You’ve found the show notes for Episode #3 of Young House Love Has A Podcast. In this episode, designer Sarah Richardson calls in to share one of her biggest makeover missteps, which prompts us to revisit a design mistake we made not once but twice. We also talk about household routines and strategies for staying organized, dig into research that explains why clutter can make your head hurt, and share how our mornings have become greener. Plus: updates to our framing choices, a round of trivia about a well-known design show’s many spinoffs, and more.
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What’s New
- We use the Nutri Ninja Pro every morning to make our green smoothies.
- Here’s the version we make for the kids:
- Three green ice cubes (spinach, kale, and water blended ahead and frozen in an ice tray)
- One frozen peach slice
- Several frozen pineapple pieces
- Some frozen mango chunks
- One whole banana (not frozen)
- A generous spoonful of plain Greek yogurt
- A splash of orange juice or almond milk
- Occasionally a few chia seeds
- Tip: Thaw the frozen fruit slightly beforehand to make blending smoother.
- And here’s the version we make for ourselves:
- Three green ice cubes (spinach, kale, and water blended and frozen)
- Lots of frozen green apple chunks (we cut and freeze these ahead)
- Cucumber chunks, fresh or frozen
- One whole banana (not frozen)
- Two or three spoonfuls of plain Greek yogurt
- Fresh basil and a few mint leaves for brightness
- A splash of orange juice, almond milk, or water
- Occasional chia seeds and sometimes a small scoop of chocolate or vanilla protein powder
Voicemail from Sarah Richardson
- We were honored to receive a voicemail from designer Sarah Richardson. We’re hopeful her new show will air in the U.S. You can explore her work and products on her site, including fabrics she designed with Kravet and her line of home textiles, and find her book At Home Sarah Style on Amazon.
Design Mistakes
- We revisit the infamous green curtains we’ve mentioned before: Take 1 came from our previous master bedroom (see where we eventually landed here), and Take 2 was used briefly in our nursery (we later replaced them — see what we switched to).
- Other green-related missteps included:
- The fuzzy green rug in our old living room (read about the change here) — we swapped it for a sturdier green rug that now lives in our bedroom (more on that).
- A brief experiment with green dining chairs that didn’t last long; those chairs were later replaced (the short-lived phase and the eventual swap here).
- An attempt to paint our powder room vanity green that we quickly reversed (read about it).
- On the flip side, we do have several green pieces we still love:
- The chippy green buffet that now sits in our current dining room (buffet story and a photo in our dining room on Facebook).
- The bold green vanity we used in our showhouse (scroll down on this post to see it: showhouse post).
What’s Not
- We briefly quiz each other about the many spinoffs of the popular show House Hunters. For a full list, see the House Hunters Wikipedia page.
Clutter Discussion
- We reference the Lifehacker piece on how clutter affects the brain: How Clutter Affects Your Brain (And What You Can Do About It).
- We also mention Gretchen Rubin’s post about “clutter blindness,” which explores how we stop noticing the mess around us: Clutter Blind.
We’re Digging
- The planter shown above is the non-white option Sherry found at HomeGoods. She’s also been eyeing a few other styles (links in the original post point to similar pieces).
- We mixed birch and silver frames into our living room gallery wall — see the Instagram photo we mentioned for a look: Instagram photo. For comparison, see the darker frames we used in the master bedroom: photo wall post.
If you’re looking for something we’ve covered in a past episode but don’t remember which show notes to click into, here’s a master list of everything we’ve featured in past “We’re Digging” segments: Master list of digs.
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