Excited to share the newest Gunn & Swain beach blanket, Las Olas. This hand-woven wave blanket is the perfect minty ocean color with a unique wave pattern. I love the idea of styling this in a kids bedroom, at a beach house, or using it as your everyday beach blanket. Shop the Las Olas blanket ..read more

When we got the news a month ago that our school (and most California schools) would be moving to distance learning this fall, I honestly felt relieved. We see my parents and 101 year old grandma almost every day and going back to school would have meant staying away from them to keep them safe. Of course, it doesn’t mean that I’m not completely overwhelmed and disappointed to not have in-person school for our kids who need socialization. BUT given the shitty circumstances of everything, when we weighed all of our options, this is what works best for us for now. And since my head is spinning w ..read more

I got to work with a fun little crew a few months ago to shoot our Seaesta Surf Women’s Boardshorts and had the best time with the sweetest gals. I did a quick little interview with Tutti over on our Seaesta blog but here are a bunch more photos from the shoot since it turned out so cute and I didn’t upload that many over there! Follow Tutti on Instagram Photos by Taryn Kent Jewelry by Tutti / Rock N Smith Creative Direction by Julia Wheeler aka moi Shop Seaesta Surf Womens Boardshorts ..read more

I haven’t had much self care time during quarantine as I’m juggling two kiddos, homeschool and two businesses but I’m sneaking in a few moments when I can get them. One of the easiest things I’ve been able to sneak in is some teeth whitening to give me a little boost. MySmile Teeth sent me a kit and its been so easy and quick to use. If you want to try it too, head to the MySmile Teeth Site and use code Julia15 at checkout for 15% off ..read more

We launched our 2020 main collection for Seaesta Surf a few weeks ago and the response this season has been insane. We’re sold out of a ton of styles but will be restocking them by May! The tie dye and 60s throwback colors like avocado green and mustard yellow were definitely the major hits this season. What’s even more exciting is that we still have a few more drops up our sleeve! For now, I wanted to show off some of our campaign, which included an amazing lookbook video by Rico Castillero and photos by my always-amazing pal, Taryn Kent. We were lucky enough to work with the cutest crew of k ..read more

Over the holiday break, I hosted a bunch of gals at our house for a fun little brunch. I worked with Winc on the wine selections for the party and they were a HUGE hit. Their Summer Water sparkling rosé (always a crowd pleaser) was fun and festive for a daytime party. Typically, I would think of a red wine as an evening wine but their Keep It Chill wine is served cold and was such an unexpected and delicious addition to our brunch spread. Everyone loved the wine selections so much that I wanted to share Winc with all of you AND you can score 40% off your first purchase of Winc with this link ..read more

At the end of summer, we started working on a mini bedroom update. As always, things move very slowly at our house because we have two kids and a million projects. We painted and moved some stuff around, freshened up the linens, etc. We still have a lot to do but here’s a sneak peek at where we’re headed. A few sources: CHAIR: Chair, basket on chair, plant basket, pillow on chair. BED: side table and round rattan chair are vintage, bed linens, bed pillows, bed (old crate & barrel so here’s a similar one), Biarritz blanket, most of the ceramics shown are A Question of Eagles. DRESSER: dr ..read more

I put together a roundup of some of the things I have on my Christmas list this year. These are from indie shops who literally have one owner or just a small crew of peeps who would be stoked to have your support this holiday season. Freda Salvador Booties: I pretty much live in my Dr. Martens because they’re comfortable yet cute. These Freda Salvador ACE Lace Up Boots are like a more chic version of my Docs so I know I’d get a ton of use out of them. Main image via Freda Salvador too ;) I actually already bought myself the new Jacob Turnbloom solo album on pink vinyl when it came out. Sorry ..read more

This holiday season, we are going to do a smaller amount of gifts for our kids and focus on quality over quantity. I’m hoping to avoid Amazon entirely if I can and we’re attempting to follow the “something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read” guide. Something they want: we’ll let them pick a couple of their most desired items and will try to find an option we can purchase at an independent retailer. We love Pigment and Geppettos Toys in San Diego and Twirl when we are in Taos for Thanksgiving. Something they need: I’m hoping to have my husband make a desk for ou ..read more

Summer playlists have been my jam forever. The music tag on this blog is actually ancient (like back to 2009 I think!) but a lot of the links are broken from moving it over to Squarespace from Blogger BUT if you wanna go back in time, tap that tag and see if you can peep some old school summertime playlists and jams for the past decade, ha! In the meantime, stream this goodness and you can listen to my summer playlists on Spotify back to about 2013. Header image by Taryn Kent ..read more