Our poor tools. Remember when they used to live in our kitchen? When a cabinet got removed a few months ago to make way for a large peninsula during a kitchen update, our tool storage had to move too. It didn’t disappear — it just ended up in the sunroom, our unofficial cabinet purgatory. The … Read more

Here’s the story of a little $2 Goodwill truck I picked up in Georgia for Clara (I mentioned it in a recent video). When I found it it was charming and vintage-looking, but not quite “Clara.” I decided it would be a fun, simple makeover project for the two of us. I started by brushing … Read more

As many of you know, I recently picked up some affordable drinking glasses that we absolutely love, and they inspired a full refresh of our glass-front corner cabinet here at Casa Petersik. Here’s what the corner cabinet looked like before my spring update: We like that it was already filled with plates, bowls and glasses … Read more

Remember when John wondered who would win the bathroom makeover race — he wanted to trim out the mirror while I planned a quick DIY window shade? Well, this time I won the sprint. We picked up the fabric at Mary Jo’s outlet a while back and saved a cheerful patterned piece that matched Clara’s … Read more

Apologies to anyone expecting Weekly Crafty on Tuesday — it’s been showing up on Thursdays the last couple of weeks. My hands are still recovering from staple-pulling, a round of wallpaper removal, and a bit more painting (we tackled the stair risers today so we can hopefully install the runner this weekend and have that … Read more

If you haven’t heard the news: we’ve gone all in on the beach house life — and by “all in” I mean we bought a duplex. Yes, a duplex. It’s in Cape Charles, the same charming Chesapeake Bay-side town where our pink house sits, and it’s only two doors down. The price was right (we … Read more

This is a little summer project we’d been meaning to share on Instagram, but it deserved more than a single photo — so here’s the full story. We first mentioned this in an update post and podcast, and finally got around to writing it up. We originally thought landscape lighting would be expensive and time-consuming, … Read more

Well, hello. I didn’t see you there. If you’re looking for the show notes for Episode #13 of Young House Love Has A Podcast, you’ve come to the right place. On this episode we answer questions like “Is there a right order when it comes to decorating or renovating a home?” “What comes first, the … Read more

***This giveaway is now closed – see who won below!*** And our randomly selected winner is… Alyson (who says they use their sofa for “cuddling with our dog while watching tv or reading. My day doesn’t feel complete without cuddle time!”) — congrats! Relax and get comfortable: someone won a brand-new sofa this week, courtesy … Read more

When we last wrote about the kitchen floors, they seemed almost finished. But on closer inspection they still needed a few finishing touches: shoe molding to cover the intentional expansion gaps around the edges, and several coats of sealant to protect the seams and add durability. The short version of installing shoe molding goes like … Read more