Next up we have Julia from Cuckoo 4 Design.
Her blog and home is one of my favorites!
I’m Julia from Cuckoo4Design. I’m a German citizen married to an American and living in the US. We have two beautiful children. An 11 year old boy and a 7 year old firecracker for a daughter.
The name for my blog originated from the fact that some people call me the crazy German.
You can read more about my story and where I am from here.
Design and art are truly my passion. I’ve known this since an early age. I enrolled in art school in Germany as a late teenager because I loved anything that had to do with creating! I then worked in visual merchandising at one of the largest furniture stores in Germany which really was my favorite job ever. I got to design rooms and displays all day (just like the Ikea layout) without having to sell anything. At that store I got to learn from the in-house carpenters, coworkers, painters and wallpaper professionals. I hate wallpapering by the way, not my favorite thing at all.
In the US I went to school for Graphic Design and worked in the field for a short while but it definitely never compared to the hands on experience that I loved so much at my last job.
My style is eclectic or as I call it multi-personality decor. I just like so many different things from antiques, to modern and ethnic. I feel like I don’t have to or want to make up my mind. That’s how I am with music too, it always depends in what kind of mood I am in.
I would have to say that I have always loved to use black and white. It started with an obsession of black and white checkerboard floors as a teenager. I feel like I can’t ever grow tired of it and there are so many different ways of using this timeless color combo. I used a lot of it recently in my Halloween house decor and I want to use more of it for Christmas again.
Bedroom
I recommend you head on over to Cuckoo 4 Design, it is pretty addicting over there.
Thank so much Julia!
xo,
love julia! one of my favorite people, not just favorite bloggers, as she has become a real life friend. beautiful inside and out, creative, and witty!
I love Julia! She is such a sweetheart! Gorgeous home feature!! 🙂
LOVE that girl and her awesome style, and she knocks out fresh, unique diys like nobody!!
Thank you so much for having me today!
Julia is the greatest! Love her and her style.
absolutely gorgeous home!!!
OMG love this home tour! So beautiful! So many fab colors and patterns!
Dying over the living and bedroom!
What a beautiful tour! Will definitely be adding this to my list of blogs!
I absolutely love Julia! She is so kind and giving and her sense of humor is right up my alley. I am in love with her house and every time I see pics of it, I notice something I love that I hadn’t noticed before. She is talented and I feel so lucky to call her a friend!
where did you get the coffee table?