Ep. 54: 2018 Trend Watch, Predictions, and Let's Be Honest--Harsh Judgments
We start this episode with a small recap of our time in Seattle visiting the HGTV dream home (read more about that here) and then describe where and what our dream homes would be! They might surprise you! via Then we dive into a new segment, that we eventually decide to call "Cabin Log" (although Cabin of […]
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January 15, 2018
DIY
Ep 50: Designing a Home For Airbnb Vs. To Live In & Which Minimalist Are You?
via Though we've talked about our new dog, Willow, on the blog, we share a few thoughts and details about her to start of this episode. We share some comments and messages we received from her previous family, and some stories about rehoming a dog. She's seriously such a sweet dog and was definitely made […]
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November 20, 2017
Lifestyle
Ep. 43: Mailbag Monday--For Kitchen Noobs, Lighting Woes, Paint Colors and More
In this special Q&A episode, we start off talking about the progress of our big backyard project and how we're charting new territory with it. Julia reveals her neurosis when it comes to their third child's birth date and they open up the mail bag to answer as many of your questions as possible! You […]
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July 31, 2017
Lifestyle
Ep 41: Our Home's Dirty Little Secrets and Living in the Path of Totality
In case you didn't know, August 21st is a pretty major day for a lot of people as there will be a total solar eclipse--the first coast to coast one in the US since 1918! Amazingly, our little town of Rexburg is almost directly in the center of the "path of totality" and one of […]
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July 3, 2017
Lifestyle
Ep. 40: Real Talk on Being Professional Bloggers
In this week's podcast, we are diving deep into all of the questions we have gotten about blogging and have an open and honest conversation about what it takes. For the first time, we're also discussing why, when and how Chris quit his job, and the lessons we have learned about separating criticism from critique. […]
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June 19, 2017
Lifestyle
Ep 17: No Money No Problems - Projects You Can Do Now, On The Cheap
Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 17: No Money No Problems - Projects You Can Do Now, On The Cheap Show Notes: Nearly every home owner who wants to renovate experiences that point where you simply don't have the money to do the things you want. And sometimes, when the furnace, water heater and AC […]
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August 29, 2016
Lifestyle
Ep 11: Make it Happen, Cap'n - Taking on Projects You've Never Done Before
Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 11: Make it Happen, Cap'n - Taking on Projects You've Never Done Before Hot Topic: Selling Your Home as a For Sale By Owner Show Notes: One thing we hear from people all the time is, "How do you guys know how to do all this stuff?" Usually followed […]
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July 11, 2016
Lifestyle
Ep 10: Buildin’ on a Budget Pt. 2
Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 10: Buildin’ on a Budget Pt. 2 Show Notes: In this part two episode focused on budgeting in renovation, Julia and Chris discuss what a budget means to them, and how it has changed over time. They talk about their early days of DIY, and share one of their first […]
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July 4, 2016
Lifestyle
Ep 09: John & Sherry Petersik of Young House Love: Buildin’ on a Budget Pt. 1
Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 09: John & Sherry Petersik of Young House Love: Buildin’ on a Budget Pt. 1 Guests: John & Sherry Petersik from www.younghouselove.com Show Notes: The first of two episodes focused on budgeting for renovation, we visit with John and Sherry Petersik, the creators of the wildly successful Young House Love blog […]
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June 27, 2016
Design
Ep. 7 Chairman of the Mood Board + My favorite Style Quizzes!
Sorry for my absence over the past week. I had a few posts ready to publish while we were away, but we were, literally, working on the kitchen in Pittsburgh non-stop and I wasn't in a place to answer questions or even hit publish. So, we'll save those for this week! The good news is […]
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June 13, 2016
Lifestyle
Kid Rooms: To theme or not to theme
Butterflies | Sheets | Greta's first big girl room before and afters Episode 6 of The Chris Loves Julia Podcast went live Monday morning and it's my favorite episode yet! A little background about the episodes: we go over to Preston's studio and talk for almost 2 hours about a topic. It's completely unscripted besides the […]
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June 6, 2016
Inspiration
On Open Concept Living + Multi-Purpose Spaces
Hope you're having a good Memorial Day! We have a day of yard work ahead of us followed by a big BBQ with some friends--our first one on our deck! Whatever you're doing today: paying respects to loved ones who've passed, yard work, a road trip to some dreamy cabin, a day at the lake--we […]
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May 30, 2016
Lifestyle
Ep 04: A Beautiful Mess w/Elsie Larson. Wardrobe Style = House Style
Listen to the latest episodes on: iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher. Title: Ep 04: A Beautiful Mess w/Elsie Larson. Wardrobe Style = House Style Guest: Elsie Larson from www.abeautifulmess.com Show Notes: We chat with Elsie Larson from the incredible site, A Beautiful Mess. She gives us her favorite tips for finding your home design style and how it relates to your clothing style, music […]
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May 23, 2016
Lifestyle
The Chris Loves Julia Podcast Ep 3: Renovating with Kids
Renovating when you have kids is a real-life thing we have attempted to work through, sometimes failing and sometimes coming out feeling like proud parents. We've had a few reader and listener emails come in regarding how we manage to update our home when we have two kids: Do you try to squeeze everything into nap […]
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May 16, 2016
Lifestyle
The Chris Loves Julia Podcast is LIVE!
Our podcast is live! You can listen to it on a lot of different platforms linked below, but whichever you choose, it's free and it will always be free. Each episode, Chris and I sit down with our good friend, Preston Pugmire (whom you've probably come to know through the blog through our white concrete countertops […]
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May 10, 2016
DIY
Chris Loves Julia, The Podcast!
We've been sitting on this project for so long, it's exciting to finally announce we're launching Chris Loves Julia, the podcast! We love listening to podcasts, and felt there was a gap in the DIY/Home Design podcast space that we could fill. The first 3 episodes will be live a week from today, May 9th, and we'll […]
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May 2, 2016
