After more than two weeks of sleeping on the floor, we were officially done with it. So we bought a bed frame. We considered building one ourselves using one of Ana White’s popular plans, or getting a simple metal frame and adding wooden slats so we could save an upholstered headboard project for later. In … Read more

Do you remember these prints we found at a yard sale last year for $10 each? They’re vintage, professionally framed prints of Alaska berries and wildflowers — a sweet reminder of our honeymoon there. We spray-painted the frames (and the mats) and originally hung them on either side of our bed. If that doesn’t jog … Read more

When Julia invited us to tour her home—a quintessential Pennsylvania cookie-cutter house on the exterior where she’s limited in what she can change, even the front door color—we fell in love as soon as she virtually showed us inside. Julia shares the house with her husband Jarrid, their 10-year-old son, their six-year-old daughter, and three … Read more

We’re asked this question all the time: when should you splurge and when should you save when fixing up a house? There’s no single answer—choices vary by person, room, budget and long-term goals—so we’ll share how we’ve approached it in our new home, what we’ve splurged on, what we’ve saved on, and the questions we … Read more

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – scroll down to see who won!*** Who doesn’t love a great sale? Especially when discounts reach 50–75% off retail. That’s exactly the kind of event HauteLook runs with its 48-hour sales on home goods, clothing, and beauty items. A new sale begins each morning at 11am EST. … Read more

Many months ago John shared the beach house downstairs before-and-after photos in another post. It included a bunch of angles we’d never shown before. It took us longer than expected to gather the upstairs before-and-after photos — how has it been eight months?! — but we’re finally sharing the full second-floor tour so you can … Read more

This guy: You may remember the wall we were working on before we removed the awkward shelf and towel bar. After patching the holes and repainting, the space already looked cleaner and simpler. With only two nails and a very lightweight canvas, we hung a piece of DIY art I made a while back. I … Read more

At our house, we serve dinner buffet-style—setting all the food out in the kitchen so people can pile their plates high—so the table becomes more about atmosphere than holding serving dishes. Thanksgiving tables often lean on orange, red, gold, and wheat tones, but I decided to try a different approach: a rich green and blue … Read more

When Katie sent photos of her living room makeover, the transformation left us impressed. Below is the letter she shared describing the changes. Hi everyone! I wanted to share my living room redesign. When we first saw the house, the living room (and the rest of the house) wasn’t our style at all. Over the … Read more

We consider this site our happy place — a small sanctuary from life’s messes and a record of moments we’ll be glad to remember later. That’s why I hesitated to write about the Boston bombings here; they are about as far from happy as anything can be. Still, two days before I ever imagined that … Read more