Young House Love

| By Sherry Petersik | June 20, 2009 | 45 Comments

A Classic White Kitchen With Subway Tile

This kitchen makeover will leave your jaw on the floor. Here’s how Rachel transformed a dated and dingy room from the checkered floor up.

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 19, 2009 | 101 Comments

House Crashing: Shock And Eww

We’re taking a look back at my cringeworthy grade school bedroom, college dorm and first apartment to see what (if anything) reflects my current aesthetic. I’ve come a long way baby.

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 18, 2009 | 672 Comments

18 Tips For Hanging Curtains & Blinds

We’re answering a flurry of window treatment questions in one fell swoop. If you’ve ever had a window treatment question, chances are the answer’s here!

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 17, 2009 | 40 Comments

Using Safety Pins To Keep A Mattress Topper In Place

Here’s how we pinned our featherbed into submission for free (thanks to one smart hubby!).

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 16, 2009 | 87 Comments

Hanging Some Magnetic Flowers On The Wall

We hung a slew of blooms on our guest bedroom wall and couldn’t wait to share our mini makeover. Here’s how Umbra’s Wallflowers can transform a wall near you.

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| By John Petersik | June 15, 2009 | 1,708 Comments

Fab Freebie: The Wallflowers

Local furnishings favorite LaDifférence is helping us give away 3 sets of contemporary wall art for your home. Enter here until Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 8pm EST. Good luck!

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 15, 2009 | 331 Comments

How To Paint Subtle Horizontal Wall Stripes

We used a can of paint to majorly update our bathroom with tone on ton stripes. We love of the cream lines look layered and expansive, and our tiny half bath is a lot more interesting after just four hours of work.

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| By John Petersik | June 13, 2009 | 68 Comments

Eggciting News

We made the sweetest discovery in our detached garage this weekend. Check out what we found (and the three exciting accessories that came with it)…

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 12, 2009 | 34 Comments

A Richmond House That Was Fully Rehabbed

We trotted through a local home with character (and sprawl) to spare. Here’s how Karyn and Eric took a crumbling casa and made it into a masterpiece.

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 11, 2009 | 66 Comments

Why We Love Envirosax Reusable Bags

Every once in a great while a product comes along and wins us over from head to toe. This is one of those things. We just can’t get enough of Envirosax!

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 10, 2009 | 48 Comments

Hanging Curtains On A Sliding Door

Beth followed our lead and hung breezy white curtains with bamboo blinds on her large sliding doors to add polish and style to spare. Here are the yummy before and after pics.

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| By Sherry Petersik | June 10, 2009 | 997 Comments

How To Pick The Perfect Paint Color

When it comes to picking the perfect paint color it’s hard to settle on the prefect color scheme or swatch. Here’s a rundown of our favorite foolproof paint colors for no-fail color picking and painting.

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