Young House Love
Another Year, Another Homemade Fabric
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- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013
Authors: John Petersik
Clara turned three on Tuesday (Threesday?) so we’ve spent the last few days marveling at this wonderful little lady before us and wondering where the heck the time went.
And just like we did for her two previous birthdays, we marked the end of another 12 months by customizing the fabric backdrop for her photo project....
Would Wood We Do?
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- Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013
Authors: Sherry Petersik
Let’s talk about wood, shall we? As we mentioned on Tuesday, we decided to go with solid oak hardwoods for the four bedrooms and the hallway upstairs since many rooms downstairs along with the stairs themselves have a nice medium toned oak already (pretty similar to the hardwoods in our first house that ended up being...
Halfway Through May
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Authors: John Petersik
It’s time for our monthly moment of thanks to the sponsors who make the other 30+ posts possible. Without them we might not have food on our tables or clothes on our backs (and hungry, naked blogging doesn’t make for good DIY morale). So feel free to check out some things that caught our eye this month, and peruse...
The New House Floor Plan
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Authors: Sherry Petersik
Just like our first house floor plan and our current house floor plan from yesteryear, a bunch of you have requested a new house floor plan. So here ya go! They definitely help visual people like us see what walls are where, and what flows into what. So we whipped this up with floorplanner.com (which is, as the name might...
Smell Ya Later, Upstairs Carpet
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Authors: Sherry Petersik
Dude, removing wall to wall carpeting (and all the layers under it) is no joke. We learned that when we finally tackled that task this weekend – and lived to tell the tale. Let me just tell you, progress smells a lot better than old carpeting. Even when there’s a substantial amount of sweat involved…
When...
Fab Freebie: Talent Show
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- Published on Monday, 13 May 2013
Authors: John Petersik
One of the most exciting parts of doing a project is getting to share the sweat-inducing results when it’s done. And that’s the idea behind HouseTalent, a free site where you can easily upload before pics, progress shots, and after photos of the DIYs that are going on in your digs. The friendly interface makes...
Holy cow, did we just sell our house?
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- Published on Monday, 13 May 2013
Authors: John Petersik
So… we got an offer on our house!
(I’ll pause while Sherry flails around since that sentence is a trigger).
And now that we’re through the inspection & the appraisal (and the closing date is officially on the calendar), we’re finally at the point that we feel safe enough to shout it to the interwebs...
The Spread The Splurge
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- Published on Friday, 10 May 2013
Authors: Sherry Petersik
Psst- We switched up our Forum layout for you guys after getting your feedback last week. Hope you like it!
Happy Friday y’all! We have some interesting house guests today (we’ll instagram/Facebook a sneak peek as soon as we get the ok) so we thought we’d have some Friday fun over here. We used to make at...
Our Last Minute Siding Sprint
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- Published on Thursday, 09 May 2013
Authors: Sherry Petersik
So sorry this is late guys! Internet problemz.
Remember back when we debated painting the siding on the front porch way back here in fall 2011? Hence the creepy Halloween wreath on the door.
We had picked a color and everything (Flagstone by Martha Stewart – the one on the right in the photo above) but before we got...
Reader Redesign: Bring Your Tuxedo
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- Published on Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Authors: John Petersik
As much as we love a white kitchen, there are so many other fun options out there, like my sister’s wood cabinets + white appliances combo and “tuxedo” kitchens (a combo of dark and light cabinets). So when Rita’s makeover landed in our inbox, we couldn’t believe how much she changed her space...
