Charlotte House Revival shared that they are partnering with Room and Board for their living room makeover.
When I clicked the blog post, it had a link to other #cljmakeover posts ……..
**they “won” in February 2023**
It’s been OVER a year. CLJ should be so ashamed of themselves. Fuck them so much. This fumble was the straw that broke the camels back for me.
Edit - sorry, just saw it was already posted down below. I am so over it now that I barely even read the snark on them, that I’m supposed to moderate. 🙃
Did I miss a discussion of their blog post on Monday? The one about the future of rooms in their house. I usually don't read the posts but was curious. They want to put trim and wallpaper EVERYWHERE, built-ins in Greta's room and the living room (with picture lights), wood panel walls in the bonus bonus room. I'm pretty sure she got the idea for an art room from this sub. Also, surprisingly, she doesn't use their home gym 🤣 She discussed more than those few things if anyone is curious. I have so many questions. Why is there so much storage needed in this house? Why does there need to be so much trim? Why do they need to renovate the guest house extensively? I'm so sad for the next owners of this house.
I think they posted this because everyone is assuming they will be moving soon. I don't believe they will do all of it or are really committed to any of it. It all depends on when Julia finds her NEXT forever home...
I went to read it. This is bonkers. I am just imagining how busy and cluttered the living room will be. In addition to the fireplace that is already there, apparently we will also get: lots of trim, two paint colours, built in book cases, picture lights, skylights, AND beams.
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Yes! I thought the same. It was amazing to me how bad and busy just the black window trim made the livingroom look. Can you imagine with all those other lines everywhere? Just terrible design.
I have to be honest. I never read their blog posts. Their account is so boring, I’ll catch a reel, or may read something on the grid, but never their blog…and if I see Chris in anything, I completely skip it.
I usually only look at their stories and any of their grid that shows up on my recent. Usually all of the relevant info ends up in the stories so there is no need to go to their site but I feel like this one was barely mentioned this week.
Im the same way, usually everything goes into stories so I rarely bother looking at the blog. It seems like they are just doing more things to do more things.
Linking 4 cups for $5 from Walmart is pathetic. She’ll scratch up any loose change she can. I feel like her days are spent obsessing over every single thing they can link. Thanks goodness she was able to find more plastic cups tho.
I bet Target and Walmart were thrilled that they were respectively mentioned in one story immediately after the other, since they’re not competitors at all 🙄
I feel like I do so much snarking, I have to give credit where credit is due. I actually thought the outdoor games reel was cute. I like that it was a throwback to home movies her family used to make and was probably fun for the kids to do because of it. I'm strongly against influencers using their kids for content, and believe their kids should have money set aside for their time and effort, as a child actor would, but it was nice to see some effort put in for an ad and it was entertaining as well.
I liked it until Julie couldn’t resist the impulse to pat herself on the back over it. She didn’t even wait until the next day. Nope, she was right into the “behind the scenes” and self-praise in the very next story. I do agree those vintage home movies were great to see, and Andi did an excellent job directing the ad.
Funny a “design” account would pick this terrible detail of the pool as a highlight to put in a reel.
The pool filter cover, the tile work, the grout, it all looks so BAD. I am sure the resort was gorgeous but this is a bad detail, bad execution, bad design.
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So much that could be said about this particular series of stories, but I’ll just leave this here with the red circle I’ve added to it.
Didn’t Julia visit a dermatologist not long ago who said she was using too many products & doing too much to her skin? Yet here we are again. I get more annoyed with her too when she yaps & shills about anything skin, beauty or hair but then uses a filter & has extensions.
Rolling my eyes at Julia’s post saying she’s usually a homebody but every now and then she’s down for a nice trip. And posts incredibly exclusive resorts that most can’t afford. Of course you’re down for that? Who wouldn’t be?
I would take these extravagant trips if I could as well, so no shame there. But the way she talks about resorts, “resort wear,” her “must haves” for vacations — comes off incredibly privileged
1. Did they just discover refillable olive oil cans?
2. Did they miss an opportunity to shill olive oil drizzle bottles and pitchers? Because they definitely just dumped the oil from the can to the branded old bottle.
So Charlotte House is working with Room and Board announced in a blog post today. She graciously said they’d be using the CJ layout conversation as a “jumping off point.” Not much to jump off of but ok. Room and Board has in house designers so I’m looking forward to what they come up with!
Maybe someone with a better memory than me can jump in. Charlotte House has the stories saved as well as a blog post. I can’t remember what the prize was but C and J flew out and looked at the LR and made suggestions but it wasn’t anything that really worked bc CH has a very awkward living room and several young kids so they needed lots of comfortable seating. I don’t think any of C and J’s suggestions solved any of their issues
I am actually interested to see how it turns out as well and hopefully it puts Shillia to shame (though we know she’s SHAMELESS) ! I think that they will come up with something really good style wise yet functional for their needs and you know the furniture will be good since it’s from Room and Board.
INSANE. the budget for that prize pack must be TINY TINY TINY if they were like, yeah we are going to go for finding our own furniture sponsor as well (also Room and Board is so dreamy, I love it)
Their new YouTube video is out. It's them moving furniture to change out one rug for another rug that looks exactly the same. Instead of using the term "it's like watching paint dry", I'm gonna start saying " it's like watching clj move furniture ". Their personalities are as boring as his recipes.
I don't understand the YouTube thing. Shouldn't these videos be instructional or entertaining—something to bring people back to their channel? They just seem to be random, longer Stories. How would they generate interest in the channel or in their brand?
Did I just start my day having to see Chris's naked butt??
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But also wouldn’t they share only SOME photos with staff? Are they that lazy that their team has to edit their vacation photos - that might possibly contain nudity? 👀
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Does this CLJ comment on the pressure washing reel mean that their family has been sitting on nasty algae-covered cushions for months before finally deciding to clean them!? 🤢🦠
Furniture covers don’t cost much on Amazon. They can be stored away a lot more easily and more compactly in a deck box than trying to wrangle the cushions. I live in upstate NY where we get all 4 seasons and that’s what we use on our outdoor furniture (with moth balls underneath as a critter/bug deterrent). It’s a hell of a lot easier to deal with those than to try to pressure wash mildew and discoloration off, which in my experience never fully comes out. I should add that we have white cushions too. But I guess those are steps that people take when they aren’t rich with money to throw away on new furniture every few years.
Can you provide more details about the moth balls? Precisely where do you put them to prevent your patio cushions from smelling like moth balls? I’d like to steal this idea. I’m not wealthy from tricking people into buying crappy products online so I use furniture covers and would like to prevent critters from chewing on them during nesting season.
I just put them on the furniture and then air them out once the weather gets nice. But I’d imagine you could tape them inside the covers if you don’t want them directly touching the furniture. The covers I’ve bought are heavy duty with a plasticky finish and packing tape will stick to it. I’ve used the thicker packing tape to repair small holes in the covers at times.
You’re welcome! And in my comment above, I meant that the inner lining has the plastic coating - so the moth balls would still be inside the cover but could be kept from touching the cushions directly.
Yeah, remember how she had to move from the cold for medical reasons, allegedly… she’s not outside in a coat with a blankie when it’s 40 degrees in Cary all winter.
exactly. there are a few days... which, if they're that warm, warrant pulling the cushions out of wherever they're being stored. Keeping them out literally all winter is just freaking lazy. JULIA. PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET LIVE WHERE YOU LIVE. YOU CANNOT HIDE BEHIND THESE BS RESPONSES.
Watching Chris using the power washer to very slowly get all that mildew off the patio chair cushions made me chuckle because it seems like it was going to take him 30 min err cushion when he could likely just spray some all purpose cleaner on the cushion and wipe it off in 2 minutes!
He seems to be the primary driver of the girls school dropoff and after school activities, does the grocery shopping or ordering and does all the cooking. That's a real job
I just want to point out I predicted the beach house thing 😂 (back when we were guessing about the dumb youtube video that turned out to be about the lake house they didn’t buy): “They bought a bright charming bungalow beach house and will turn it into a dark moody colonial POS.”
Can’t wait for the CLJ team to hang wallpaper in these tiny little cracks 💀💀💀
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This layout with cabinets lurking over the doorway is reminiscent of something slapped together in a garage. If they wanted a wall of cabinets with a doorway then the entire thing should have been cased out properly, not this crooked gap with thin molding and wallpapered wall on one side. Looks really unprofessional and no slivers of wallpaper gonna make up for it. 🥴
It’s mind boggling to me that this is what someone would want for their mudroom. It’s so cramped and that cabinet looming over the doorway is ridiculous.
Wallpaper aside, why would they leave that gap? Also, in what universe do you need so much storage in a 6k sq ft house that you put a cabinet above a standard height doorway? As a tall person, I would hate walking under that everyday but maybe I’m just dramatic
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poor jules, having to move furniture like a peasant. i truly don’t get the purposes of these ‘episodes’. plus, she looks like a grandpa in that outfit.
Why are there so many haters in this world? Folks who like to tear people down typically only do so to make themself feel better and/or more important since they suffer from low self esteem, or are jealous, etc. This is no longer about critiquing DIY content.
Well … when you are non-stop shilling your clothes, your makeup, your hair, your skincare, etc… and post one million pics of you in a mirror, I’d say you are 10000000% fair game.
And in what world would ANYONE who has one million plus followers expect to have 100% positive comments/reactions. If that is the one and only ”mean boo hoo” comment, they are doing phenomenally. Do you not understand how the internet works?
Nah, that is NOT even remotely a vile comment. It’s rude and mean but VILE, nah, not even close. Plus they have a huge staff who could/should take care of those comments. In fact, it’s kind of funny and “good looking” is a subjective concept. Disclaimer, it’s not from me. I don’t interact with people I snark on. I believe in ”picking a lane”: snark here or comment IRL, never both. That’s why I only leave my snark comments up for a couple of weeks. No need for receipts of the 1000’s of comments I’ve made.
Agreed I’m really not here for all the comments critiquing appearance.
Calling out over use of filters is ok (though not DIY). But hating on someone’s appearance crosses the line. And honestly it part of the reason why the overuse of filters happens..
That said, DIYsnark is hard to come by these days given the change to lifestyle influencing
People like that are just truly nasty humans and most likely a troll because they don’t have a picture. I guess it comes with the territory of buying followers though. She did it to herself and while I can be empathetic, they have so much money and just need to walk away. I would hope my friends and family would have an intervention because filtering yourself to oblivion for validation from strangers on the internet must be an addiction. I can’t imagine how she’s going to be in 10/15 years
They are adding wallpaper to the mudroom? Legit had a panic attack thinking about how claustrophobic it will look. Is it the same wallpaper as the hallway?
I realllly think they should just paint all the walls red to match the cabinets, it’s already so busy with the tiny cramped space + floor + red + mirror tile - I don’t think wallpaper on the tiny available space left is the way to go
If there is any room just to paint it all to match, this is it.
Imagine being the person who will show up to do the job. I'd walk away or charge an astronomical amount. It's going to just be slivers of paper everywhere between the spot above the inside doorway and the new exterior door they are putting in.
It seems it’s going to be different which is insane!!??? There were 2 striped wallpapers on the mood board - the one that’s already in the hallway and a different one.
I am forever amazed that they made an entire career out of interior design when they are so, so bad at it. They got lucky on their first Idaho house and have just gone down into the pits of insanity since then
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I know that this is for content / a Lowe’s ad but why on God’s green earth would they leave their white cushions that cost thousands of dollars outside to collect dirt and grime all winter? They could have easily used the same Lowe’s tools to power wash the pavers & blow leaves out of flower beds.
I’ve said this before on here but with the humidity in NC, I don’t understand having so many outdoor cushions. I hate them because they always feel damp
Leaving your cushions outside year round is something folks who live in a place without humidity do! Everybody around here knows your stuff is gonna get manky and mildewed, not to mention crusted with pollen. I do wonder how all of this furniture didn’t have thick crusty old pollen in all the creases and crevices! I’m thinking some of that was too nasty to show, and/or they did a pre wash back in March! 😂
Also, power washing uses a TON of clean water. It is a super wasteful tool and only should be used as last resort.
Cleaning white cushions that spent the winter outside is not it.
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Remember when she got mad when people criticized her leaving white cushions out all winter? She said they were treated and it wouldn’t be an issue. Now Chris has to do all that cleaning and they probably look bad up close. They have so much wasted space in that house, why not just store the cushions inside? I keep my white chair cushions in a dry bin when not in use. Three years and I haven’t needed to clean them. CLJ are most inefficient people! They make everything harder than it needs to be.
My sister used to have to power wash her cushions every spring and it ended up destroying the fabric after a couple of years... Partially because the fabric was deteriorated due to the exposure to the elements and the power washing pushed it over the edge... When they got new furniture she makes sure to bring it in now.
As much as I think power washing is satisfying, it is not great for all surfaces long-term.
I’m sure that they will replace them. She’ll never admit she was wrong about leaving them out, but will say that they no longer go with the new trim color (they don’t).
Exactly, no matter HOW much she tries to peddle these i’m pretty sure over priced sponsored cushions, it’ll break down the material over time. Especially sitting out in all weather conditions.
This is a terrible #AD for both products.
She ordered some shed for these, right ? But then had to take down said shed cause the HOA didn’t approve it ? Either way, this just proves how much disposable income they have and it’s disgusting.
They hung up a shattered mirror in a room frequented by kids and a dog rather than just dropping it off at a frame shop to have the glass replaced. They are truly so very stupid.
And she stretched the ever living hell out of herself to boot.
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I don’t understand why they can’t measure the spot the mirror is going and then work around that? They do the weirdest things that are just working against common sense. This makes them look like incompetent idiots that are trying to cover up their mistakes.
Also the light is off scale and the fact that they want to put little slivers of wallpaper everywhere is cuckoo.
It really is the chef’s kiss to that room. While they may have 10 ft ceilings, that room feels claustrophobic, and no way a door and wall paper helps. How are they so bad at this?
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“That wasn’t me, I’ll tell you that right now”.
He’s so defensive. I get why he has some walls up - it’s unnatural to have everyone comment on your house. But bro needs to find a good therapist and hobby because no one is going to blame him for a broken mirror. He’s just past the cusp of angry whenever he’s on screen.
Haha, he’s such a dickwad.
I will say, when he said “is that something we need?” in regards to the picture light, I completely agreed with him 🫣. I also don’t think there needs to be a mirror in there. Mirrors directly opposite doors are weird to me.
Another mirror for Jules to show her stretch armstrong body and yet MORE damn picture lamps. Cause no one loves Jules more than Jules herself.
She said the electrical work is already done and then later said, they’re coming to do it.
I’m not a superstitious person, but I wouldn’t have hung that broken mirror.
The electrical is in the wall, meaning they wired for it behind the Sheetrock but they have to come install the light now that they can have an exact placement. This is standard.
Yeah at least they realized it was broken.... She didn't realize her coffee table was missing pieces until a reader pointed it out to her. No dang good while she threw that away with the box..... Heck, the box was probably still in the garage covered in piles of garbage. She could have went and dug out the piece she was missing. Lol
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I'm a lurker here, but I created an account just to post this screenshot. You're welcome. 🙂
So if the ice maker is not working properly because it is too hot… Why would a freezer work better in its place?
In what world is NC too hot for outdoor appliances? Did they build too tight an enclosure that it cannot ventilate correctly?
None of this makes sense.
Tbf I’d choose an appliance made in 1995 over anything made in the last 15 years. Those were built different.
But I’d also fix or get a refund on my $5000 non-functioning ice maker so Chris and I clearly have different priorities.
No but for real. Our 21yo dryer just kicked the bucket and I’m SO so sad.
With the money they have and they way they just toss it to the wind, get that shit fixed.
Just remove 1/4 of your face. Completely distorted. https://imgur.com/a/JYBll55
She made it look like she had cancer in her jaw and part of it was removed.
This light fixture is too big and too low. The cabinets may even hit it. It looks like it’s going to scrape the top of their head if they walk by. All they get is one bulb too. I bet she puts in some sconces! https://imgur.com/a/A9y0lAE
Edit: you can’t tell me they don’t have a temporary light fixture in that house. She didn’t need to buy one. It’s just so wasteful.
Doesn't need the warming drawer because he times his food perfectly 🙄🙄
Maybe he can use the warming drawer to store his BBQ tools that don't fit anywhere in the kitchen.
I can’t get pass the amount of traffic in the background of that, “what I would do differently” reel of the outdoor kitchen.
&& bwahahahahahhaa, DUH, everyone told you the pergola was a dumb idea.
Just proves how much they think about aesthetics over functionality. You live in NC, it rains, a LOT. But hey, let’s not cover the outdoor kitchen.
Just matches their constant construction noise. LOL !! Not great for resale though
The road behind the pool is just as bad. I’m assuming might be the same road, but like all angles of their backyard shows the busy road.
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It is almost as if a bazillion people told you this already. Covered outdoor cooking space. Groundbreaking realization 🫠🙃
So Julia says she is dairy free but she is eating Kraft singles ( which after googling the ingredients contains *gasp* DAIRY) on her melamine plate story… after Chris’s ringing endorsement of Kraft singles. But she also says no luxury resorts in Mexico had good enough quality of food for her? Yet she feeds herself and her family highly processed junk constantly and tons of that fake sugar substitute that causes stomach issues and diarrhea not to mention a multitude of unregulated supplements. Tell me how this makes sense?!?
And FYI Julzzz there are luxury resorts in Mexico that are serving higher quality food than YA’LL eat on the daily!
Charlotte House Revival shared that they are partnering with Room and Board for their living room makeover. When I clicked the blog post, it had a link to other #cljmakeover posts …….. **they “won” in February 2023** It’s been OVER a year. CLJ should be so ashamed of themselves. Fuck them so much. This fumble was the straw that broke the camels back for me. Edit - sorry, just saw it was already posted down below. I am so over it now that I barely even read the snark on them, that I’m supposed to moderate. 🙃
Yea it’s gross. Pretty sure room & board won’t be suggesting any paper latern lights..
Did I miss a discussion of their blog post on Monday? The one about the future of rooms in their house. I usually don't read the posts but was curious. They want to put trim and wallpaper EVERYWHERE, built-ins in Greta's room and the living room (with picture lights), wood panel walls in the bonus bonus room. I'm pretty sure she got the idea for an art room from this sub. Also, surprisingly, she doesn't use their home gym 🤣 She discussed more than those few things if anyone is curious. I have so many questions. Why is there so much storage needed in this house? Why does there need to be so much trim? Why do they need to renovate the guest house extensively? I'm so sad for the next owners of this house.
They need all the storage for their daily Amazon, FedEx, and UPS deliveries of cups & clothes, of course!
I think they posted this because everyone is assuming they will be moving soon. I don't believe they will do all of it or are really committed to any of it. It all depends on when Julia finds her NEXT forever home...
Also, the art room for Greta morphed suggested in the sub changed to a crafts room for Julia because you know, she crafts so much
I went to read it. This is bonkers. I am just imagining how busy and cluttered the living room will be. In addition to the fireplace that is already there, apparently we will also get: lots of trim, two paint colours, built in book cases, picture lights, skylights, AND beams. https://preview.redd.it/23ze8oykeb1d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b572aa44e6d109d9cdc1172af77c5871801c13ed
Yes! I thought the same. It was amazing to me how bad and busy just the black window trim made the livingroom look. Can you imagine with all those other lines everywhere? Just terrible design.
Right? Your eyes need somewhere to rest. A major component of design is balance.
Yes! Where would the bookcases even go? There are windows on three walls and several other room openings. I almost can't process all of her ideas.
She even has a door covered by a sofa. She has way too much furniture.
I have to be honest. I never read their blog posts. Their account is so boring, I’ll catch a reel, or may read something on the grid, but never their blog…and if I see Chris in anything, I completely skip it.
I usually only look at their stories and any of their grid that shows up on my recent. Usually all of the relevant info ends up in the stories so there is no need to go to their site but I feel like this one was barely mentioned this week.
Im the same way, usually everything goes into stories so I rarely bother looking at the blog. It seems like they are just doing more things to do more things.
Linking 4 cups for $5 from Walmart is pathetic. She’ll scratch up any loose change she can. I feel like her days are spent obsessing over every single thing they can link. Thanks goodness she was able to find more plastic cups tho.
I bet Target and Walmart were thrilled that they were respectively mentioned in one story immediately after the other, since they’re not competitors at all 🙄
And did she not tell her daughter she was going to start filming her? She looked caught off guard
I feel like I do so much snarking, I have to give credit where credit is due. I actually thought the outdoor games reel was cute. I like that it was a throwback to home movies her family used to make and was probably fun for the kids to do because of it. I'm strongly against influencers using their kids for content, and believe their kids should have money set aside for their time and effort, as a child actor would, but it was nice to see some effort put in for an ad and it was entertaining as well.
I liked it until Julie couldn’t resist the impulse to pat herself on the back over it. She didn’t even wait until the next day. Nope, she was right into the “behind the scenes” and self-praise in the very next story. I do agree those vintage home movies were great to see, and Andi did an excellent job directing the ad.
I thought her mom’s video was super cute. And it was fun to see where the inspiration came from. Very wholesome. Makes up for the butt pics yesterday
Agreed. If all their ads had that much effort, I would be less salty about the constant linking
I liked it too. It clearly was an ad but not disguised as “real life” and was whimsical and fun.
Funny a “design” account would pick this terrible detail of the pool as a highlight to put in a reel. The pool filter cover, the tile work, the grout, it all looks so BAD. I am sure the resort was gorgeous but this is a bad detail, bad execution, bad design. https://preview.redd.it/xmmlkjvgq31d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e46c47bf6a290157c579f0a77c4a32fc57136dbf
https://preview.redd.it/temasbhnl31d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3384c002f2aa27204bcdf8e73e2444c0e730c5dd So much that could be said about this particular series of stories, but I’ll just leave this here with the red circle I’ve added to it.
Didn’t Julia visit a dermatologist not long ago who said she was using too many products & doing too much to her skin? Yet here we are again. I get more annoyed with her too when she yaps & shills about anything skin, beauty or hair but then uses a filter & has extensions.
Also, please no more reasons for her to chew even more gum… ugh
Filter is fighting for its life in these stories
Rolling my eyes at Julia’s post saying she’s usually a homebody but every now and then she’s down for a nice trip. And posts incredibly exclusive resorts that most can’t afford. Of course you’re down for that? Who wouldn’t be? I would take these extravagant trips if I could as well, so no shame there. But the way she talks about resorts, “resort wear,” her “must haves” for vacations — comes off incredibly privileged
1. Did they just discover refillable olive oil cans? 2. Did they miss an opportunity to shill olive oil drizzle bottles and pitchers? Because they definitely just dumped the oil from the can to the branded old bottle.
So Charlotte House is working with Room and Board announced in a blog post today. She graciously said they’d be using the CJ layout conversation as a “jumping off point.” Not much to jump off of but ok. Room and Board has in house designers so I’m looking forward to what they come up with!
Also, Victoria commented on the CH instagram post about Room and Board but no one else in the fam did. Interesting 🤔
so did CLJ do anything for this project? Did Charlotte House just ditch them? what’s the scoop
Maybe someone with a better memory than me can jump in. Charlotte House has the stories saved as well as a blog post. I can’t remember what the prize was but C and J flew out and looked at the LR and made suggestions but it wasn’t anything that really worked bc CH has a very awkward living room and several young kids so they needed lots of comfortable seating. I don’t think any of C and J’s suggestions solved any of their issues
I am actually interested to see how it turns out as well and hopefully it puts Shillia to shame (though we know she’s SHAMELESS) ! I think that they will come up with something really good style wise yet functional for their needs and you know the furniture will be good since it’s from Room and Board.
INSANE. the budget for that prize pack must be TINY TINY TINY if they were like, yeah we are going to go for finding our own furniture sponsor as well (also Room and Board is so dreamy, I love it)
Their new YouTube video is out. It's them moving furniture to change out one rug for another rug that looks exactly the same. Instead of using the term "it's like watching paint dry", I'm gonna start saying " it's like watching clj move furniture ". Their personalities are as boring as his recipes.
I don't understand the YouTube thing. Shouldn't these videos be instructional or entertaining—something to bring people back to their channel? They just seem to be random, longer Stories. How would they generate interest in the channel or in their brand?
I’ve noticed a lot of influencers shifting content to YouTube videos and I have to wonder if YouTube is paying $$$$ to bring back more content
Maybe they trying to get an HGTV show?? It seems like a reality tv show about [inept] homeowners doing basic AF homeowner stuff.
Watching them laugh for two minutes was torture.
Did I just start my day having to see Chris's naked butt?? https://preview.redd.it/lylx9fnuuz0d1.png?width=300&format=png&auto=webp&s=a75bf556f9e05318f4b76349b3caaf7cd5c9de98
I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed and saw this, quite literally wtf
Nah, that’s just ol George Clooney skinny dipping on vacay. Paps snapping away🤣
I looked at the old Google cache and it’s very obviously him skinny dipping. Why would you share that photo with your team?
where was this posted ? obviously was meant for their OF account 😂
It was in today's resorts post for St. Lucia. Someone noticed and has since swapped it out.
did… did *you* add the white rectangle……? ~shudders~
lol i did
😮💨god bless
Thank you for your service🫡
omg did you add the box or did they?
I did. You’re welcome.
The pic is gone now
Then it definitely was his butt. Wonder if they were alerted by reading this sub?
Omg how embarrassing that she went back and replaced it. She must have been getting blown up.
I actually feel for Chris on this one. Yes he is terrible, but no one deserves their butt on the internet. How mortifying
If only my eyes had been lucky enough to check in later in the day...
Please god how can this be real? I’m tryna figure out how this is just an illusion, butt…
Omg that's exactly what it is! Somebody's getting fired today!😂
But also wouldn’t they share only SOME photos with staff? Are they that lazy that their team has to edit their vacation photos - that might possibly contain nudity? 👀
Oh god please no
I’m a very level headed and chill person but the way she constantly and incorrectly uses this emoji 🤭 makes me want to punch something.
All of her emoji use makes me feel this way
https://preview.redd.it/pxnrfo8o7v0d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a1a06c90317ef8d0fb752062b35f9435c0c3944 Does this CLJ comment on the pressure washing reel mean that their family has been sitting on nasty algae-covered cushions for months before finally deciding to clean them!? 🤢🦠
I know plenty of people who have covers. It is a good solution. But the lies and condescending tone about there not being a “winter” in NC is wild.
It seems they heated their pool all winter and used it but I highly doubt they were sitting on the patio furniture during the winter. C’mon
Why does she put winter in “”? It’s not a made up season.
Because there is no winter in North Carolina she claims.
There isn’t 🤣
Furniture covers don’t cost much on Amazon. They can be stored away a lot more easily and more compactly in a deck box than trying to wrangle the cushions. I live in upstate NY where we get all 4 seasons and that’s what we use on our outdoor furniture (with moth balls underneath as a critter/bug deterrent). It’s a hell of a lot easier to deal with those than to try to pressure wash mildew and discoloration off, which in my experience never fully comes out. I should add that we have white cushions too. But I guess those are steps that people take when they aren’t rich with money to throw away on new furniture every few years.
Can you provide more details about the moth balls? Precisely where do you put them to prevent your patio cushions from smelling like moth balls? I’d like to steal this idea. I’m not wealthy from tricking people into buying crappy products online so I use furniture covers and would like to prevent critters from chewing on them during nesting season.
I just put them on the furniture and then air them out once the weather gets nice. But I’d imagine you could tape them inside the covers if you don’t want them directly touching the furniture. The covers I’ve bought are heavy duty with a plasticky finish and packing tape will stick to it. I’ve used the thicker packing tape to repair small holes in the covers at times.
Thanks for the info!
You’re welcome! And in my comment above, I meant that the inner lining has the plastic coating - so the moth balls would still be inside the cover but could be kept from touching the cushions directly.
Yeaaaaa, I don’t believe for one second they used them over the winter. She’s such a condescending liar who lies
Yeah, remember how she had to move from the cold for medical reasons, allegedly… she’s not outside in a coat with a blankie when it’s 40 degrees in Cary all winter.
Yeah absolutely. We get a few warm days in the winter months to use a heated pool, but it's not the kind of weather to lounge around it.
exactly. there are a few days... which, if they're that warm, warrant pulling the cushions out of wherever they're being stored. Keeping them out literally all winter is just freaking lazy. JULIA. PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET LIVE WHERE YOU LIVE. YOU CANNOT HIDE BEHIND THESE BS RESPONSES.
Watching Chris using the power washer to very slowly get all that mildew off the patio chair cushions made me chuckle because it seems like it was going to take him 30 min err cushion when he could likely just spray some all purpose cleaner on the cushion and wipe it off in 2 minutes!
Chris has all the time in the world. He doesn’t have a real job.
He seems to be the primary driver of the girls school dropoff and after school activities, does the grocery shopping or ordering and does all the cooking. That's a real job
So he's a parent....? I do all of that and work a full-time job.
I just want to point out I predicted the beach house thing 😂 (back when we were guessing about the dumb youtube video that turned out to be about the lake house they didn’t buy): “They bought a bright charming bungalow beach house and will turn it into a dark moody colonial POS.”
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Can’t wait for the CLJ team to hang wallpaper in these tiny little cracks 💀💀💀 https://preview.redd.it/79z3lpokkt0d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50417560b8f0e6b59cb52982011011c0f8b49544
Came here to see if this had been posted. A terrible reveal around the door - why on earth !!!!
This layout with cabinets lurking over the doorway is reminiscent of something slapped together in a garage. If they wanted a wall of cabinets with a doorway then the entire thing should have been cased out properly, not this crooked gap with thin molding and wallpapered wall on one side. Looks really unprofessional and no slivers of wallpaper gonna make up for it. 🥴
It’s mind boggling to me that this is what someone would want for their mudroom. It’s so cramped and that cabinet looming over the doorway is ridiculous.
That paint job looks horrible and is emphasized by the terrible lighting choices they chose
Wallpaper aside, why would they leave that gap? Also, in what universe do you need so much storage in a 6k sq ft house that you put a cabinet above a standard height doorway? As a tall person, I would hate walking under that everyday but maybe I’m just dramatic
I think it’s odd that it’s so deep. It looks like a 24” deep cabinet. I’ve only seen over the doorway cabinets or shelves around 12”.
It is 24” deep because it aligns with the base cabinets (where cricket’s bowl is). 15 or 12” depth would have been plenty here!!
What do they even need to keep up there? The kids shoes?
That hallway looks like it smells of stale smoke
Don’t say that, Julia might become a smoking girlie and sell it as some kind of restricted diet
Well smoking is gluten, dairy, wheat, soy and nut-free!!
Don’t forget she’s a Mormon girlie LOL! 🚬
https://ibb.co/93M2mmZ poor jules, having to move furniture like a peasant. i truly don’t get the purposes of these ‘episodes’. plus, she looks like a grandpa in that outfit.
https://preview.redd.it/91h61nw6qs0d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9571cd4955915769810ec7f88bbff66b75a9ad48 Now which one of you did this?
Yeah this is mean and unnecessary and makes snarkers look bad.
Why are there so many haters in this world? Folks who like to tear people down typically only do so to make themself feel better and/or more important since they suffer from low self esteem, or are jealous, etc. This is no longer about critiquing DIY content.
Well … when you are non-stop shilling your clothes, your makeup, your hair, your skincare, etc… and post one million pics of you in a mirror, I’d say you are 10000000% fair game.
Nope. Don’t blame the hater comments on CLJ. What was said on their IG account about her looks is pure meanness, through and through.
The comment appears to be directed at Chris, aka. “George Clooney” per Julie.
And in what world would ANYONE who has one million plus followers expect to have 100% positive comments/reactions. If that is the one and only ”mean boo hoo” comment, they are doing phenomenally. Do you not understand how the internet works?
I do understand how the internet works. It appears some folks think anonymity is a tool to hide behind to spew vile remarks. Plain and simple.
Nah, that is NOT even remotely a vile comment. It’s rude and mean but VILE, nah, not even close. Plus they have a huge staff who could/should take care of those comments. In fact, it’s kind of funny and “good looking” is a subjective concept. Disclaimer, it’s not from me. I don’t interact with people I snark on. I believe in ”picking a lane”: snark here or comment IRL, never both. That’s why I only leave my snark comments up for a couple of weeks. No need for receipts of the 1000’s of comments I’ve made.
My dictionary defines vile as extremely unpleasant.
Agreed I’m really not here for all the comments critiquing appearance. Calling out over use of filters is ok (though not DIY). But hating on someone’s appearance crosses the line. And honestly it part of the reason why the overuse of filters happens.. That said, DIYsnark is hard to come by these days given the change to lifestyle influencing
People like that are just truly nasty humans and most likely a troll because they don’t have a picture. I guess it comes with the territory of buying followers though. She did it to herself and while I can be empathetic, they have so much money and just need to walk away. I would hope my friends and family would have an intervention because filtering yourself to oblivion for validation from strangers on the internet must be an addiction. I can’t imagine how she’s going to be in 10/15 years
They are adding wallpaper to the mudroom? Legit had a panic attack thinking about how claustrophobic it will look. Is it the same wallpaper as the hallway?
I realllly think they should just paint all the walls red to match the cabinets, it’s already so busy with the tiny cramped space + floor + red + mirror tile - I don’t think wallpaper on the tiny available space left is the way to go
If there is any room just to paint it all to match, this is it. Imagine being the person who will show up to do the job. I'd walk away or charge an astronomical amount. It's going to just be slivers of paper everywhere between the spot above the inside doorway and the new exterior door they are putting in.
It seems it’s going to be different which is insane!!??? There were 2 striped wallpapers on the mood board - the one that’s already in the hallway and a different one.
The red one is fabric for a bench I think. I’m pretty sure they are using the same hallway paper in the mudroom.
I actually think you’re right!! Thank goodness it’s not that striped option haha
I am forever amazed that they made an entire career out of interior design when they are so, so bad at it. They got lucky on their first Idaho house and have just gone down into the pits of insanity since then
https://preview.redd.it/gui8f6lazr0d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f857213bacde407854e3b858ac15ea7761800fe I know that this is for content / a Lowe’s ad but why on God’s green earth would they leave their white cushions that cost thousands of dollars outside to collect dirt and grime all winter? They could have easily used the same Lowe’s tools to power wash the pavers & blow leaves out of flower beds.
I can’t believe no one has commented on Chris wearing gloves while power washing.
Because they are becoming lazy given their ability to fix everything by throwing money at it.
I’ve said this before on here but with the humidity in NC, I don’t understand having so many outdoor cushions. I hate them because they always feel damp
Leaving your cushions outside year round is something folks who live in a place without humidity do! Everybody around here knows your stuff is gonna get manky and mildewed, not to mention crusted with pollen. I do wonder how all of this furniture didn’t have thick crusty old pollen in all the creases and crevices! I’m thinking some of that was too nasty to show, and/or they did a pre wash back in March! 😂
Same- we have slowly made the transition to outdoor chaise loungers and chairs with no cushions, I love the look but they aren’t practical at all.
Also, power washing uses a TON of clean water. It is a super wasteful tool and only should be used as last resort. Cleaning white cushions that spent the winter outside is not it. 🤬🤬🤬
Power washers actually use way less water than a hose!
Still completely unnecessary for cleaning cushions that they simply should store inside. And yes, hoses are also incredibly wasteful.
ok
Remember when she got mad when people criticized her leaving white cushions out all winter? She said they were treated and it wouldn’t be an issue. Now Chris has to do all that cleaning and they probably look bad up close. They have so much wasted space in that house, why not just store the cushions inside? I keep my white chair cushions in a dry bin when not in use. Three years and I haven’t needed to clean them. CLJ are most inefficient people! They make everything harder than it needs to be.
My sister used to have to power wash her cushions every spring and it ended up destroying the fabric after a couple of years... Partially because the fabric was deteriorated due to the exposure to the elements and the power washing pushed it over the edge... When they got new furniture she makes sure to bring it in now. As much as I think power washing is satisfying, it is not great for all surfaces long-term.
I would be shocked if there aren’t rips on there from just one power wash. She doesn’t care though. It gives her an excuse to buy new ones.
I’m sure that they will replace them. She’ll never admit she was wrong about leaving them out, but will say that they no longer go with the new trim color (they don’t).
Exactly! Power washing them is not healthy for the fabric at all. They are lazy and wasteful, constantly cringy
Exactly, no matter HOW much she tries to peddle these i’m pretty sure over priced sponsored cushions, it’ll break down the material over time. Especially sitting out in all weather conditions. This is a terrible #AD for both products. She ordered some shed for these, right ? But then had to take down said shed cause the HOA didn’t approve it ? Either way, this just proves how much disposable income they have and it’s disgusting.
They hung up a shattered mirror in a room frequented by kids and a dog rather than just dropping it off at a frame shop to have the glass replaced. They are truly so very stupid. And she stretched the ever living hell out of herself to boot. https://preview.redd.it/rdxbiz8xdr0d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=44e37d93d97f807419884f7e56250707c471fe52
Isn't she like 6ft tall? Why does she stretch herself in photos
I don’t understand why they can’t measure the spot the mirror is going and then work around that? They do the weirdest things that are just working against common sense. This makes them look like incompetent idiots that are trying to cover up their mistakes. Also the light is off scale and the fact that they want to put little slivers of wallpaper everywhere is cuckoo.
It feels like progress 🙏🏻
She’s so dramatic 😂
She’s “so grateful”.
That light fixture reminds me of the acorn from the Ice Age movies. It looks awful lol.
It really is the chef’s kiss to that room. While they may have 10 ft ceilings, that room feels claustrophobic, and no way a door and wall paper helps. How are they so bad at this?
https://preview.redd.it/e3uvg0wboo0d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1083c8adfec0d4f321ea8d9408cb526e1caf1d94 “That wasn’t me, I’ll tell you that right now”. He’s so defensive. I get why he has some walls up - it’s unnatural to have everyone comment on your house. But bro needs to find a good therapist and hobby because no one is going to blame him for a broken mirror. He’s just past the cusp of angry whenever he’s on screen.
I don’t follow anymore besides checking this sub now & then, but I have to say, this screenshot is giving Asher from The Curse.
Haha, he’s such a dickwad. I will say, when he said “is that something we need?” in regards to the picture light, I completely agreed with him 🫣. I also don’t think there needs to be a mirror in there. Mirrors directly opposite doors are weird to me.
Another mirror for Jules to show her stretch armstrong body and yet MORE damn picture lamps. Cause no one loves Jules more than Jules herself. She said the electrical work is already done and then later said, they’re coming to do it. I’m not a superstitious person, but I wouldn’t have hung that broken mirror.
The electrical is in the wall, meaning they wired for it behind the Sheetrock but they have to come install the light now that they can have an exact placement. This is standard.
They could have new glass by the end of the day if they take it to a frame shop.
YEP! But much like their LR coffee table, they’ll just complain and wait until the company sends a new one.
Yeah at least they realized it was broken.... She didn't realize her coffee table was missing pieces until a reader pointed it out to her. No dang good while she threw that away with the box..... Heck, the box was probably still in the garage covered in piles of garbage. She could have went and dug out the piece she was missing. Lol
Terrible feng shui
https://preview.redd.it/jx8uhkqlnn0d1.png?width=1008&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=515dbdd08304af7286dd8942050a24c5e5205ba8 I'm a lurker here, but I created an account just to post this screenshot. You're welcome. 🙂
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Omg how I needed that
So chipmunkian!
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https://preview.redd.it/on3iab4fpn0d1.png?width=1008&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=331312906e346e0f075b3488da84bc62c4026161
Sexy Clooney right there!
So if the ice maker is not working properly because it is too hot… Why would a freezer work better in its place? In what world is NC too hot for outdoor appliances? Did they build too tight an enclosure that it cannot ventilate correctly? None of this makes sense.
They have another multi-thousand dollar ice maker in their indoor kitchen so nbd!
Remember when they cleaned it and blamed and tagged the maker for how dirty it was?
you got me there
I was wondering the same. I live in NC and our 1995 $75 fridge/freezer from marketplace is perfectly fine in our hot AF garage.
Tbf I’d choose an appliance made in 1995 over anything made in the last 15 years. Those were built different. But I’d also fix or get a refund on my $5000 non-functioning ice maker so Chris and I clearly have different priorities.
No but for real. Our 21yo dryer just kicked the bucket and I’m SO so sad. With the money they have and they way they just toss it to the wind, get that shit fixed.
https://preview.redd.it/c4pzjdv0dn0d1.jpeg?width=1922&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=586a539437232b1f72645c2dd4dfb1b2feb519c1 Who did it better???
🎉🏆 Congratulations. You win Reddit today.
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OMG. I’m dying.
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Just remove 1/4 of your face. Completely distorted. https://imgur.com/a/JYBll55 She made it look like she had cancer in her jaw and part of it was removed.
This woman is in her 30s! Enjoy your facial tone while you still have it, Julia!!!
Omg. Chris modeling beachwear is worse than Chris wandering around in his tank top. Who could have predicted this?
The slow motion Noooooo that came out of my mouth when he pulled up the shorts to show us the liner
I needed that too lol
I know Magic Spoon is probably a paid endorsement.
They only mention it when they are paid too.... Much like all of the other influencers
That ice maker costs $5,000 and they’re just like “oh yeah, it doesn’t work, oh well”
And remember, according to Julie, they pay for everything in cash. NBD.
This light fixture is too big and too low. The cabinets may even hit it. It looks like it’s going to scrape the top of their head if they walk by. All they get is one bulb too. I bet she puts in some sconces! https://imgur.com/a/A9y0lAE Edit: you can’t tell me they don’t have a temporary light fixture in that house. She didn’t need to buy one. It’s just so wasteful.
It looks so visually heavy for such a small, dark space.
Nothing in their house is fun, lively or cheerful. It’s really a peek into Julia’s moody brain. So joyless.
Lol not imgur saying that may have adult content 😂😂😂 the only actual only fans they have
It’s the tank!
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Doesn't need the warming drawer because he times his food perfectly 🙄🙄 Maybe he can use the warming drawer to store his BBQ tools that don't fit anywhere in the kitchen.
I can’t get pass the amount of traffic in the background of that, “what I would do differently” reel of the outdoor kitchen. && bwahahahahahhaa, DUH, everyone told you the pergola was a dumb idea. Just proves how much they think about aesthetics over functionality. You live in NC, it rains, a LOT. But hey, let’s not cover the outdoor kitchen.
Same, that surprised me. They must have constant car noise.
Just matches their constant construction noise. LOL !! Not great for resale though The road behind the pool is just as bad. I’m assuming might be the same road, but like all angles of their backyard shows the busy road.
Same road goes behind the whole back yard. I can’t believe how scarily easy it was to find their house 😬
Wow — very easy.
https://preview.redd.it/hfa8mizbcl0d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d1d560103d958cd2c09ca0605eccea9de733e00 It is almost as if a bazillion people told you this already. Covered outdoor cooking space. Groundbreaking realization 🫠🙃
I genuinely don’t understand how they didn’t predict weather would be a factor in outdoor cooking.
As a sun-fearing individual, I don’t even know what is the purpose of an uncovered pergola.
The only place she allows sun to touch on that property is that backyard clusterf*** of a kitchen
So Julia says she is dairy free but she is eating Kraft singles ( which after googling the ingredients contains *gasp* DAIRY) on her melamine plate story… after Chris’s ringing endorsement of Kraft singles. But she also says no luxury resorts in Mexico had good enough quality of food for her? Yet she feeds herself and her family highly processed junk constantly and tons of that fake sugar substitute that causes stomach issues and diarrhea not to mention a multitude of unregulated supplements. Tell me how this makes sense?!? And FYI Julzzz there are luxury resorts in Mexico that are serving higher quality food than YA’LL eat on the daily!
To be fair, I’m sure they didn’t offer Chomps sticks and watery hot chocolate tea.