A modern take on the traditional shaker that could only come from Chris and Julia Marcum. and our house fit the bill of what they were looking for. Wed driven by it so much, the worst that could happen is they arent interested in selling and then we still get to stay in our home that we love. I literally cry and curl up in the fetal position and wait for someone to rescue drag me along. I AM the most emotional person there is. I found the most exciting house but it was $100,000 over the very top of our price range. IT DOES HAPPEN!! Oh my goodness. You do great work! I know the feeling. Were not on a specific timeline, although this year would be ideal, but were actively looking and ready to move. (ps, your sad light fixture!). I am pathetic in a haunted house. I also feel like the emotional aspect of this is part of the mix of content that people literally subscribe to. Scroll down a bit and you can see all my Halloween stuff.) We were crushed. I was emotionally invested along with you as I read this blog post, and felt let down to find out that they refused both offers (what were they thinking)!?! Its home. With the total face lift you gave this house, do you anticipate a profit? Read or dont read. To work on a new home, maybe a new style, and then envision our new routines in it, or how we would incorporate our traditions in it is so fun. He was upfront and a true class act in letting me down gently. They just said on the news that house pricing is stalling/slowing down. I plan on putting them in freezer bags once they freeze, so theyll be easier to snag a single peach instead of a whole clump. Remember that Chris Loves Julia/Semihandmade collaboration from 2016? Right now. Jenna.I had the same reaction. We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. It will all work out the way its supposed to. If it was live, I dont think I would be as put off about as I am. If its truly your forever home youre looking for, you have time to wait. Last week, Chris and I had the incredible opportunity to travel to London for work. Negotiating this home (with my cousin who is an agent) was TOUGH! All the same musts you listed. We are working with our realtor to set a competitive price for our home when it comes time to sell it. So I am dusting off my chefs hat (I actually still have one from when I was a little girl) and breaking out the recipes and swallowing my fear. Now I'm much more reserved in my palette, but I never wonder. We were so lucky. Love your style and Love your tips. I hope that you are able to rise above these comments, as you are the one sitting on a million dollar self made business of renovating your homes. Youd be surprised how normal this is. YeahI get creeped out when Steve even shapes his hand like a spider. And were so happy to have you here. I am so sorry it did not workout, but when one door is closed there is always another one open. It. We are closing on a home April 12 that was not for sale! It's the perfect, practical way to add the warmth of wood to all the rooms of your home. I totaly get itand I dont blame you one bit for sharing that story telling with the slew of followers who love what you offer. Chris Loves Julia x Loloi Chris Collection CHR-01 Ivory / Denim, Transitional Area Rug. I am super excited for you guys! An offer for a house that wasnt for sale. Were optimistic about our hunt! I hadnt really ever experienced disappointment at that level before. Find a haunted house near you by state, city, zip code, rate, review and share all types of haunted houses, hayrides and everything Halloween. Good luck in your hunt and I know that any house you find it will be well loved! I have a hard time not wanting my house to all be done at the same time, like in the HGTV shows, but thats not reality. We were so bummed. And dont let the trolls take any more of your happiness! Maybe its a myth and we can be happy without it and be free of that constraint to explore other exciting and good things? We GOTTA make a new one soon. I am not offended . I dont blame you for being emotional about losing the house. We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. What an emotional rollercoaster. Again, perhaps its just all about the timing? If ya dont like it, bug, bye! I was so surprised to see the negative comments on this post! I needed to talk to someone so I talked to myself. Tell me Im crazy! We're Chris & Julia. 16,468 views May 7, 2021 Welcome to the Chris Loves Julia YouTube Channel! We lost out on our dream forever home bc they were taking best/final offers while we were on a cruise. 25lbs for $15! Your comment was a hit job with a but Im sincere and usually relly nice at the end. And when its time, youre going to slay. A one-stop source of home design inspiration, step-by-step how-Tos, cooking. Where we came from, how it looks now and what still needs tweaking. 3 bedrooms but designed to be 4 easily, and we had plans to someday build a shop with an apartment and office in it next to the house. A little sad each time, But we ended up in the right house. Its completely your own choice. An in-house apartment converted to an office space made so much sense! Julia and Chris rock and if you dont have any nice to say then dont say it! Over the next couple days, we worked on an offer. I love love love your house and how youve made its life grow! We have a long-standing relationship with DIY, and love rolling our sleeves up and making it happen. WOWinternet trolls are just really unkind people. When the couple behind the popular blog Chris Loves Julia bought their Tudor home in Idaho Falls last year, the space adjacent to their main bedroom was a void created by the dining room's two-story ceiling. #cljfam #cljtransformations, I am not a spider person. We were invited by Williams Sonoma and William Morris and Co to preview their newest collaboration and the inspiration behind it. At the time we werent in a position to move or sell our home, but we still drove past it often and dreamt about life there. Shannon, thanks. BUT NO. Um, she wasnt defensive at all! In an industry that often feels designed to make you discontent, we want this to be place you come for inspiration, ideas, and encouragement to make the space you're already in feel like home. Its so tough to have your heart set on something and it cant be yours! Thats half the adventure. none of this will matter in 5 years. Was my comment defensive? It was kismet. Breaking even? The right house will come along, and I cant wait to see what you do with it when it does! Thank you for being so raw and honest with your content. Were ready to find our forever house. Wherever and whenever that will take you. But times are changing and our evenings are too crammed with me cooking for Greta, then Chris coming home playing with Greta. Looking for our favorite things? This one is too much guys . I know people are put off by the fact that she saved the reaction vid for a whole week, but she did explain that she didnt want to post it immediately on insta without an explanation as to why she had a reaction like that, she didnt want to confuse her followers. (Are there spider people?!?) Most of our friends told us we were nuts. Not kidding when I say we have loved it for a long time. I comment on things and send messages all the time (never been responded to) Anyway, I will say the reason why the video of you crying bothered me is because my feed just today has been filled with: a dear friend crying over her recently deceased husband, a friend posting about her niece that passed away at 4 weeks old, a friend going through a divorce, and someone whos son was just shot and killed in the line of duty. That is how she achieves success. A ridiculous construct that leaves us unhappy or wishing we had more? Ive always wondered if its ok to knock on doors and ask if the current owners would be willing to sell! We're pleased to launch our Semihandmade x Chris Loves Julia collection. This story reminds me so much of what Gwen from The Makerista went through a few years ago, it ended up working out perfectly for her! Lmao off at Chris' face. Every time we think about moving, my mind goes straight to how can I decorate it, how can I adjust it to be perfect for us, what upgrades would transform it, etc. Thanks. Looking forward to whatever and whenever the future comes your way and praying blessings on the change of season! Why not just be grateful instead of beating up on other people who arent quite there yet? A realtor approached us and told us someone was looking for a house in the country on 5 acres and would we sell? P. S. Love your home and all the work you have done, Ive referenced so many of your posts over the years. People are so ruthless and type whatever comes to the top of mind without thinking that there is an actual person behind these posts. But you know what? This is Chris Loves Julia, Welcome! They havent worked hard enough. I write the home design and DIY blog chrislovesjulia.com. I do not like spiders ONE bit. We also love our neighborhood, our kids have tons of friends as do my husband and I. Trust that things will work out exactly how they are supposed to! (My blog hasnt been updated in years but you can check out the post of how I made it herewww.ashleepeterson.blogspot.com. We didn't have a ton, but it was so freeing to use that $25," says Marcum. Ive been following your blog for 6 years now. The story is yours to tell and I find your real vulnerability and authentic story telling to portray what a stand up person you are. What kind of world are we living in that one would even think to do that? You should be ready to go though because otherwise you would be wasting someones time, and you wouldnt seem serious. Ive gotten them multiple times and have been disappointed every time! And jumped on it when it finally was. We dont regret it, but it was very intense even as a seller. And even though I LOVE Halloween I cant bring myself to decorate with any spiders bigger than my palm. This isnt just some crappy account. Befores, afters, mood boards, plans, failures, wins. I am so sorry your hearts breaking right now. and some private moments may be better kept as just that keep doing you. Things have to be edited and posted in context. At the time we weren't in a position to move or sell our home, but we . In 2008 I put an offer in on a home that was a foreclosure, my first offer on a home ever. Haha. For most people, the decor on this blog (and the home purchases for that matter) are aspirational. Good luck with your house search, Julia! Then we went back and looked at a goofy house we had written off without even seeing it in person because it was too weird and there were literally 40 pictures of sagebrush in the yard in the profile. It didn't look likean Idaho house. All while raising a family. Anyhow, haters gonna hate, no matter what you do, but dont let it discourage you. You were meant for something a little better. We finally found a few lots in a neighborhood 10 years old at the time and guess what? But dont you want to know you are losing readers over the time this blog has taken on? Keep it up Chris and Julia. Weve done a lot of projects, and theyre all here. We were invited by Williams Sonoma and William Morris and Co to preview their newest collaboration and the inspiration behind it. I dont comment very much, but somehow I feel like I know you from the blog, and felt a bit of a need to defend you haha. You never know, right? So while this isnt an announcement, its a little bit of an announcement. Chris and Julia Marcum built their walk-in wardrobe out of thin airand a whole lot of IKEA. (Made the curtains in the post above the fence as wellsuper easy). Im bothered by starter home too. Because I love Team Marcum & all that youve done for the home-reno arena. Of course its going to be in the back of their mind to document every reaction to something that happens in their life. Clad with durable textured thermofoils, this line is compatible with Sektion, Akurum, Godmorgon, and Besta cabinets from IKEA. We jumped on it and I kinda feel like it was fate. Read all about it today on the blog, plus all the sources, details. We have really loved putting it everywhere in our house. This is their blog. I hope the universe conspires together in your favor, whatever that looks like, but know Ill be anxiously waiting to see it all unfold!! Its a vicious cycle. I could barely pick it up. I think you make a lot of great points. Thanks! Even when you dont want to rip down a wall, you can make that space in your home better. Natural light and ideally ceilings taller than 8ft are all on our must-haves. When we sold our home to buy our (hopefully) forever home, I cried for months thinking about all the memories we built in our old home and moving day was super hard. xoxo. Get a grip lady. What a fun adventure! Yep, house #2. Chris and I talked about it and if it was really going to be our forever house, we could sweeten our offer, give them way more than the house was worth on the market and invest in our familys future. Read customer reviews and common Questions and Answers for Chris Loves Julia x Loloi Part #: ALICALI-02CRCC on this page. Im sure it will be just as amazing if not more amazing than the one you are currently in. I would guess theyre either truly not emotionally interested in moving or they were hoping for even more money because they sensed how desperate you were to get it. If it were my home I wasnt selling I may not want to be out there like that. Ive followed that blogger for years, and know shes genuine. This is exciting news!! Now I realize there wasnt a house there already but those neighbors were not selling those acres. I found this post very transparent and beautifully honest. You seem to always get defensive if anyone says anything less than complementing or agreeing with you. We put it all on the line and wrote them another offer. Jen, why not move on? So I probably would have agreed with Danielle on the order of the story of getting in the middle of everything might have been confusing to people. Get the tools, mentorship, and training to be a Good Influencer professionally. I saw your post without sound, and immediately thought something tragic had happened. My family has a small stone cottage on an island and we used to spend a couple of weeks each summer there. Not sure how open you (or the sellers) are to an offer like that. Take this as you will from an older reader but these overly modeled and staged clips with perfectly filtered backdrops, hair, makeup, and tears come off as ingenuous and is a turnoff. She decided she wasnt going to let anything hold her back. Just try to look at it as your actual dream home is still waiting for you. I felt this way about the Instagram story too. I remember realizing that I wouldnt sell it for a million dollars, because to me it was a magical place that made me feel so good and happy. We have really loved putting it everywhere in our house. It is devastating to me that your current house (which I love so much) could lose some of its beauty because someone without their own vision may move into it. Reaaaaaaal hard.). And, end of story: three years later they emailed us out of the blue. I painted our living room blue! I freaked out and called my husband who was in another state. Browse the CLJ shop. I made an offer and it was accepted. Love your blog. Although I know we could easily sell our home, I would have a hard time paying for what is currently on the market. Clad with durable textured thermofoils, this line is compatible with Sektion, Akurum, Godmorgon, and Besta cabinets from IKEA. No big peach phenom right now. When Julia Marcum of the renovation and design blog Chris Loves Julia first started blogging 10 years ago, the online world was very different. Plus, mature trees. We have teamed up with Loloi to create a line of rugs that are as affordable as they are beautiful. I was so upset that I went home early from work and drank a bottle of wine, and Im not a drinker. Loloi, a family-owned business based in Dallas, is one of the top rug companies in the United States and is known for designing inventive products for meaningful spaces. Chris was at the cabin with Jordan, unreachable. Up until a few weeks ago a few weeks ago, I read your blog here and there when I had the time. They declined our offer. We couldnt even look at houses for six weeks. I think I mentioned it when it was up for sale a couple years ago. We all are able to have our own opinion but at the end of the day negativity never wins. So I give you a giant hug and say it will all be okay and you will find your house when its right. Much luck to you!! Im a long time fan! I clicked for the sound and couldnt believe my ears. I was initially like OMG WHYYYY THO, then after reading your reasons totally make sense! There's a big reveal today on chrislovesjulia.com! A bummer the dream home fell through, homes have so much emotion attached to them! Unfortunately dream home owners say they dont have a number in mind (but they HAVE TO, right!?) The realtor told me I could low ball it, well I didnt get the home. You find properties you love, you let yourself get carried away, a buyer pulls out at the last minute and everything comes tumbling down. Tell Caleb I need on the secret list haha! There is something endearing about a person how can graciously accept thoughtful, constructive criticism. Fulls of highs and lows. 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