Chris Loves Julia - DIY | Home Design

Greta’s new bed(s) are here and the start of my design process

August 19, 2019 - 0 Comments

Behind the scenes, we have been playing musical beds ’round here. First Greta’s room had a king sized bed and Faye’s had a queen and the guest room (in the basement) had a queen. Then Chris’s brother’s family came to stay …

DIY, Projects

Our Modern Cottage Kitchen Makeover (on the cheap!)

August 16, 2019 - 328 Comments

2 weeks ago, we started a phase 1 kitchen renovation. Our goal was simple–to spend only $1000 to bring our kitchen to a place that we could live with for a year or so until we had more time to …

DIY

Should I Just Paint My Window Trim Really Quickly?

August 15, 2019 - 76 Comments

Famous last words. We were going to share after photos of the kitchen today, but the china cabinet we ordered arrived afternoon yesterday and we lost our ideal lighting before I could finish the other task I decided to start–painting …

DIY

Starting a Room with Art (& A few Favorite Pairings)

August 14, 2019 - 12 Comments

This post is sponsored by Artfully Walls. The task of designing, renovating, and DIYing a whole house can be daunting. Even when I’ve tried to narrow it down to one room, it’s been hard to pull the trigger on the …

DIY

HOW TO PAINT YOUR CABINETS IN A WEEKEND (WITHOUT SANDING THEM)

August 13, 2019 - 206 Comments

This post is sponsored by Lowe’s Our week-long phase 1 kitchen refresh is all but done now. The most dramatic change besides rearranging the cabinets (did you even know you could do that?) was painting the cabinets this past weekend. …

Decor

Progress in Our Bedroom + Wayfair’s 48 Hour Blowout Sale!

August 10, 2019 - 3 Comments

This post is in partnership with Wayfair I’m sorry I’ve been a little absent on the blog this week. We’ve been busy trying to wrap up our kitchen for a big Thanksgiving shoot next week and I’ve been mostly sharing …

DIY

Black Stain: yes, please!

August 8, 2019 - 21 Comments

This post is sponsored by Minwax. Note: For those that are following our renovation closely, know that this was written and scheduled before we started demo…and even painted. Wow! Maybe you remember and are hearing this for the 25th time …

DIY, Projects

The MAJOR changes underway in the REST of our Home + Progress and Renderings!

August 7, 2019 - 82 Comments

If you’re following along on Instagram, then you’re up to speed on our progress in the kitchen. If not, be sure to check out our stories and follow along – the short version is we have 1 week to turn …

DIY

Rearranging the Kitchen Cabinets and Deciding on a Paint Color!

August 5, 2019 - 71 Comments

Last week we introduced our phase 1 kitchen renovation and we wasted no time diving in. Our first item of business was removing cabinetry and trim that we really didn’t need to open up the kitchen a little bit and …

Decor, DIY

Adding the Perfect Window Shades in the Fullmer Kitchen

August 1, 2019 - 25 Comments

This post is sponsored by Blinds.com When we finished the Fullmer kitchen a few weeks ago, there was actually one element that we were still waiting on and a few of you guessed it–window treatments! After the new windows went …

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