Chris Loves Julia - DIY | Home Design

October 14, 2018 - 3 Comments

I always have a few cups of this sauce in my freezer, because it can be used for dozens of quick, delicious dishes. And when you make the sauce yourself, you get to control the salt and sugar content, which …

cleaning

A Task a Day to Get Your House Completely Holiday Ready by Thanksgiving

October 13, 2018 - 9 Comments

This post is sponsored by eBay Why isn’t Fall cleaning more of a thing? There’s so much emphasis around Spring Cleaning, but for me, the urgency, appreciation and desire for a deep cleaned house comes stronger in the fall. With …

Decor, Our Life

Casual Friday

October 12, 2018 - 5 Comments

Projects

The Wood Floors at our Cabin

October 10, 2018 - 36 Comments

This week, our contractors finished installing the new wood floors on the main level of our cabin and it CHANGED EVERYTHING. We really debated and mulled over flooring options before landing on these. We wanted something rustic (because, hey, it’s …

DIY, Projects

16 High-Impact DIY Projects Under $100 from our Archives

October 8, 2018 - 5 Comments

We’ve done thousands of DIY projects over the near decade we’ve been blogging. But some of our most favorite ones fall in the quick, cheap and easy. Here are 16 of our favorite easy, but high-impact DIY project that won’t …

DIY

Chris Cooks: Pumpkin Chili

October 7, 2018 - 21 Comments

It’s October, and pumpkins are lining everyone’s doorstep. The unfortunate thing is many of these pumpkins are thrown away after rotting in the cold, instead of realizing their full culinary potential. This chili doesn’t just use pumpkin because it’s that …

Projects

Painting The Doors at the Cabin + A big Sneak Peek at the new BLACK Exterior

October 2, 2018 - 21 Comments

This post is sponsored by HANDy Paint Over the last week, the exterior of our cabin has been getting a new, slick black paint job. We hired out that part of the painting to avoid getting up on the nearly …

Recipes

Chris Cooks: Sweet Potato Hash & Eggs

September 30, 2018 - 3 Comments

This is one of the more requested breakfast dishes around here. I’m not a big fan of sweet breakfast foods, but this hash is more savory than sweet, with a comforting flavor. Some things I used: Cutting Board Knife Cast …

DIY

Weekend Sales!

September 29, 2018 - 0 Comments

Crate&Barrel is having a Wustof sale. Some of our favorite knives that we have! Target save 30% on home office, media & entryway furniture Urban Outfitters save 20% on shoes AllModern planter sale + extra 15% off with code ACTFAST American …

Our Life

Life Lately with Hashimoto’s

September 28, 2018 - 211 Comments

I’ve struggled to know when or where or how to share that I’ve been struggling. Because I don’t want this space to be about that. I want to talk about easy things like fall decor or picking an exterior paint …