Where did April go? It already feels like a distant memory, but it was a productive month packed with outdoor makeovers, bathroom updates, plenty of shades, and even a cheeky bit of rapping. We’re pausing to celebrate the projects we completed as motivation for the months ahead. If you want a quick recap of the last couple of years, we’ve condensed the highlights into 27 easy-to-skim posts here. Below you’ll also find a hint about next week’s plans.
Most Photogenic: Next Monday’s giveaway, which should make many of you Instagram lovers pretty excited.
Most Foolish: Us, for kicking off the month with a playful faux-rap video in honor of April Fool’s. A few readers fell for it or wanted a longer version—jiggawhat?!
Most Delayed: Finally adding crown molding to the tops of our kitchen cabinets — something we’d been putting off until we got on a crown-molding kick and just finished them at last.
Most Awesome: Finally hanging our “Things That Are Awesome” print in the guest bedroom and finishing that side of the room, including a colorful little bookcase.
Most Weirdly Amusing: In our updated house tour video, a towel comes loose and falls off a hook—and for some reason that made us laugh more than we expected.
Most Worldly: Turning a map calendar into a series of hallway art pieces. It’s a visual wish list of places we’d love to visit—we’ve only been to one of the eight cities shown so far, so we should probably start planning.
Least Naked: The area above our TV, which we dressed with a simple DIY shelf and a few colorful objects. Meanwhile, the Games of Thrones episode on our DVR remains embarrassingly untouched.
Smartest: Friends and family who shared their best tips on how to work smarter, not harder—from organizing daily tasks and managing email to blogging more efficiently. You all added great advice in the comments, too.
Most Relieved: Sherry, when she realized that adding scallops to our porch would be simpler this time around than her first attempt at our previous house. It’s always a relief when a project proves easier than expected.
Most Proven Wrong: Me—I wasn’t sold on window treatments for our office. But the moment the bamboo shades were in place, I realized how much more complete the room felt. The new house will definitely get lots of bamboo blinds and plenty of curtains.
Beefiest: Our new boxed columns on the front porch, added last month to give the house a cleaner, more modern look. All that caulking to weatherproof them was tedious, but we love how the squared columns better suit a ranch-style home.
Most Well-Traveled: Not us—though our book tour had us on the road a lot. We shared ten travel lessons we picked up along the way, and readers contributed many more helpful tips in the comments.
Most Polished: Three more rooms received crown molding, making almost every room in the house officially crownified (bathrooms excepted). The post includes a step-by-step video tutorial for anyone planning their own crown-installation project.
Craftiest: Clara, who tried Mod Podge for the first time while we gave a small box a colorful makeover, using washi tape and one of her school paintings.
Most Tedious: Pruning a problematic vine that was harming the tree by our patio. It wasn’t glamorous work, but the openness it created was worth the effort—plus I got to wear a construction helmet.
Most Neutralized: Our guest bathroom, which we painted white—trim, walls, and ceiling—as the first step in a mini-makeover. Switching from cream to white refreshed the room and made the yellow tile feel intentionally vintage instead of outdated.
Most Likely To Throw Shade: Bamboo blinds we installed in the sunroom to add warmth and privacy to that very window-filled space.
Most Old School: The original yellow tile in our guest bathroom, which we learned to embrace with new art, accessories, and a freshly painted mirror.
Most Helpful: A free pergola plan from Workbench magazine that gave us the confidence to tackle the pergola project we’d been dreaming about.
Most Improved: Our carport after we completed the pergola—aka the “cargola”—which added much-needed architectural interest.
Most Commented: Our announcement that we purchased a new home, which became our most commented non-giveaway post with nearly 3,000 comments—surpassing the previous record holder by roughly 600. Your enthusiasm for the new place both humbles and excites us. Let’s do this!
What projects did you cross off your list in April? Can you even remember?