Posts By John Petersik

John Petersik is one half of the duo behind the award-winning home improvement and do-it-yourself design blog, Young House Love. Together, he and his wife Sherry have renovated seven homes, published two New York Times Bestselling books, and designed products sold in Target and Home Depot. They are currently enjoying their downsized home on Florida's Gulf Coast with their two kids and their dog, Penny.

| By John Petersik | October 21, 2008 | 12 Comments

We’ve Been Shot

What’s it like to have a national home magazine crash your pad for a two-day photoshoot extravaganza? Thanks to DIY, now we can tell you.

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| By John Petersik | September 29, 2008 | 36 Comments

Testing & Mitigating Radon To Keep Your House Safe

Do you have cancer-causing, radioactive gas leaking into your home? Learn from our harrowing experience with radon here. It just might save your life.

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| By John Petersik | September 27, 2008 | 13 Comments

And Now For A Dogiversary

Burger turned two today, which called for celebration. Check out the party here.

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| By John Petersik | September 25, 2008 | 8 Comments

Search Party

Ever wonder what wackadoodle search terms sometimes lead people to our blog? Check out our five all time favorites here.

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| By John Petersik | September 24, 2008 | 12 Comments

Where We Splurged & Saved In Our Kitchen Renovation

Blogiversary week continues with a look back at where we spent big and saved big on our major kitchen remodel.

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| By John Petersik | September 24, 2008 | 39 Comments

How To Get Free Landscaping Help From Craigslist

Remember when we tricked strangers into doing our yard work thanks to Craigslist? Of course you don’t. Read this post for the full story.

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| By John Petersik | September 23, 2008 | 17 Comments

So, HGTV Just Stopped By…

We are finally spilling the beans about which HGTV show we were selected for. Read here for details and see if your guess was right.

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| By John Petersik | September 23, 2008 | 233 Comments

Who Do You Think You Are?

We wanna to know who you are, why you read This Young House and what we can do to make things better. Muchos muchos gracias you lovely lovely people.

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| By John Petersik | September 22, 2008 | 6 Comments

What Young House Love Looked Like In The Beginning

Take a peek back at what Young House Love looked like the day it was born.

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| By John Petersik | September 22, 2008 | 20 Comments

This One’s For You (Our Blog Baby Turns One)

We’re celebrating our one year blogiversary with a big thank you to our readers.

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| By John Petersik | September 16, 2008 | 4 Comments

Finding Inspiration At The Devil’s Alley In Philadelphia

A little bit of inspiration found at Devil’s Alley, a Philadelphia bar that turned an empty alley into an industrially-designed and supremely inspiring space.

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| By John Petersik | September 12, 2008 | 12 Comments

Christmas in September?

We didn’t break our ornaments out of storage just because the Christmas spirit struck us early this year. We actually have some pretty exciting news to share…

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