On this week’s episode we discuss what to do when a sentimental hand-me-down simply doesn’t fit with the rest of your home. If you try and try but can’t learn to love it, do you keep it out of guilt and stare at it forever, or do you let it go and wrestle with feeling … Read more

We’re celebrating fifty podcast episodes and one year of producing the show with a special behind-the-scenes episode that pulls back the curtain on some of our strangest moments, cringiest sound bites, and yes — an actual email we received from Beyoncé’s dad. We talk about what we love about podcasting (sometimes more than blogging), what … Read more

Who’s up for a little house crashing? This beautiful older home in Richmond’s Forest Hill neighborhood was too good not to share. The owner, Wendy, works in retail design and merchandising and even creates light fixtures when she’s not styling interiors — so the house is a natural backdrop for photoshoots and commercials. In short, … Read more

Remember our sweet, never-hurt-a-fly ram Ramsey who watched over us (in a not-creepy-at-all way) while we slept? He was a beloved part of the household and even inspired Burger to do yoga. We’ll miss Ramsey. And yes, losing him felt like one of those old little household tragedies all over again. Except John didn’t sketch … Read more

House hunting has been an entertaining adventure, and like any adventure it included some unexpected and amusing detours. After sharing a few of our “close but no cigar” finds, we thought it would be fun to spotlight some of the outright no-way-no-how houses we encountered — they were too memorable not to share. First up: … Read more

So many people ask how we know we’re heading in the “right direction” in the middle of a project. We usually describe our approach as one big exercise in trial and error: course-correcting and tweaking along the way. But we haven’t talked much about how we create a general plan at the start of a … Read more

But don’t worry – we’re not moving into this one. As we mentioned on this week’s podcast, we recently purchased a beach house. It’s not a glossy, high-end getaway — it’s nearly 100 years old and easily the roughest, most in-need-of-help property we’ve ever taken on. That made it one of the most challenging and … Read more

Not since our discovery of The Kurv has a product captivated us this much. Introducing Envirosax: To be clear, we are not affiliated with Envirosax and received no payment for this review. We simply love these stylish reusable fabric bags and wanted to share how useful and attractive they are. They’ve replaced the clunky, boxy … Read more

When your child reaches the age of bringing home a steady stream of drawings, paintings, and stickered masterpieces, you quickly realize you need more display space. We solved that by installing a large cork board wall with a clean framed look and plenty of room for gallery-worthy kid art. Before the upgrade, our daughter called … Read more

Our annual roundup of deals is back — and yes, we’re sharing items we actually bought ourselves and still love. Each year Black Friday starts earlier, but we hunt down the best discounts and highlight things we recommend so you can score 20%, 30% or even 50%+ off. We’ll update this post as new codes … Read more