Q: First of all I love your site. It inspires me to fix up my own home (you make it look so easy!). But if there was a class called Paint Picking 101 I would be getting a big fat F. So far every room I’ve painted in my new house is either too bright, … Read more

October has arrived, but before we dive into a new month of projects, it’s nice to pause and look back at everything we accomplished in September. From renovating Granny’s bathroom and building a train board to transforming tables into ottomans and celebrating our fifth blogging anniversary, last month was full of projects and surprises. We … Read more

You’ve reached the show notes for Episode #9 of Young House Love Has A Podcast. In this episode, design television veteran Genevieve Gorder shares practical solutions for common decorating dilemmas — from mixing patterns and making small rooms feel larger to stretching a decorating budget. We also talk about a jealousy-inducing update the current owners … Read more

Ever since we posted a photo of the kids’ bedding we picked up at HomeGoods in the podcast show notes for Episode #69, we’ve wanted to share a fuller room update. Over the past few months we refreshed our daughter’s bedroom — new paint, a thrifted antique bed found on Craigslist, and a few small … Read more

We recently tackled our biggest nursery project yet: refinishing a veneered six-drawer dresser and giving it a two-tone finish. This post walks through how we refinished the veneered surfaces so they could be stained, and how we painted the dresser top a glossy white. The same approach works on solid wood pieces as long as … Read more

Back in October we mentioned our plans to add a hanging daybed to the covered portion of our front porch, and the whole family couldn’t be more excited that it’s finally finished. Hanging daybeds are very popular around here, and we’ve always loved them. What’s better than reading or napping outside on a lazy Saturday … Read more

*** This contest is no longer accepting entries – see who won below! *** Random.org drew the winner and selected… Tracey @ Tropical Happiness (she just moved into a new house last week and has plenty of shopping ahead). Congratulations, Tracey! If you didn’t win this time, don’t worry — you can still enter Hometalk’s … Read more

When we saw Liv’s incredible bathroom transformation, we were excited to share her husband’s handiwork. Here’s the note she sent us: I love your site—seriously, love it. My husband and I are slowly remodeling our Pink House in Utah, and the project has been long and challenging. He taught himself nearly everything about home renovation, … Read more

After using our favorite method to make a simple headboard for our son’s room last week, we had enough leftover materials to try a new trick in our daughter’s room — and ended up with a completely free headboard for her. Three cheers for $0 projects. She helped pick the design and took part in … Read more

We finally put things on the wall in the baby’s room — not earth-shattering, but a pretty big step for us since we hadn’t hung a single item anywhere in the new house until now (aside from a Christmas wreath on the fireplace). For the past month we were, quite literally, picture-hanging novices. That changed … Read more