Crack is still whack. I couldn’t resist that Whitney Houston-inspired one-liner, even though we’ve used it before. This time the joke refers to a long crack running across the laundry room ceiling. Here’s the before: And the much cleaner after: During inspection we had that crack evaluated and were relieved to learn it wasn’t a … Read more

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!*** The lucky person this week, chosen by random.org, is… Lauren (congratulations — and best of luck with your house sale!). Five hundred dollars is a substantial prize, especially when it can be spent on items marked up to 70% off. Thanks to Joss … Read more

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries.*** Elena Creative crafts charming felt pieces for babies, children and adults alike. This week’s giveaway features two delightful prize options from Eleni Creative: either a custom felt mobile tailored to your nursery theme or a pair of their playful stuffed animals known as Zoonies. If you have a … Read more

While we settle into our new house in Florida, here’s one last episode we recorded in Richmond. We took a moment as “Past John & Sherry” to make some predictions about our moving day and shared our hopes and fears for the first night in the new house. We also talk about temporary, affordable, and … Read more

We’ve made some exciting progress over the past few weeks and now have a far more functional bathroom and closet, with only a handful of tasks left on our to-do list. We’re rounding third base on this renovation — which sounds funny, but it means we’re very close to the finish line — and I’m … Read more

As mentioned in our previous kitchen update, we chose to embrace the existing mauve laminate countertops and pursue a tone-on-tone look for this first phase of the renovation. Instead of gutting the space right away, we focused on smaller, high-impact changes that would let us live comfortably in the kitchen while we figure out future … Read more

When Jen and Erik sent their toddler-friendly entryway makeover our way, we had to share their clever transformation. Here’s their letter: I just wanted to let you know how much we love your site. It’s funny because in many ways you remind us of ourselves. People think we’re nuts doing all we do around the … Read more

This is a quirky little DIY project I put together three Monday nights ago in front of the TV in our old house. It feels odd to publish this now because we no longer live there, so the photos show our previous walls and shelves. The timing is close to the holidays, and I thought … Read more

We were making good progress updating our $6 cabinets with primer and glossy white paint until the hurricane knocked out our power (update: thankfully it’s back on and we’ve never appreciated electricity more). The three-day outage stalled our cabinet work because John needs to do some building that requires electric tools like drills and saws … Read more

Who remembers the old furniture-and-pillow hoarding room at the end of the hall we used to call “the storage room”? We ended up taking a bit of that square footage to create our laundry room, which left the space a more rectangular shape and gave us easier access via the new glass door we installed … Read more