How To Make A DIY Window Shade in 15 Minutes
Remember when John mused about who would win the bathroom race (he wanted to frame out the mirror and I was on the DIY window shade train) …
Second House Ideas and Projects
Here's how we updated and transformed our second house with DIY projects and a lot of sweat equity! Check out all of the before and after pictures and project tutorials so you can whip up your own room makeovers.
TV In The Bedroom? We Say Yes.
We’re bringing someone else into the bedroom. And it’s… gasp… a TV. We were originally anti-TV-in-the-bedroom, so we know it’s not for ever…
How To Frost A Window
We wish we had a giant bathroom update to share, but we’re at that phase of the project where some of the bigger things have been checked o…
Paint Storage & Pegboards In Our Basement Workshop
Go navy! Please don’t misinterpret that previous sentence as a taking of sides in the long-standing Army / Navy feud. I’m 100% neutral on t…
Finally, Now We Can Show You The Playroom…
Quick note: Tonight we’ll be in Minneapolis at the West Elm on 3879 Gallagher Drive for cookies, cocoa, and a book signing at 6pm (we hear …
Top Decorating Tip: The Middle Makes No Sense
So many people ask us how we know we’re going in “the right direction” in the middle of a project. We try to describe our method as one big…
How To Make A Fake Roman Shade
Alright folks, you know I have a love affair with fabric, so when I realized I had never attempted to make a roman shade (even a fixed one …
Painting The Bathroom Elephant Gray By Benjamin Moore
We’re about to hop on a plane back from Boston (which is thankfully not canceled, despite the snowy weather), so this post is up a little e…
When Acorn Crafts Go Terribly Wrong
Ack, we’re painting the hall bathroom, and we can’t wait to finish, shoot pics, and share them with you guys! But since that’s still in pro…
How To Hide A Cracked Tile With A DIY Shelf
Aw yeah, it’s hall bathroom time, baby. We have about five phases of updates that we plan to share as we go, so here’s phase one. We’ve bee…
How To Match New Paint To An Old Paint Job
Let’s talk about the buffet again. Remember the one that we got for a steal off craigslist and parked in our entryway? Here he is now to jo…
Framing Keepsakes In Shadow Boxes
Maybe we should rename our site Young Shadowbox Love. They’re just my jam. I’ve stuffed them with everything from calendars with special da…