Thank you so so much for all the love and support and shares from our closet reveal yesterday. It was such a labor of love and excitement and it means so much to us when we feel like you’re celebrating the completion along with us. It was our followers that suggested we make it a closet in the first place and I can’t even imagine it anything else now. It’s my new favorite room in our home. Thank you, sincerely, for everything. For being here through so many ups and downs. And course corrects and learning moments. It all makes reveal day so much more fun!

We’re already moving on as I mentioned Wednesday, the guest room is getting some attention—again. Earlier this week, I spent hours choosing a paint color for the guest room. I wanted something dark so the treadmill would blend in a little more in the corner and the navy striped head board would pop a little. After so much time, I decided on Farrow & Ball’s Down Pipe. The perfect charcoal with a lot of warm green/blue undertones. It was settled.

The next day, a friend was talking to me about what color she wanted to paint her front door, “I was thinking of using Down Pipe like you.”

…. … “Wait…I didn’t I tell you I was painting the guest room Down Pipe, did I? I just decided last night. Are you a psychic?”

“Julia…you painted your office wall Down Pipe.” (oh my gosh, I did!!)

How did I not remember that?! The information threw me into a tailspin, not only because I spent hours choosing a color I already chose and never once remembered, but because do I want to repeat colors?

I think that repeated paint colors can absolutely work to unify a home, but with something so bold, I’m hesitant. And then I started thinking about the adjoining theater room and how we want THAT to be darker so maybe the guest room should have light walls with contrast trim?

And then I stumbled upon this room (source) and it’s all bets off.

More fun things this week. 

• If our dining room was a living room.

• Shea and Syd McGee’s book, Make Life Beautiful, is available for pre-order right here! I got a preview of it and their story is incredibly inspiring. You’re going to love it.

• This instagram account is a master class in brand identity and modern infographic. This invoice one stopped me in my tracks.

• I’ve rarely met a tennis shoe I didn’t like, but I fell hard for these retro running shoes (and doubly so when I saw the price! Score!)–I snatched them up so fast and can’t wait to take them for a spin!

• I’m talking to everyone I know about this podcast episode. Museums are hoarders and their rules and practices will blow your mind.

• I just stuck one of these “love handles” to the back of my phone case and it’s LIFE CHANGING. Flat, but stretchy and can stick to any phone case to make it easy to hold on to. I’ve tried so many phone cases over the years and I feel like this is all I ever needed.

• 5 Ways to Embrace your Home’s Design Right Now.

• Confession: I ordered this table lamp 2 months ago, but didn’t want to tell you until I got it because sometimes the influx in orders makes my order go on back-order. But now it’s here and it’s bananas. SO GOOD.

• Extra 40% off Sale on Madewell with code GIANT (some things are an extra 50% off!) Here are my picks!