Alternate corny post title: Taking the ooch out of traveling with your pooch Many readers ask how we manage to bring Burger along on nearly every trip—from our Alaskan honeymoon to a recent Dallas road trip—so we’re sharing tips that work for us. When it comes to hotels, we made a short video explaining how … Read more

So yeah… our fridge is white now. It isn’t a brand-new appliance — it’s our old almond-colored refrigerator refreshed with appliance epoxy to blend better with our white cabinets. After many readers raved about using appliance paint, we decided to give it a try. I admit I was skeptical at first, but the positive feedback … Read more

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – scroll down to see who won!*** We were thrilled when Room & Board reached out to partner on a giveaway. Their furniture and accessories capture the streamlined, comfortable, and natural-material aesthetic we love. Among their collection, a Galbraith & Paul pendant light is the prize in this … Read more

Finally took the photos and videos for this post and I can’t wait to share — it truly transformed our home. Meet the space we now call the kitchen porch: the grillin’ spot surrounded by greenery. grill | outdoor table | outdoor stacking chairs | large white planter If you followed along on Instagram Stories … Read more

Welcome to the show notes for Episode #4 of Young House Love Has A Podcast. In this week’s episode, interior designer Orlando Soria shares practical advice for common decorating challenges — from discovering your personal style to confidently mixing patterns and deciding where to begin. We also update you on how our building projects are … Read more

When we shared the duplex backyard makeovers last month, I promised a detailed look at how we made the decorative oars that hang on each shed. Here’s a full tutorial — including the mistakes I made so you can avoid them — plus a few useful tips you asked about. The oars weren’t in the … Read more

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!*** First off, thank you to everyone who sent birthday wishes. Random.org has chosen our winner: Lee, who just turned 31 and is enjoying it. Congratulations, Lee! Today is Sherry’s 30th birthday, and to celebrate Crate & Barrel generously offered a gift card worth … Read more

A dove and a moose walk into a bar. Just kidding — not a bar. That wouldn’t be kid-room appropriate. How about a dove and a moose walk onto a playground? Anyway, I’ll cut to the point: we finally scored a dresser for Clara’s big-girl room, complete with dovetailed joints. Hence the dove reference — … Read more

I got back on the sewing horse and turned Sue the Napkin into Sue the Pillow—actually two pillows. I originally bought ten Sue napkins on clearance at Crate & Barrel, grabbed four more so I could make two pillows from four of them, and still have plenty left to use as dinner napkins. Materials I … Read more

Beige often gets a bad reputation in design circles — labeled bland, boring, or lifeless. Many of us reflexively deny using it, calling warm grays, light sands, or the trendy “greige” instead. Yet some of the paint colors we truly love technically fall under the beige family. One standout is Benjamin Moore’s Edgecomb Gray, a … Read more