We’ve made several meaningful changes to reduce toxins in our home and wanted to share the swaps that were easiest and most effective. Indoor air can be far more polluted than outdoor air, so small changes add up. Here are the practical, affordable switcheroos we’ve implemented to create a healthier living space: Switcheroo #1: We … Read more

It’s official: the bean is a girl! We couldn’t be more excited. Burger, on the other hand, seems a little oblivious to the whole thing. We found out the day before Christmas Eve, on December 23rd, after persuading the doctor to see us early (she had suggested we come in on the 30th). We were … Read more

If there’s one thing we made clear about our new house, it’s that the existing trim colors were not our favorite. Somewhere between Williamsburg Blue and Muddy Mauve, we started to get both excited and a little nervous about painting. With all the carpet removed and before the new hardwoods go in, the exposed subfloor … Read more

Want to see how we decorated our house and our beach house for Christmas? We have lots of photos to share, so let’s dive in. Since we literally got a brand-new exterior for Christmas (I joked that all I wanted was a white brick house), we had fun trying fresh ideas for the front of … Read more

Our lawn had been making me feel like a bad neighbor last week. I had a good excuse — a newborn — but the people driving past our house didn’t know that. To soothe my guilt, I got back to my usual Friday evening mowing routine. That lasted until the mower began spewing white smoke … Read more

Remember the “Things That Are Awesome” print we picked up at a local craft fair last Christmas from an artist named Rachel? We bought it with the plan to hang it in the guest room so visitors could study all the awesome things while they stayed. It’s one of those small pieces that instantly feels … Read more

Houston, we have liftoff — we finally ordered new kitchen flooring. To back up a bit: we had hoped to find hardwood beneath the kitchen linoleum (after discovering it ran under the fireplace side of the room), but when we removed the transition between the kitchen and the adjacent office we found plywood instead. No … Read more

After recently revealing that John would be joining the blog full time and mentioning a full-scale guest bedroom-to-office/guest/playroom makeover, we’re ready to share more about the room’s transformation. Spoiler: we needed a sleeper sofa, fast. Let’s take a look back at what the space looked like when we first moved in. The room began as … Read more

It’s time for a board meeting — not corporate, but a meeting of cork boards. I turned an unused patch of wall in my closet into a hidden bulletin board to display pages torn from magazines: outfit ideas, haircuts, and practical reminders (yes, I keep a checklist for checking freckles for skin cancer). Instead of … Read more

Recently I was at Target with John’s sister, wandering down the candle aisle, when she asked me for a recommendation. John and I have long liked Method candles, and now that we’ve moved toward greener choices at home, we appreciate them even more. Because Method candles are made of soy, they’re a much better option … Read more