Alternate post title: Paint Me Like One Of Your French Girls. Much like Rose’s famous plea to Jack, the dusty blue back of our front door was begging for a fresh coat of paint. The transformation felt oddly romantic — just me and the door — and the result brightens our foyer in a way … Read more

We love looking back at our Day One photos from our previous house, so we did the same for our new home — on the day all our big furniture finally arrived — and snapped these shots. The place already feels like home. What do you think? The living room: The kitchen: Other side of … Read more

While recently rewatching an early episode of Parks & Recreation, we laughed out loud when we noticed an item in the background that looked exactly like our repurposed card-catalog-turned-spice-and-spoon-rack behind Amy Poehler. The scene was especially funny because the episode revolves around Leslie’s outspoken dislike of libraries. It’s uncanny how much it resembles the $5 … Read more

*** This contest is now closed – see who won below!*** And this week’s random winner is… Stacy (who says “when I was little, I got the local radio dj’s autograph and thought I was so cool! Looking back, it is just funny how silly it was!”). Congrats Stacy! We’re big fans of Candice Olson … Read more

Sometimes you have to let things “shake out.” John rolled his eyes as I dashed back and forth from the guest room all day, trying “one more thing” here and there. I love that final stretch of tweaking—adding this, subtracting that—and seeing how small changes transform a room. We shared yesterday’s in-progress photos to show … Read more

Last year Thanksgiving arrived so quickly we hardly had time to decorate, aside from one post where we shared seasonal inspiration. This year we made time for a bit of Thanksgiving sprucing and transformed our Halloween console into a warmer, fall-friendly vignette. We swapped spooky accents for white pumpkins, shimmering votives, a stack of cream-and-brown … Read more

Last month’s arctic blast brought unusually cold temperatures to Florida. We experienced three consecutive nights in the low 20s, with a low near 18 degrees — a severe deviation from our typical winter lows in the mid-40s. Local meteorologists dubbed this a “once-in-a-century” deep freeze, and it became the ultimate test for our landscaping. We … Read more

We already have plenty of pillows that migrate from room to room, but we couldn’t resist these cheerful yellow ruffled pillows from Target. At $24 each we grabbed two to brighten the living room: There are cheaper options out there, but these pillows add an immediate pop of color and personality. They complement a patterned … Read more

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!*** And the random winner who’s about to get their read and their DIY on is… Julie Smith (who said we’d see her at her desk in the office daydreaming about going home and painting her half-finished bathroom project). Congrats Julie! Jen Lancaster’s latest … Read more

This nursery Dave and Carrie created for their daughter made us smile the moment we saw the first photo. Bold, playful and filled with personal touches, the room also showcases a lot of handmade, DIY work. Here’s their letter about the project: Hey S & J—We recently welcomed our first child, Everly Harper. Before we … Read more