We’re not sure how many of you are knee-deep in turkey preparations (yikes), but we love a good group brainstorming session — and Wendy could use your help. She’s ready to tackle an exterior update and is eager for ideas (and then the after photos!). Here’s her letter: I’ve been a YHL reader since house … Read more

Behold the show notes for Episode #16 of Young House Love Has A Podcast. In this episode, we speak with furniture designer and tool expert Ana White about how she found the confidence to build everything from beds and bookcases to tiny houses and their forever home. We also share behind-the-scenes details of our recent … Read more

The funny part about sharing our Oprah-related experience during blogiversary week is that we nearly appeared on Oprah’s show during our very first blogiversary — spoiler: we were bumped last minute by Ty Pennington and some twins in need of a makeover. Five years later, things have come full circle. Yes, that was an O … Read more

While our sunroom high from finishing our bold ceiling paint project was still fresh, I moved on to two small electrical updates that made a noticeable difference. The first is a subtle change that can refresh any room: replacing outlets. In our sunroom the aged, off-white outlets looked dingy against crisp white trim, so new … Read more

We can hardly believe it’s nearly 2009. It feels like summer just ended, but the holidays have already come and gone. Here’s a look at what we received this year. My parents generously gave us a full 10-piece set of Cuisinart Greenware, an eco-friendly nonstick cookware collection. Sherry had already surprised me with an oversized … Read more

We’re making a deliberate effort to finish everything in our fridge and freezer before moving. We haven’t done a full grocery shop in at least three weeks — aside from small under-$30 trips for milk, cereal, and some fresh fruit and vegetables — and we don’t plan to buy more for the next two weeks. … Read more

“Oh what a feeeeeeling, painting on the ceeeeeiling.” Yes, that was a Lionel Richie reference. You’re welcome. It was time to finally paint the sunroom — hence the furniture stacked in the center of the room. Before we started, we revisited the half-brick wall discussion from the last sunroom post. Readers suggested options like adding … Read more

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!*** Random.org had a tough job sorting through nearly 7,000 readers, but selected two winners: Lisa S. (who always wears her wedding ring and still loves it) and SJ (who wears her wedding and engagement rings every day). Congratulations to both! Hi, Sherry here. … Read more

We’d like to nominate our bedroom for the “Most Often Tweaked” award. Over time a few small additions and experiments spark new changes: we’ve removed the top bed rails, hung a ram over the bed, ditched the duvet, and shuffled around horse artwork. We believe in trial and error—who gets it right on the first … Read more

When Meghan Carter came to interview us, we wanted our home to look its very best. We stocked the kitchen clam-shell fruit bowl with a neat assortment of apples and laid out fresh towels in each bathroom. We even used a bit of fabric refresher for a light, welcoming scent. Instead of filling the rooms … Read more