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Before and After: The Girls’ Office Reveal!

October 20, 2020 - 62 Comments

Over the last couple months, we’ve been working on the girls’ office/homework/art room and we’re excited to share some after photos with you today!! We get a lot of interesting comments when we say it’s the “kids’ office” because it’s …

Design, DIY, Projects

The Little Girls’ Bathroom Phase 1 Reveal!

October 6, 2020 - 29 Comments

We generally don’t do back to back reveals, but consider yourself spoiled, because TODAY we’re showing you the phase 1 makeover we did in the little girls’ bathroom!! (If you missed yesterday’s playroom reveal, check it out here.) Last week, …

DIY, Projects

The Playroom is Finished!

October 5, 2020 - 44 Comments

We have a lot of large projects going on that are kind of out of our control as we’re depending on contractor’s timelines. But! We also have a LOT of small projects in the works that we started and have …

DIY

Before & After: The Pugmire Living Room with Article!

August 24, 2020 - 18 Comments

Chris Loves Julia readers will get a $50 discount off a purchase of $200 or more at Article. (Offer is valid until September 30, 2020). Discount will be automatically applied at checkout and will work for orders in both Canada …

DIY

Painting the Guest Room Dark + My Paint Formula for Walls and Trim!

July 27, 2020 - 110 Comments

Last weekend, we painted the guest room a dark, inky charcoal–Farrow & Ball’s Downpipe (this time we had it color matched at Sherwin Williams in an eggshell finish). I wanted to go for something dark in a blueish tone so …

Design, Exterior, Projects

Our New Backyard Firepit!

May 22, 2020 - 31 Comments

This post is sponsored by Walmart Outside of the double dining room doors (those have existed from the beginning), we now have a gorgeous gas firepit area. It’s something we dreamed up and designed last year, sketched out and recently …

Design

Our Breakfast Nook has come a LONG way.

May 6, 2020 - 60 Comments

This post is sponsored by Pella. Yesterday afternoon, Faye perched herself on one of the chairs in the breakfast nook and took tiny bites from an apricot for at least 20 minutes. Enjoying it and everything going on outside of …

DIY, Projects

Our Modern Cottage Kitchen Makeover (on the cheap!)

August 16, 2019 - 387 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 …

Projects

The Fullmer Kitchen Reveal, Sources & all the Before and Afters!

July 8, 2019 - 145 Comments

The Fullmer’s kitchen is d-o-n-e and I can’t wait to share all of the photos today! We’ve been sharing progress as we go, so in case you missed it, here are the past posts about… All the before photos and …

Our Life, Projects

All the Before and Progress Photos from the Cabin

March 25, 2019 - 33 Comments

We had to meet with a builder last week for insurance purposes. One of the things that insurance takes into account after a total loss to fire is the cost to rebuild. So we had to sit down with plans …

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