Cha-cha-cha-cha-changes.
Some of you already noticed that after Friday’s new house news we made a little tagline switcheroo in our blog header. Since it no longer seemed accurate to describe our site as “two young people falling in love with their first house” (and “two young people making the emotional decision to leave their first house so that they can take on new projects and have more room to grow” seemed a bit long-winded) we opted for this new one:
It’s no “Got Milk?” but we like that it now incorporates Clara & Burger instead of sounding like it’s the John & Sherry show (let’s be honest, our kids are the real stars of this production). And you know I love a good math reference worked in there whenever possible. We just hope it sort of explains what the heck “Young House Love” means in the first place. Because admittedly it’s not the most self-explanatory website name in the world.
Tamryn says
nice one :)
Jennifer says
I love it! Are you going to keep your old house tour tab at the top? I love scrolling through it for inspiration.
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Jennifer,
Yup, we’ll probably rename it to say “old house” and add another tab that says “current house” or something to that effect. Can’t wait!
xo,
s
Zerique says
i think its great and fits your family perfectly. congratulations on the evolution of your family and blog. I check it daily and love being an observer. :)
kami says
i’m so excited to see what you do with your new house!
Shauna says
I was wondering when that would change! Best luck and courage in this new endeavor! Will the livingroom mood board Sherry recently posted be a candidate in this soon-to-be-your-home? I like her ideas, but think I’ll for something more muted : we have a whole house (and not a lovely old one, but a brand-spanking new one–sorry) to furnish and decorate next summer.
By the way, have you heard of the website KU kuler? http://kuler.adobe.com/#themes/search?term=muted%20blue was a recent search of mine. I’ve found it helpful (I’m not color savvy at all!). Hope it can be of use to someone!
Shauna
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Shauna,
That’s definitely a look that I’m crazy about now, but who knows what we’ll really end up with once we move and start hunting around for furniture and slowly cobbling the whole house together! One thing is for sure- we can’t wait to find out how our style will evolve over the next few years (especially since it changes so much over the last four in this house).
xo,
s
Annie says
SA-WEET! I like that it makes sense now to those who weren’t in the know before. Of course, I always just refer to you guys as the “Youngsters” and everyone here knows exactly who I’m talking about! ;)
Shelly P. says
Oooh, I’ve never been the first person to comment! I have to say I love the new tag line:) It’s a masterpiece, how many tries did it take to land on that? Good job younghouselove!
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Shelly,
We actually thought it up pretty quickly. We love a good math reference, and of course switching from couple to family made sense so then it was just trying to fill in the blanks from there (and connect the words young, house, and love so that they kind of made sense). Glad you like it!
xo,
s
Melissa says
Nice! I’m a newish reader, having just stumbled upon your site when looking for info on painting kitchen cabinets. Yesterday I *thought* there was something different but couldn’t put my finger on it. The bit that pops up when my cursor is on this window tab says “one young couple + old house = love” or something like that – caught my attention.
’nuff rambling from me. Can’t wait to see a tour of the new old house in all its dated glory. :)
Gina at Temporary Nest says
Ok…. so I totally had a dream that I went house hunting with you guys last night. Thats when you know you read someone’s blog A WHOLE LOT! hahaha!
I love the new tagline! I think its perfect! :) Happy Sunday!
Yuliya says
Guys, Daylight Savings only applies to the hours not the days, so today is still Sunday and NOT Monday…(shocked that there’s a post from you today)
Congratulations on your new home. I am so excited for you guys and cannot wait to see what you tackle with the new space. Hopefully your design evolution from “grown up” to “child-like” will result in one huge romper room in the new home. Or at least a playroom, will there be a playroom?
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, we would love to inject some romper room fun to the new house! We’re still in the beginning stages of planning but we hope to fit a lot of play-space into the house and create lots of rooms that multitask!
xo,
s
pk @ Room Remix says
I think it’s absolutely perfect!
CampDallas says
Absoutley love it!
Nicone says
Smooth switch! I like it. Congrats on your new house. Can’t wait to see what you’ll do to it!
Susan @ Retro Restyling says
I love math equations in tag lines too, it’s kinda got an old retro dorkiness to it. :)
arell says
I cant wait wait wait until Clara starts pulling all your beautiful decorations off your shelves so that you have to think of some ingenuis way for me to decorate around my 17 month old son! Not that I want your little ceramic animals broken, but I know you guys will come up with some great alternative to be able to have a beautiful home and a beautiful messy baby… and I cant wait to see what you come up with, and steal it and adapt it for my own home!!
YoungHouseLove says
We’re actually really excited about that too! I’m already on the lookout for kid-proof decor for lower shelves and tables (while I plan to move my beloved ceramic animals out of reach).
xo,
x
Tami says
Love it!
Dasha says
I’m so excited that you guys are pulling the trigger on a new house. I like blogs to remain “personal”! Can’t wait to see all that you do with the new place…
Rachel @ The Avid Appetite says
Love it! Fits your site perfectly!
emily @ the happy home says
super cute! that just about sums it up. congrats!!!
Beth@Just{Heart}It says
I like it!
nuha says
I’m so excited!!!!!!
Ty says
LOL, I just wonder what you’re going to do when you are no longer considered “young”… I’m younger than you two, and I’m already getting the old fart jokes simply because I can rent a car, LOL!
Katie W says
Hahaha nice! Love the new tag line!
heyruthie says
Love the new subtitle, and love the new house! I live in VA too (Fairfax) and i am partial to the brick ranches in the old neighborhoods here. We have a lot of them in our own ‘hood, although we ended up with a 1953 split level (which had the coveted master bath–woo hoo! unlike the ranches in the area.)
anyway, if you decide to DIY taking out any walls, will you PLEASE post step by step pics, because we have a few non-load-bearing walls that I’d love to remove (or make half-walls), but I don’t know if it’s a DIY project, or if I really need to bring in contractor help. I’d love to just have half the wall gone when my hubby comes home from work one night ;-)
Corien says
wooohooo!
traci says
it’s perfect!
Emelina says
Love the new logo wording!
FYI: As a Motherof twins (boy and girl), thanks, I know; I suggest you glue evrthing down and to the wall and cover everything in bubblewrap. If there is a way to break it, tear it, lose it or stick it in her mouth, she will find it! :) Good luck on parenthood. It’s a whole new life! Fun+Kids=Unconditional Love Forever! Although New sofa+baby vomit=eew, it’s all worth it.
I miss that smell!
Emelina says
Wow, my typing is H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E!
KNatGU says
I love it
jenn says
congrats on the new house. I CANNOT wait to see what you guys get into in this new place. You all are always full of inspiration!
Katie says
Whoa! Gotta love a YHL post on a Sunday!! I’m so excited for y’all and your new house adventures. And of course I’m already on the edge of my seat for the first reveal of the INSIDE of your new casa!
Nikki says
your new house made me smile…stick to what you know:)
Tamara says
love the new one! but your twitter tagline is still the same!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the heads up Tamara! Off to update that!
xo,
s
Suzanne says
It’s the perfect tag line! Congrats on the pending selling and buying….can’t wait to see your new place and to follow along with all your new adventures!!
Amanda says
I like your new tag line. You’re right that it explains things well since the main title doesn’t. The first time I heard of your site I thought, ‘oh my… risqué name!’ I kind of wondered what it could possibly be about.
Heidi H. says
I did notice & I’m really happy for y’all! Movin’ on uuuuuuppp to the east side (or whichever direction your new house is in). Yay! :)
Rachel says
You guys are gold. Whatever you come up with, for your tagline or your house, is sure to be a hit.
CarolinaHeartStrings says
We love the name change and we love your new/old house choice. Cannot wait to see what you two do with this one. As you can see from our website, we are all about the numbers in the name too. Love yours.
Emily says
congratulations!!! I am so happy that you guys found “the one”. I can’t WAIT to see what the interior looks like and to see all the changes you make. My hubby and I just finished unpacking the last box in our first house yesterday, and I am looking around going “OMG, I can’t wait to paint!” and all I can think is how excited you must both be to be facing the same thing :) I’ll no doubt be getting some inspiration from you guys! Here’s to bigger and better things!
Easily Inspired says
Yay! Good work! You guys are my favorite little bloggers and I can’t wait to see all your decorating adventures in the new casa.
Handy Man, Crafty Woman says
I really like it. Simple, but perfect!
Rebecca @ the lil house that could says
My husband and I call our cats “the kids”. People sometimes ask what we will call them once we have kids and thank you for reassuring me in my answer… They will still be the kids! Just two species :)
Congrats!
Jenn L @ Peas and Crayons says
Perfect! Now everything’s updated =) Soooo excited to see the new house and how you guys are going to decorate it! But i’m sure you guys are even more stoked!
Congrats again!
xoXOxo
Jenn L @ Peas & Crayons
Kate Burdick says
Hello! I read your blog everyday! So excited for the new house!! Cannot wait to see what is in store!!! So I ran across this really cool, cute, inexpensive, but a little time consuming DIY wreath. I thought you guys would think it was fun. Here is the link:
http://calebdanielle.blogspot.com/search?q=yarn+wreath
I made 2 and they turned out really great!
Kate
YoungHouseLove says
Love it! Thanks for sharing the link!
xo,
s
LauraC says
Guess this means the photo on top is gonna have to change too, huh?! Sigh, I don’t like much of any change and my husband laughs at me for it! But I know I’ll get used to it (it took me forever to get used to the Young House Love from This Young House, but I did!)
Megan says
One young family falling in love with their new OLD house. =)
Glad you guys found the one. It’s an amazing feeling!
Krystal says
Love the new tag line! By the way, I think it is so cute that you include Burger in “the kids”. My parents always referred to the dogs as their “kids” and our “sisters”, a term that I often silently protested. When my mom would tell me to “Let your sister outside”, I would shove my human sister out into the cold instead…and occasionally lock the door.
Dana @ House*Tweaking says
I noticed it right away! I think it’s the perfect description of YHL. I’m looking forward to the banner pic change too!
Natalie says
YAY! I can’t wait to see where this new adventure takes you! And of course, I look forward to lots more home decorating/improvement posts :) xo
Rob Schultz says
Congrats on your home purchase. I recently stumbled upon your site and after about 3 weeks of continuous reading through your RSS feed I finally thought that it was time to come on and say “Hello!”
Your site is just amazing. The style, your tone – In fact, I just forwarded your blog on with this exact phrase “I love this site…so much”.
Best of luck on your new home purchase. I cannot wait to see what’s next. :o)