Yes, you read the headline correctly. This blog formerly known as This Young House has changed its name and URL. Although the decision wasn’t ours alone (lawyers were involved), the change has injected a surprising amount of excitement into our lives. On the bright side, we’ve turned lemons into lemonade. We now have a fresh … Read more

With our kids’ summer break starting this weekend, we created a playful twist on our usual reading goals: a summer reading bracket. The idea came up during a family walk while we played “would you rather.” Back home, we sketched a paper template and, an hour later, Sherry shared it briefly on Instagram. Her DMs … Read more

This morning we hurried home after our big appearance on CBS6 to watch our segment on the DVR. The good news: no spit-bubble incidents, no crying or running off the stage. We even managed to say a few coherent sentences. Victory! We were pretty nervous when we found out we were the very first interview … Read more

When we saw Stephenie’s chair makeovers, we had to share the striking before-and-after photos she sent. Here is her note: I saw your blog post about the chairs you and your sister-in-law redid and wanted to share mine. The first set of four chairs I found at Goodwill for $2.99 each. I refinished and reupholstered … Read more

You get extra credit if you noticed—we have a new camera. We bought it ourselves (no freebies or sponsorships) and I’ll explain why. We went with a Nikon D3200 purchased on Amazon. It’s essentially the next step up from our old Nikon D3000 that we picked up back in early 2010. Why upgrade? Because the … Read more

Yesterday we shared the results of our board-and-batten update for the Pinterest Challenge, and today we’re delivering the full step-by-step tutorial. It’s long — about 2,000 words — but this project is one of the most cost-effective, foolproof upgrades we’ve done. It only cost about $57 in materials (plus a tool we already wanted) and … Read more

Our podcast has officially reached legal drinking age — happy 21st, YHLHAP! Cheers to you for finding the show notes for Episode #21 of Young House Love Has A Podcast. This week we tackle one of the questions we hear most often: how on earth do you get home improvement projects done with kids underfoot? … Read more

Updated 2019 With Thanksgiving approaching, we adapted Sherry’s daily gratitude-journal habit into a simple, family-friendly holiday craft: a “Thanks Jar.” Instead of keeping thankful thoughts hidden in a notebook, this project puts them on display through November — a visible reminder of gratitude that can inspire everyone in the household. Craft Supplies To Create Your … Read more

Get ready to cringe—in the best way. It’s time for our annual, inevitably awkward Q&A video. As we do every blogiversary week, we invited readers to submit personal (non-decorating) questions on our Facebook page last week. After more than 150 questions poured in, we settled down one afternoon while Clara napped and answered as many … Read more

When we declared 2009 The Year of Curb Appeal, we really meant it. Although the header image shows a quaint view of our exterior (we still need to reshoot it now that the porch is finished), the honest truth was that our shrubs had become crowded, overgrown, and unhealthy — completely overwhelming our short, squat … Read more