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

UPDATE: We’ve selected a winner below (congrats Bridget!). Kacy also has a small gift for everyone — a $5 coupon code 5OFFYHL to use toward a purchase of The Inspired Office Poster. Enjoy! Moving is often the opposite of feeling organized, which is why we partnered with Kacy from The Inspired Office for this giveaway. … Read more

This is a simple, smile-inducing project that was too fun not to share. Remember this old highchair my mom passed along to me almost a year ago, the same one she used as a child? I finally got around to refreshing it. It had been sitting in storage for years with paint splatters and a … Read more

Happy Friday, everyone! I don’t know what it is about demo work in the sunroom that makes me all jittery and clammy, but we’re still in the middle of tearing things open and waiting on some expert guidance. We’ll have an official update for you on Monday. In the meantime, more exclamation points for good … Read more

We did a bit more bedroom noodling — noodling, not canoodling. Anyway, when we last checked in we’d moved our Alaskan prints above the bed and surprised ourselves by getting a new rug: After that post we got a ton of great questions in the comments. The main ones were: Have you considered larger bedside … Read more