When Casey sent these almost unbelievable photos of his home’s exterior makeover, we were excited to share them. Here is his note: I’m a huge fan of your website and your remodeling. It’s simply awesome. I just bought my first house, and it was built in 1925. It’s in Dallas, Texas, and was completely remodeled … Read more

Who has two thumbs and scored a fun new crisscross pillow for $2.63? This girl. A recent trip to Bed Bath & Beyond turned into one of my best finds yet. I rummaged through the discount pillow bin and discovered this lovely lattice pillow that had been marked down 50% and then discounted again to … Read more

You may already be familiar with Ankasa’s couture home collection, known for hand-embroidered pillows that can sell for more than $300. What you might not know is that Ballard Designs has launched an exclusive Ankasa pillow line at under a third of that price. Even better, Ballard Designs has partnered with us to give one … Read more

John wanted me to work “Stool Boom” into the post title because of this video (he asked everyone to check it out so you can hum the song while reading). Anyway, stool update: we finally found stools for our peninsula, and we’re thrilled about both where we found them and the price. Four stools can … Read more

Some people are surprised to learn that our entire pool area is lit using only solar LED landscape lights. The sun provides effortless evening ambiance—nothing needs to be plugged in, and our electric bill isn’t impacted by the soft glow around the yard. Below I’ll share the three solar products we use so you can … Read more

About a week ago, after we painted the brick fireplace, our kitchen looked like this: Next we removed the desk and upper cabinet that will be in the way of the future wide doorway to the dining room. After one coat of primer that didn’t fully cover, the space looked like this: We struggled with … Read more

Since “holes in granite slyly covered by soap & lotion dispenser plus a bottle of Ms. Meyers cleaner” doesn’t exactly belong on a For Sale listing, we finally took care of the unused openings in our kitchen. These two small holes were left over after we swapped out our faucet fixtures and no longer needed … Read more

We removed the upper cabinets — not destroyed, but carefully taken down so we can reuse parts like the doors for the new peninsula cabinets and donate the rest. When we moved in last December the kitchen felt very heavy with wood, so we were excited to open the space up. Removing those uppers is … Read more

This week we chat with Joyful author and design expert Ingrid Fetell Lee about easy, budget-friendly ways to bring more joy into your home. Ingrid explains why joy is often more accessible than happiness and how intentionally seeking joyful moments at home can help reveal and refine your personal decor style. We also celebrate Sherry’s … Read more

If you’re anything like us, patience is easier said than done, so we’ll get straight to the free download. After many requests, we’ve created a downloadable PDF and an editable Word document of our “DIY Baby Book” that we first showed in our getting-ready-for-baby post. You can find the print-ready PDF and the editable Word … Read more