***This giveaway is now closed – see who won below!*** And the lucky random pet parent who’s about to get a cheery pet portrait is… Kirstin (who’s excited to get a portrait of Lola, her “adorable Boston Terrier/English Bulldog mix”). Congrats Kirstin AND Lola! UPDATE: Kirstin sent us a photo of Lola. Isn’t she a … Read more

Since John jokingly called me “genetically one-quarter egg chair” in a post, I’ll own it — I’m part egg chair, part dog fur (there’s always some on me), and part ceramic garden stool. That tangent aside, we recently added a sofa and coffee table to our back porch, and the next thing we needed was … Read more

We know you enjoy seeing a wide variety of homes on House Crashing, so when Katrina invited us into her Richmond townhouse to take photos, we gladly accepted. She’s a creative mom who mixes found and collected pieces with her own DIY projects. Here she is with her husband Nate and their son Luke. On … Read more

Although we’ve shared plenty of small updates on social media, John and I realized it’s been nearly three months since a full tour of the beach house (our last full video tour was in December). Since then we’ve completed some big projects—like building in a pantry and constructing bunk beds—as well as a bunch of … Read more

Every time I travel to Europe for a week with just a carry-on and a purse, people ask how I do it. I’ve refined a packing approach that lets me travel light while still having outfits I love. I even filmed a short video showing how a week’s worth of clothes fits into two packing … Read more

Last weekend we celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. As we usually do, we marked the day with family time, a nice meal, and a few photos to remember it by. One of our ongoing goals each year is to get a family portrait—something we’ve collected and displayed at home. It began with a simple point-and-shoot … Read more

File this under sweet ideas for newlyweds — and really anyone who enjoys cooking together. This was another one of my husband’s charming suggestions, and unlike some of his other ideas, this one is food-focused. To keep us cooking in our new kitchen and to push us to try new dishes, John proposed that one … Read more

As our freshly painted stools dry in the sunroom (pics tomorrow!), we finally caught up on the May superlatives we’ve been meaning to share. Here’s a concise recap of everything we checked off last month, plus a few never-before-seen bits for fun. You can find all of our monthly roundups dating back to January 2011 … Read more

Picture me miming the act of pulling out the old bucket list and crossing off one of the biggest pipe-dream items. As we mentioned briefly before, three Wednesdays ago The Nate Berkus Show contacted us and asked if we’d be interested in appearing on their show, which was taping just two days later in New … Read more

With a name like “hardware,” you might assume swapping out drawer and door pulls is difficult. In reality, changing hardware is one of the quickest, most affordable ways to give furniture an instant makeover. We wanted a little more visual interest on our living room console table by the door, so we started there. We … Read more