Design Archives - Chris Loves Julia

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The New Cabin Chandeliers + What’s Working and What’s Not!

January 14, 2019 - 67 Comments

Just when everyone was getting used to the bladeless ceiling fans, we go and upgrade them. Previously, there were two ceiling fans here–the blades were removed for painting and we never put them back up because we had already ordered …

Design, DIY

The Easiest Way to Hang a Rug on A Wall

January 8, 2019 - 62 Comments

Right before Christmas, we shared the progress we’ve made in the dark green basement room at the cabin (Side note: we’re 95% sure we’re calling it the forest room with the other two rooms being the lake room and the …

Design

First Look at our Cabinet Line with Semihandmade! (Plus, Which one We’ll Be Using in our Cabin Kitchen)

October 22, 2018 - 52 Comments

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. …

Design

The One Surprising Thing We Would Change about our Bathroom

October 16, 2018 - 71 Comments

We’ve been using our newly remodeled master bathroom for 5 months now and it still feels like a dream. Almost every day, either Chris or I comment on how wonderful, beautiful, functional or worth it it was. All the painstaking planning really …

Design

Our Annual House Video Tour 2018

September 19, 2018 - 49 Comments

Every year, we film a house tour video (usually in the fall) to capture our home in that moment of time. Last year, neither our bathroom or closet was done, our bedroom was still dark, our playset was unpainted, our …

Design

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

June 25, 2018 - 25 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 - 74 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 - 41 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 - 88 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 …

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