Design
DIY Mudroom in a Weekend
Now that we've added an overhead light fixture to the mudroom, we only have to wait on installing the new door, some wallpaper and some locker hooks for the project to be completely done! We're so...close...! As we've shared our progress, I've gotten some questions about what to do if you want to get a […]
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June 13, 2024
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Where We're Using Semihandmade Cabinets Next + A Giveaway
Since announcing the CLJ Studio we're going to be moving our team to, we can't think of a better place to install a little kitchenette using our cabinet fronts with Semihandmade! Back in 2019 when we launched our collection with Semihandmade, they exclusively specialized in making quality cabinet fronts to fit on IKEA cabinet boxes. […]
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May 18, 2022
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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
DIY
The Fullmer Kitchen Reveal, Sources & all the Before and Afters!
The Fullmer's kitchen is d-o-n-e and I can't wait to share all of the photos today! We've been sharing progress as we go, so in case you missed it, here are the past posts about... All the before photos and mood board Demoing the kitchen and the new layout Finding asbestos and course correcting The […]
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July 8, 2019
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Everything You Need To Know about Using Semihandmade Fronts with Ikea Cabinets (And our Cove Line in the Fullmer Kitchen!)
DIY
Everything You Need To Know about Using Semihandmade Fronts with Ikea Cabinets (And our Cove Line in the Fullmer Kitchen!)
Earlier this year, we launched our own line of cabinet doors with Semihandmade that consists of three wood tones: A walnut tone called Saddle, A grayish brown tone called Dusk (we used that one at the cabin!) and a light oak looking option called Cove--that's the one we're using in the Fullmer kitchen and I'm […]
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May 22, 2019
Design
Our Next Project: The Fullmer Kitchen Befores and Mood Board
In last week's Vlog, you saw how we came to pretty much take over our friends' kitchen renovation. But the short version is after we withdrew from the flip house, it felt like another disappointment. Another roadblock and we were feeling pretty down--even though it was the right choice. Our friends, the Fullmers were already […]
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April 1, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: March 15, 2019
Our cabinet line with Semihandmade was supposed to debut in the press and major magazines with photos of the completed cabin kitchen, that never saw completion. It's added another complex layer of sadness, even guilt (not that I had any control or could have predicted the fire) that I'm still trying to process. While there […]
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March 15, 2019
Projects
A BIG Semihandmade X Chris Loves Julia Cabinet Collection Giveaway!!!
Our cabinet line with Semihandmade launches in 10 days! It's been over a year in the making and now it's almost here and we can't wait. To celebrate, we've decided to do a couple big giveaways leading up to the January 28th launch! To enter, CLICK HERE to enter your name and email address and follow […]
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January 18, 2019
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First Look at our Cabinet Line with Semihandmade! (Plus, Which one We'll Be Using in our Cabin Kitchen)
Design
First Look at our Cabinet Line with Semihandmade! (Plus, Which one We'll Be Using in our Cabin Kitchen)
Today is a very exciting day for us. I briefly mentioned back in this post about all the major finishes in the cabin, that we had been working on our own cabinet line with Semihandmade for over a year now. We were hoping to launch this fall, but we have decided to push it to […]
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October 22, 2018
DIY
Building a Custom Standing Desk Using IKEA Cabinets
If you've been reading for the past few months, you're probably at least a little familiar with the standing desk we've been working on for our office. Well today we're gonna share how we did it, and it was actually pretty easy. Especially since IKEA did most of the hard stuff. You may be wondering […]
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November 21, 2016
