Hello everyone! While my wife has been sharing her usual updates about feminine products, nail polish, and other things she loves (just kidding—love you, honey), I’ve been quietly tackling tech organization. Today we promised to focus on paper and digital organization—specifically streamlining the blog’s project gallery—so I’m here to share what we changed. With so … Read more

Looking for a fresh, stylish twist on pumpkin carving this year? Try these two stencil-based ideas: a couples’ monogram jack-o’-lantern and a detailed damask-pattern pumpkin. Both designs are simple to create at home with printed stencils and a few basic tools, and they yield a modern, unexpected result—especially on white pumpkins. Choosing The Right Pumpkin … Read more

Does anyone else think of Will Ferrell’s Robert Goulet impression from SNL when they hear the word “nature”? Maybe that’s just me. A small outdoor discovery with my daughter turned into a quick, ten-second project (free and fast = my kind of craft), and it made me smile enough to share. Consider this a tiny … Read more

Surprise — we’ve been on the road for the past five days and rolled into our driveway last night at 7pm after a nine-hour drive. Did we unpack and settle into the couch right away? Not a chance. We threw this post together instead. Classic “procrastinate-unpacking” behavior. I’m way too excited to relax — I … Read more

Please sing this to the tune of The Brady Bunch Theme Song. Here’s the story… of two cheap black framies… … found at Target and then spray painted bright white… … then they both looked pretty sleek… like twin brothers… … they make me want to twirl. Okay, that little jingle was a stretch, but … Read more

You down with ORB? Yeah you know me. Finally — after nearly two years of planning — we upgraded every brass doorknob in our house to an oil-rubbed bronze (ORB) finish. It felt great to get it done. We replaced 19 knobs in total and couldn’t be happier with the transformation. Before tackling all the … Read more

*Thanks so much for all of the kind words and the love you shared after yesterday’s post. Reading your stories and memories was incredibly touching. A few weeks ago Clara saw a canopy over a friend’s bed and instantly fell in love. She asked for “daddy and mommy to build a canopy with a hammer … Read more

Good news: we made solid progress on building the deck. Huzzah! Bad news: we didn’t finish as much as we’d hoped. Harumph. It reminded me of our long-ago bathroom remodel, when we’d plan a big weekend with my dad and still only just get started by the end of the third day. That’s just how … Read more

This week we help a listener whose home flooded after Hurricane Harvey by offering practical advice on finding the right professionals to restore her kitchen. We also share a new “smart” platform we’re enjoying for buying and selling secondhand items, celebrate some recent faux-plant wins, and John introduces a free tool that’s finally helping him … Read more

Sherry is officially halfway through Clara’s canopy wall update, so thanks to the 900+ readers who voted and shared ideas! We showed Clara several photo mockups and she picked a few favorites to combine. The result is whimsical and clever—she might get to choose the design in every room from now on. I, however, decided … Read more