DJ, drop the beat — and by beat, we mean the show notes for Episode #24 of Young House Love Has A Podcast. This week we chat with our friends Chris and Julia Marcum from the blog Chris Loves Julia. They’ve renovated three kitchens in three years and even completed a full kitchen renovation in under six days. They share practical experience, useful advice, and plenty of funny stories for anyone planning a kitchen remodel. We also cover John’s progress organizing the shed, some helpful decluttering discoveries, and surprising paint color data that affects home sale prices.
You can download this episode from iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and TuneIn Radio — or listen to it through your preferred podcast player. Use this page to find links, notes, and photos we mentioned during the show.
What’s New
- Above is a sneak peek at the lumber “organizer” I built for the shed. It’s mostly made from scrap lumber and, appropriately, already filled with scrap lumber — so it’s hard to tell where the organizer ends and the organized pile begins.
- Inspired to declutter? Sherry recommends an article that helped spark her recent tidying surge: The Joy Of Less — four decluttering epiphanies that changed her approach.
What’s Not
- We discussed Zillow’s analysis of paint colors and how they affect sale prices. The results are interesting and a bit unexpected — worth a read if you’re prepping a house for sale.
Chris & Julia Marcum
Chris and Julia are longtime renovators and storytellers. Their blog, ChrisLovesJulia.com, documents multiple kitchen renovations, including the rapid Pittsburgh makeover we discussed. They also share day-to-day updates on Instagram and produce their own podcast, The Chris Loves Julia Podcast with Preston Pugmire.
- On their blog you’ll find full coverage of the Pittsburgh kitchen project, including the schedule, the reveal, and behind-the-scenes realities of pulling off a six-day renovation.
- They also maintain posts detailing their current Idaho kitchen and their first kitchen in Utah, useful for anyone tracking the evolution of their style and methods.
We’re Digging
- We mentioned three books and photographers known for aerial, beachy photography:
- Time And Tide by Christian Chaize, a book we’ve used to frame coastal imagery in our home.
- Beaches by Gray Malin, whose beach photography and Instagram are perfect for bright, playful wall art.
- Overview by Benjamin Grant, a striking collection of satellite and aerial imagery that offers a fresh perspective on landscapes.
- One of Benjamin Grant’s images of Niagara Falls was a standout example we talked about — the scale and composition make it memorable.
- Sherry also dug up some personalized Christmas ornaments that brought back a lot of holiday nostalgia. Below are a few of the ornaments she found.
(Those cute fox ornaments have personalized details on the back.)
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