A few months ago I read an article in Men’s Health titled “Your Lethal Lawn.” While it leaned toward the alarmist side about chemicals used on lawns, it reinforced our decision to stop fertilizing and applying herbicides and pesticides a few years ago so our chihuahua wouldn’t run through chemicals and track them into the … Read more

When Christy from Simply Dwell shared photos of her jewelry organization system, we knew it was too good not to feature. Here’s what she wrote about her project: As a daily reader, I loved how Sherry posted her solution to organizing her jewelry. I prefer bold, large-scale displays for my pieces, so here’s how I … Read more

First, thank you so much for the incredible wave of congratulations after our announcement yesterday. It was wonderful to share the news with you. While we’ve been trying to work through the thousands of comments, our usual afternoon post slipped, so here’s an update to make up for it. Sherry is gathering questions from the … Read more

Holey moley. After some electrical work last week, our ceiling had a few unsightly holes that needed fixing (warning: some colorful language in the original post)… We suited up with sunglasses, hats and breathing masks before starting—couldn’t find our safety glasses because book shoots have swallowed half our stuff. Ceiling dust gets everywhere, and you … Read more

When Jessica sent us photos of her attic makeover, we were stunned by how she transformed the third floor from an unfinished storage area into a stylish, functional living space. Here is her note to us: I’ve been following your before-and-after stories for a while and I love seeing renovations that preserve a home’s character … Read more

Occasionally we hear comments like “I don’t know how you spend all day together without fighting.” While I appreciate the assumption that our marriage is all sunshine and smiles, the truth is we argue. We get upset with each other… and with Clara… and even with Burger. It’s not a Real Housewives–level meltdown (our table-flipping … Read more

One of the most common questions we get these days is what we’re doing for work. We talked about much of that in a previous post, but in short it’s a mix of things we did before blogging—copywriting and ad consulting—and newer skills we picked up while blogging, like product design and helping a local … Read more

We have a new friend hanging out in our kitchen. I found this faux deer head at Hobby Lobby during one of their frequent 50% off sales for $12. If you know me and faux animals, you know I love them — faux for the win. After the purchase it lived in our playroom for … Read more

Yup — the faint scent of bacon, spray paint, and sweat can only mean one thing: it’s Pinterest Challenge time. (Not sponsored by Pinterest or anyone else; this was dreamed up by Katie Bower to get us to stop pinning and start doing.) So let’s do this together. In bikinis (let’s be honest, bikinis haven’t … Read more

We’re excited to share that we recently rearranged another room in our house — this time the combined living and dining area. We loved moving our dining table into the large open space next to the new kitchen; the open-plan layout has always appealed to us. But after shifting the couch and one chair to … Read more