***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!*** Thanks to random.org, we’ve got a Merry (belated) Christmas prize going out to… Kristin Aune (who made t-shirts for both of her kids, ornaments, buckeyes and has been trying to perfect her fudge pie recipe). Congrats! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday … Read more

Ever since we posted about buying our new organic, natural latex mattress — the Organic Serenity Natural Dunlop Latex Mattress by Savvy Rest — readers have been asking for a one-month update. So here it is. My interest in eco-friendly products led me to search for a mattress without flame-retardant chemicals and made from 100% … Read more

Just as we did over Memorial Day, we used the long Labor Day weekend to squeeze in a few days at my parents’ beach house near Bethany Beach, Delaware. The trip was full of family, food, and fun discoveries. We love sharing vacation recaps—what we saw, what we bought—and this time we actually scored two … Read more

After enduring 9.5 hours of holiday traffic, we’re finally back home from a whirlwind Thanksgiving weekend in New York. We started with a family gathering on Long Island, joined another feast on Friday in New Jersey, and then spent Saturday exploring our old stomping grounds in New York City. Together we lived in NYC for … Read more

We’re about a day behind because our internet at the new house wasn’t hooked up until late yesterday, but here’s a look at Tuesday—our first full day here—with boxes scattered through every room. Goodbye, clean blank slate. Hello, chaos. Nothing is permanently placed yet; we mostly dropped furniture and boxes around the house and will … Read more

You remember Stacie, right? She lives downtown in a beautiful home that we helped decorate, and we even featured her in one of our early House Crashing posts. Her bedroom before the makeover looked like this: We created one of our first mood boards to guide her redesign, and the result was a dramatic transformation … Read more

We’re making steady progress on the kitchen (we wish we could share updates every day, but this is happening in real time). Our latest decision: the new countertops. We debated options for weeks — there are so many materials, each with its own pros and cons — and different people would choose different paths depending … Read more

Holy bananas — we just put the For Sale sign in front of our house (the sign in that post was photoshopped, in case you couldn’t tell). It’s a big day: our house is officially on the market. We’re busy prepping the house to attract buyers, tackling both curb appeal and interior touch-ups. We’ll share … Read more

Many readers asked to see the individual pieces from the photo collage up close, so here they are. First, a charming portrait of my husband as a little boy—such a sweet, candid expression: Next is another open-mouthed snapshot—this time it caught me mid-expression. I love the spontaneity of these moments: Here’s a close-up of a … Read more

I want to get rid of at least 100 items before moving day by donating, selling, or giving them away through platforms like Craigslist, eBay, Freecycle, and similar services. The number sounds large, but I’m confident there are at least 100 things in our house we don’t use, don’t need, or shouldn’t bother moving. I … Read more