Design Archives - Chris Loves Julia

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A Big Sale on Butcher Block Countertops! (You can use them everywhere!)

June 25, 2018 - 20 Comments

Here’s some fun news–Craft Art Countertops contacted us last month and asked if our readers would be interested in a secret sale! We have used their butcher block countertops in so many spaces that we have renovated over the past …

Design

10 Really Good Looking High Chairs that are also Safe and Functional (and convertible!)

June 19, 2018 - 72 Comments

We have had the Ikea Antilop High Chair for 8 years now–the same $20 high chair has almost got us through all three of our girls. And before recently, it has served us perfectly. Even though the tray is impossible to …

Design, Our Life

How We Keep Our Floors Clean with A Big, Hairy Dog (and 3 little kids)

May 24, 2018 - 27 Comments

This post is sponsored by BISSELL We get a lot of questions about how we keep our home clean with a big, hairy dog like our sweet Willow romping around. I usually smile and say, “We just love her more …

Design, Inspiration

Casual Friday + Blogs are Dead

May 18, 2018 - 40 Comments

I had a realization this week when I was out to dinner with some girlfriends–Blogs are dead. I don’t think necessarily in the way that a few people said they would die a few years ago, but Wednesday night, one …

Design

Our New T-shirt Line is Live! ProperTee by Chris Loves Julia

April 25, 2018 - 86 Comments

I love a good tee, half tucked into jeans. Tied in the front. Layered under a blazer or a little oversized to lounge in or paint in. As a homebody, I live in t-shirts, which is why we’re so excited …

Design

Good Looking Ugly Stuff: Dish Drying Racks, Plungers and Toilet Brushes

April 17, 2018 - 80 Comments

Every Wednesday night, on Instagram Stories, Chris and I hop on and answer a bunch of questions for about 10-20 minutes. We call it CLJ Q&A. (Psst, it’s saved to my highlights until the next one!) This past week, someone …

Design

Our Whole House Color Palette

April 11, 2018 - 24 Comments

This post is sponsored by ColorReader by Datacolor. There’s a discount code at the end of the post for our readers! “Do you mind sharing the color of your walls?” is a question we get all day long! There have …

Design, DIY

The Good, The Bad, Would We Do It Again?

April 9, 2018 - 114 Comments

Every year, we tally up our most asked about questions regarding things in our home and give you our honest review of them, including the good, the bad, and would we really buy/do it again? In 2017, we covered our …

Design, Projects

The 6 Floating Vanities We Designed + Our Favorite Mirror Options!

February 20, 2018 - 121 Comments

We are at odds with the vanity design for the master bathroom. After we feel like we knew what we wanted (check out this post!), we read all of your comments and went to the actual drawing board to sketch …

Design

My Favorite Photo & Video Editing Apps

December 13, 2017 - 29 Comments

I preach it often–the best, most well-received photos across platforms are going to come from your actual camera. (I use this camera, and just upgraded to this lens (it’s ridiculously good)–but used the stock lens that came with it and a …

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